MBB: Landmark Conference

[TheGrove]

  Let's choose the POY after next week's big games for the trophy of the 1st conference NCAA AQ spot; that ought to be incentive enough for the field to separate itself. I haven't seen Izzo have a good game yet, but the rest(Huebner, Samuels, Ashworth, Londo, Banzhaf, Majors, Spenser) can show what they can do in pressure games.

I believe the all-conference voting is done prior to playoffs...

[NEPAFAN]

No disrespect intended. I thought I read somewhere that Scranton would have been the only team to appear in all three landmark postseasons.


Also did anyone else hear Moravian is cutting mens and womens lax? Any other landmark programs in trouble?

[hoopit123]

No disrespect intended. I thought I read somewhere that Scranton would have been the only team to appear in all three landmark postseasons.

its ok, probably just thinking 'the only team to win the LC', which is absolutely true!

[Pat Coleman]

No disrespect intended. I thought I read somewhere that Scranton would have been the only team to appear in all three landmark postseasons.


Also did anyone else hear Moravian is cutting mens and womens lax? Any other landmark programs in trouble?

Our Twitter followers heard about Moravian, yes.

[cold_case]

Pat or anyone. Any truth to King's and E-town possibly joining the Landmark and making it a two-divisional setup?

[TheGrove]

Also did anyone else hear Moravian is cutting mens and womens lax? Any other landmark programs in trouble?

The news release - http://www.moravian.edu/athletics/sportsNews/09-10/winter/SN2306.htm

Better than the rumors I was hearing of up to 5 sports being cut. Supposedly there's a lot of trouble in Bethlehem.

I can't speak for other Landmark-mates, but I feel confident that Susquehanna's in good shape, at least.

[Pat Coleman]

I haven't heard anything since the initial rumblings that Messiah, Leb Val and Etown were interested. That was a couple years ago now.

[TheGrove]

It was down to Etown and Scranton for the final spot in the beginning. Haven't heard any other rumblings though.

[Pat Coleman]

After Stevens bailed, yes.

[TheGrove]

After Stevens bailed, yes.

Yep - sorry, forgot about Stevens since they were sort of a flash in the pan. 

[ronk]

  I remember seeing President Chris Thomforde of Moravian playing some very good bball as the center for Princeton. I didn't know they are the 6th oldest college in the U.S.

[TheGrove]

Thomforde was also Susquehanna's chaplain during my first year here. He came back for the SU-MC football game two years ago, when he first became president. It was really funny seeing someone taller than SU Pres. Jay Lemons! Those two towered over the rest of us.

[NEPAFAN]

Did Scranton clinch the 2nd seed? Or are they the three seed if they lose and Catholic wins on Saturday afternoon?

I like the idea of a 2 division league, might cut down on travel costs and increase rivalries.

[ronk]

  Scranton wins a 2nd place tiebreaker(head-to-head) over Catholic;they could beat MMA in a tiebreaker for 1st seed also.

[kate]

What's the cost of changing league affiliation?  The obvious would be website, and letterheads, etc.  Since Moravian is having financial difficulties, i'd imagine that others, not just Landmark, are having similar problems at this moment.  i've mentioned this before, but it would make more sense, logistically, to have area schools together in one league - we're "lucky" - we have a million & one D3 schools right here in PA.  As hard as it would be to even think about leaving the MAC, that's what it could all come down to.  It seems rather strange to just keep re-aligning schools, especially in D3.