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Originally posted by Tdobson View PostTwo questions: why did SVC drop football, and any chance we add frostburg or fairmont this year?
Yes, I think there's a chance that the PSAC adds a school. I'd honestly be surprised at anyone other than Frostburg. If Gary West were still around, I might throw West Liberty out there but they're fading into the abyss of the MEC.
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Originally posted by IUP24 View Post
Am I mistaken here, but wasn't there talk a while back about Salisbury University wanting to move up to D2 and had interest in joining the PSAC? I recall that being a conversation on here. I just can't remember if that was us just spit balling or if there was an actual rumor there.
That would make way more sense than a SVC.
The thinking was always that they don't really have a traditional conference at the D3 level. However, with some recent departures and adds, their conference is getting more regionalized. So, they might be less tempted by D2 than they used to be. Certainly, they would be a geographic outlier in the PSAC, even though they do fit the D2 institutional profile. I don't expect to see them in D2 anytime soon.
I think the PSAC would be wise to be patient. Not only are the candidates pretty unexciting (Frostburg still the best but shaky), but who knows how long it might be until another program departs the PSAC. If the conference makes a panic add, they might find themselves with another odd number before long.
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Originally posted by EastStroud13 View Post
I believe there used to be a rumor about them being under consideration for the MEC. They are in the same system as Frostburg and used to be rivals in their D3 days. Nothing substantial about them joining the PSAC, but they would be a good add athletically. They have a good program all-around, including field hockey. Their football team just made it to the D3 quarterfinals, where they lost to Mount Union 38-17.
The thinking was always that they don't really have a traditional conference at the D3 level. However, with some recent departures and adds, their conference is getting more regionalized. So, they might be less tempted by D2 than they used to be. Certainly, they would be a geographic outlier in the PSAC, even though they do fit the D2 institutional profile. I don't expect to see them in D2 anytime soon.
I think the PSAC would be wise to be patient. Not only are the candidates pretty unexciting (Frostburg still the best but shaky), but who knows how long it might be until another program departs the PSAC. If the conference makes a panic add, they might find themselves with another odd number before long.
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
Their admissions standards make our state schools look like Harvard and Yale.
Say this is true, which East team is then coming to the West?
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Originally posted by TheBigCat2192 View Post
Ship and Lock Haven have both been in the west at times. If the PSAC actually added any program that slotted geographically in the East it’d almost have to be one of those two. Considering LHU is no longer a stand-alone school I’d guess Ship.
Based on the triad situation I'd agree with you.
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Originally posted by Boro33 View Post
You heard correctly. Lackawanna will enter the PSAC as a 4 year school
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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post
ZERO truth to this. The PSAC will target a school that fills a western left by Mercyhurst but presidents and ADs have made it clear that they want a strong athletic program and if possible another public school.
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Originally posted by Boro33 View Post
Maybe...maybe not. I have word from some psac officials that it is in the works.
I don't see the conference admitting an open enrollment school. The merger was just announced in August, and that will take some time to sort out the back end of the new entity. These are two sleepy schools, so I doubt they have capacity to navigate the merger plus join the NCAA and the PSAC.Last edited by Fightingscot82; 01-13-2025, 01:55 PM.
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Originally posted by TheBigCat2192 View Post
Ship and Lock Haven have both been in the west at times. If the PSAC actually added any program that slotted geographically in the East it’d almost have to be one of those two. Considering LHU is no longer a stand-alone school I’d guess Ship.
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Originally posted by Ship69 View Post
Would much rather see them get a Western school, and given the short distance between Shepherd and Shippensburg it would not be smart to have them in separate divisions.
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