NAC

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

That was quite the grudge there.

[diehardfan]

Hey guys, we're collecting previews for each team in the tourney on one of the multiregional boards. If I get them by friday I may even be able to stick them in one document for people to peruse. A fun little tourney resource of sorts. Is there someone here, by any chance, who would be willing to do one for Elms there? Thanks!

http://www.d3sports.com/post/index.php?topic=5147.0

[d3bballinboston]

http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070510/SPORTS/705100389/1007/SPORTS

[d3bballinboston]

Green Mountain has been accepted into the NAC for 08-09.

[d3bballinboston]

http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070601/SPORTS/706010360/1007/SPORTS

NAC has taken Lyndon State and Green Mountain.  This will only leave Southern Vermont and Presque Isle as independents!  wonder if those two applied to the NAC or not.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think SVC is setting their sights a little higher than the NAC and no one's going to take UMPI.

[d3bballinboston]

sights hirer then the NAC? Where do you think they would go?  The NEAC has already told them no.  The GNAC kicked them out.  I doubt the CCC would ever take them.  Unless they go d2 schoalrship??I doubt that will ever happen.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I didn't say it was smart, I just said their sights are set higher.

[d3bballinboston]

what sights to you think they are working on?  Enlighten us.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I don't think they're working on anything, but they left the GNAC with the hopes of improving their lot.  I fully believe they think they're an LEC calibre program.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I get the impression they feel like they're better than the NAC.  I'm not sure they have any other place to go, but I think it's their last option, even beyond staying independent for a while.

[Ralph Turner]

http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070601/SPORTS/706010360/1007/SPORTS

NAC has taken Lyndon State and Green Mountain.  This will only leave Southern Vermont and Presque Isle as independents!  wonder if those two applied to the NAC or not.

It looks like the Vermont side of the conference works for the sake of travel partners.  Do you see the travel partners strategy in the east?  If, so who would be paired?

Might the NAC accept Presque Isle as an affiliate for baseball?

[d3bballinboston]

southern vermont has no shot at the LEC.  The LEC is all public schools. 

I think NAC will have to take UMPI because of baseball.  UMPI could play hardball literally and say this to the NAC "take us all or dont take any of us" and then the NAC will be stuck without an AQ for baseball.

I thing SVC in the NAC is good because they are so close to Green mountain and castleton state.

thats just my 2 cents

[Ralph Turner]

Just some thoughts about the LEC...

It is very hard to convince a conference that 9 members is better than 8, especially a stable conference with a very successful record in multiple sports like the LEC.

In no uncertain terms, that could be made very clear to the administration at SVC.

Secondly, a new conference, in which there may be some fluidity associated with the early years, and its need to have a buffer against such movement (as seen in the North Atlantic Conference and the North Eastern AC) means that bringing lots of "players to the table" is important in the "shaking out" period.  In this case, getting eight or nine teams to have 7 participants in the sports offered may be the nature of the beast.

[d3bballinboston]

yah it will be interesting to see what happens as I think some schools (Anna Maria, rivier and Regis) might show some interest in the NEAC.  I think ultimately the NAC will need to take SVC, because SVC is an active NCAA 3 member right now. Green Mountain, Lyndon State aren't active and if something  happens where they get set back a year it could hurt the NAC. Not to mention SVC does have a baseball team and that is what the NAC needs.

I do, however, don't think that the Little East will be taking anyone but a state school if they ever think of expanding. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think the NAC will be alright.  Green Mountain is awfully close to being a full member.


SVC, however, may be floundering.  I think they'll have to take the NAC or nothing.