Not a surprise here. Merchant Marine heading back to the Skyline Conference: http://www.d3sports.com/notables/2015/05/merchant-marine-returns-skyline-conference

One of the biggest reason to join or leave a league I would imagine, would be distances travelled.

I believe I heard MMA were the most vocal about playing back to back games when the league first started, then they complained about Sunday  games then games had to start by a certain time etc. etc.
Maybe they'll actually win a championship in the neighborhood league.

Talk about indecisive....make up your mind MMA.


Does the Landmark target a replacement school? St.Johns? 

MMA took their row boats & went home.
St. John's?
There once was a time.
Now perhaps it would be St. John's.....of Maryland.

From Sinatra's September Song:

Oh, it's a long, long time from May to December
But the days grow short when you reach September

That song must be playing inside the head of the Scranton AD.
Hopefully, he'll pull the trigger on naming a head coach by September.
Could the new Coach be coming from the East via the Atlantic? 

Quote from: saratoga on May 25, 2015, 07:26:12 PM
That song must be playing inside the head of the Scranton AD.
Hopefully, he'll pull the trigger on naming a head coach by September.
Could the new Coach be coming from the East via the Atlantic? 

At 1st run, I can't come up with anyone who satisfies your parameters in whom I'd be interested.

Spent some time at a girls' high school AAU tourney today @ Goucher; introduced myself to Goucher's new HC WBB; met former Royals' men's cager Bryant Thornwell(#25-career points, #8-career rebounds) whose daughter was playing; Bryant played between the 2 Royals men's NCAA champions('76,'83) and was a high school teammate of Thurl Bailey, a starter on Jimmy Valvano's NC St NCAA champions. He had been introduced to Scranton by his school vice-principal, Frank Murphy, who was my college classmate, a Royals' bball supporter, and sadly, passed away earlier this year.

Nice to hear Bryant's daughter is following in his footsteps.
"Tree", was certainly an unmovable force in the post during his tenure.
It would be great if his daughter chose Scranton upon graduation and continued her basketball days as a Lady Royal.
Actually, it would be even nicer if Scranton names a coach by then.
I think the BIG secrect has been out about 2 weeks now...can we stop the charade and just make this official?

Saratoga,

At this point I know more about who wasn't selected as Scranton's new WBB head coach than I do about who ultimately will be named.
Is the "internal restructuring" within the University's Athletic Dept the main reason for the delay in naming a head coach?

One would think that almost 3 months after the Lady Royals season ended, a "non-interim" successor to Coach Strong would have been selected and announced.

Quote from: Royals81 on June 01, 2015, 06:34:05 PM
Saratoga,

At this point I know more about who wasn't selected as Scranton's new WBB head coach than I do about who ultimately will be named.
Is the "internal restructuring" within the University's Athletic Dept the main reason for the delay in naming a head coach?

One would think that almost 3 months after the Lady Royals season ended, a "non-interim" successor to Coach Strong would have been selected and announced.

From your handle, would you be a former Lady Royals' cager, class of '81? If so, I occasionally see/talk with Karen Montgomery Hicks('80) on the AAU circuit. The AD said "we're on the right path" 3 weeks ago but it's beginning to resemble the long and winding road.

Ronk,

No - not a former player - just an active alumni and follower/supporter of both the Royals and Lady Royals since 1976.  I never felt the need to post on D3Boards until yesterday.  The delay in the selection of the new Lady Royals coach negatively impacts both the program and the returning players - not to mention any potential recruits.  I hope there's a plan and an announcement soon.

Royals81:
Welcome.
You are absolutely correct...the longer this goes on, the more ridiculous this entire administration and department looks.
I don't care if they're "restructuring" the President's office, the Board of Trustees or the athletic department...someone needs to be in charge and make decisions that are in the best interest of the university in general and the student/athletes in particular.
Thus far, not too many folks have earned their paycheck.
The delay in naming the new coach has cost the university one entire year in recruiting & comes at a time when there isn't any real depth to the team  that returns.
Division I schools conduct their interviews as soon as the tournament is over, name their coach & get them right out on the recruiting & alumni trail.
This delay by the Scranton athletic department in naming their women's coach is an embarrassment to the university & a callous disregard to each and every player that has and still may want to play for the Lady Royals.
This entire process, instead of creating something really special as the replacement for a legend should have been, has instead been turned into a botched exercise in Ineptness 101.
If there is, in fact, a restructuring of the department...I think I know just where I might start.

Well, Lady Royal fans & casual observers....the coach we all thought was heading to Scranton must have got tired waiting for fearless leader to make it happen.
Nate Davis, formerly of Eastern College & rumored to be the next coach of the Lady Royals is moving on to Gettysburg College.
Back to the drawing board for our AD.
We now know one coach not getting it, one coach not waiting any longer and as we move further into June, nothing else.
What a way to run a department.
All I can say is we better not end up with another Bucknellian coaching here.