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[EastStroud13]

I am a big advocate of adding both of them to your Ignore List. Neither of them adds enough insight to be worth the constant bickering....

[EastStroud13]

The nice part for New Haven is that the NE-10 is so weak that a non-con loss doesn't keep them out of the playoffs, and they usually give a good fight...

[EastStroud13]

If we assume that the Horizon would add IUP in the first place, they'd still have to park football somewhere... and the only realistic option is the NEC....

[EastStroud13]

I really enjoy concepts of promotion and relegation. But I think in this case, there are other factors in play that will keep PSAC teams from truly competing...

[EastStroud13]

The East certainly was stronger last season. IUP's struggles had a lot to do with that as well. I'm sure it will continue to vary from season to season,...

[EastStroud13]

It's also a faulty point logically. Those Cheyney and Mansfield programs were typically many leagues worse than the worst of the PSAC West. When they...

[EastStroud13]

GVSU has the better stadium in a vacuum, but that's the very upper end of D2. It's more of a FCS stadium for a program that happens to be in D2.

[EastStroud13]

It is in the middle of nowhere, but it's less than an hour away from the Pittsburgh airport, so it fits fairly well in the footprint of the PAC. They're...

[EastStroud13]

A perfect fit in every way except for geography... unfortunate for them that most of WV is a deadzone when it comes to D3, because all the programs are...

[EastStroud13]

They're not. Think more "tallest midget"....

[EastStroud13]

As a general point of comparison, here's how Mercyhurst compares to their new NEC companions in their 3-year rolling average of Massey ratings. It's not...

[EastStroud13]

Realistically, the answer is that nobody in the NEC is good in bball. After Merrimack and Sacred Heart leave, Wagner and FDU are the closest they have...

[EastStroud13]

Not losing their coach (yet) was a big win for the program. That opening game against Greenville State is a good litmus test, and a LHU win would be big...

[EastStroud13]

I think the MAC has the schools that GVSU ultimately fits best with. My prediction is, by the time GVSU is actually in position to join the MAC, the power...

[EastStroud13]

Pace's football is mediocre on a good year, and their basketball, while fine, doesn't move the needle. They'd also have to park men's lacrosse somewhere...

[EastStroud13]

Honestly, I think the MEC should lean into being a strong basketball conference, that also has football, especially if they lose Frostburg. Point Park...

[EastStroud13]

You keep claiming this but it's far from the only factor. You might say "well what about everyone who wanted NDC to jump to the GMAC" but they...

[EastStroud13]

VSU? As in... Valdosta? The OVC seems like a very odd fit, I'd have expected them to be taken by the ASUN or Big South.

Grand Valley is the...

[EastStroud13]

D2 HBCU's don't opt out of the D2 playoffs. They did start a D2 HBCU bowl game this year, but it consisted of teams that did not qualify for the play...

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Lincoln is a geographic fit, but their overall sports offerings are still pretty limited, and while they've been improving in football, they still are...