OkieBilliken Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 2 minutes ago, Lord Elrond said: Curiously enough, the Jacksonville Classic website shows only the 2023 games, nothing for 2024. Is this thing not happening, and Rhode Island didn’t get the memo? This tournament used to be hosted by the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. They have a very nice mid-sized arena. They moved it last year (no idea why) 30 miles south to Saint Augustine and Flagler College Gym. This is a D2 facility that honestly smaller and less comfortable than most high school gyms. Its right in old town downtown, so its a terrific tourist destination but a terrible location for an upscale basketball tournament. No idea the location this year. I was hoping SLU was coming because I live nearby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 6 minutes ago, Lord Elrond said: Curiously enough, the Jacksonville Classic website shows only the 2023 games, nothing for 2024. Is this thing not happening, and Rhode Island didn’t get the memo? Could the Revive by The VII Group be setting this MTE up? Buy your tickets early. We got your rooms covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 13 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: Could the Revive by The VII Group be setting this MTE up? Maybe??? If I were the Rhody AD, I think I would be asking the Head Coach and the DBO some questions about this… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 I notice 4 A10 teams have CoC on their schedules. Is CoC being prepped to replace UMass….. I hope? BLIKNS likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, slu72 said: I notice 4 A10 teams have CoC on their schedules. Is CoC being prepped to replace UMass….. I hope? Just what we need another east coast team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieBilliken Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, slu72 said: I notice 4 A10 teams have CoC on their schedules. Is CoC being prepped to replace UMass….. I hope? I would be sooo happy if that happened BLIKNS likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 2 hours ago, OkieBilliken said: I would be sooo happy if that happened Why not just push for Jacksonville State? lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieBilliken Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, Billiken Rich said: Why not just push for Jacksonville State? lol... For one Jacksonville State is in Alabama. Unfortunately, no Florida schools would be a good fit for the A10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 The A10 has too many teams even with UMass leaving billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLIKNS Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 If we were to expand CoC , Belmont, and Wichita State would be my guess for best options. With scheduling becoming tougher for mid majors , maybe 16 may help with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieBilliken Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 3 minutes ago, BLIKNS said: If we were to expand CoC , Belmont, and Wichita State would be my guess for best options. With scheduling becoming tougher for mid majors , maybe 16 may help with that Nashville and Charleston are also great places to visit, Wichita, meh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, OkieBilliken said: For one Jacksonville State is in Alabama. Unfortunately, no Florida schools would be a good fit for the A10. OkieBilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Sure I love for Belmont to join but they usually are not very good, they draw poorly and play in a HS gym. Grab Bradley. In my day at SLU it was our #1 rival. They are decent team, rich basketball history and they draw well (would be above average for the A10). You can still get from St Louis up to Peoria the same day for a mid-week evening game. I did it plenty of times when they played in the old Robertson Field House. JMM28 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 3 hours ago, slufan13 said: The A10 has too many teams even with UMass leaving 3 hours ago, BLIKNS said: If we were to expand CoC , Belmont, and Wichita State would be my guess for best options. With scheduling becoming tougher for mid majors , maybe 16 may help with that For me, it's not the number of teams in the A10, it's the number of league games we play. if you have 15 league members, play each of the other 14 schools once, plus two 'rivals' twice, for a 16 game schedule which is two less than our current 18. The problem then, as @BLIKNS suggests, is filling out your OOC schedule with quality games. It will not get any easier, particularly if you are now looking for an additional 2 games. MusicCityBilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 It'll never happen but the A10 needs to trim the fat rather than add more mid type teams CenHudDude and brianstl like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Just now, slufan13 said: It'll never happen but the A10 needs to trim the fat rather than add more mid type teams unless that team is the University of Toronto. Other than that, yes get rid of Lasalle and one other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 The A10 needs fewer teams and fewer league games to get better as a conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 9 minutes ago, thetorch said: The A10 needs fewer teams and fewer league games to get better as a conference. Not sure I agree about fewer league games. We have trouble scheduling non conference games now. MusicCityBilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 With the top 4 P5’s expanding OOC P5 games are gonna be hard to come by for the mids. Not saying the A10 needs to expand but if it does it needs to bring in the best of the mids. CoC by hiring Mack has shown their commitment to being a top mid. Their arena is nice and holds close to 5k. They pack it for every game. We could do worse. Yes, there are some teams we’d all like to see dropped but doubtful that will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 1 hour ago, thetorch said: The A10 needs fewer teams and fewer league games to get better as a conference. I agree fewer annually BAD teams, however as long as the league overall cannot schedule top 100 games we don't need less league games. If we get rid of the nearly every year bottom feeders our programs and league NET will rise. I still say the answer is mandated program minimum on program facilities, budgets, and scheduling. The weak sisters will voluntarily either step up their game or seek leagues of their strength Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenbooster Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 League wide challenges with like minded leagues would help, IMHO. Couple that with a good MTE or 2 and your schedule gets much easier mhg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 3 hours ago, Billikenbooster said: League wide challenges with like minded leagues would help, IMHO. Couple that with a good MTE or 2 and your schedule gets much easier mhg Minus an MTE haven’t u pretty much described this years sched? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Problem is we think like minded schools are in the MWC or Big East. College basketball thinks our like minded schools are in the WCC and Colonial. billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 37 minutes ago, thetorch said: Problem is we think like minded schools are in the MWC or Big East. College basketball thinks our like minded schools are in the WCC and Colonial. Imo this is Bernie's fault. The perception of the A10 has sunk like a rock since she became commish. She needs to resign and maybe open a sewing shop or something SLU_Lax and AGB91 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 1 hour ago, thetorch said: Problem is we think like minded schools are in the MWC or Big East. College basketball thinks our like minded schools are in the WCC and Colonial. The WCC now would be a step up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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