FB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Pat Coleman · May 19, 2006, 12:50:25 PM

Quote from: WLU78 on May 19, 2006, 07:47:28 AM
In the for what it is worth column:

Birmingham Southern looks to move from D1 to DIII for $$$$ reasons. The student don't like it.

http://www.al.com/bsc/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/1147944113152100.xml&coll=2

If they add football it could make travel easier and maybe prompt some more GA schools to look to DIII.

This has been a rather big topic of discussion on the Daily Dose on D3hoops.com:

http://www.d3hoops.com/dailydose/?p=186

wrighthall220 · May 19, 2006, 02:44:06 PM

BC is playing a new program from GA this year.. it would be nice to add some more teams down there other than the traditional Swannee.

hasanova · May 19, 2006, 04:12:07 PM

Quote from: wrighthall220 on May 19, 2006, 02:44:06 PMBC is playing a new program from GA this year.. it would be nice to add some more teams down there other than the traditional Swannee.

Besides Sewanee (also known as the University of the South), I only know of two other DIII schools in Tennessee (Rhodes and Maryville). LaGrange is a welcome addition to the DIII southern football landscape and will also add some needed scheduling variety for the four DIII football-playing colleges in North Carolina. If Birmingham Southern ever became a DIII school with football, it looks as though they would be a natural rival for Huntingdon.

Jacketlawyer · May 19, 2006, 04:13:52 PM

Quote from: hasanova on May 19, 2006, 04:12:07 PM
Quote from: wrighthall220 on May 19, 2006, 02:44:06 PMBC is playing a new program from GA this year.. it would be nice to add some more teams down there other than the traditional Swannee.
Besides Sewanee (also known as the University of the South), I only know of two other DIII schools in Tennessee (Rhodes and Maryvillle). LaGrange is a welcome addition to the DIII southern football landscape and will also add some welcome scheduling variety for the four DIII football-playing colleges in North Carolina. If Birmingham Southern ever became a DIII school with football, it looks as though they would be a natural rival for Huntingdon.

Maryville used to be in the ODAC.

hasanova · May 19, 2006, 04:17:39 PM

Quote from: Jacketlawyer on May 19, 2006, 04:13:52 PMMaryville used to be in the ODAC.

Yeah, I saw that in some of the ODAC records. Geography plays a role, of course, but I think they would still be a good philosophical and academic fit with the ODAC. For now, however, I know they are a football only member of the USASAC.

wrighthall220 · May 19, 2006, 05:35:23 PM

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That is one team that goes through it's highs and lows.. it seems every time they schedule BC they drop them the next year in fear of losing 2 years in a row.. it is also quite a drive so I can see why they'd want to drop most of the ODAC schools from their schedule. It's a shame that Emory University doesn't carry a football program; with the heavy interest in football in GA it would have the potential to have a good team. Geographically Emory is fairly close to GA Tech and UGA.. it would be interesting to see an Emory program pulling in leftovers from those two schools.

WLU78 · May 22, 2006, 05:47:06 AM

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...with the heavy interest in football in GA it would have the potential to have a good team. Geographically Emory is fairly close to GA Tech and UGA.. it would be interesting to see an Emory program pulling in leftovers from those two schools.

That would be Georgia Southern not Emory.

hasanova · May 22, 2006, 08:33:39 AM

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hasanova · May 22, 2006, 08:44:17 AM

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...with the heavy interest in football in GA it would have the potential to have a good team. Geographically Emory is fairly close to GA Tech and UGA.. it would be interesting to see an Emory program pulling in leftovers from those two schools.
That would be Georgia Southern not Emory.

WLU78, I agree with you. DIII schools such as Emory are very unlikely to get second pick behind UGA and Ga Tech unless a prospective candidate is also an academic star, but does quite have DI athletic skill. DIII programs in Georgia are much more likely to compete for players with DI-AA or DII programs.

Jacketlawyer · May 22, 2006, 08:54:32 AM

Emory is fairly close to UGA and GT with it being in the Druid Hills suburb of Atlanta (almost went to law school there). I don't ever see Emory getting football, though. They have ALWAYS been about academics. Period. The fact that they have basketball and tennis teams is amazing to me. I don't think they had any sort of varsity programs until very, very recently.

hasanova · May 22, 2006, 09:27:45 AM

Quote from: Jacketlawyer on May 22, 2006, 08:54:32 AMEmory is fairly close to UGA and GT with it being in the Druid Hills suburb of Atlanta (almost went to law school there). I don't ever see Emory getting football, though. They have ALWAYS been about academics. Period. The fact that they have basketball and tennis teams is amazing to me. I don't think they had any sort of varsity programs until very, very recently.

jacketlawyer - I've had the good fortune to visit their campus and it is truly beautiful. As you mentioned, Emory is about academics first. Their membership in the UAA is one of the ways they demonstate that philosophy. They do have some other athletic programs besides tennis and basketball, however, with baseball, soccer and golf among others. I guess I know this because I follow Guilford's golf program so closely and Emory's golf program is a perennial DIII national championship contender.

wrighthall220 · May 22, 2006, 09:31:34 AM

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...with the heavy interest in football in GA it would have the potential to have a good team. Geographically Emory is fairly close to GA Tech and UGA.. it would be interesting to see an Emory program pulling in leftovers from those two schools.

That would be Georgia Southern not Emory.

What? They are two different schools.. try READING a few posts before rolling your eyes.. what a tool.

http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/

http://www.emory.edu/

wrighthall220 · May 22, 2006, 09:40:34 AM

Quote from: hasanova on May 22, 2006, 09:27:45 AM
Quote from: Jacketlawyer on May 22, 2006, 08:54:32 AMEmory is fairly close to UGA and GT with it being in the Druid Hills suburb of Atlanta (almost went to law school there). I don't ever see Emory getting football, though. They have ALWAYS been about academics. Period. The fact that they have basketball and tennis teams is amazing to me. I don't think they had any sort of varsity programs until very, very recently.
jacketlawyer - I've had the good fortune to visit their campus and it is truly beautiful. As you mentioned, Emory is about academics first. Their membership in the UAA is one of the ways they demonstate that philosophy. They do have some other athletic programs besides tennis and basketball, however, with baseball, soccer and golf among others. I guess I know this because I follow Guilford's golf program so closely and Emory's golf program is a perennial DIII national championship contender.

Having just moved to the Druid Hills area I guess I just wanted some local DIII football action.

I do have some ties to the upper management of Emory... I'll have to approach the football subject to see why they don't carrry that particular program.

hasanova · May 22, 2006, 09:42:57 AM

WLU78 would need to explain it for himself, of course, but it looks to me as though he was was just trying to say that DI-AA Georgia Southern would be the most likely recipient school to get Georgia HS guys who didn't quite make the grade for football at DI powers UGA and Ga Tech. Emory (if they started football) and LaGrange, as DIII contenders, would probably be farther down the list to pick up recruits if athletic talent is the primary consideration. Peace

hasanova · May 22, 2006, 09:51:26 AM

Quote from: wrighthall220 on May 22, 2006, 09:40:34 AM
Quote from: hasanova on May 22, 2006, 09:27:45 AM
Quote from: Jacketlawyer on May 22, 2006, 08:54:32 AMEmory is fairly close to UGA and GT with it being in the Druid Hills suburb of Atlanta (almost went to law school there). I don't ever see Emory getting football, though. They have ALWAYS been about academics. Period. The fact that they have basketball and tennis teams is amazing to me. I don't think they had any sort of varsity programs until very, very recently.
jacketlawyer - I've had the good fortune to visit their campus and it is truly beautiful. As you mentioned, Emory is about academics first. Their membership in the UAA is one of the ways they demonstate that philosophy. They do have some other athletic programs besides tennis and basketball, however, with baseball, soccer and golf among others. I guess I know this because I follow Guilford's golf program so closely and Emory's golf program is a perennial DIII national championship contender.
Having just moved to the Druid Hills area I guess I just wanted some local DIII football action. I do have some ties to the upper management of Emory... I'll have to approach the football subject to see why they don't carrry that particular program.

For now, LaGrange is about 70-75 miles southwest of Atlanta down I85. I wouldn't hold my breath on Emory starting football, but they might.