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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2022 8:04:48 GMT -5
Tennessee State would probably join the SWAC East before they would join the ASUN. Their alumni covet HBCU rivalries and a chance to play in the CB. Their Alumni also aren't shelling out the cash in Athletic Donations to truly have a strong say-so regarding conference affiliation. One thing this whole thing taught me is that Admins and Alumni aren't usually on the same page and have different priorities. And oftentimes, what the Admin and their Board are trying to do typically trump whatever Alumni want. It's not like Alumni are truly propping up these programs outside of ticket sales anyway. If they really were, schools wouldn't have to heavily rely on student athletic fees as much as they do.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2022 8:08:59 GMT -5
Tennessee State would probably join the SWAC East before they would join the ASUN. Their alumni covet HBCU rivalries and a chance to play in the CB. Their administration doesnt value that... competing against the best and travel are their main concern. TSU to Texas and Daytona are long trips...not worth it for olympic sports or football at the fcs level. ASUN is within their footprint... Nashville to BR is 8:30 Nashville to PV 12 hours Nashville to TSU 12 hours Nashville to daytona 10:30 Nasgville to Grambling 8 hours Long trips for a volleyball match We shall see how it all plays out It's not even about "competing against the best." If that were the case, Rod Reed would've been fired years ago for his struggles in the OVC. Truly winning requires a financial commitment that most HBCUs aren't willing to commit to because of their enrollment and trying to adequately fund an entire athletic program and provide student-athletes a chance to play a sport on the D1 level. Always remember FCS is always and will always be about cost containment for football while keeping sports on the Division 1 level. And as we're starting to see with FCS Realignment, it's not always football that's stirring the drink of an Athletic Department; it's Basketball.
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Post by aggie2039 on Jan 19, 2022 8:44:16 GMT -5
Tennessee State would probably join the SWAC East before they would join the ASUN. Their alumni covet HBCU rivalries and a chance to play in the CB. Their Alumni also aren't shelling out the cash in Athletic Donations to truly have a strong say-so regarding conference affiliation. One thing this whole thing taught me is that Admins and Alumni aren't usually on the same page and have different priorities. And oftentimes, what the Admin and their Board are trying to do typically trump whatever Alumni want. It's not like Alumni are truly propping up these programs outside of ticket sales anyway. If they really were, schools wouldn't have to heavily rely on student athletic fees as much as they do. True, our tickets sales are 🗑
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Post by The Professor on Jan 19, 2022 12:53:27 GMT -5
Tennessee State would probably join the SWAC East before they would join the ASUN. Their alumni covet HBCU rivalries and a chance to play in the CB. If the CB bowl is their goal they should join the MEAC. Easier path
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Post by The Professor on Jan 19, 2022 12:55:10 GMT -5
Since there's already an agreement in place for interleague play between the Big South and the A-Sun I now understand why neither of these conferences is seemingly sweating these mass membership re-alignment moves. They'll eventually pick off prime regional programs or even entire conferences because of this new money conscious covid/economic environment. It's all about having options. Another example bigsouthsports.com/news/2021/6/7/big-south-adds-three-associate-members-in-womens-lacrosse.aspxCHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The Big South Conference announced today that it has added three associate members in the sport of Women’s Lacrosse -- Furman University, Mercer University and Wofford College, effective with the 2022 season. The three additions join Campbell, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian College, Radford and Winthrop and increases the Big South’s women’s lacrosse sponsorship to a league-high 10 programs. The three schools previously competed in the Southern Conference, which announced it is no longer sponsoring the sport following the 2021 season. Furman was 12-5 overall last season and was the SoCon regular-season champion with a 4-0 record. Mercer was 7-8 overall (2-2 SoCon), and knocked off the Paladins, 14-13, to win the SoCon Tournament. Wofford finished 2-9 (1-3 SoCon) in 2021. Wait till the MEAC baseball teams come over because the MEAC doesn't have enough teams to get the AQ. You really gonna see message board traction then
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Post by aggie2039 on Jan 19, 2022 12:56:08 GMT -5
Another example bigsouthsports.com/news/2021/6/7/big-south-adds-three-associate-members-in-womens-lacrosse.aspxCHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The Big South Conference announced today that it has added three associate members in the sport of Women’s Lacrosse -- Furman University, Mercer University and Wofford College, effective with the 2022 season. The three additions join Campbell, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian College, Radford and Winthrop and increases the Big South’s women’s lacrosse sponsorship to a league-high 10 programs. The three schools previously competed in the Southern Conference, which announced it is no longer sponsoring the sport following the 2021 season. Furman was 12-5 overall last season and was the SoCon regular-season champion with a 4-0 record. Mercer was 7-8 overall (2-2 SoCon), and knocked off the Paladins, 14-13, to win the SoCon Tournament. Wofford finished 2-9 (1-3 SoCon) in 2021. Wait till the MEAC baseball teams come over because the MEAC doesn't have enough teams to get the AQ. You really gonna see message board traction then If they add NSU baseball we could have a north and south division
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jan 19, 2022 13:07:45 GMT -5
being concerned about "the possibility" is not the same as being concerned that a&t's admin "is going to" change the ghoe date. the two are "totally" different. and, my statement didn't say "anything" about hampton leaving. hey, its not that hard to "copy and paste" like i did. before someone accuses another person of saying something, just "copy and paste". paraphrasing "IS NOT" the same, paraphrasing is "using your own words" which may or may not have the same meaning... But that is how normal people communicate. Westcoast was not trying to misquote you; he just didn't repeat everything 100 percent the same. However, he basically summed up your statement just as anybody would interpret it. He didn't do anything with malice. the point being, is that folk such as yourself "misinterpret" what i said based on somebody else's accusation. apparently you didn't read all of the previous posts because when you got involved, you admitted that you were not sure what the debate was about which is why i correct folk when they "misquote" me. some folk may not have seen what i originally posted, so they believe what someone else says which often does not have the same meaning. and if i don't correct them, that means i "indirectly" concur with what they said i said. i don't think its inappropriate to ask someone to "accurately" allege that someone else said something if they're gonna accuse someone of saying something. or "at the very least" state that you're paraphrasing or using your own words...
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Post by aggieblackie2 on Jan 19, 2022 13:17:04 GMT -5
Damn
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Post by A&T AGGIE 96 on Jan 19, 2022 15:04:08 GMT -5
Wait till the MEAC baseball teams come over because the MEAC doesn't have enough teams to get the AQ. You really gonna see message board traction then If they add NSU baseball we could have a north and south division That would be a good move for NSU. They usually have a great team and fit well in the BSC footprint.
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Post by The Professor on Jan 19, 2022 16:38:23 GMT -5
Lol all that dialouge and still.....
GHOE isn't moving. It's 10.29.22
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Post by The Professor on Jan 19, 2022 16:43:36 GMT -5
The CAA looking for 2 to 4 more schools huh
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2022 16:53:18 GMT -5
The CAA looking for 2 to 4 more schools huh You don't really think the CAA would reach out, right? If UNCG is happy in the SoCon, then... 🤷🏿♂️👀
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Post by The Professor on Jan 19, 2022 16:55:16 GMT -5
The CAA looking for 2 to 4 more schools huh You don't really think the CAA would reach out, right? If UNCG is happy in the SoCon, then... 🤷🏿♂️👀 Nah not to us. But I think UNCG is definitely in play. If UNCG leaves for CAA then things get interesting
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2022 20:05:06 GMT -5
Talk of a ASun - Big South alliance forming once again is picking up steam within the rumor mill.
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Post by The Professor on Jan 19, 2022 21:26:14 GMT -5
Talk of a ASun - Big South alliance forming once again is picking up steam within the rumor mill. Aint no choice lol. They got 5. We got 5
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