Xer4ever wrote:RD, i'll say this, I think you are a fair representation of your school. Your comment about wanting schools that are good ooc, but not good in conference is the exact kind of looser mentality that exists in the A 10. We have a Champions mentality in the BE. The Presidents knew what they were doing when then added 3 and only 3 schools. Beside the beauty of round robin conference play, there were only 3 schools that fit the criteria. That hasn't changed and doesn't appear to be changing anytime soon.
Xer4ever wrote:RD, i'll say this, I think you are a fair representation of your school. Your comment about wanting schools that are good ooc, but not good in conference is the exact kind of looser mentality that exists in the A 10. We have a Champions mentality in the BE. The Presidents knew what they were doing when then added 3 and only 3 schools. Beside the beauty of round robin conference play, there were only 3 schools that fit the criteria. That hasn't changed and doesn't appear to be changing anytime soon.
TBC Alum wrote:Out of sheer morbid curiosity I click on this thread. Why do I do it?
Very rarely (and with very weak arguments) do I ever see anyone address the obvious question - why would we even expand at this point?
sheg wrote:Maybe dash is right, that anything that might happen is either farther than 2-3 years out, our maybe not even on the radar. (But I'd respectfully request you not paint UD fans with a broad brush or imply that all dissenting opinions come from UD fans.)
There are a lot of opinions:
1) No expansion because 10 is perfect
2) no expansion because 10 is perfect and there isn't anybody good enough anyway
3) no expansion because "we only go off of ten if truly huge options become available
4) no expansion right now. Wait and watch (I think this is where the decision makers are right now)
5) expansion fairly soon (2-3 years). More inventory, more good games, more tournament teams, more potential to win tournament games (I'd guess this is close to where Fox is)
6) expansion is probably right to do. Let's figure out who to add.
I suspect the consensus of the people that matter (i.e. not us) is somewhere between 4 and 5, leaning towards 4.
So, you can cross the following off the list:
1) BYU, UConn, Temple, Cincinnati, Memphis (football schools will not happen, in the next few years, anyway)
2) Duke and ND (the two football schools for whom I think an exception would be made). They aren't leaving where they're at any time soon.
3) Wake and Vandy. They aren't willingly jumping their gravy trains anytime soon.
That leaves you with the usual suspects. Now maybe you're in camp 1, 2, or 3 (no expansion or none unless it's a huge get), but the reality is that expansion within 2 or 3 years is a realistic (if not necessarily real) possibility. So you might as well accept reality and consider the possibilities, if you don't want to be blindsided.
Or you can ppetulantly stomp your feet and pretend that if you ignore it, it won't happen.
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