If the goal is not winning, which subsequently would increase the ROI on the second most expensive sport at YSU, then what is the goal of the MBB program?
If the goal is to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars annually so that a handful of students can learn sportsmanship and teamwork, then yes, drop to a lesser conference or division, where the same experience can be provided at a far better value.
Just like successful sports programs can enhance enrollment and a University's image, the opposite is also true. A failure like MBB that wears the YSU label makes the University look like a haven for underachievement.
Reading that an abject failure like Slocum may even have a chance at returning for another season is an epic absurdity. Only a government institution can burn other peoples confiscated property (money) on a proven and expected failure.
As a lifelong Penguin fan, I've gone to my last Slocum game earlier this season. If the YSU administration wants to burn the program into the ground, fine, there's plenty of other college basketball teams to watch that give a sh--.