Northwood Exit and Expansion Discussion

[Uindy18]

Ya, the " school x to division 1" rumors will always be around as long as your school is halfway competitive in most sports. It went round the...

[Uindy18]

Exactly, it was a natural fit then and a natural fit now (or in a year or two at least)....

[Uindy18]

I would say Bluefield State makes to the most sense for them once they get their program off the ground. I also agree on the KY idea. It is not impossible,...

[Uindy18]

I was not too sure on Clarion. I just know Franklin Pierce is a very new D2 program and I think has a singular win at the D2 level....

[Uindy18]

Agreed, could be a approaching .500 season for Lake Erie, which would be a great improvement. I could see them beating Franklin Pierce, KWC, Walsh, Southwest...

[Uindy18]

Lake Erie has this schedule posted:

9/4 at Clarion
9/11 at Franklin Pierce
9/18 at McKendree
9/25 versus Southwest Baptist...

[Uindy18]

I would say the main issue with a GLIAC/GMAC scheduling agreement is the current one with the GMAC and the GLVC. It would be tough to swing both, but...

[Uindy18]

Ya, I was not sure on Saginaw or Wayne State. I feel like both of them are the borderline between FSU/GV and the rest of the conference....

[Uindy18]

The GLVC is in on that Volleyball event. Basically, all three conferences bring all their teams to Indianapolis, and play non-stop for a 2 or 3 days...

[Uindy18]

I am sure the commitment to competition is there, but the greatest asset your conference has is that tight footprint. I significantly doubt the MEC would...

[Uindy18]

The future of the PSAC is also interesting with them potentially losing a couple FB schools. I do not think they will end up expanding too much outside...

[Uindy18]

I may be wrong, but I believe that only D2 games count towards playoff eligibility. So if you played 11 games, but 2 of them were against NAIA, the playoffs...

[Uindy18]

I feel like GVSU and FSU have the budgets to still be able to fill their schedules with longer trips out to RMAC/LSC/GSC schools etc. I really feel that...

[Uindy18]

Well right, I am just saying if the GLIAC were able to convince them to join, would Northwood reconsider?...

[Uindy18]

I wanted to bring this aspect of the Northwood leaving discussion up in a separate port. If the GLIAC were to act quickly and add the any of the (or all)...

[Uindy18]

I think you hit the nail on the head there. The problem has to be for TNU and KWC, not so much for the northern schools making the long trek down sou...

[Uindy18]

Geographically, they do not fit terribly. I am just not sure they really fit in competition wise and culturally. GSC is probably the best D2 conference...

[Uindy18]

I do not think they would. My bet would be KWC to the GLVC (they have USI right across the river and it is another mostly private school conference)....

[Uindy18]

Ya, GVSU is always an odd one. I am not sure the OVC or the MVC would be the better fit for them. They are giants for DII, and I think they like taking...

[Uindy18]

That would be something. I doubt Purdue-NW would, just because the budgetary state of public colleges in Indiana. If I remember correctly, they were not...