from the Allied Press
It seems that in recent times the economy has affected just about everyone. Today the NCAA informally announced that its home for Division IV athletics would be moved to Blogspot.com in an effort to save money in the failing economy. When asked about the decision to move the site, Chris Walker, Athletic Director of D4 member Ascot State University had this to say: "It really doesn't surprise me. For some time now D4 has been struggling in the NCAA to gain the type of media attention that Division 1 gets. It's really a shame, almost a bias. Here teams like North Carolina and USC get all the national coverage, while we at ASU struggle just to get our scores into the Prescott Tri-County Democrat."
Others, such as Ben Frank head baseball coach at Peyton Randolph University , were pleased with the move, saying that it would give fans of D4 a "more open forum to discus competition." Regardless of opinion, some are viewing the change with a jovial attitude. When questioned about the transition to a new webpage, Penn Dutch Univeristy officials jokingly asked, "What's the internet?"
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