SoCon expected to announce new additions no later than June. Crossing my fingers for Mercer/ETSU and then whoever else, as long as we get those 2 in.

Florida Gulf Coast is at the peak of excitement right now. If they weren't on an island down there geographically, and they had a plan for football then they would be an easy pick. However, both of those are 2 major strikes against them. They've been pretty clear about no football. So I don't think they even be in the discussion.

North Florida got a couple brief mentions, but they really lack a lot of quality factors: No football intentions, tiny gym, and immediate geographic outlier (much less than FGCU, but I suspect they would gamble on FGCU and drive extra miles before UNF).

Jacksonville is a strange program. They seem content right where they are. Enrollment is only 4,000ish (half of Mercer's size), and they've never shown interest in moving leagues. Or taking football to the next level. As a geographic outlier, baseball struggling, I don't think they get much attention either.

The remainder of A-Sun schools are not in the discussions.

It's an interesting time.. The A-Sun is peaking in basketball, yet they are even more unstable. It's a problem with no solution. Even the Sweet 16 can't save it. So what will? Mercer needs to get out and get into a stable league, now!