(01-31-2012 01:34 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  Asheville, Greensboro, and Wilmington. Are those all like UNC branches with sports? Like an Ohio State Marion branch, Lima branch, Mansfield etc... OR are they seperate institutions in the same state and regular universities of the cities name?

I think it's the latter. I have always assumed that it is how NC has designated its state schools. I believe it's the same as all of the Ohio MAC schools but instead, we are named Miami University, Ohio U, U of Toledo, etc. instead of being called OSU - Columbus, OSU - Athens, OSU - Oxford, OSU - Toledo, OSU - Kent, etc.

Oh, and I also think that the Akron - Oral Roberts and Kent - CofC matchups are the sexiest for the MAC. And Axeme is right, ORU is badazz.

a win at oru paired w a win at miss st and a conf title would pit akron in the at large picture

No, they are branches of the UNC campus - Not seperate institutions.

(01-31-2012 09:24 AM)astr083 Wrote:  No, they are branches of the UNC campus - Not seperate institutions.

There are 17 separate institutions (campuses) in the UNC System. These are not branches of the UNC campus. UNC-Chapel Hill is 1 of the 17 institutions.

http://www.northcarolina.edu/campus_profiles/index.php

I accidentally found this, which I thought was interesting. Here is a powerpoint where the UNC system was discussing the possibilities of adding branch campuses to their system. They discuss three different types of systems that are used at Penn State, Ohio State, and Ohio.

http://www.northcarolina.edu/nctomorrow/...mpuses.pdf

Penn State - Centralized Model
Ohio State - Decentralized Model
Ohio - Leadership Model

(01-31-2012 09:24 AM)astr083 Wrote:  No, they are branches of the UNC campus - Not seperate institutions.

Yes and no it is similar to New York and California where the school is part of a system but is also a separate institution in most respects. For instance UNC is technically the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill but it alone is allowed to call itself the University of North Carolina by virtue of the legislature saying so. California have the California States and the University of California systems (SDSU and Fresno state are part of the state system and schools like Berkley are part of the other). SUNY and CUNY are the two in NY with Buffalo/Binghamton/Cortland/etc being a part of SUNY and are distinct schools operating under one system and their governance.

Ohio is different because the universities are much more separate (which culturally is par the course in Ohio it seems).

Anyway the point is that no they are not UNC branches of the school we all know (the one at Chapel Hill) as they are branches of the system. Technically UNC that we know as the Tar Heels is actually a branch as well of that system though they do get the honor of being recognized as the University of NC in common speech and use.

KSU Bracketbuster game to be televised.

STO just picked up the College of Charleston @ Kent State Bracketbuster game on Sat. Feb 18 at 6 p.m.

(02-06-2012 12:53 PM)axeme Wrote:  KSU Bracketbuster game to be televised.

STO just picked up the College of Charleston @ Kent State Bracketbuster game on Sat. Feb 18 at 6 p.m.

Excellent pick up for the conference and Kent State.