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None of you guys like Temple BB playing in the A-10. CBS projection for the NCAA field [ the guy did lousy job ] has 5 teams From A-10 in the NCAA. There another 3 that might end up in the NIT tourn. 8 out of 14 ain't bad.

Would this be the best year ever for A-10 ball?

A10 is hot right now. They may deserve four or five teams but i'm sure the selection committee will find a way to put some undeserving high-majors in over a couple A-10 schools.

The A10 is a really good league this year, but hasn't been nearly so good the last few years. It is however, first & foremost a basketball league. Go ahead, stay in the A10 and have independent or D1AA football - be a basketball school like everyone else in the A10.

The A-10 is strong this year. I would think Temple moves to the MAC as the A-10 is very crowded at the top. The question would a school like UMass come along for the ride as well. That could be the next major shift as the MAC's football payday could become attractive to A-10 basketball playing schools. MAC needs to make football package attractive to lure a school like UMass.

I don't think too many people question why Temple would want to be in the MAC for football and the a-10 for basketball.

I think most MAC fans are trying to figure out how this arrangement benefits the MAC.

epasnoopy Wrote:Would this be the best year ever for A-10 ball?

The A-10 had five teams in 1997 (year after Calipari left UMass)

UMass - #11, At-Large
Xavier - #7, At-Large (won A-10 West)
Rhode Island #9, At-Large
St. Joseph's #4, Auto-Bid (won A-10 East, championship)
Temple #9, At-Large

Hopefully, the MAC will force Temple to decide what is more important to them, basketball or football in a few years. My Q is would Temple fans rather play all sports in MAC, or stay in A10 and go independent again in foootball.

Tough question, I'd rather see Temple stay in the A-10 & go independent in FB again for the following reasons. Temple proabably makes more money in this setup. Travel to away BB games would be much easier. Temple could sign sch alliance with somebody in FB. I don't believe conf realalinement is done & other oppertunitys will arrive, wheather it's BE, C-USA or the MAC again.

templefootballfan Wrote:Tough question, I'd rather see Temple stay in the A-10 & go independent in FB again for the following reasons. Temple proabably makes more money in this setup. Travel to away BB games would be much easier. Temple could sign sch alliance with somebody in FB. I don't believe conf realalinement is done & other oppertunitys will arrive, wheather it's BE, C-USA or the MAC again.

At least you are honest. I guess your answer tells me that, at least for you, basketball is the sport that dictates conference affiliation

Question - would you still feel the same way say if UMass or maybe Delaware or Western Ky were to come into the MAC for all sports as well?

disagree that BB dictates, if you ask this question a couple yrs ago the anwser would have been different. also did not get a thrid option of FB only in the MAC.
I just don't think realinement is done, wheather BE splits or another conf goes after NYC markets. A-10 might get fractured in process, A-10 could implode on it's own.
When this happens Temple could end up allsports in BE, C-USA or the MAC. If Temple ends up in the MAC full time, I got no promblem with that.

I don't give a tinker's damn if all the teams in the A-10 make it to post season play in basketball. Temple has to come into the MAC in all sports in 2010 or look for another league for their football program.

I guess we'll find out in 2010, though I imagine the greater success Temple football has these next two years, the better chance they have of dictating terms (to an extent) of our future involvement with the MAC. Hypothetically speaking, would the conference kick out its defending conference champion in football?

I personally don't think it would be a great move to move all-sports - not just from a basketball perspective (I'd hate to see those A-10 rivalries go), but also due to travel expenses necessitated by non-revenue sports. A significant number of A-10 schools are an easy bus ride away for sports like softball, field hockey, volleyball, etc:
- St. Joe's
- LaSalle
- UMass
- Richmond
- Fordham
- GW
- Duquesne
- Rhode Island
- Even St. Bonnie's is less than 6 hours away

MAC schools? Not so close...

The MAC Administration doesn't have the balls to make Temple go all or nothing. Also they are not that stupid. If they had power and wanted to do it they would have used it. Also Temple administration will not let the MAC dictate how it runs its university. Temple is a perfect fit for the MAC in football, to much tradition in basketball, and their is no point in flying our non revenue sports out to mudsock ohio . The arrangement will continue until the MAC dramatically changes its membership ranks to include more east coast based schools or Temple gets a better offer.

The team with the sixth most wins all time in the nation is not going to be brought to its knees by directional ohio.

thanks, what are you drunk again

Directional Ohio? What?

OZoner Wrote:Directional Ohio? What?

I'll be damned if the presidents and AD's of "directional ohio" and other MAC schools are going to let Temple dictate what is best for the conference.

You're right, it's time we stopped Ohio Northern's reign of terror! They must be stopped!

No I am not drunk buddy but your an idiot. Basketball dictates everything in the athletic department at Temple. Without basketball we don't have an athletic program and we don't have a national prominence. The A-10 is a league formed by Temple and driven to 3-5 yearly NCAA tournament bids by Temple. I know the MAC admin is not so stupid to force Temples hand. Because joining the MAC for all sports is the last and only option for Temple. If you force someone's hand you aren’t getting a partner your getting a victim. What conference pride and harmony that will instill.

oh yeah and directional ohio ...if you don't get it, thats even funnier.

Your right VE, your post makes sence. now if you can say like college educated man we might have something.

victory engineer Wrote:No I am not drunk buddy but your an idiot. Basketball dictates everything in the athletic department at Temple. Without basketball we don't have an athletic program and we don't have a national prominence. The A-10 is a league formed by Temple and driven to 3-5 yearly NCAA tournament bids by Temple. I know the MAC admin is not so stupid to force Temples hand. Because joining the MAC for all sports is the last and only option for Temple. If you force someone's hand you aren’t getting a partner your getting a victim.

oh yeah and directional ohio ...if you don't get it, thats even funnier.

The thing i don't think you get is Temple won't have a choice. It has already been posted that the MAC administration plans to ask Temple to join for all sports by 2010. It's not as if Temple can't still schedule a bunch of its former A-10 opponents in basketball to keep those rivalries going. Sun Belt fans have already indicated they aren't accepting any more football-only schools. CUSA is not going to add Temple football to make unbalanced divisions and i'm sure you don't want to bring all your sports teams to CUSA because if you thought you had to travel too far in the MAC then you won't like it in CUSA. Plus, CUSA is a one-bid Memphis dominated league. Big East isn't splitting by 2010, so Temple's only choice will be to join the MAC for all sports, go independent again, or drop football down to 1-AA. I will be severely disappointed in the MAC administration if they let this unbalanced football-only membership continue past 2010.

victory engineer Wrote:What conference pride and harmony that will instill.

Oh please, all you do over on your Temple board is talk crap about the MAC. You have no pride in being in the MAC. I guess you think Temple football was in a much better situation as an independent.