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  • boatcapt
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    Originally posted by CALUPA69 View Post

    There is absolutely chatter on this MB by mostly PSAC fans about the competitiveness of various schools. Most frequently it is questioning the commitment of the AD and administration of the schools who do so poorly. It also involves heavy criticism of schools who try "too hard" like the CAL U renaissance of the '90s-'00s. Aside from CHEYNEY which was an obvious hopeless case, suggestions that other schools leave or quit were couched in a "if they're not going to try why are they even competing" challenge to do better. MANSFIELD'S decision to change to SPRINT FOOTBALL was purely that administration's decision to save money.
    You are right in one regard. The HOME OFFICE does take a very proactive stance in looking out for the health and success of the league and it's members. They actually to a much better job at that than the PASSHE does at managing the university structure. So I would say absolutely be aware that plans are being made for many eventualities including but not limited to departures, consolidation or even expansion. If you think about it the PSAC could go on as a league of D2 colleges even if the PASSHE was shut down completely. Don't see that immediately but who's to say.
    As time has gone by, the PSAC has become less and less a PASSHE/Pennsylvania/public school conference. Up until the Mansfield situation, the PSAC was 100% PASSHE, 100% PA, 100% public and 100% football playing. After Mansfield stepped out of football and Post took their place, the PSAC was 93% PASSHE, 93% PA, 93% public and 93% football playing. Fast forward a couple of years to the Gannon/Seton Hill/UPJ/Hurst addition and Posts departure and the PSAC was 77% PASSHE, 100% PA, 77% public and 88% football playing. Fast forward to the Cheyney/Shepherd swap and the PSAC is now 72% PASSHE, 94% PA, 77% public and 88% football playing.

    No one knows how or even if the PASSHE will be able to reach an agreements that affect sports, but it seems that most posters are in agreement that Clarion, Locke Haven and Mansfield are on the chopping block and perhaps Edinboro also. Also, some have speculated that the PSAC will try and plump it's ranks up by adding another out of state member in the form of NDC. Assuming all this comes to pass, the PSAC will stand at 60% PASSHE, 83% PA, and 93% of it's members playing football. I on the other hand, think that in addition to trimming four schools from the PASSHE athletic roles, the PSAC will trim one football playing non-PASSHE school as well as non-football UPJ to give it 12 members all playing football. In that senario PASSHE membership in the PSAC goes to 75%, PA representation goes to 100% ( 91% if they trim a school other than Shepherd) and 100% playing football. Nice tight conference were the expense of travel for the still cash strapped schools is reduced.
    Last edited by boatcapt; 06-29-2020, 04:54 PM.

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  • IUPbigINDIANS
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    Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post

    You're just speculating at this point. IUP has lost as many students as Edinboro since 2010 but they're not in your list because they've been winning on the football field. All but 5 of the 14 PASSHE schools have notified the professors union that they are exploring layoffs within the next year. Those five NOT exploring faculty layoffs are East Stroudsburg, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, and West Chester.
    IUP's football success is a direct correlation to its financial support among boosters. IUP has (for this level) a very strong core of heavy hitters when it comes to coughing up yearly (big) checks. Same with Slippery Rock. Follow the money and it leads you to wins on Saturday's in the Fall. Same with basketball. Joe Lombardi is a great coach -- who also has a ton of money to spend every season. To Joe's and Tort's credit, they are both good fundraisers. Joe has some of the biggest donors in town in his close circle.

    As it's well-discussed on here, IUP has a very loyal following -- but, a very old following. That is alarming to me as we hit the next decade. Hopefully some younger donors start to emerge.

    Enrollment-wise ... yeah, they have a problem. President Driz may take the fall for it if it isn't fixed soon. No reason they shouldn't be carrying at least 13,500 students. I don't see them ever getting back to the diploma factory heyday numbers-wise.

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  • Fightingscot82
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    Originally posted by boatcapt View Post

    Yes Post is the only team to have actually left the conference, but not the only example of member schools either cutting major athletic programs or cutting athletics entirely. Although, I guess Cheyney hasn't actually cut their athletic programs as they still have a couple. In actuality, they left the PSAC and the NCAA so I guess, technically two teams have left the PSAC. For comparison, the MEC has had one program (Urbana) cut athletics (closed the school completely), and two schools leave (UV-Wise and Shepherd). The MEC has added two schools from the GMAC, one as an associate member (UNCP) and one moving up from D3 (Frostburgh). MEC appears to have one program is serious financial straights (WU) while the PSAC has several (Mansfield, Clarion, Locke Haven, Edinboro) and is in the process of reorganizing that probably will result in a number of these programs cutting athletics.

    So who is in constant chaos?? PSAC has had seven "new programs" come to the conference, three programs either leave or severly cut their PSAC partisipation and four more on the current choping block. Seems like the PSAC is in as much chaos as the GLIAC, GMAC, GNAC and MEC.
    You're just speculating at this point. IUP has lost as many students as Edinboro since 2010 but they're not in your list because they've been winning on the football field. All but 5 of the 14 PASSHE schools have notified the professors union that they are exploring layoffs within the next year. Those five NOT exploring faculty layoffs are East Stroudsburg, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, and West Chester.

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  • CALUPA69
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    Originally posted by boatcapt View Post

    Cheyney for all sports and Mansfield for football.
    There is absolutely chatter on this MB by mostly PSAC fans about the competitiveness of various schools. Most frequently it is questioning the commitment of the AD and administration of the schools who do so poorly. It also involves heavy criticism of schools who try "too hard" like the CAL U renaissance of the '90s-'00s. Aside from CHEYNEY which was an obvious hopeless case, suggestions that other schools leave or quit were couched in a "if they're not going to try why are they even competing" challenge to do better. MANSFIELD'S decision to change to SPRINT FOOTBALL was purely that administration's decision to save money.
    You are right in one regard. The HOME OFFICE does take a very proactive stance in looking out for the health and success of the league and it's members. They actually to a much better job at that than the PASSHE does at managing the university structure. So I would say absolutely be aware that plans are being made for many eventualities including but not limited to departures, consolidation or even expansion. If you think about it the PSAC could go on as a league of D2 colleges even if the PASSHE was shut down completely. Don't see that immediately but who's to say.

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  • boatcapt
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    Originally posted by ESU Warrior View Post

    Who besides Post?????
    Cheyney for all sports and Mansfield for football.

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  • ESU Warrior
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    Originally posted by boatcapt View Post

    Folks on this board have been advocating for kicking Seton Hill out of the PSAC almost since they joined. Also many advocated for kicking Cheyney out before they left. I also remember a number of posts were folks have advocated for cutting all the "non-performers" out including but not limited to Mansfield, Clarion, Lock Haven and Edinboro. Yes, one school actually being kicked out of the PSAC does not constutute a trend in and of itself, but when you combine that with the other voluntary departures and the sentiment of a perhaps small but signifigant portion of the PSAC fan base you get a drum beat for kicking schools out when they are no longer needed.

    As for Shepherd specifically being kicked out of the PSAC, while I don't see it happening, they are on the table. Here's why I think that. 1. They are a non-PASSHE school (PSAC first and foremost is a conference for PASSHE. The non-PASSHE schools are just place fillers), 2. They are the only school in the PSAC that is outside of Pennsylvania (The only other exampleof a non-PA school in the PSAC was Post and we know what happened to them, 3. They are the newest member of the PSAC (last in, first out). Again, I don't think the PSAC will dump them, but a case can be made that of the four not PASSHE schools, they are the ones that should be dropped...and I would imagine that the Hurst, Gannon and Seton Hill will make that case (if they want to stay in a trimmed down PSAC).
    Who besides Post?????

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  • IUPbigINDIANS
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    Originally posted by boatcapt View Post

    Folks on this board have been advocating for kicking Seton Hill out of the PSAC almost since they joined. Also many advocated for kicking Cheyney out before they left. I also remember a number of posts were folks have advocated for cutting all the "non-performers" out including but not limited to Mansfield, Clarion, Lock Haven and Edinboro. Yes, one school actually being kicked out of the PSAC does not constutute a trend in and of itself, but when you combine that with the other voluntary departures and the sentiment of a perhaps small but signifigant portion of the PSAC fan base you get a drum beat for kicking schools out when they are no longer needed.

    As for Shepherd specifically being kicked out of the PSAC, while I don't see it happening, they are on the table. Here's why I think that. 1. They are a non-PASSHE school (PSAC first and foremost is a conference for PASSHE. The non-PASSHE schools are just place fillers), 2. They are the only school in the PSAC that is outside of Pennsylvania (The only other exampleof a non-PA school in the PSAC was Post and we know what happened to them, 3. They are the newest member of the PSAC (last in, first out). Again, I don't think the PSAC will dump them, but a case can be made that of the four not PASSHE schools, they are the ones that should be dropped...and I would imagine that the Hurst, Gannon and Seton Hill will make that case (if they want to stay in a trimmed down PSAC).
    Outside of this board ... few people could even name the member schools in the PSAC. That includes PSAC students. Yes, Shepherd is 'out of state' ... but geographically ... barely. There's no chance they get kicked out.

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  • boatcapt
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    Originally posted by CALUPA69 View Post

    So we're in the WE SAID, THEY SAID discussion. How about this. I'll concede that PSAC tossed POST aside for the good of the conference if you'll agree that this SINGLE EVENT does not, in any way, constitute a PATTERN of ejections on their part. If any PSACer on this MB wants to DUMP SHEPHERD, please step up and have your say. IMO, the RAMS are in until they choose otherwise.
    Folks on this board have been advocating for kicking Seton Hill out of the PSAC almost since they joined. Also many advocated for kicking Cheyney out before they left. I also remember a number of posts were folks have advocated for cutting all the "non-performers" out including but not limited to Mansfield, Clarion, Lock Haven and Edinboro. Yes, one school actually being kicked out of the PSAC does not constutute a trend in and of itself, but when you combine that with the other voluntary departures and the sentiment of a perhaps small but signifigant portion of the PSAC fan base you get a drum beat for kicking schools out when they are no longer needed.

    As for Shepherd specifically being kicked out of the PSAC, while I don't see it happening, they are on the table. Here's why I think that. 1. They are a non-PASSHE school (PSAC first and foremost is a conference for PASSHE. The non-PASSHE schools are just place fillers), 2. They are the only school in the PSAC that is outside of Pennsylvania (The only other exampleof a non-PA school in the PSAC was Post and we know what happened to them, 3. They are the newest member of the PSAC (last in, first out). Again, I don't think the PSAC will dump them, but a case can be made that of the four not PASSHE schools, they are the ones that should be dropped...and I would imagine that the Hurst, Gannon and Seton Hill will make that case (if they want to stay in a trimmed down PSAC).

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  • ESU Warrior
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    Originally posted by boatcapt View Post

    You can rationalize all you want but the bottom line is when PASSHE schools cut their athletics, PSAC goes looking in other conferences. When those schools are not needed anymore, they are quickly shown the door. That's the conferences go to move.
    I can assure you that in 2006 at the PSAC indoor track meet (held at ESU) Steve Murray (PSAC commissioner) told me that Shepherd reached out to the PSAC about joining if a spot ever opened.

    He also told me the PSAC, NE-10, and WVIAC were trying to set up non-conference schedules for week 1. PSAC west vs WVIAC and PSAC east vs NE-10.

    So your assumption that the PSAC raided Shepherd from you is false.

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  • CALUPA69
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    Originally posted by boatcapt View Post

    Oh I seriously doubt you are really speechless! The MEC and the WVIAC are two different conferences. Neither UPJ or Seton Hill were ever in the MEC.
    Very lawyer-like parsing. I like it.

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  • CALUPA69
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    Originally posted by boatcapt View Post

    News articles I read clearly indicate that the expulsion of Post from the PSAC was NOT by mutual agreement. Statements made by the Post AD clearly indicate that there was a lot of uncertanty about what Post would do after they left. Options discussed by Post's AD included playing as a DII Independent, going back to the NE-10 or going D1.

    The reason stated was the PSAC's in-state additions to the conference meaning that the PSAC no longer needed Post.

    To say that the PSAC's expulsion of Post was mutually agreed to is like saying my break-up with my first girlfriend was mutual!!!
    So we're in the WE SAID, THEY SAID discussion. How about this. I'll concede that PSAC tossed POST aside for the good of the conference if you'll agree that this SINGLE EVENT does not, in any way, constitute a PATTERN of ejections on their part. If any PSACer on this MB wants to DUMP SHEPHERD, please step up and have your say. IMO, the RAMS are in until they choose otherwise.

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  • boatcapt
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    Originally posted by Horror Child View Post

    Lest your drivel is refuted, unwitting readers might fall prey to believing it.

    There is no problem. Given the PSAC's history of NOT kicking out members to the curb when they are no longer needed, Shepherd has nothing to worry about!
    News articles I read clearly indicate that the expulsion of Post from the PSAC was NOT by mutual agreement. Statements made by the Post AD clearly indicate that there was a lot of uncertanty about what Post would do after they left. Options discussed by Post's AD included playing as a DII Independent, going back to the NE-10 or going D1.

    The reason stated was the PSAC's in-state additions to the conference meaning that the PSAC no longer needed Post.

    To say that the PSAC's expulsion of Post was mutually agreed to is like saying my break-up with my first girlfriend was mutual!!!

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  • boatcapt
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    Originally posted by CALUPA69 View Post
    Uhh, where did SETON HILL UNIVERSITY and UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN come from ?? Spontaneous creation ?? By the way the offer's always on the table....take SHU... PLEASE !! Wait a minute, wait a damn minute, you're actually splitting the MEC/WVIAC hair ??? Really that's the deal... I'm speechless !!!
    Oh I seriously doubt you are really speechless! The MEC and the WVIAC are two different conferences. Neither UPJ or Seton Hill were ever in the MEC.

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  • CALUPA69
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    Originally posted by boatcapt View Post

    For comparison, the MEC has had one program (Urbana) cut athletics (closed the school completely), and two schools leave (UV-Wise and Shepherd).
    Uhh, where did SETON HILL UNIVERSITY and UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN come from ?? Spontaneous creation ?? By the way the offer's always on the table....take SHU... PLEASE !! Wait a minute, wait a damn minute, you're actually splitting the MEC/WVIAC hair ??? Really that's the deal... I'm speechless !!!

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  • Horror Child
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    Originally posted by boatcapt View Post

    PSAC is in SR1 as is the MEC...This is a PSAC problem but one that also effects SR1 so I'm responding here. If there was a dedicated SR1 board, I'd respond there. If you think I'm trolling, ignore me and certainly don't reply to my troll posts!!
    Lest your drivel is refuted, unwitting readers might fall prey to believing it.

    There is no problem. Given the PSAC's history of NOT kicking out members to the curb when they are no longer needed, Shepherd has nothing to worry about!

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