July 1 - Moving Day 2023

[Inkblot]

We're up to four confirmed applicants for 2024: Jamestown, Middle Georgia State, UC Merced, and UT Dallas.

Point Park makes it five.

[Finchwidget]

I looked at it and was a bit disappointed... it doesn't show some of the more obscure defunct conferences that I've had trouble finding information on.

Yeah, I've heard there were a couple of kinks with it, which definitely sucks. I'm just impressed they were both able and willing to put anything like this together

[laker]

I looked at it and was a bit disappointed... it doesn't show some of the more obscure defunct conferences that I've had trouble finding information on.

I'm a fan of the Border, Metro, Skyline and Yankee.

[Inkblot]

Not really realignment news per se, but the NCAA just released a new historical membership dashboard which showcases what years every NCAA school has been in the NCAA, what divisions and conferences they've been in during that time, what conference membership has looked like each year for each past and present NCAA conference, and more. Fun tool to play with if you're a frequenter of this thread like I am.

https://www.ncaa.org/news/2024/1/5/m...nferences.aspx

I looked at it and was a bit disappointed... it doesn't show some of the more obscure defunct conferences that I've had trouble finding information on.

[Finchwidget]

Not really realignment news per se, but the NCAA just released a new historical membership dashboard which showcases what years every NCAA school has been in the NCAA, what divisions and conferences they've been in during that time, what conference membership has looked like each year for each past and present NCAA conference, and more. Fun tool to play with if you're a frequenter of this thread like I am.

https://www.ncaa.org/news/2024/1/5/m...nferences.aspx

[ctrabs74]

I wonder if the NAIA will ever become annexed by the NCAA? Maybe the NAIA teams will become NCAA D2, or D3, or perhaps the create a D4 classification for those teams, or, maybe NCAA will allow the NAIA label to still apply even if the NCAA has full control over these universities. Or...... maybe the future of the NAIA is still on solid foundation and will remain completely separate from the NCAA into the foreseeable future?

Given the current state of the NCAA (mainly due to NIL issues and a lot of other dysfunction that we may never be privy to) and the potential for DOJ anti-trust issues popping up, I don't see and NCAA/NAIA merger ever happening. If it were the case where virtually NAIA member wanted to join the NCAA in the first place, then the NAIA would've vanished a long time ago.

[sportsvine]

NAIA North Star will be disbanding after next year.
NSAA, which held post season tournaments in Watertown, announces it will be disbanding - Go Watertown

I wonder if the NAIA will ever become annexed by the NCAA? Maybe the NAIA teams will become NCAA D2, or D3, or perhaps the create a D4 classification for those teams, or, maybe NCAA will allow the NAIA label to still apply even if the NCAA has full control over these universities. Or...... maybe the future of the NAIA is still on solid foundation and will remain completely separate from the NCAA into the foreseeable future?

[laker]

NAIA North Star will be disbanding after next year.
NSAA, which held post season tournaments in Watertown, announces it will be disbanding - Go Watertown

[Tech Boys]

The SSC announced the addition of new sports today which lead me to an interesting announcement I missed. Florida Tech announced in May the return of Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field Outdoor, and the addition of Men's Track & Field Indoor. The interesting part is no women's teams added. Title IX was cited as part of the reason for adding these sports.

Florida Tech is also committed to ensuring that existing sports programs are not impacted. The changes come as the university reaffirms its support of and responsibilities under Title IX.

[laker]

Frontier Adding Dickinson State as Newest Conference Member - Frontier Conference (fcsports.org)

[Finchwidget]

I think it was already mentioned on here that UC Merced is finally making the leap to D2 after years of speculation over it. Maybe of a little more interest to this place though is that on the Instagram post they made announcing the move, someone commented asking if there were updates on starting a possible football team there, to which the Merced instagram account replied "baby steps🤞". I almost hate to bring false hope to any ex-GNAC members on here, but could we see another D2 football squad on the West Coast sometime soon?

Instagram post in question:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CzolEB-xt-u/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Photo for those that can't access the post:
http://cdn.discordapp.com/attachment...ed1743cb2a67e&

[TheBigCat2192]

NEC must be super desperate to let them in too.

The NEC was on the verge of losing their autobid from becoming too small so yeah I think they were pretty desperate.

[laker]

I feel like there's no way they would. They've been struggling financially for over a decade now. But who knows.

The fiasco that they had at the online meeting when they dropped baseball was epic. I thought that there would be fights like on Jerry Springer.

[SW_Mustang]

Chicago State, the last D1 independent, is joining the NEC. Now will they start football?

Chicago State University To Join Northeast Conference - Chicago State University Athletics (gocsucougars.com)

I read on Twitter that they are going to explore the possibility and even engage in some fundraising activities. Source is usually pretty reliable.

[ctrabs74]

Chicago State, the last D1 independent, is joining the NEC. Now will they start football?

Chicago State University To Join Northeast Conference - Chicago State University Athletics (gocsucougars.com)

It seems as though Chicago State can barely support their existing athletic programs; I can't see how they would even entertain the idea of fielding a football team (Chicago already has enough bad football with Da Bears), not to mention finding a suitable location to play. For context: Roosevelt, which will be joining the GLIAC next season, plays their "home" football games in Arlington Heights. This would be the equivalent (hypothetically, of course) of Wayne State (Mich.) playing off-campus home games in Sterling Heights or somewhere in Macomb County.