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(06-14-2020 11:45 AM)MercerFan Wrote:  Trying to count it up, I think the ASun has had 23 teams since the year 2000 or so. If only 9 remain that’s 14 that have left. So they average a team leaving every 1.4 years over the last 20 years. It’s what we already knew, but just saying the ASun can’t afford to wait. They better find some new teams now because it’s a near certainty that another team leaves by 2023, and likely by 2022.

I predict the ASun adds 2 more D2 schools within the next 2 years. I don’t think they end up with Bethune, and I don’t think there’s any other existing D1 that will join.

I think UNA is the next to leave. I think Bellarmine behind them. Just pure speculation but that’s my guess. If Kennesaw was desired they would be gone already. Liberty rubs too many people the wrong way. If UNA isn’t plucked after their probation ends then that will speak volumes. In the same way I feel something is very wrong with Kennesaw. On paper Kennesaw should be in a different league.

The Summit is much in the lead over number of teams. It also had Troy, a Connecticut school, Butffalo, Centenary and Southern Utah.

W Illinois has been the most stable, which is actually a derisive comment.