FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[WashJeff68]

Just announced that Allegheny College is returning to the PAC next year. There is a video at the PAC site with comments by PAC Commish.,  Allegheny President and the head of the Conference Presidents Committee.  Key driver appears to be geography. Good news for PAC.  Unless there are other shoes to drop, this would appear to eliminate that early non-conference football game, and opens up a slot in the NCAC schedule.

[Pat Coleman]

True. We did announce that a couple of weeks ago on Twitter as well. Dave McHugh broke the news on his Hoopsville account.

[WashJeff68]

Any additional insight on why? Any other shoes to drop?

[DagarmanSpartan]

OK, then is it a certainty that there will no longer be a non-conference game on each team's schedule?

Or will PAC teams simply not play every opponent every year?

[WashJeff68]

I saw some references that Allegheny was laying off some staff. No faculty yet. It is a 6 1/2 hour drive from Meadville to Crawfordsville but only a 2 hour straight shot down I-79 from Meadville to Waynesburg.  I think these are the longest trips for them in each conference. Got to be some savings in making the switch. 

When the PAC briefly had CMU, CWRU, and TMC there was not a full round-robin schedule which created a bit of  a kerfuffle.  I know W&J likes opening with a non-conference opponent, and I am sure there are others in the conference that feel the same way.

[WashJeff68]

A scenario

CWRU replaces Allegheny in the NCAC as a football only member and supplements it's UAA schedule for other sports with NCAC members, which may already be happening. CMU is already supplementing it's UAA schedule with PAC members.  Both conferences have 9 conferences games. CWRU and CMU can still start their season with the Academic Bowl. NCAC PAC cross ruffing already happens in other sports so maybe we see more of that. Certainly makes sense geographically and economically. Or, travel/economics rear their ugly head and the UAA collapses and CWRU and CMU become full members of the NCAC and PAC respectively. They can always schedule former UAA schools outside of conference, and for sports not offered by NCAC and PAC. Of course, hubris could also enter and make some or all of this impossible. For the record, I would love to see CWRU stay in the conference for football. They make us better.

[ADL70]

Bad news for the Spartans:

The football scrimmage between JCU and CWRU tonight at Don Shula Stadium has been cancelled due to COVID issues with Spartans, according to Joe Ginley, JCU SID.
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[E.115]

Bad news for the Spartans:

The football scrimmage between JCU and CWRU tonight at Don Shula Stadium has been cancelled due to COVID issues with Spartans, according to Joe Ginley, JCU SID.
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At least 3 CWRU players have tested positive as of this morning.

Oh boy   Hope we can get over this quickly. 

[DagarmanSpartan]

I hope that these three are all OK.

I hope that this doesn't become an issue for the entire team.

[ADL70]

Covid vaccination is required for all CWRU students, faculty, and staff.

[Pokerplayer]

What trip are you referring to, Bob?

[ADL70]

Well, guess I won't be making THAT trip this season.....

Because?

[DagarmanSpartan]

Any picks for opening weekend?

I'm going to pick CWRU over Rochester (assuming that we aren't forced to cancel due to COVID related concerns), but I make that pick cautiously, given how long it's been since we actually played a game.

[WashJeff68]

A stretch for W&J vs JCU, but it could happen. If W&J plays well, win or lose, it bodes well for the test of the season.

[ADL70]

CWRU Weekly Football Report with no mention of Covid.

https://athletics.case.edu/sports/fball/2021-22/videos/20210831-2lyyktx5