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Originally posted by Uindy18 View Post
And D&E going to the MEC, ultimately money generally wins out over bad blood.
AB is a different story...one that has been covered in detail in the past on this board so I won't go into it again. Suffice to say that there was bad blood between the two. Took a pretty major shake-up at AB for the MEC to bring them in.
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Originally posted by boatcapt View Post
D&E didn't generally have bad blood with the MEC when the WVIAC split-up. I think D&E to the MEC was because of some sort of friendship relationship because they just don't meet any of the MEC expectations for it's members.
AB is a different story...one that has been covered in detail in the past on this board so I won't go into it again. Suffice to say that there was bad blood between the two. Took a pretty major shake-up at AB for the MEC to bring them in.
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Originally posted by Brandon View Post
Geographically, A-B in the MEC is what makes sense.Last edited by boatcapt; 12-16-2020, 12:10 PM.
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Originally posted by Brandon View PostRight. Geography is obviously not the only factor.
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Originally posted by Brandon View PostIndianapolis is in an island of its own. From my perspective, it belongs on the GLIAC first, the GLVC second, and anywhere else third.
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Originally posted by Stea1th View PostI still think NDC to the GMAC happens someday. In all honesty though, I thought it would have happened by now. I get the feeling that we pi$$ed some folks off pretty good. No worries. MEC is starting to feel like home.
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Originally posted by Uindy18 View Post
While I agree Uindy is an island ever since St. Joe closed, they definitely do not fit in the GLIAC any more than the GLVC. I would put the GMAC as slightly ahead of the GLVC for Uindy long term due to all those Ohio schools basically and if they add another Indiana school (I am rooting for Marian), it would be a no-brainer.
Side observation. UIndy and NDC kind of push against each other. At approx 330 miles apart, they don't contribute to the "driving distance" argument for either school. Also, UIndy is relatively close to KW (170 miles) and on the grand scheme, not THAT far from TNU (280 miles) which would make it more likely both stay in the GMAC. These two schools remaining in the GMAC largely mitigates the "driving distance" argument for NDC moving to the GMAC.Last edited by boatcapt; 12-17-2020, 08:30 AM.
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The thing is, there really aren't enough of the original G-MAC schools still around to keep NDC out if they are the only ones who have an issue. Only Cedarville, KWC and Ursuline were members when NDC left them.
That tells me that the former GLIAC schools probably have some reservations too and NDC may have reservations.
NDC left the G-MAC for a combination of affiliate memberships with the GLIAC - football, M/W soccer, lacrosse, wrestling, maybe more (I forget). They went independent in their other sports. They only held those GLIAC affiliate memberships for one year before moving to the MEC. NDC knew that the OH schools were contemplating a move (I think the idea of the OH school breakaway was in newspapers as early as 2009, and they obviously had more info than we did), yet they jumped to the MEC anyway.
I have no idea what was said or done between the parties back then and probably nobody on this board does. But even the outside observer can see that NDC made two jumps in two years (I guess three jumps in three years if you count their prior conference) and that the other OH schools may view them as not being willing to gut out the painful route (like the other original G-MAC schools did) or the awkward route (being only an affiliate member of the GLIAC) in order to lay the groundwork for what is now a full-service legit D2 conference.
And I'm not thinking that this is entirely one-sided (NDC being "banished" due to its past actions). NDC obviously made a decision to align itself with the WV schools instead of the OH schools. They chose this.
All that said, I'm still in the "someday" camp. Like I said earlier, presidents and ADs eventually move on and folks forget or have no idea why lines are drawn the way they are. At some point, somebody will question if the lines are drawn right.
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Originally posted by boatcapt View Post
Has anyone in a position of authority (President, AD, BOG) given any statements or interviews that they are unhappy were they are? Any statements or interviews saying they are looking to change conferences? Any serious media, beyond personal opinion, say that sources have told them that UIndy is considering a move? Orrrrr...Are we kind of were we are with NDC? Message board advice saying that they should move.
Side observation. UIndy and NDC kind of push against each other. At approx 330 miles apart, they don't contribute to the "driving distance" argument for either school. Also, UIndy is relatively close to KW (170 miles) and on the grand scheme, not THAT far from TNU (280 miles) which would make it more likely both stay in the GMAC. These two schools remaining in the GMAC largely mitigates the "driving distance" argument for NDC moving to the GMAC.
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Originally posted by BlueBlood View PostThe thing is, there really aren't enough of the original G-MAC schools still around to keep NDC out if they are the only ones who have an issue. Only Cedarville, KWC and Ursuline were members when NDC left them.
That tells me that the former GLIAC schools probably have some reservations too and NDC may have reservations.
NDC left the G-MAC for a combination of affiliate memberships with the GLIAC - football, M/W soccer, lacrosse, wrestling, maybe more (I forget). They went independent in their other sports. They only held those GLIAC affiliate memberships for one year before moving to the MEC. NDC knew that the OH schools were contemplating a move (I think the idea of the OH school breakaway was in newspapers as early as 2009, and they obviously had more info than we did), yet they jumped to the MEC anyway.
I have no idea what was said or done between the parties back then and probably nobody on this board does. But even the outside observer can see that NDC made two jumps in two years (I guess three jumps in three years if you count their prior conference) and that the other OH schools may view them as not being willing to gut out the painful route (like the other original G-MAC schools did) or the awkward route (being only an affiliate member of the GLIAC) in order to lay the groundwork for what is now a full-service legit D2 conference.
And I'm not thinking that this is entirely one-sided (NDC being "banished" due to its past actions). NDC obviously made a decision to align itself with the WV schools instead of the OH schools. They chose this.
All that said, I'm still in the "someday" camp. Like I said earlier, presidents and ADs eventually move on and folks forget or have no idea why lines are drawn the way they are. At some point, somebody will question if the lines are drawn right.
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