MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

[coachwgh]

I like my golf game like my basketball games...with scores in the 100's.

[old_lion]

I have one major problem with golf ...

You can't make up for lack of talent with defense and hustle.

[scottiedoug]

In order to keep Pat from chiding us for not focusing on the GSAC or basketball, I wonder if anyone can describe how the GSAC administration happens.  Specifically, whose job is it to work to recruit other schools. especially for men's bball?

And does the impending D3/D4 realignment issue have any relevance for the future of the GSAC? 

Ralph?  Coach Haynes?

[GSAC Killer]

What is the d3/d4 realignment? Go SCOTS!!!

[Ralph Turner]

Hello, scottiedoug!

The D3/D4 issue has been discussed on the Future of Division III board.

I think that the GSAC schools would remain in D3 and not move to the sub-division/new division.

Here is the link to the discussion.  There are other links that refer to NCAA news releases.

http://www.d3sports.com/post/index.php?topic=3880.801

The discussion goes on for 8-10 pages with lots of very good posts by knowledgeable D3 fans from around the country. 

[GSAC Killer]

How about this new version of the GSAC:

Maryville
LaGrange
Piedmont
Huntingdon
Sewanee
Oglethorpe

And try to add someone from the USA South?

[mattgrubb]

we have to get reinhart to see the d3 light in GA as well as covenant near chattanooga, just give them time

[Ralph Turner]

How about this new version of the GSAC:

Maryville
LaGrange
Piedmont
Huntingdon
Sewanee
Oglethorpe

And try to add someone from the USA South?

We discussed this on the Future of Division III board back in June.

http://www.d3sports.com/post/index.php?topic=3880.801

The hope for the GSAC is for the two NAIA schools in NW Georgia that are investigating to join D3 and be GSAC candidates.  A NAIA-1 that added Equestrian in 2007, (?Berry College?), and an NAIA-2 (only Covenant fits that description) are mentioned in the document.  Those schools are 5-7 years away from full NCAA membership and then the AQ is 2 years beyond that.

The SCAC might add Centenary LA which is also a member of the Associated Colleges of the South.  Oglethorpe enjoys the prestige of the SCAC, even tho' they do not have the endowment or the same "academic reputation" as those ACS members.  The SCAC might choose to add sports (up to 18 or 20) and squeeze Oglethorpe's travel budget.  That is the only way that I see Oglethorpe leaving the SCAC.

I think it is possible that Shenandoah gets invited to join another conference (?ODAC?) and then the USASAC invites the GSAC to join.  CNU is invited to the Captial AC (which wants to get an AQ in football) where there are already public schools like Salisbury, St Mary's of Maryland and Gallaudet.  The two most isolated USASAC schools on the north and the northeast move closer to like minded institutions, and the USASAC gets the GSAC to become the "Southern Division".

[mattgrubb]

coming to you live from Rome Ga, the Grubby one has some insight, for some reason i don't get the feeling here in Rome, GA that Berry would have any interest in D3.  They are getting ready to build a 5,000 seat basketball arena and even though their team has no prayer of beating maryville, I see them going to D2 and i see Shorter college, who has football, going to D3.  Berry College has no shortage of funds for whatever they choose to do, they do have the largest campus in the country by acreage.

I could very easily see Shorter moving to join the GSAC with Piedmont and Lagrange.

As always, Go Scots

[Ralph Turner]

coming to you live from Rome Ga, the Grubby one has some insight, for some reason i don't get the feeling here in Rome, GA that Berry would have any interest in D3.  They are getting ready to build a 5,000 seat basketball arena and even though their team has no prayer of beating maryville, I see them going to D2 and i see Shorter college, who has football, going to D3.  Berry College has no shortage of funds for whatever they choose to do, they do have the largest campus in the country by acreage.

I could very easily see Shorter moving to join the GSAC with Piedmont and Lagrange.

As always, Go Scots

The document mentions the school exploring D-III.

I looked at Berry's endowment...$542M.

That compares with $814M for Trinity TX, $489M for DePauw, $458M for Colorado College, Southwestern TX $279M, and USewanee $270M.

Berry doesn't have a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, but that can be financed with that endowment.

Does the Berry Board of Trustees see their peers as Trinity, Sewanee and DePauw or even Wofford and VMI?

[mattgrubb]

great point as usual ralph
on that list it did list Covenant and Shorter as having endowment around 23, so that would be a better fit for both of those with the GSAC

[GSAC Killer]

I love August!!!

School starts, Football Season (USA South) Da Ville has a chance!! and last but not least the Men's Basketball team starts its march for another GSAC title and NCAA Tournament birth!!

Oh yea and the ALUMNI start working out for the 2007-2008 game.

[mattgrubb]

As soon as a date is set
I will announce the identity of the "housewright stopper"aka the homewrecker

[Spencer Beaty]

we have to get reinhart to see the d3 light in GA as well as covenant near chattanooga, just give them time

I don't know about reinhart but covenant is NAIA and it would take a long time to get them NCAA elligible.

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

 Looking at Maryville basketball (men and women's) and thier Thanksgiving classic, they list the teams that Maryville plays, but what are the other teams in the thanksgiving classic.  Anyone know?