MBB: Landmark Conference

[NEPAFAN]

30 years ago yesterday the Royals were on top of the D3 basketball world! Here is hoping it isn't another 30 years!

[ronk]

 They've just done a 30 for 30 segment on the D1 champs - NC State; maybe John A Walsh will have them do it for his alma mater(D3 champs), also.

[TheGrove]

So the conference carousel is not limited to the "big boys" - Elizabethtown is joining the Landmark: http://gosusqu.com/sports/bsb/2012-13/releases/0402_etown

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I highly suspect we are no where close to being done with more teams coming to the Landmark.

[ronk]

 We may be running out of like-minded institutions.

[Pat Coleman]

Have heard from more than one source that there are Centennial schools exploring the Landmark. I wouldn't have thought that a couple months ago. Also, you'd have to think that MAC holdovers Lebanon Valley and Messiah would be interested in aligning with many of their former conference-mates. (For Leb Val, obviously, football is a consideration.)

[saratoga]

Several years ago I heard of both Skidmore & Vassar kicking the tires.
They can't stop with 9 teams...I'm sure they'll be one more joining shortly.
With E-Town officially gone, perhaps the MAC will add like-minded Penn Tech to fill their void.

[gordonmann]

My brother went to Penn Tech.

[TheGrove]

Have heard from more than one source that there are Centennial schools exploring the Landmark. I wouldn't have thought that a couple months ago. Also, you'd have to think that MAC holdovers Lebanon Valley and Messiah would be interested in aligning with many of their former conference-mates. (For Leb Val, obviously, football is a consideration.)

Hmm. Centennial schools, eh? Wonder if the Landmark can/would pick up the three more needed for an AQ in football.

I guess with the new basketball scheduling, a travel partner is not needed for Etown?

[kate]

Extremely proud to say that the MAC thrives on diversity!   That's my experience after following Del Val and the conference since 1998!  Only slip up from my point of view, is discontinuing sponsorship of wrestling.   Otherwise, Mighty MAC!!!

[kate]

Actually neither here nor there, but where did YOU go to college, Saratoga.   With disclosure, i graduated from Peirce College in Philadelphia.

[TheGrove]

I'm sorry, I thought I was on the Landmark board... 

[kate]

What happened to Lefty 2's post???   Not at all funny grove.   

[TheGrove]

Not meant to be funny. It's great that you're proud of the MAC and all, but no one here was running down the MAC, only sharing news and speculation on the new LANDMARK conference-mate and what more could be happening in the LANDMARK down the road.

[lefty2]

Not meant to be funny. It's great that you're proud of the MAC and all, but no one here was running down the MAC, only sharing news and speculation on the new LANDMARK conference-mate and what more could be happening in the LANDMARK down the road.

Kate, Grove,

First, I can take a joke.

My wrestling comment was in direct response to Kate's post, but since there is no wrestling in the Landmark, I chose to delete it after Grove pointed out that I was in the wrong room.

With that, I believe Kate was defending her beloved MAC in response to Saratoga's comment:  "With E-Town officially gone, perhaps the MAC will add like-minded Penn Tech to fill their void. "

I'm not sure if he was 'running down' the MAC, Penn Tech (now Penn College), or both.  I'm quite sure he wasn't complimenting them.

I do find it interesting that at least one current Landmark school and one very-soon-to-be Landmark school would be willing to lower themselves to participate as affiliate MAC members in certain sports.