MBB: American Rivers Conference

[Just Bill]

Interesting story on the D3Hoops front page:

http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/diamonds-and-ice/2009/11/18/a-new-conference-for-cornell-coe-and-luther

Thoughts?

[haterinthehouse]

How many schools are needed for a conference to have an AQ? 7? 8? If the IIAC splits as the article recommends, would the remaining schools look to add some schools? UMAC schools? Nebraska Wesleyan Univ (old NIAC)? etc...

[Just Bill]

Seven schools are required for an AQ.

[Gregory Sager]

How many schools are needed for a conference to have an AQ? 7? 8?

It varies from sport to sport. As Just Bill said, in men's basketball a conference needs seven participating members to land an AQ. In football, it's six.

[Pat Coleman]

It's seven in all sports.

[Gregory Sager]

Really? I thought that it was six in football. You've got the Empire 8 listed as receiving an automatic bid in football on the d3football.com FAQ page, but the Empire 8 is only a six-team conference in football.

[IntramuralChamp]

No one can speak for Cornell, Coe and Luther, but I got a feeling the players wouldn't wouldn't want to leave the IIAC if its up to them . Cornell won the IIAC Mens Basketball Tourney last year, Coe is in the football playoffs this year and Luther has been a top contender to win league titles in baseball every year, not to mention  in women sports.  Sounds to me like they can compete--Why fix something that isn't broke?

[doolittledog]

No one can speak for Cornell, Coe and Luther, but I got a feeling the players wouldn't wouldn't want to leave the IIAC  if its up to them . Cornell won the IIAC Mens Basketball Tourney last year, Coe is in the football playoffs this year and Luther has been a top contender to win league titles in baseball every year, not to mention  in women sports.  Sounds to me like they can compete--Why fix something that isn't broke?

It was mentioned either in this thread, or another one on here regarding this subject.  If there isn't anything to fix, then they will invent something to fix to give them a reason to have the meeting.  You are correct that the players wouldn't want to leave the conference.  All the schools are competitive in athletics.  The problem is often the school administrations.  They often aren't all that interested in what the athletic side of the schools want.  

[doolittledog]

And welcome to the board IntramuralChamp!!!  Always great to have new posters on here.  Check back and post often!!!

[Mr. Ypsi]

Really? I thought that it was six in football. You've got the Empire 8 listed as receiving an automatic bid in football on the d3football.com FAQ page, but the Empire 8 is only a six-team conference in football.

I believe they are in that grace period (2 years?) to get back up to 7 after losing a member. 

(But I wonder about the grace period on the name?  Of course, it doesn't seem to bother the Big Ten! )

[huhoops]

Could any Norse fans (or anyone at all) tell me if Luther does a web stream for their games and if so how I get to it? 

I'd like to watch them play St. Olaf tonight, so I've been looking around their athletics site trying to find it for an embarrassingly long amount of time.

Any help would be appreciated.

[IntramuralChamp]

Norse get win, as Larsen scores 26 and they survive in 2 over times. Sounds like St.Olaf missed out on some opportunities to win the game by missing some easy lay ups down the stretch. Any one at this game?

[carletonsid]

Interesting story on the D3Hoops front page:

http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/diamonds-and-ice/2009/11/18/a-new-conference-for-cornell-coe-and-luther

Thoughts?

Just want to jump in here as a voice from the MIAC and say this idea is old news and isn't happening anytime soon. It was discussed a bit last spring. Frankly, it's very poor reporting. Why didn't the reporter call anyone at Cornell, Coe or Luther and ask for comments? What about any of the other ACM schools? With the way things are with the economy, it's hard to imagine any of the IIAC or MIAC ACM members wanting to change conferences and incur more travel time, costs and missed class time.

[doolittledog]

Interesting story on the D3Hoops front page:

http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/diamonds-and-ice/2009/11/18/a-new-conference-for-cornell-coe-and-luther

Thoughts?

Just want to jump in here as a voice from the MIAC and say this idea is old news and isn't happening anytime soon. It was discussed a bit last spring. Frankly, it's very poor reporting. Why didn't the reporter call anyone at Cornell, Coe or Luther and ask for comments? What about any of the other ACM schools? With the way things are with the economy, it's hard to imagine any of the IIAC or MIAC ACM members wanting to change conferences and incur more travel time, costs and missed class time.

Whew...good news to hear.  I was starting to get worried that there was more than just rumor here.  The news wasn't making any sense to me.  But, things often don't make sense in our world. 

[Purple Heys]

Dubuque Telegraph-Herald has their season previews for Dubuque and Loras up.

UD one here... http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=263844

What?!  No mention of Team Hookstead?