ohiohsbball wrote:Bostonspider wrote:It is not like the BE leaders and presidents have not ALREADY assessed St. Louis, Dayton, Richmond and even VCU. I know for a fact that they have toured all of UR's facilities, met with the AD and President. They have all the information they need of the presumptive candidates. So IF and when they decide to make a move, it could very well be pretty "silent".
I agree. I don't mean to sound rude, but everyone always claims to have inside information, and I just don't believe it. I also know for a fact that they have toured Saint Louis and Dayton and during the A10 tournament met with Dr. Curran at UD. I don't know about VCU. As far as inside information, I have none but a gut feeling. That feeling is within three years of the conference starting Saint Louis and Dayton would be added; maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm not. A friend of mine coaches girls basketball in Virginia and said that VCU really isn't a candidate, and wanted to start a home and home with Dayton girls basketball program. I heard that back around Thanksgiving, so who knows if that is still in the cards. These are message boards; just take everything with a grain of salt. This I am 100% sure of- the presidents are not going to be looking at these boards to determine which team they select nor are they going to be looking at all of these ridiculous mentions of Uconn dropping football and Gonzaga traveling across the country to play in the BE.
Again, just a gut feeling is that something may happen next year. Dayton is starting their lacrosse program next year and the A10 rumors are they are going after UAB and Sienna to replace Dayton and St. Louis; again just rumors, but everything I have heard are from area coaches which means nothing. These universities in the Big East and expansion candidates are going to play everything close to the vest. What I have heard are the presidents aren't really wanting to expand now, but with ratings low on FS1, Fox is pushing the issue for next year.
ohiohsbball wrote:Bostonspider wrote:It is not like the BE leaders and presidents have not ALREADY assessed St. Louis, Dayton, Richmond and even VCU. I know for a fact that they have toured all of UR's facilities, met with the AD and President. They have all the information they need of the presumptive candidates. So IF and when they decide to make a move, it could very well be pretty "silent".
I agree. I don't mean to sound rude, but everyone always claims to have inside information, and I just don't believe it. I also know for a fact that they have toured Saint Louis and Dayton and during the A10 tournament met with Dr. Curran at UD. I don't know about VCU. As far as inside information, I have none but a gut feeling. That feeling is within three years of the conference starting Saint Louis and Dayton would be added; maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm not. A friend of mine coaches girls basketball in Virginia and said that VCU really isn't a candidate, and wanted to start a home and home with Dayton girls basketball program. I heard that back around Thanksgiving, so who knows if that is still in the cards. These are message boards; just take everything with a grain of salt. This I am 100% sure of- the presidents are not going to be looking at these boards to determine which team they select nor are they going to be looking at all of these ridiculous mentions of Uconn dropping football and Gonzaga traveling across the country to play in the BE.
Again, just a gut feeling is that something may happen next year. Dayton is starting their lacrosse program next year and the A10 rumors are they are going after UAB and Sienna to replace Dayton and St. Louis; again just rumors, but everything I have heard are from area coaches which means nothing. These universities in the Big East and expansion candidates are going to play everything close to the vest. What I have heard are the presidents aren't really wanting to expand now, but with ratings low on FS1, Fox is pushing the issue for next year.
ohiohsbball wrote:I agree. I don't mean to sound rude, but everyone always claims to have inside information, and I just don't believe it. I also know for a fact that they have toured Saint Louis and Dayton and during the A10 tournament met with Dr. Curran at UD. I don't know about VCU. As far as inside information, I have none but a gut feeling. That feeling is within three years of the conference starting Saint Louis and Dayton would be added; maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm not. A friend of mine coaches girls basketball in Virginia and said that VCU really isn't a candidate, and wanted to start a home and home with Dayton girls basketball program. I heard that back around Thanksgiving, so who knows if that is still in the cards. These are message boards; just take everything with a grain of salt. This I am 100% sure of- the presidents are not going to be looking at these boards to determine which team they select nor are they going to be looking at all of these ridiculous mentions of Uconn dropping football and Gonzaga traveling across the country to play in the BE.
Again, just a gut feeling is that something may happen next year. Dayton is starting their lacrosse program next year and the A10 rumors are they are going after UAB and Sienna to replace Dayton and St. Louis; again just rumors, but everything I have heard are from area coaches which means nothing. These universities in the Big East and expansion candidates are going to play everything close to the vest. What I have heard are the presidents aren't really wanting to expand now, but with ratings low on FS1, Fox is pushing the issue for next year.
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