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Post by Butler Blue on May 10, 2024 14:40:50 GMT -6
Missouri State to join CUSA for all sports in 2025. Future CUSADelaware (2025) FIU Jacksonville St Kennesaw St (2024) Liberty Louisiana Tech Middle Tennessee Missouri St (2025) New Mexico State Sam Houston St UTEP Western Kentucky This is where Wichita State belongs. But don't all of those schools play football?
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Post by Butler Blue on May 10, 2024 14:42:54 GMT -6
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Post by Braves4Life on May 10, 2024 20:36:58 GMT -6
This is where Wichita State belongs. But don't all of those schools play football? Yes, but doesn't Wichita want to bring back football?
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Post by Butler Blue on May 11, 2024 6:36:48 GMT -6
But don't all of those schools play football? Yes, but doesn't Wichita want to bring back football? I think the Koch brothers well has somewhat dried up.
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Post by buxcies on May 13, 2024 9:25:35 GMT -6
WAC on shaky ground - nothing imminent - but a lot to digest: Stephen F. Austin is seriously considering a move back to the Southland, which could contribute to sandbagging the precarious UAC arrangement. On the heels of UT RGV announcing a similar move last month, they could announce the move within the month, and it could be a sign of in-fighting among members of the new football-only league, and would jeopardize the status of the WAC as an all-sports league. The Utah schools have been engaged in preliminary discussions with the Summit, and the WCC could end up being a landing spot for Cal Baptist, and potentially Grand Canyon, but there may be some resistance from WCC membership toward GCU. The Utah schools joining the Summit is one thing that concerns me. If that happens does the Summit sponsor football and with it, the Dakota schools leave the MVFC? In that scenario the other Valley schools who play football may look for a more stable situation for their football programs which may require other sports to go with. In my personal opinion, a weakened MVFC is still the best place for SIU, ISU, ISUB, UNI, and Murray State to have their football programs but they may think different. A lot of dominos have to fall in this scenario but it's something that isn't that far out of the realm of possibilities.
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Post by squirrel on May 14, 2024 17:36:57 GMT -6
Not sure how to unpack this one yet, but Richmond football shockingly announced a move to the Patriot League for football only.
Wondering if this might signal a safety net for the Academies on the positive side of a DI split, and they are taking a step toward aligning with them.
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Post by squirrel on May 16, 2024 0:33:21 GMT -6
Yes, but doesn't Wichita want to bring back football? I think the Koch brothers well has somewhat dried up. Yes-their window of opportunity has closed. If it didn't happen 10 years ago when the iron was scorching hot AND after the Ted Lasso exposure, it isn't happening.
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Post by ph on May 16, 2024 13:15:20 GMT -6
Another leaving the WAC. SFA to the Southland
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Post by ph on May 19, 2024 17:19:12 GMT -6
OT, but there’s a D3 school shutting down on May 31 while their baseball team still has a chance to be playing in the D3 World Series
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Post by squirrel on May 23, 2024 8:02:10 GMT -6
The remaining Texas WAC schools have all reached out to the Southland.
My guess is the WAC is burning up the phones in the Lone Star Conference. Maybe we see former league foe West Texas make the jump, and our old friends Lubbock Christian, too!
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Post by ph on May 26, 2024 7:55:00 GMT -6
The final PAC 12 conference championship
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Post by ph on May 26, 2024 8:02:37 GMT -6
OT, but there’s a D3 school shutting down on May 31 while their baseball team still has a chance to be playing in the D3 World Series And the team that will be without a school advanced to the DIII World Series And 2 crazy storylines: They won despite food poisoning (2 players still in the hospital ) And you might recall their ace as the kid the White Sox didn’t want in the clubhouse 12 years ago
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Post by panthergrad2011 on May 26, 2024 9:13:34 GMT -6
OT, but there’s a D3 school shutting down on May 31 while their baseball team still has a chance to be playing in the D3 World Series And the team that will be without a school advanced to the DIII World Series And 2 crazy storylines: They won despite food poisoning (2 players still in the hospital ) And you might recall their ace as the kid the White Sox didn’t want in the clubhouse 12 years ago You mean to tell me that Drake LaRoche was a clubhouse leader after all these years?
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Post by ph on Jun 2, 2024 20:21:52 GMT -6
OT, but there’s a D3 school shutting down on May 31 while their baseball team still has a chance to be playing in the D3 World Series And the team that will be without a school advanced to the DIII World Series And 2 crazy storylines: They won despite food poisoning (2 players still in the hospital ) And you might recall their ace as the kid the White Sox didn’t want in the clubhouse 12 years ago Birmingham Southern’s baseball season lasted 2 days longer the school (thanks to a walkoff HR they hit in their prior game
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Post by squirrel on Jun 10, 2024 9:05:02 GMT -6
And Moats jumps to EKU. Odd.
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Post by ph on Jun 10, 2024 9:10:41 GMT -6
And Moats jumps to EKU. Odd. Weird. I guess a pre-emptive jump figuring the next university president would can him anyway?
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Post by tribecalledquest2024 on Jun 10, 2024 9:26:01 GMT -6
And Moats jumps to EKU. Odd. Weird. I guess a pre-emptive jump figuring the next university president would can him anyway? Smart move.
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Post by dss03 on Jun 10, 2024 9:30:35 GMT -6
And Moats jumps to EKU. Odd. The depths MSU basketball fell to, and the fan revolt in reaction to that decline, makes it not seem all that odd to me. A new President would presumably want a new AD as one of his first actions, at least from where I see it.
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Post by panthergrad2011 on Jun 13, 2024 22:51:39 GMT -6
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Post by panthergrad2011 on Jul 12, 2024 18:31:36 GMT -6
Even though the conference they played in is no more, Wazzu and Oregon State will retain their postseason opportunities through the Pac-12's previous bowl game agreements and will continue through the 2025 season. The Pac 12 has agreements with the Holiday Bowl, Independence Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, LA Bowl, Sun Bowl, Alamo Bowl and the ESPN bowl pool. The Rose Bowl is now part of the CFP and will host a quarterfinal and semifinal each season.
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