Conference changes

[KnightSlappy]

Kean and NJCU are proposing a merger (NJCU into Kean) that would also combine athletics programs

https://www.kean.edu/media/kean-jersey-city-proposal

(Athletics Pg 41)

Comprehensive Realignment of Athletics
The merger brings together two vibrant athletic traditions under the umbrella of Kean University Athletics & Recreation.
• Unified Entity
• Combines 23 NCAA athletics programs with expanded club sports and intramural activities

Headquarters and Campus Reach
• Union campus as the central hub for athletics
• Recreational, intramural and club sports offerings on
the Jersey City campus tailored to student needs

Program Expansion
• Inclusion of NJCU's Men's and Women's Wrestling, Women's Cross Country and eSports
• Introduction of new activities like Women's Flag Football and Pickleball

[ziggy]

Hmmm.  What is the C2C item on the agenda?

I think we have an answer to this now that the report has been posted, assuming I am reading and understanding everything correctly...

First, from the meeting report:

Request from the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference. The committee approved the request from the Coast-To-Coast Conference to waive the current application of Bylaw 20.9.1.2 (composition of conference) and apply the new legislated standard immediately.

One of the legislative items at the D3 Convention in January was to align the membership standards between multi-sport and single-sport conferences. Previously a multi-sport conference required a minimum of seven members while a single-sport conference required six. The legislative action item changed this to require six across the board.

With six core members for the 2024-2025 academic year I believe this would have been year one of the grace period for retaining the conference's automatic qualifier to national tournaments. It seems that is no longer the case with an approved waiver to apply the new standard immediately.

Now, the C2C will fall below six with Mount Mary departing for NAIA but my interpretation of the situation is that this waiver delaying the AQ grace period will be enough for the C2C to avoid any seasons without Pool A access between losing Mount Mary and Regent and JWU-Charlotte reaching Provisional Year 3 and counting toward the membership total required by the bylaws.

[Ralph Turner]

Hmmm.  What is the C2C item on the agenda?

I think we have an answer to this now that the report has been posted, assuming I am reading and understanding everything correctly...

First, from the meeting report:

Request from the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference. The committee approved the request from the Coast-To-Coast Conference to waive the current application of Bylaw 20.9.1.2 (composition of conference) and apply the new legislated standard immediately.

One of the legislative items at the D3 Convention in January was to align the membership standards between multi-sport and single-sport conferences. Previously a multi-sport conference required a minimum of seven members while a single-sport conference required six. The legislative action item changed this to require six across the board.

With six core members for the 2024-2025 academic year I believe this would have been year one of the grace period for retaining the conference's automatic qualifier to national tournaments. It seems that is no longer the case with an approved waiver to apply the new standard immediately.

Now, the C2C will fall below six with Mount Mary departing for NAIA but my interpretation of the situation is that this waiver delaying the AQ grace period will be enough for the C2C to avoid any seasons without Pool A access between losing Mount Mary and Regent and JWU-Charlotte reaching Provisional Year 3 and counting toward the membership total required by the bylaws.

A beautiful Sunday afternoon pondering the metaphysical contemplations on a secular humanist C2C fan expressing gratitude to the late Pat Robertson for founding Regent University, helping the conference to preserve its Pool A status.