Glorydays2013 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Chris Clemons of Campbell has scored 51 points vs UNCA leading his team to the Improbable upset UNCA was the highest rated Big South team on Kenpom UNCA was #98 going into the game, Campbell #305 Welcome to March! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBeliever!!! Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I made a tournament topic...??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Well, the "Fighting Camels" of Campbell surely came out fighting against UNCA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 At first, I figured UNC-Asheville was the 1-seed but they were actually the 2. Winthrop is still in it. So I'm relieved. I feel bad for the 1-seeds that lose in the conference tournaments and have no shot of making the NCAA Tournament. I'm hoping most of them win out in the conference tournaments, honestly. Then in a year like this, with a soft, doughy BCS-conference bubble, those top teams from the small conferences are going to have some solid chances for some Tournament upsets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBeliever!!! Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 2 hours ago, Old guy said: Well, the "Fighting Camels" of Campbell surely came out fighting against UNCA. Would be hilarious if the "Fighting Camels" won the tournament to play in the tournament. I live the goofy sounding names and mascots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLIKNS Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 I do like fact that if a regular season Champion doesn't win the conference , they get an automatic NIT bid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBeliever!!! Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Fighting Camels win another one!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Illini just spit out the bit. Lost to Rutgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorydays2013 Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Bye bye Groce and NCAA tourney hopes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBeliever!!! Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 I wonder what the media would do if SLU win the Atlantic 10 tournament. You'd have to think that everyone would be rooting for us across the nation haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franchise_08 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Another reason to avoid the MVC...Illinois State won the damn league and had 1 loss and is still considered to be on the bubble. That wouldn't happen in the A10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorydays2013 Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Our best team is probably going to be a 6 or 7 seed so not too much better either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBeliever!!! Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Winthrop makes the tournament l. RIP fighting camels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Majerus Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 On March 3, 2017 at 8:58 AM, BillsBeliever!!! said: Would be hilarious if the "Fighting Camels" won the tournament to play in the tournament. I live the goofy sounding names and mascots A camel walks into a bar and the BT says "why the long face?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Franchise_08 said: Another reason to avoid the MVC...Illinois State won the damn league and had 1 loss and is still considered to be on the bubble. That wouldn't happen in the A10. Devils advocate: all of our sports that aren't basketball that end up on the bubble because the A10 is atrocious when they'd be in a better spot if we were in the MVC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I am not trying to put anyone down with this post. Factually speaking SLU is laying off 4% of its work force (administrative personnel only) coming Monday. Classes, etc... will not be affected by this move. However, there is an ongoing review of academic programs and faculty positions going on currently. It is likely that this review will lead to cuts of academic programs and faculty positions as well. Of course, nothing is likely to happen until this academic semester ends. The reason for these cuts is the $16 M deficit experienced by SLU last year (? not sure when but recently), and their reluctance to use the endowment to keep non productive programs alive. This has led to actions like bringing back Biondi, in a part time non salaried basis, to help with fundraising. It appears that SLU needs to raise $40 to $80 M to control the financial situation. This may prove difficult without a lot of additional cuts of personnel and programs. Given this financial situation you can rest assured that there will be a strong reluctance on the part of the administration to take any actions with the sports programs that will require significant expense, like changing leagues will. In SLU's case we will not only incur additional expenses to leave A10 and join another league but will forgo an unspecified amount of income scheduled to come from A10 as a result of the good years we had in the recent past. Financially, any such action makes no sense at all given the current financial stress the University is going through. In other words, a change of league membership may perhaps occur sometime in the future, but not now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorydays2013 Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, Old guy said: I am not trying to put anyone down with this post. Factually speaking SLU is laying off 4% of its work force (administrative personnel only) coming Monday. Classes, etc... will not be affected by this move. However, there is an ongoing review of academic programs and faculty positions going on currently. It is likely that this review will lead to cuts of academic programs and faculty positions as well. Of course, nothing is likely to happen until this academic semester ends. The reason for these cuts is the $16 M deficit experienced by SLU last year (? not sure when but recently), and their reluctance to use the endowment to keep non productive programs alive. This has led to actions like bringing back Biondi, in a part time non salaried basis, to help with fundraising. It appears that SLU needs to raise $40 to $80 M to control the financial situation. This may prove difficult without a lot of additional cuts of personnel and programs. Given this financial situation you can rest assured that there will be a strong reluctance on the part of the administration to take any actions with the sports programs that will require significant expense, like changing leagues will. In SLU's case we will not only incur additional expenses to leave A10 and join another league but will forgo an unspecified amount of income scheduled to come from A10 as a result of the good years we had in the recent past. Financially, any such action makes no sense at all given the current financial stress the University is going through. In other words, a change of league membership may perhaps occur sometime in the future, but not now. Wouldn't that be an investment anyways since another league could bring in more money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I don't think that is the way they would look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, Old guy said: I don't think that is the way they would look at it. While I really can not argue with your overall position in both of your posts I would raise this question - if we are as successful as we hope won't we always be in this position of leaving money on the table whenever we may leave the conference. I would think that if the school could show that within a 3 year period that they could recoup the money plus more the admin might be able to stomach it. Isn't their projections based on 10 years so they at least have some kind of long term mind set. That being said, I could see them struggling with the decision as you point out. A question I have for anybody is since the A10 only takes 25% of the tourney money and lets the school keep 75% if a school leaves do they get to take the 75% with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 The way I understand it, A10 credits the school with having earned the full 75% (or whatever percentage it is) of the tourney's money but pays the money in installments over a period of years. If the school leaves the A10 any as yet unpaid money is retained by A10. I may be wrong in this regard. The point you make about always been bound financially to A10 by any as yet unpaid amounts still retained by A10 at the time of leaving is a correct one. However, the issue here is not really what A10 does or does not do or how much money it is going to cost SLU to transfer. The real issue is that when you are laying off employees and possibly faculty, plus possibly eliminating academic programs, in order to regain financial stability, you cannot assume the burden of leaving a significant amount of money already earned but not yet paid, plus termination fees, on the table. I would think SLU is just not in good enough financial shape to do this at this time. It may be different in a couple of years, but it is not reasonable to think it can happen now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Northern Kentucky makes the dance before Northwestern in their first year of being eligible by winning Horizon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Randy Onwuasor had 43 points in a triple-overtime win over Montana State in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament. Southern Utah was only 3-15 in conference going into this one. The final score was 109-105. His 43 points were a career high and Big Sky Tournament record. People around Cincinnati are pretty excited for NKU, making it to the Tournament for the first time in their first possible year of eligibility. They joined D-I 5 years ago. Gonzaga looked outstanding last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I'd like to think Dustin Maguire paved the way for NKU's achievement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaLBErt Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Marquette just lost to Seton Hall. Think they make the tournament? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 If Xavier beats Butler tonight, I think Marquette is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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