I remember seeing about 5 or 6 schools listed as Independents last year! Now it is only UNC Pembroke. My question is; Are you independent on purpose and if so then what advantage do you have by being independent? You are already part of D2, don't you want to be part of a conference? Your administration should be looking to join a conference. My alma mater is Texas A&M Kingsville and part of the Lone Star Conference. I am just curious and i care!
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Re: Only one Independent school in the NCAA Division 2?
Originally posted by El-Hoggie View PostI remember seeing about 5 or 6 schools listed as Independents last year! Now it is only UNC Pembroke. My question is; Are you independent on purpose and if so then what advantage do you have by being independent? You are already part of D2, don't you want to be part of a conference? Your administration should be looking to join a conference. My alma mater is Texas A&M Kingsville and part of the Lone Star Conference. I am just curious and i care!Cal U (Pa.) Class of 2014
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Re: Only one Independent school in the NCAA Division 2?
Originally posted by El-Hoggie View PostI remember seeing about 5 or 6 schools listed as Independents last year! Now it is only UNC Pembroke. My question is; Are you independent on purpose and if so then what advantage do you have by being independent? You are already part of D2, don't you want to be part of a conference? Your administration should be looking to join a conference. My alma mater is Texas A&M Kingsville and part of the Lone Star Conference. I am just curious and i care!
When UNCP started football they sought associate membership for football in the CIAA, but the then Commissioner countered with full membership only. UNCP didn't want to leave the Peach Belt, so they opted for independent status in football. With the amount of D2 schools in NC alone, plus boarding states and even WV, UNCP has been able to consistently put together some decent schedules each year.
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Re: Only one Independent school in the NCAA Division 2?
Originally posted by Tech Boys View PostBarton College begins in 2020, will they affiliate with a conference or be independent?
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Re: Only one Independent school in the NCAA Division 2?
Originally posted by Tech Boys View PostBarton College begins in 2020, will they affiliate with a conference or be independent?
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Re: Only one Independent school in the NCAA Division 2?
Originally posted by El-Hoggie View PostI remember seeing about 5 or 6 schools listed as Independents last year! Now it is only UNC Pembroke. My question is; Are you independent on purpose and if so then what advantage do you have by being independent? You are already part of D2, don't you want to be part of a conference? Your administration should be looking to join a conference. My alma mater is Texas A&M Kingsville and part of the Lone Star Conference. I am just curious and i care!
Bottom line - Being independent only works when there are lots of independents or if you have rivalries or a conference willing to schedule with your school. Otherwise, it's a lonely life.
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Originally posted by boatcapt View PostUNCP just announced they are joining the MEC as an associate member in swimming and diving, track and field, wrestling..............and football.
Wonder if UNCP will keep playing WSSU each year.
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Originally posted by cwfenn View PostMEC needed something to make up for Shepherd leaving. Don't know much about the Division 3 school that's joining the MEC as well as UNCP, but if they're willing to make the move up they must know what the deal is.
Wonder if UNCP will keep playing WSSU each year.
I would assume any future games depends on what the MEC decides about their football schedule. Once everything shakes out I believe the MEC will have 12 football schools. If they go the true round robin schedule then that takes up all 11 weeks, so no UNCP v. WSSU game. If the MEC decides to allow OOC games then it will have to be in the first 3 weeks, because those weeks are reserved for OOC play in the CIAA.
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Re: Only one Independent school in the NCAA Division 2?
Barton and the SAC signed a 2 year scheduling agreement. Barton is essentially filling in the last season of the UNCP agreement.
http://bartonbulldogs.com/sports/fba...20190117p5715x
"The Bulldogs will play eight of the nine SAC football schools in 2020 and will play all nine programs in 2021." My guess is UVA-Wise is left off Barton's 2020 schedule.Last edited by Tech Boys; 01-17-2019, 06:33 PM.
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This is old news, but why did North Greenville and the SAC not get along? They could have been a contender in the SAC, a conference of small private schools, with the exception of UV@Wise, Va. (glad they joined the SAC). Later NG joined the Gulf Coast Conference, a conference with mostly State schools with much larger enrollments, than schools in the SAC, where they are not likely to do as well as they did against SAC schools. NG would also be a better geographic fit in the SAC. ??? 77 Bear
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