July 1 - Moving Day 2024

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Mississippi College dropping football and changing name to Mississippi Christian University.

MC had 10 games lined up for 2025, and 9 games for 2026, which means they had nearly full schedules lined up for the next 2 years. The GSC football future schedules has already been updated to reflect their departure, so I guess they gave the conference at least a little advance notice, but this seems completely out of left field

[SW_Mustang]

Mississippi College dropping football and changing name to Mississippi Christian University.

[crixus]

I follow KRQE news out of Albuquerque and they were reporting that my least favorite FBS QB - Diego Pavia - is suing the NCAA over JUCO eligibility.

I doubt the suit goes anywhere, but with who knows. CHL players can join the NCAA now, so maybe that will change too.

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[crixus]

Let's just say the folks in Commerce were anticipating getting approval from the A&M trustees in College Station well before the lightning quick rebrand to East Texas A&M (which should've happened a long time ago, but that's another story). From the sounds of it, ETAMU was planning for this change to take effect as early as mid-summer, so it's not overly surprising.

I was only joking, hence the LOL at the end of my post.

[SW_Mustang]

The only other active D2 school in the Northeast which competes in D1 is Bentley. Mercyhurst was in the PSAC until they jumped to the NEC this past fall. Stonehill was another former D2 program (NE-10) which moved to D1 in all other sports in 2022.

For additional context, the only remaining D2 schools which compete in ice hockey at D1 are the five NSIC schools (Augustana, Bemidji, Minnesota-Duluth, Mankato and St Cloud), four GLIAC schools (Ferris, Lake Superior, Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan) and the two Alaska schools (Anchorage and Fairbanks). You also have six D3 programs who were grandfathered into D1 hockey (five in New York State plus Colorado College). The two Alaska schools were on the fence about continuing their programs, although there are rumors (or should I say "rumours") that Simon Fraser might start competing at the D1 level in the near future.

Should AIC follow through with their plans to drop ice hockey to D2, that gives the NE-10 seven ice hockey programs at the D2 level (and if Bentley drops to D2 eventually, that number increases to eight).

Given that the NE-10's hockey program is outside of NCAA governance, could those DIII's drop "down" too? Or even DIs?

Hockey is becoming quite competitive and with CHL alums now eligible to play, I kinda wonder how some of the smaller programs will faire.

I always thought hockey needed to be governed separately from the bigger sports given it's regionality.

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I would think the D2 schools in the midwest would be fine - but I did hear that there are a couple smaller programs that could be on the bubble in the northeast, though it was probably just coffee shop talk.

The only other active D2 school in the Northeast which competes in D1 is Bentley. Mercyhurst was in the PSAC until they jumped to the NEC this past fall. Stonehill was another former D2 program (NE-10) which moved to D1 in all other sports in 2022.

For additional context, the only remaining D2 schools which compete in ice hockey at D1 are the five NSIC schools (Augustana, Bemidji, Minnesota-Duluth, Mankato and St Cloud), four GLIAC schools (Ferris, Lake Superior, Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan) and the two Alaska schools (Anchorage and Fairbanks). You also have six D3 programs who were grandfathered into D1 hockey (five in New York State plus Colorado College). The two Alaska schools were on the fence about continuing their programs, although there are rumors (or should I say "rumours") that Simon Fraser might start competing at the D1 level in the near future.

Should AIC follow through with their plans to drop ice hockey to D2, that gives the NE-10 seven ice hockey programs at the D2 level (and if Bentley drops to D2 eventually, that number increases to eight).

[ctrabs74]

I've never seen an effective immediately for something like that. There's usually an official date for marketing purposes and media hype. But then again it's in Texas which is like a whole other world in itself. LOL

Let's just say the folks in Commerce were anticipating getting approval from the A&M trustees in College Station well before the lightning quick rebrand to East Texas A&M (which should've happened a long time ago, but that's another story). From the sounds of it, ETAMU was planning for this change to take effect as early as mid-summer, so it's not overly surprising.

[SW_Mustang]

American International is leaving Atlantic Hockey and D1 hockey altogether after this season to reclassify it back to D2 and join it with the rest of their sports in the NE-10, citing budgetary issues and the changing NCAA landscape. Really unfortunate turn of events for the Yellow Jackets... Hoping this isn't the start of some kind of trend for D2 hockey schools.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ne...ogram-Back.php

I would think the D2 schools in the midwest would be fine - but I did hear that there are a couple smaller programs that could be on the bubble in the northeast, though it was probably just coffee shop talk.

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American International is leaving Atlantic Hockey and D1 hockey altogether after this season to reclassify it back to D2 and join it with the rest of their sports in the NE-10, citing budgetary issues and the changing NCAA landscape. Really unfortunate turn of events for the Yellow Jackets... Hoping this isn't the start of some kind of trend for D2 hockey schools.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ne...ogram-Back.php

[SW_Mustang]

I follow KRQE news out of Albuquerque and they were reporting that my least favorite FBS QB - Diego Pavia - is suing the NCAA over JUCO eligibility.

I doubt the suit goes anywhere, but with who knows. CHL players can join the NCAA now, so maybe that will change too.

Here's an article about it: Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia suing NCAA over eligibility rules - ESPN

[crixus]

Texas A&M Commerce changes their name to East Texas A&M- immediately. For those who are unaware, they used to be East Texas State.

https://www.tamuc.edu/texas-am-unive...sity-commerce/

I've never seen an effective immediately for something like that. There's usually an official date for marketing purposes and media hype. But then again it's in Texas which is like a whole other world in itself. LOL

[SW_Mustang]

I follow KRQE news out of Albuquerque and they were reporting that my least favorite FBS QB - Diego Pavia - is suing the NCAA over JUCO eligibility.

I doubt the suit goes anywhere, but with who knows. CHL players can join the NCAA now, so maybe that will change too.

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Montevallo men's and women's swimming & diving is joining the CC immediately. This leaves the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference with just 3m/4w. They have never really had a full conference. Being an individual sport, it doesn't affect postseason selections with less than 6 teams in a conference but it would be beneficial if the SAC was to absorb the NSISC. Makes a better atmosphere at the conference meet with more teams. Emory & Henry is dropping the sport after this season so the SAC will be at 5 teams. NSISC members are Delta State, Henderson State, Ouachita Baptist, and West Florida (women only).

[laker]

Texas A&M Commerce changes their name to East Texas A&M- immediately. For those who are unaware, they used to be East Texas State.

https://www.tamuc.edu/texas-am-unive...sity-commerce/

[crixus]

They were the last Ivy school to join the AAU. They had a QB on their team back in 67-68-69 named Bill Koenig so that was cool.

I'm familiar with William Koenig the writer, but not with former Dartmouth QB Bill Koenig. I was in second grade in 1967 and I had a Batman lunch box. LOL