Loyola Chicago joining A10

[JMM28]

 

[BuiltFordBills]

https://atlantic10.com/news/2021/11/16/general-atlantic-10-conference-accepts-loyola-university-chicago-as-full-member-institution.aspx 

[Old guy]

That is nice for us, they are a lot closer than most of the others.

[billikenfan05]

Dreams really do come true. A10 is moving west!

[TaLBErt]

This is fantastic! 

[billiken_roy]

that's a good get by Brenda imo.   applause.

[NH]

Great move for the A-10. Loyola will benefit from being in the league from a recruiting standpoint and I bet we notice that immediately 

[Compton]

Potentially solid addition for the A10, objectively great addition for SLU. 

[ACE]

Great for SLU! Awesome. Chicago has always been an important recruiting area for us and this will only help.

[Iggy]

Another school in our time zone.  I like it.

[3star_recruit]

Props to our beleaguered commissioner.  At worst, an above average A-10 team, at best a perennial NCAA team.  And an easy road game for MBMs.

[Fraz]

Great news for us Chicagoans!

[ACE]

I wonder if Belmont can quickly get out of their Valley deal. Perhaps spend one year there and then bolt for the A-10 too for a 16-team league.

[Wendelprof]

This is great news.  SLU has a good presence in Chicago already.  The University already recruits well from the city, and it has a good number of alums in the Chicago area.  This will only help to solidify that relationship.  Lots of kids in Chicago who want to get away for college will be more likely consider SLU the more they know about it.  From a University and student recruitment perspective, and from an alumni perspective, this is a home run.

From an athletic perspective, it is great news.  Easy road trips between the two cities.  SLU fans will love their road-trips to Chicago, one of the best cities in America.  Good rivalry between two good Jesuit institutions.  The move will help Loyola recruit better athletes, but it should also help SLU recruit Chicago athletes better as well.  A lot of great basketball and soccer players have come out of Chicago, just to name the two sports I follow the most.  The move sets up a great rivalry between the two schools.  Maybe I'm biased because I love the city of Chicago, and I love the fact that another Jesuit institution is joining the A10, but I don't see any downside to this development.

[The Valley Sucks]

I think this means the A10 knows the league is going to have defections soon. I'm not sure how I feel about this. While its nice to have the Ramblers close by, they could easily fall back without Porter there. Hell they weren't even on the radio in Chicago the year they went to the final 4. People care more about the big 10 in Chicago. Our conference is already filled with also rans.

[johnbj14]

Being able to go to A-10 games right down the road? Sign me up! 

[Billiken Rich]

7 minutes ago, The Valley Sucks said:

I think this means the A10 knows the league is going to have defections soon. I'm not sure how I feel about this. While its nice to have the Ramblers close by, they could easily fall back without Porter there. Hell they weren't even on the radio in Chicago the year they went to the final 4. People care more about the big 10 in Chicago. Our conference is already filled with also rans.

Ah yeah and Depaul is in the Big East......If Loyola is an also ran, Depaul is a never was.....  Since the Bulls aren't coming to the A10, who the heck else would you want?

[brianstl]

I think this move was done to try to keep SLU and Dayton happy.  The Chicago metro has the most SLU and Dayton alumni outside of their home metros. This is big for SLU and Dayton both for athletic recruiting purposes and for student recruiting purposes.  The A10 with a solid Chicago basketball program is a much better conference for the Billikens.

[brianstl]

Plus adding Loyola makes the A10 more attractive to potential media partners going forward.

[JMM28]

There is some danger in Loyola. They’ve never been successful without Cameron Krutwig as a player…so yeah. Wait and see. 

[Billiken Rich]

By the way........does anyone smell something awful?  Oh yeah it's the Missouri Valley Conference.  Can we now and forever end the "SLU to The Valley"  discussion?  Stand up (and walk into the side of a building) if you ever thought joining the Valley was a good idea.......

[brianstl]

13 minutes ago, JMM28 said:

There is some danger in Loyola. They’ve never been successful without Cameron Krutwig as a player…so yeah. Wait and see. 

Alfredrick the Great wants to have a word with you.

[Bay Area Billiken]

Great News!

I have been suggesting and hoping for this. 

[HoosierPal]

 

[BLIKNS]

Now try to get Wichita State