BLIKNS Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 OK, it is the off season, and alot of Big 12 expansion talk, and Pac 12 media rights deal... So I will just throw out this idea, get some thoughts.... Would College of Charleston be a viable option to be the 16th member?? East Coast school , metro area, without football, . Question , would they even be interested?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stmdragons Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I would pass on them for the same reason I would pass on a school like Iona. I’m just not sure how sustainable their success is once Kelsey leaves. I know he signed a 5 year extension last year, but I have a hard time believing he won’t get snatched up by a P5 school relatively soon. JMM28 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 No. These East coast southern schools do nothing for SLU. If they have facilities anything like Davidson they don't belong. BigMouthBilliken and BilliesBy40 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 No offense to the College of Charleston, but this might make me reconsider my stance on the Valley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenHudDude Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 9 hours ago, BLIKNS said: OK, it is the off season, and alot of Big 12 expansion talk, and Pac 12 media rights deal... So I will just throw out this idea, get some thoughts.... Would College of Charleston be a viable option to be the 16th member?? East Coast school , metro area, without football, . Question , would they even be interested?? No. The A-10 needs less members, not more. billiken_roy, Bills71, bauman and 3 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 17 minutes ago, CenHudDude said: No. The A-10 needs less members, not more. Or we at least need to change the name because having 16 teams in the A-10 just sounds fuoking ridiculous. billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Belmont is my #1, at least get into the Nashville market. Other than that a private University willing to make a major commitment to basketball in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana. I honestly have not thought through if any schools actually would match my criteria in any of those states, but that's my preference. Obviously the only school of the top of my head would be Bellarmine, but they are a long way away. BrettJollyComedyHour likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 57 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Belmont is my #1, at least get into the Nashville market. Other than that a private University willing to make a major commitment to basketball in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana. I honestly have not thought through if any schools actually would match my criteria in any of those states, but that's my preference. Obviously the only school of the top of my head would be Bellarmine, but they are a long way away. Belmont is a logical choice, but it won't happen lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy II Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 -nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, billikenfan05 said: Belmont is my #1, at least get into the Nashville market. Other than that a private University willing to make a major commitment to basketball in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana. I honestly have not thought through if any schools actually would match my criteria in any of those states, but that's my preference. Obviously the only school of the top of my head would be Bellarmine, but they are a long way away. I really doubt Belmont is leaving the MVC anytime soon. Schools in those states that would qualify off the top of my head.. Kentucky: Nothing private, but have Northern Kentucky that would make a lot of sense. Tennessee: Belmont, Lipscomb. I think those and Vandy are the only 3 private schools that play D1 basketball in the state. Illinois: Bradley Iowa: Drake Indiana: No private schools worth discussing. Valpo is closer to insolvency than investment in sport. (You people in) Evansville hasn't been relevant since well before McCarty was banging cheerleaders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I like College of Charleston they've had some BB success(Bobby Cremins used to coach there) and are in a great town to visit. I went to a Citadel vs CoC game years ago. Belmont is a better choice more BB success, good city and could start East and West Divisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 17 minutes ago, JMM28 said: Iowa: Drake Drake would be fun to add, but they're a perennial contender in the MVC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 19 minutes ago, JMM28 said: I really doubt Belmont is leaving the MVC anytime soon. Schools in those states that would qualify off the top of my head.. Kentucky: Nothing private, but have Northern Kentucky that would make a lot of sense. Tennessee: Belmont, Lipscomb. I think those and Vandy are the only 3 private schools that play D1 basketball in the state. Illinois: Bradley Iowa: Drake Indiana: No private schools worth discussing. Valpo is closer to insolvency than investment in sport. (You people in) Evansville hasn't been relevant since well before McCarty was banging cheerleaders. Totally agree. Anytime I talk conference realignment especially regarding the A10 I'm only interested in moving the conference west and keeping the private school vibe. I don't necessarily take into account where the program is at the moment only the ones that make sense within the parameters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Everyone knows where I stand. Your first call is University of Toronto. After that, Belmont and CofC. Wildcard would be Liberty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 47 minutes ago, wgstl said: Everyone knows where I stand. Your first call is University of Toronto. After that, Belmont and CofC. Wildcard would be Liberty Isn't Carlton the Duke of Canada? If we're going north that's a slam dunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: Isn't Carlton the Duke of Canada? If we're going north that's a slam dunk. Toronto makes more sense. Obviously they will need to want to do this, but if they decide to make a commitment to athletics, they could easily be a p5 schools. They would check almost if not every single box. The amount of kids they could keep from coming to America to play college Bball would alone make them a powerhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I’d love to see CofC in the A10, because I live here. That said, I agree that Kelsey will likely move on to a P5 if he continues his success there. He got an extension but at about $1 mm a year. So a buyout would be fairly cheap. One thing about CofC they always seem to bring in a good replacement HC. But as we all know what appears to be a good replacement is not a guarantee of success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 5 hours ago, CenHudDude said: No. The A-10 needs less members, not more. Correct, but this won’t happen. So they need to add more. What they shouldn’t do is stay put Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabriel Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I’m cool with College of Charleston for road trip purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 22 minutes ago, gabriel said: I’m cool with College of Charleston for road trip purposes. No doubt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 37 minutes ago, gabriel said: I’m cool with College of Charleston for road trip purposes. I'd rather go to Nashville. But then again, on the rare occasion I party, I go full degenerate. Young Charles likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 4 hours ago, wgstl said: Toronto makes more sense. Obviously they will need to want to do this, but if they decide to make a commitment to athletics, they could easily be a p5 schools. They would check almost if not every single box. The amount of kids they could keep from coming to America to play college Bball would alone make them a powerhouse. Well B12 will have MBB, WBB games in Mexico next year and possible Bowl Game in Monterrey so you're on trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: Well B12 will have MBB, WBB games in Mexico next year and possible Bowl Game in Monterrey so you're on trend. There's already Canadian teams in the NCAA, so no real issue there. - Amazing campus - large TV market - ton of players in the NBA from the area - close to a handful of A10 schools - Large student pop - large endowment Again, they would have to take a step in athletics, but if they did, homerun for this conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Over in some other threads, we lament the current direction of college basketball ..... pay for play, fake NIL work-arounds, downsizing to D1A and D1AA ... and so on. If Saint Louis University is having trouble playing in the new NIL order, what chance do La Salle, Duquesne, Fordham, St. Joe's, Geedubya, Mason, Bonaventure, Davidson and Richmond have to compete in that same NIL order? Adding Belmont or Bradley or Charleston or whomever means just adding another potential D1AA school to an ever-increasing number of other D1AA schools. As I see it, the A10 is fast approaching life-support status, but so too would the Horizon, Valley, Summit, Mid American, Patriot and anyone else outside the P5 + 1. Sure, it's likely Gonzaga and even St. Mary's could move up, ditto Sand Diego State and Utah State. But what about Pepperdine? San Francisco? UTEP? Southern Miss? Detroit Mercy? Mount St. Mary's? Northeastern? I sincerely doubt it. I don't think adding to the A10 is the answer but I also don't think subtracting from the A10 works either. The answer seems to be get the hell out of the A10 or die with it. cgeldmacher likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 The NCAA president is calling for federal legislation regulating the schools and NIL . God forbid looking for congress to save us but that seems to me the only way to possibly put the liquid back in the bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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