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Messages - Ron Boerger

#1
I don't think I've seen anyone in the conference actually announce a schedule, though everyone has probably gone to the trouble of lining up their non-conf games and there was no doubt a conference schedule in place.  Trying to find tenth opponents now is going to be well-nigh impossible no matter what the SAA ends up doing. 
#2
*most of the SCAC schools - Colorado College would still be at the top of that list, most would agree.

The only thing I would add to this is that Trinity recently was reclassified by Carnegie as a "Baccalaureate Arts and Sciences College", leading to them being considered a "National Liberal Arts College" in the rankings.  Nearly all the SAA schools are similarly designated, but very few of the SCAC schools are.  Prior to the change they were a "Regional University", which is how most of the remaining SCAC and ASC schools are classified.   Southwestern had gone through a similar reclassification several years earlier. 

Trinity, Southwestern and six of the SAA schools (including Birmingham-Southern) are also members of the Associated Colleges of the South.  Centenary is the only SCAC/ASC school among that group.  It's all about aligning with your peers. 
#3
The people who make the conference decisions are the school presidents, though it helps if the AD and coaching staffs are in agreement.  It's hard to say what Austin might think about a move - @Jekelish is a supporter of their program, if he happens to see this, he can give a much better perspective.

The previous moves of the 'Roo football team were because they didn't have a home conference option, so they had the freedom to find a best fit.  I don't think the SCAC is going anywhere (especially after swallowing half the ASC) but with only six teams to play football and no Pool A bid for several years still (clock starts two years after they have six-2026 if Schreiner follows their current plan, so 2028 for a bid?) AC might at least think about it if they get an invite.
#4
Men's soccer / Re: Go WEST young man (and NORTH)
Yesterday at 12:48:09 PM
Good points.  The problem won't be as pronounced in soccer, with its limited number of games, than it will be in other sports where conferences routinely play a double round-robin schedule. 
#5
B-SC has unfortunately mismanaged their funds repeatedly over the years and this was at least the third instance of spending tens of millions of dollars they didn't have to spend over the last 25-30 years.  There are going to be more schools closing to be sure, but this is a case of a school causing its own problems more than demographics doing them in as will be the case for most. 
#6
Quote from: Etchglow on Yesterday at 10:47:59 AMGeographically, it'd be interesting if the SAA + ASC joined forces... And had Trinity, Southwestern, UMHB, ETBU, HPU and HSU in one division and then Centre, Sewanee, Berry, Rhodes, Hendrix, and Millsaps in the other.  Downside would be having HPU, UMHB and Trinity all together lol. 

Just can't see the SAA presidents going to this extent for football.  The SW/Trinity moves were done with full knowledge that BSC was in trouble, and there may be more to come, so it was a proactive move to ensure the conference would not be where the ASC finds themselves today. 

What I *could* see is them extending an invite to Austin College, which has a great deal in common with the SAA schools and was part of the pre-split SCAC as were Southwestern and Trinity.  They could pair with Hendrix for travel purposes in other sports.  And if they do that, it throws the SCAC into a situation forcing them to align with the ASC Football Four (or a subset) to get the Pool A bid they have planned for since bringing the sport back. 
#7
Men's soccer / Re: Go WEST young man (and NORTH)
Yesterday at 07:41:30 AM
Bob has great contacts, but none of the people I rely on for ASC insights have yet backed this up and he's been talking about it for some time.  I can't imagine what the ASC teams will do scheduling-wise during the regular season  given that the C2C doesn't play a regular season and there simply aren't a lot of teams in Texas with that many open spots on their non-conference schedules. 

Maybe the C2C will do some restructuring, but as it stands I can't see this being a long-term arrangement, and especially given how important football is to those schools.
#8
Bob 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. 
#9
Damned shame.

I hope the other SAA schools and schools in the region will welcome those impacted by this closure. 
#10
From what I can gather, SB31 has been placed on the House calendar with an April 2nd date for a third (and final) reading. 
#12
It sounds more like an arms-length marriage of convenience than a merger.  I don't see what they are gaining by going this route given that it sounds like little will actually change.
#13
The 100-year proviso barely passed (7-6 with one abstention).
#14
SB31 has been approved as amended by the House Ways and Means Committee and returns to the entire House for consideration.  The two amendments shouldn't impact B-SC; one is that recipients must be at least 100 years old; second, that local governments must also pony up 15% of the loan amounts, but B-SC already got a $5M package from the city that should cover that.
#15
Men's soccer / Re: W&L -- Coach Carousel
March 20, 2024, 10:24:45 AM
1100 undergrad students at Goucher - nearly as many graduate students - according to their facts page.  $240M endowment per NACUBO, $100M in long-term debt and a $7M operating loss per their audit/Form 990 ending June 30, 2022.