(11-10-2021 08:51 PM)Bhaddawgy Wrote: (11-10-2021 08:39 PM)WKUApollo Wrote: (11-10-2021 08:35 PM)galojah Wrote: (11-10-2021 08:34 PM)wkufirst Wrote: (11-10-2021 08:20 PM)galojah Wrote: It is what it is. We are all in this together. Let’s get new conference leadership and build something special. SBC came back from a skeleton conference and built something special. We can too.
I appreciate the sentiment but I’m salty af right now. I’d be a lot happier if we fired Judy and moved the basketball tournament East.
I’m salty too. But gotta accept the reality we are in and make the most of it. Walking away doesn’t put us in any better position for success.
100% agree- new leadership and move the tournament to Nashville. WKU and MTSU would make it a better event than it’s been in many years.
Exactly. Several fans are salty and will need some time to cool their heels. Me too but I dont dwell on what I cant control. Theres nothing we can do but go all in and make this a great conference. And I agree, the Presidents need to address the inadequacies of the conference headquarters leadership and the Basketball Tourney location. AND make sure that if we add any more, it only be one and it be a homerun choice.
Will we here an announcement from WKU that they are staying or have they formally said that yet?
I am not really a Basketball guy, but I do agree with you that the BB tourney needs to be in a better venue than Frisco. I always look at Texas as a FB state, not BB. I would like to see the tourney rotated, but I think the East is more BB country than the west for the most part. I would like to see the new guys have some tourneys more central to them.
WKU released an announcement about the same time as the MAC.
“ STATEMENT FROM WKU PRESIDENT TIM CABONI AND DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS TODD STEWART
Dear Hilltopper Family,
We appreciate the extraordinary interest and support from our faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends during the past several weeks as we worked to navigate potential opportunities pertaining to our athletics’ conference membership and chart our best path forward. We have engaged in frequent conversations with our peers, colleagues and decision makers across collegiate athletics in anticipation of change in many areas.
During the last month, conference realignment once again touched the collegiate athletics industry, with no conference more affected than Conference USA. We’ve seen some highs, some lows and certainly some disappointments. Conference realignment is a fluid process with more waves likely to come.
Since joining Conference USA on July 1, 2014, the league has been a meaningful home for WKU Athletics and will continue as such. C-USA has provided a platform for our programs to shine through competitive play and collaboration, and we have celebrated many significant team and individual accomplishments.
Our goals remain unchanged. We will continue to provide a comprehensive student-athlete experience and expect to win conference championships and bowl games while participating in NCAA Tournaments and advancing in post-season play.
Thank you for your continued support as we work to advance our athletics program and our university. We appreciate all those in our WKU Community who provide unwavering philanthropic gifts; who wear red and show up game after game; who join us in the stands waving their red towels and singing our Fight Song; and who ultimately carry forward the rich traditions of our institution.
We’re incredibly grateful for the crucial role athletics plays in the total college experience at WKU and look forward to a bright future and much success ahead. Go Tops!”