(01-16-2022 11:30 AM)Florida tribe fan Wrote:  

(01-16-2022 09:37 AM)solohawks Wrote:  

(01-16-2022 07:39 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(01-15-2022 09:54 PM)Boogie Woogie Wrote:  Let's go fighting Brandon Beane's!

I know it would never happen, but I don't understand why we don't form a non football conference. Plenty of schools in NC, SC, VA, MD, PA, TN and FL that could make it work. I hate the mixed up football/basketball conferences. I'm sure someone's mentioned it before, but if so I missed it, and was thinking about it tonight.

NC - UNCW, UNCG, UNCA, High Point
SC - CofC, Winthrop, Upstate
VA - Longwood, Radford. GMU/VCU aren't leaving A10
FL - Florida Gulf Coast, North Florida, Jacksonville
MD - Loyola, Middle Eastern Shore, Mount Saint Mary, UMBC
TN - Lipscomb, Belmont
PA - Drexel

Pick 12 or 14 teams and get the hell out of the CAA.

Because you can't just form a conference and be recognized by the NCAA and participate in their tournament. They have rules based on longevity of your conference. The ASUN has come the closest to forming this type of conference, but their plan takes too many schools to commit to what amounts to a leap of faith.

So you're left with being part of an existing conferenc

Yup. New conferences go 8 years without an auto bid. Just not feasible to start a new one

That's why I think our administration will be content with a division from Baltimore to Charleston, even though we look to be getting screwed by not getting at least a Campbell or Winthrop to throw us a bone

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."

Enter the autobid rule...

Mid-major conference commissioners and ADs have all experienced the challenges of the pandemic, fully comprehend they have serious budget shortfalls, and know existing conference geographies aren't optimized for cost effectiveness.

There is scant if any reporting to suggest these commissioners and ADs asked for relief from or challenged the autobid rule that precludes more rational conference construction. Strangely, the autobid rule remains etched in stone while the NCAA is making profound changes in other areas. Perhaps it's time for donors and those paying student activity fees to begin asking why mid-major college leaders continue to behave as if acquiescence to the autobid rule doesn't raise stewardship issues?

Because the power conferences already feel like they are being generous by giving 25 or so mid major conferences entry into their billion dollar event