Hello all, with the COVID altered state of college sports, does anyone else think there will be a shift to better geographic options when schools are considering their conference affiliations? I think there will be due to the constricted budgets over the next year. I think a fair of schools will ultimately get over some of the old bad blood or other issues that may have pushed them away from a geographic conference fit. For example, I could see a school like Kentucky Wesleyan move to rejoin the GLVC as the GMAC seems to be more Ohio-centric. I could see this for a number of schools in my neck of the woods (Indianapolis, KWC, Trevecca Nazarene, Lewis, Notre Dame College, etc.), and I think certain conferences will be trying to a build tight knit geographic fit to ensure their survival and keep costs as low as possible. Thoughts? Other school or conference changes you predict?
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There were some conference moves before the pandemic hit (I'm glad AB joined the Mountain East) and I could see your scenario playing out to some extent. I would think that most schools have lost money and will be looking for ways to make up those losses by cutting down on travel costs, etc. And realignment is a way to do that. So they'll probably be some more moves.Last edited by crixus; 12-01-2020, 02:55 PM.
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Originally posted by D2Ohio View PostWould not Kentucky Wesleyan be better off as an "independent" in football, play Kentucky St, some eastern GLVC and NAIA MidSouth Kentucky area schools?Last edited by crixus; 12-01-2020, 04:29 PM.
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Originally posted by D2Ohio View PostWould not Kentucky Wesleyan be better off as an "independent" in football, play Kentucky St, some eastern GLVC and NAIA Mid South Kentucky area schools?
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Originally posted by crixus View PostThere were some conference moves before the pandemic hit (I'm glad AB joined the Mountain East) and I could see your scenario playing out to some extent. I would think that most schools have lost money and will be looking for ways to make up those losses by cutting down on travel costs, etc. And realignment is a way to do that. So they'll probably be some more moves.
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Originally posted by Uindy18 View Post
Have you heard anything about Ohio Valley maybe joining AB and D&E in the Mountain East? They announced that they would be leaving the GMAC, but not said if they will join another conference. They could drop to NAIA or D3 too.
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Originally posted by crixus View Post
No I haven't, not until now. Thanks for the scoop.
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