Hearing done deal

[jkc_dawgs]

I'm getting rumors about highest level emergency meetings at more than one school tonight.

Can you expand on that?

[admin]

I'm getting rumors about highest level emergency meetings at more than one school tonight.

Can you expand on that?

I'm getting info from others that high level meetings were called today at more than one school not currently in the Big East. The insinuation is that is has to do with conference affiliation. I can't verify this of course - not sure anyone really can.

[Moliva]

Next year: Xavier, Creighton, Butler. Dayton and St. Louis to follow in 2014.

Fox is the broadcast partner. Announcement soon.

If your name was Brett McMurphy and today was 6 days ago, I'd say you had one hell of a scoop on this one.

[whiteandblue77]

Next year: Xavier, Creighton, Butler. Dayton and St. Louis to follow in 2014.

Fox is the broadcast partner. Announcement soon.

If your name was Brett McMurphy and today was 6 days ago, I'd say you had one hell of a scoop on this one.

[isu87]

I would love to believe your source but comments in the Dayton Daily News today made by UD President Curran sound to me like he is preparing the community for disappointment. I

“When push comes to shove, those (presidents) have to make the decisions that are best for their institutions. …. The good thing is, the fact we’re in the A-10, and it is a strong conference — we’re blessed with that. We’ll just have to wait and see,” Curran said. to believe he knows what the decision is, and if UD is going to be invited, I find his comments inexplicable.

I do not believe one can over estimate how big of a blow this will be for either the UD or UR basketball program and fan base. Unfortunately I fear it will be UD that will be left behind in a mediocre at best A10.

I know most Dayton fans probably look down on the MVC as an inferior conference, but in the unlikely event that Dayton is left out, do you think Curran would consider an invite to join the MVC for all sports?

[ChiFlyer]

MVC is probably the best alternative to not being in the BE. At least the most stable option. The A-10 will likely add and lose a few more teams after this next shake out. A-10 will probably still be a multi bid league.

[jkc_dawgs]

Good news for Butler is that they will get their Chicago game back. Butler has a ton of alumni in Chicago and we try to get a game there every year and we can do that with DePaul.

[BillEsq]

I would agree the MVC may well be a better conference than the much weakened A10 but I don't see UD desiring to join that conference. I believe the east coast exposure is too valuable to the university considering its applicant pool and alumni base.

The only team that has the MVC as a good back up is Creighton. They loose nothing by staying. Dayton or Slu would be nuts to leave a league with
St Joes, LaSalle, VCU/Richmond. GT is on its way back up and Bonnies look to be solid. And that assumes Mass leaves. The A-10 will have as many top 100 rpi teams and after the top four in the valley the bottom drops out really fast. Plus you get the advantage of playing in NY, DC, Philly, and Pitt as opposed to methdale, methfield, methoria, methsville, and methicha.

[WrightFlyer]

I would love to believe your source but comments in the Dayton Daily News today made by UD President Curran sound to me like he is preparing the community for disappointment. I

“When push comes to shove, those (presidents) have to make the decisions that are best for their institutions. …. The good thing is, the fact we’re in the A-10, and it is a strong conference — we’re blessed with that. We’ll just have to wait and see,” Curran said. to believe he knows what the decision is, and if UD is going to be invited, I find his comments inexplicable.

I do not believe one can over estimate how big of a blow this will be for either the UD or UR basketball program and fan base. Unfortunately I fear it will be UD that will be left behind in a mediocre at best A10.

1st, great site guys.

2nd, people read way into what ADs / presidents say. What is he supposed to say before the C7 is even a league? "Yes, we have had discussions with another league and while the A10 has been pretty good we are looking to move up."

This is basically what the president or AD of any school involved with realignment has said, except for maybe UC, who has been pretty blunt about it.

[JAY DOG]

Today is the day!
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story ... ources-say
Our final Arch Madness MVC tourney in St Louis for our beloved Creighton Bluejays starts tonight in St. Louis and it will be both exciting and bittersweet at the same time.
Creighton fans purchased over 1/2 of the tickets for this year's tourney so hopefully you will see your first Bluejay sea of blue Sunday in our tourney final on CBS at 1 pm EST.
Next year........,The Big Apple!!