(02-24-2010 07:38 AM)DetroitRocket Wrote:  The MAC should drop Temple as soon as possible and let them hang out to dry as they look for another conference.

They are just another school (Marshall,UCF) that used the MAC until they wanted to move on. Are you tired of being used?

(02-24-2010 10:22 AM)CMUprof Wrote:  

(02-24-2010 07:38 AM)DetroitRocket Wrote:  The MAC should drop Temple as soon as possible and let them hang out to dry as they look for another conference.

They are just another school (Marshall,UCF) that used the MAC until they wanted to move on. Are you tired of being used?

Temple was invited by the MAC, we knew what that entailed. I would prefer they either be all in or out but we welcomed them in.

I don't agree with AKC that they have the facilities in place to join the Big East, at least for football. They do not have a campus stadium, seem to lack adequate practice facilities (if you follow the Owlscoop forum), and do not have much of a football tradition. Their main rival is Villanova, an FCS team and they haven't even won the MAC East yet.

Of course this can all change, Golden definately has them on the right track.

Our facilities are fine. We just improved our workout equipment for several million dollars, and we're adding a $12M basketball practice facility. A football practice facility will happen at some point, and who knows about an on campus stadium, but that doesn't hurt Pitt nor Miami.

(02-26-2010 11:00 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(02-24-2010 07:38 AM)DetroitRocket Wrote:  The MAC should drop Temple as soon as possible and let them hang out to dry as they look for another conference.

They are just another school (Marshall,UCF) that used the MAC until they wanted to move on. Are you tired of being used?

(02-24-2010 10:22 AM)CMUprof Wrote:  

(02-24-2010 07:38 AM)DetroitRocket Wrote:  The MAC should drop Temple as soon as possible and let them hang out to dry as they look for another conference.

They are just another school (Marshall,UCF) that used the MAC until they wanted to move on. Are you tired of being used?

Temple was invited by the MAC, we knew what that entailed. I would prefer they either be all in or out but we welcomed them in.

I don't agree with AKC that they have the facilities in place to join the Big East, at least for football. They do not have a campus stadium, seem to lack adequate practice facilities (if you follow the Owlscoop forum), and do not have much of a football tradition. Their main rival is Villanova, an FCS team and they haven't even won the MAC East yet.

Of course this can all change, Golden definately has them on the right track.

Our facilities are fine. We just improved our workout equipment for several million dollars, and we're adding a $12M basketball practice facility. A football practice facility will happen at some point, and who knows about an on campus stadium, but that doesn't hurt Pitt nor Miami.

I was referring solely to football. Like you said, a practice facility will happen at some point, but it's not there yet.

Well I dont expect BE expansion to happen tomorrow morning, so I think we're okay for now.