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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 12:12:40 GMT -5
I'm joking, but wouldn't it be nice
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Post by Commissioner on Jun 22, 2019 21:46:07 GMT -5
I'm joking, but wouldn't it be nice As we've discussed many times (and you obviously recognize in your post), the odds are slim to none (probably closer to the latter). We just don't have much to offer right now. Still, I would hope we at least inquire of both the American and the Big East, and do all we can to get some consideration. If nothing else, doing that might help us set goals for what needs to be done, and start selling ourselves for some future opportunity. But as you say, it's pretty whistful and wishful thinking right now. Wouldn't it by Nice, by the Buysee BoysWouldn't it be nice if we'd been bolder Back when we had Tyler and John Long? And wouldn't it be nice to play at Nova In the kind of conference where we belong? You know it's gonna make it that much better When we can play at night against Marquetter Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up Face the morning with DePaul in view And after having spent the day at Xavier Celebrate a win the whole night through? Ah happy times together we'd be spending I wish our Twitter handle would be trending Oh wouldn't it be nice Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come real Baby there wouldn't be a single recruit we couldn't close the deal Oh we could be seeded (we could be seeded) And we'd feel needed (and then we'd be needed) Oh Wouldn't it be nice! You know it seems the more we talk about it It only makes it worse to live without it But let's talk about it Oh Wouldn't it be nice! Good night my Titans Sleep tight my Titans...
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Post by Commissioner on Jun 23, 2019 13:02:52 GMT -5
More realistically, this could filter down again. AAC raids CUSA; CUSA raids someone. But both those conferences will want someone with football. But the Big East may round up to 12 members, taking St. Louis or Dayton (long rumored), or someone else. If they raided the A10 for a 12th member, where does the A10 go? They could just shrink to 13 teams, but they might also round up. If they do the latter, do they keep moving South (their recent trend), or would they expand back toward the midwest? Conceivably, they could take one of the Horizon's stronger programs (Wright State or Northern Kentucky), further weakening our league. (Fortunately, Bellarmine is getting all geared up for D-1 :-(. )
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Post by motorcitysam on Jun 23, 2019 14:43:53 GMT -5
I'm joking, but wouldn't it be nice As we've discussed many times (and you obviously recognize in your post), the odds are slim to none (probably closer to the latter). We just don't have much to offer right now. Still, I would hope we at least inquire of both the American and the Big East, and do all we can to get some consideration. If nothing else, doing that might help us set goals for what needs to be done, and start selling ourselves for some future opportunity. But as you say, it's pretty whistful and wishful thinking right now. Wouldn't it by Nice, by the Buysee BoysWouldn't it be nice if we'd been bolder Back when we had Tyler and John Long? And wouldn't it be nice to play at Nova In the kind of conference where we belong? You know it's gonna make it that much better When we can play at night against Marquetter Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up Face the morning with DePaul in view And after having spent the day at Xavier Celebrate a win the whole night through? Ah happy times together we'd be spending I wish our Twitter handle would be trending Oh wouldn't it be nice Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come real Baby there wouldn't be a single recruit we couldn't close the deal Oh we could be seeded (we could be seeded) And we'd feel needed (and then we'd be needed) Oh Wouldn't it be nice! You know it seems the more we talk about it It only makes it worse to live without it But let's talk about it Oh Wouldn't it be nice! Good night my Titans Sleep tight my Titans... Bravo.
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Post by motorcitysam on Jun 26, 2019 16:17:48 GMT -5
Some details of the agreement for UConn to exit the AAC and join the Big East. From Alex Putterman on Twitter:
The UConn/Big East contract has been released publicly. After a quick skim, some notes:
- $10 million AAC exit fee, as has been reported - $3.5 million Big East entrance fee - Assuming withdrawal from AAC goes smoothly, UConn will officially enter the Big East on July 1, 2020.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2020 11:40:29 GMT -5
N.C. A&T, a founding member of the MEAC in 1971, will announce Friday it is leaving the conference for the Big South.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 7:16:37 GMT -5
A summary of the offseason
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Post by calihanmole on Jan 3, 2021 10:49:16 GMT -5
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Post by Commissioner on Feb 4, 2021 21:30:24 GMT -5
Has anyone mentioned here that the Ohio Valley is losing a couple schools?
Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State (which is in Georgia, not Florida) are departing for the Atlantic Sun, which is doing a big expansion with football at it center. Southland Conference member Central Arkansas is also going to the ASun.
Meanwhile, the Southland is getting hammered. In addition to Central Arkansas to the ASun, it is losing Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, Lamar, and Abilene Christian to the WAC. Lamar probably has the deepest tradition in the conference; Stephen F. Austin has been the dominant team the last decade, with Sam Houston usually nipping at its heels; Abilene Christian has come on strong in the last couple years. Those last three are currently at the top of the league. The Southland will be left with 8 teams.
The OVC will still have 10 teams, the departure of Eastern Kentucky leaves Morehead State sitting out alone. The nearest conference school to them will be Tennessee Tech, about 4 hours away. But they're two hours away from Northern Kentucky, less than 3 from Wright State, 3.5 from IUPUI and less than 4 from Ft. Wayne. If the Horizon wanted to grow again--and it claims it does--Morehead State is a definite candidate. (Morehead State plays football, but not in the OVC, but in the Pioneer League, with Butler and others, so they wouldn't have to move that). Morehead State would be about a 6.5 hour drive from Detroit, about the same as Milwaukee.
Today's Trivia: Name the original 6 members of the OVC in 1948.
Answer: Morehead State, Eastern Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Murray State, Louisville, and Evansville.
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Post by calihanmole on Feb 4, 2021 21:54:19 GMT -5
Not mentioned here, but discussed a lot by HL fans on Twitter. Hopefully ASun lets Bellarmine leave without any exit fee or hassle. Would like to see them in the HL.
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Post by Rogobob77 on Feb 4, 2021 22:16:21 GMT -5
Not mentioned here, but discussed a lot by HL fans on Twitter. Hopefully ASun lets Bellarmine leave without any exit fee or hassle. Would like to see them in the HL. Bellarmine is 9-5 at this point in their first year of D-1. They have a current KenPom ranking of 202 which I believe is higher than nine teams in the Horizon League.
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Post by Rogobob77 on Feb 4, 2021 22:30:40 GMT -5
I wonder if the floundering OVC would be interested in adding Chicago St.
I recall having a back-and-forth debate with a Titan fan on the DetroitTitanHoops message board in 2019 who was advocating that Detroit Mercy should leave the Horizon League for the OVC.
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Post by motorcitysam on Jul 22, 2021 13:29:56 GMT -5
Hearing and reading about rumors of the SEC expanding by adding Texas and Oklahoma. Would probably boost the SEC in both basketball and football, but would be a huge blow to the Big 12. I imagine the other institutions in the Big 12 are sick of Texas and their periodic flirtations with other conferences. www.si.com/college/2021/07/21/texas-oklahoma-sec-rumors-expansion-ncaa
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Post by Commissioner on Jul 23, 2021 16:30:28 GMT -5
Hearing and reading about rumors of the SEC expanding by adding Texas and Oklahoma. Would probably boost the SEC in both basketball and football, but would be a huge blow to the Big 12. I imagine the other institutions in the Big 12 are sick of Texas and their periodic flirtations with other conferences. www.si.com/college/2021/07/21/texas-oklahoma-sec-rumors-expansion-ncaaIf OU and Texas leave, what is the future of the Big 12? I think they'll soldier on, and try to add 2-4 teams. Likely candidates would come from the AAC--Houston, Cincinnati, possibly Memphis and SMU would be the likely favorites, but any AAC team save Wichita State (no football) would be a candidate. If that happens, more dominos start to fall... my guess is other AAC teams would look to leave--but where? The SEC would have 16 teams, the ACC 15. The 14-team Big 10 could try to go to 16, but if they did they'd likely try to pluck someone out of the Big 12 over the AAC teams--perhaps Kansas and one other. Temple might try to join the Big East, which already broke its rules last year by taking public school, football-playing UConn. The AAC, meanwhile, would try to backfill. UMass? Could get very interesting.
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Post by titansforever on Jul 23, 2021 21:20:51 GMT -5
Hearing and reading about rumors of the SEC expanding by adding Texas and Oklahoma. Would probably boost the SEC in both basketball and football, but would be a huge blow to the Big 12. I imagine the other institutions in the Big 12 are sick of Texas and their periodic flirtations with other conferences. www.si.com/college/2021/07/21/texas-oklahoma-sec-rumors-expansion-ncaaPerhaps. But the most successful Big 12 basketball teams are the ones staying: I think Kansas, Baylor and Texas Tech have been to a Final Four more recently than either Oklahoma or Texas.
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