Originally posted by Fightingscot82
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Also, don't forget about the LIU-Brooklyn/LIU-Post merger, which saw the D2 programs at Post merged into the D1 programs at Brooklyn. The UT-RGV merger saw the UT-Brownsville and UT-Pan American (Edinburg) campuses merged into a single entity, but both programs were D1 non-football and the RGV sports teams rebranded into their present identity.
As I noted in this thread a few weeks ago, Northern Vermont University (D3) was created following a merger of Johnson State College and Lyndon State College, but both campuses retained their separate athletic programs.
I have a gut feeling we won't get an immediate answer from the NCAA given how few answers we've been given by the powers that be in Harrisburg. If the PASSHE scheme is similar to NVU or SIU, then all six programs will likely be retained. If it's more along the lines of Georgia Southern/Armstrong State, then I'd expect to see a lot of lobbying from the six campuses and a lot of bitter fights to determine where the two merged programs will ultimately end up.
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