(06-14-2020 07:10 PM)BePcr07 Wrote:  

(06-14-2020 07:06 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(06-14-2020 11:52 AM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote:  

(06-14-2020 08:57 AM)solohawks Wrote:  After Belleramine is done with their probationary period I wonder how long they will stay or if they will pull a UNK?

If Belleramine is a success, a Belleramine Belmont Combo to the SoCon would be very appealing for all parties.

I said this in the NJIT thread: I think it says more about the conference plucking Bellarmine upon eligibility than it does the school itself. These other conferences need to get over themselves and invest in the prospects outright rather than sending future members through a probationary league. ASun seems fine taking the load, but, really, no reason whoever would take Bellarmine in a few years can’t just do it now, especially if there’s space.

I don’t begrudge NKU for hopping right out upon maturity. Why did Horizon not just take them from the start, though?

There seems to be a stigma against taking Division II moveups directly, conferences seem to want someone else to handle the Division I transitions. I'm going to click through wikipedia to be sure, but I don't think that more than 2 or 3 conferences have taken Division 2 upgrades this century.

That comes to mind: ASUN, WAC, MEAC (didn’t last), NEC, Big West, Summit (awaiting determination), Big South (for football), Southland...not sure any others

one in the MEAC did last, NC Central.

UMass Lowell went directly into America East, so did Presbyterian into Big South.