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Post by phearthephoenix on Apr 29, 2015 13:25:44 GMT -6
Any follow up on this? I thought an announcement was imminent. The Wright State AD said the announcement will come by the end of May, so within the next month we'll have the official announcement. Two years ago the league announced the addition of Oakland at the beginning of May, so maybe it will be within the next few weeks.
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Post by phoenixphan87 on May 9, 2015 11:16:17 GMT -6
No surprise here
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Post by thetulsawarrior on May 9, 2015 12:21:23 GMT -6
That adds the Cincinnati market and a good travel partner for Wright State in Dayton. I prefer having member schools in or near cities of a decent size.
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Post by uablazin on May 9, 2015 17:05:40 GMT -6
Birmingham is decent size. Please don't make me go to the ASUN.
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Post by gbbrl97 on May 9, 2015 20:04:00 GMT -6
This wasn't a matter of if, but when, especially after Ken Bohtof left the AD post at GB to go to NKU. Welcome to the HL NKU!
.....and goodbye to having to schedule 2-3 DII teams every season.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on May 10, 2015 9:26:25 GMT -6
It is good to know for sure that NKU is coming in. Plus one of my friends is moving to Cincy so this gives me a reason to make the WSU and NKU double this year. As 97 indicated it will eliminate the need for 2 non D1 games on the schedule.
As for UAB I go back and forth on this. If I knew Belmont and UAB would join together and both would be committed to the league for a longer period of time then I would welcome them with open arms. UAB has good resources and tradition. UAB certainly wouldn't hurt the profile of the league. If this was a short stop until football comes back or until the MVC or A10 wants them I am less interested. I am curious what the vast majority of UAB fans think about their future.
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Post by FSCMocFan on May 10, 2015 11:00:21 GMT -6
Are teams that join HL immediately post season eligible?
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Post by Chuck A on May 10, 2015 16:22:58 GMT -6
Are teams that join HL immediately post season eligible? Sure, if they are already Division I. NKU, though, is finishing up their transitional period in '15-'16 and will not be NCAA eligible. They will, however, be eligible for the HL Tourney.
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Post by shooting the J on May 10, 2015 16:28:49 GMT -6
Are teams that join HL immediately post season eligible? Sure, if they are already Division I. NKU, though, is finishing up their transitional period in '15-'16 and will not be NCAA eligible. They will, however, be eligible for the HL Tourney. If there not NCAA eligible, then I'd highly doubt they'd be in the HL tournament. They better not be.
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Post by FSCMocFan on May 10, 2015 17:09:04 GMT -6
HL Tourney eligible, but not NCAA eligible could lead to a real mess.
Teams coming into the Sunshine State Conference (SSC/D2) generally sit out a provisional period before being post-season eligible. (Some of the recent intake have been NAIA -> NCAA D2 converts.) This last year it was Palm Beach Atlantic, who was fully on the schedule h/a for each conference team, but those results did not count in the conference standings and they were not post-season eligible. The provisional member conditions last three years and they will not fully compete until 2017-18. PBA was already in NCAA D2! www.sunshinestateconference.com/article.asp?articleID=2527
Embry-Riddle is also on their way into the conference and converting from NAIA D2 to NCAA D2 at the same time. They aren't even on the schedule yet. www.sunshinestateconference.com/article.asp?articleID=2313 ERAU played an NAIA D2 schedule this year and made it to the semifinals before losing to Cornerstone, who went on to win the championship.
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Post by phoenixphan87 on May 10, 2015 19:36:42 GMT -6
No official word yet on if they will be eligible to play in the conference tournament. They would have to get a waiver through the NCAA similar to what the SWAC did in 2014 to have ineligible teams to compete. Basically if NKU made it to the finals(longshot) the other opponent would get the automatic bid. That move by the Horizon League would be another cash grab and a big joke. I am sure Milwaukee would have loved to play more games last year too.
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Post by phearthephoenix on May 10, 2015 20:12:42 GMT -6
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Post by phoenixphan87 on Apr 25, 2016 12:05:35 GMT -6
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Post by gbbrl97 on Apr 25, 2016 19:40:42 GMT -6
If this were to happen, wouldn't the HL need another school to join with EMU? Belmont perhaps?? I know it's not ideal from a travel partner perspective, but isn't Belmont an associate member in a couple other sports?
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Post by Chuck A on Apr 26, 2016 4:13:16 GMT -6
If this were to happen, wouldn't the HL need another school to join with EMU? Belmont perhaps?? I know it's not ideal from a travel partner perspective, but isn't Belmont an associate member in a couple other sports? Belmont is just an associate member in soccer, but they're contracted to play HL teams in basketball, baseball, volleyball and softball. The affiliation is for two more years, then a reassessment: Belmont either joins the HL as an all-sports member or they part ways. I don't think the HL renews the affiliation. But that's just me. As for EMU, adding them would put the league in a druthers. Now you're going east when the impetus was south with NKU heading us toward Nashville (Belmont). At any rate, I think it was just a frustrated regent venting and just using the Horizon League because we're a basketball-centric league in the midwest.
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