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#1
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
Yesterday at 01:36:14 PM
Quote from: jeffconn on Yesterday at 01:24:17 PM
Quote from: Pat Coleman on Yesterday at 11:39:30 AMThe UEC/CSAC merger was ahead of the curve on this, for sure.
I'd toss in the USA South split and subsequent alliance with the Collegiate Conference of the South as being ahead of the curve too. The NCAA might have to revisit their ban on umbrella conferences like the Middle Atlantic Conferences.

The CSAC and UEC had almost identical footprints. The same footprint as the Atlantic East, Middle Atlantic, the Centennial, and the Landmark. There's a helluva lot of small colleges in eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey! The colleges in the South, on the other hand, are way more spread out geographically.

I appreciate your take on this, but I would argue that the USAC/CCS split was actually behind the curve. In my opinion, it took place too late to really maximize their AQ potential before the enrollment cliff. I suspect these conferences may each separately struggle to maintain their membership as time goes forward.

I also want to point out for the record here that I do understand the USAC split was delayed because of the pandemic. My understanding is that it was ready to go more than a year earlier than when it actually happened.
#2
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
Yesterday at 11:39:30 AM
The UEC/CSAC merger was ahead of the curve on this, for sure.
#3
Quote from: Ron Boerger on Yesterday at 07:36:46 AMBob has been saying this for some time; it's odd that none of the people I know with insight/connections into the ASC have backed it up.  If true, you only thought they all had problems scheduling today; the C2C doesn't have anything resembling a regular season, only conference championships so while there might be 12 teams playing men's/women's basketball, they don't as a rule play each other until the championships.  Putting together a regular-season slate is going to be challenging in all sports.

And it doesn't address the elephant in the room, football. 

The C2C schools who play football in the NJAC are not free agents and can't participate in anything else until ... I think 2026?
#4
Quote from: Gray Fox on March 25, 2024, 08:16:55 PMNo regional stuff any more.

Thanks for specifying what the actual issue was.

I still see them on my view so I'll try to figure it out.
#5
New York Region / Re: BB: SUNYAC
March 25, 2024, 05:48:27 PM
Test. Is there an issue with baseball pages?
#6
Not sure what you mean, other than we moved them to the top of the page today, as is customary once basketball has been over for a week.
#7
None of us is a big fan of it, nor is it a big surprise. It's been known for a few weeks -- only officially posted today.

#8
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: 2024 NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2024, 04:33:36 PM
The key would be to find a place that is new and has all the amenities but is also smaller. (I'd say 5K-6K just to be sure.) Salem is that size but wasn't updated enough.
#9
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: 2024 NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2024, 10:10:25 AM
Quote from: Greek Tragedy on March 17, 2024, 01:17:39 AMThe Allen County War Memorial Coliseum can hold up to 13,000 fans. Having the biggest crowd ever only filled the place 1/3 full. I think it's tacky having a big curtain or covering up the upper level or other ways of making the place look smaller.

Didn't seem 1/3 full and didn't feel tacky in the room.

Bids are in for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 years. We'll know probably by September. However, Fort Wayne did not bid to retain this championship, instead focusing on the D-II Elite Eight and the D-III wrestling championships.

(Salem did not bid either, it was already known.)
#10
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
March 18, 2024, 10:08:19 AM
The super short version:

-> There are athletic programs trying to get away from Mary Hardin-Baylor, hence leaving the ASC.
-> The SCAC has a reputation of having higher academic standards, which is attractive for schools.
-> However, the SCAC no longer really lives up to that reputation, so Trinity and Southwestern left for the SAA, which does generally feature schools with higher academic standards.
#11
The record is 4,461. I wish you the best of luck in challenging it! Would make it even better!
#12
No out of bounds.
#13
Quote from: ronk on March 13, 2024, 03:41:14 PMIt was what you called basketball players back in the day; why?, I can't say. :-\

Because basketball used to be played in cages.
#14
Quote from: y_jack_lok on March 12, 2024, 07:16:27 PMRMC schedule announced: https://rmcathletics.com/news/2024/3/12/rmc-football-releases-2024-schedule.aspx

The accompanying article says this: "In 2024, each ODAC school will play one conference opponent twice. RMC drew Washington and Lee..."

Curious to know what is behind this decision, as opposed to schools having three non-conference games.

It sounds like conference schools were having trouble filling dates for just one season. Roanoke joins the schedule in 2025 so everyone had a one-year gap to fill.
#15
I think we might have broken that Northland news on X last night. I hadn't seen anything about it until someone tipped me off via DM.