Originally posted by UFOILERFAN
View Post
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Northwood Exit and Expansion Discussion
Collapse
Support The Site!
Collapse
X
-
-
FWIW, while the tweet from the recruit saying he's verbally committing to GV is there, the related "interview" from the Rival's contributor where it says GV is going the OVC is not, and that's the only link from this contributor that is broken, all his other stories about commits are still valid.
Comment
-
-
A little more on the OVC; about a week ago they announced a scheduling alliance with the Southland Conf. which is basically LA and TX schools, including A&M-Commerce. Also, a few weeks ago when Belmont announced they were leaving - a non FB playing member but the 4th school to announce they were leaving - coverage indicated they were looking at schools in KY and TN primarily, along with a few D2 schools, but not going further north than Northern KY.
Comment
-
Back a few pages there was some suggestion that the Power 5 might just tell the NCAA to take a hike and then we get a massive shift among the rest; well, if you didn't see it, yesterday Bob Huggins (coach at West VA) proposed that for NCAA hoops, specifically setting up their own tourney because it made no sense to share the cash with these other conferences.
Comment
-
Hard to believe that anyone would leave the GLIAC given the outstanding history and leadership that the conference has shown over the years....but times change and who knows whats going to happen next. I think any school has to keep their eyes open to protect their atheltes and give them the best chance to excel. Personally I think GVSU has the leadership to move and do a great job very quickly. I dont know about other schools in the GLIAC. Perhaps the GLVC might consider some expansion? At this point I guess we will know soon enough.
Comment
-
Originally posted by KleShreen View Post
Probably Horizon League. They're right in the middle of that footprint. Plus a lot of schools that GV fans would be familiar with.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Inkblot View PostMatt Brown said this on CSNBBS:
Comment
-
Originally posted by Mk63NuclearBomb View PostI think we've pretty comprehensively discussed Northwood leaving, what are some of the options for expansion?
BTW, teams that fear that two PO spots are taken before the season even starts may be convinced that a loss to those two teams and even a third loss could qualify a team because they would have a higher SOS than other 2 or 3 loss teams in the region. In addition, teams that want to get better would benefit from tough competition as the GLIAC is top three in football. They are also [probably] No.1 across all sports.
Comment
-
Originally posted by boyblue View Post
While the ideal thing is to have enough teams in conference to furnish enough games to qualify for the playoffs, if you're short a game or two the thing that would be most helpful would be for the conference to negotiate the most feasible scheduling arrangement they can with another conference. That way teams don't have to go looking for games. In terms of expansion, calls can be made to NAIA & D3 schools to inform them that the GLIAC would welcome them if they were minded to transition.
BTW, teams that fear that two PO spots are taken before the season even starts may be convinced that a loss to those two teams and even a third loss could qualify a team because they would have a higher SOS than other 2 or 3 loss teams in the region. In addition, teams that want to get better would benefit from tough competition as the GLIAC is top three in football. They are also [probably] No.1 across all sports.
- 1 like
Comment
Ad3
Collapse
Comment