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ktabz16 · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:22 am Post subject:

like maybe us.

jrdupe · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:07 pm Post subject:

I also wonder if Springfield hosting the MAC b-ball conference this year is purely coincidental or if this may be a prelude to UMASS joning them at some point down the road.

Marty Peretz · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:09 pm Post subject:

That's actually the MAAC, not the MAC. There's no chance we join it. Two totally different entities.
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DrG · Hall of Fame Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Posts: 2171 Location: MA

The MAAC (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) is mostly smaller northeastern Catholic schools like Iona, Fairfield, Siena, St. Peter's, etc., and not to be confused with that Midwest-centric conference that we're joining for football. Still don't know why Springfield is hosting the MAAC tournament instead of Albany. I guess they gave them an offer they couldn't refuse. It might actually be a pretty good take; Iona is very good.

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MullinsManiac · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:38 pm Post subject:

Marty Peretz · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:06 pm Post subject:

The MAAC is a shitty conference that happens to have two or three good teams this year. In general, though, there is little in the way of serious institutional investment at those places and leaving the A10 for the MAAC would be a serious demotion.

I would love to see Butler in the A10. Not only are the good and likely to remain good under Stevens (who really does seem committed to the school for the long-term) but they provide the league with a new market in Indianapolis. Losing Temple is obviously a major blow, but we still have two other teams in Philly, so we're not losing that media market altogether. Indy isn't a huge market but it does expand the conference footprint into a great state for HS hoops and give us additional exposure as a program (who knows? Maybe the next Tony Barbee is waiting in the wings. He was from Indy, right?).
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InnervisionsUMASS · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:08 pm Post subject:

Why are we even talking about the MAAC??????????????? I know someone confused it earlier, but lets move away from it....
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DrG · Hall of Fame Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Posts: 2171 Location: MA

Fordham would be a better fit in the Patriot League, academically as well as athletically.

MV Digga · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:28 pm Post subject:

Fordham was in the patriot league back in the 90's and they would be a good fit there... If the a10 were to disband it would probably when the big east catholic basketball schools leave and form a new conference. Those schools, St johns, providence, gtown, seton hall etc would probably convince some a10 schools to leave...

Eastern Athletic Conference

UMass, Georgetown, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, Marquette, DePaul, Xavier, Dayton, St. Louis,

For starters.....

Boy that would really piss off Pitino

CrooksisRhyming · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:30 pm Post subject:

lane one · Junior Joined: 17 Aug 2003 Posts: 674

The last thing I want is another small catholic school in the A10. I want more public schools like us. The A10's world ends when big east splits into football and basketball. Basketball schools raid the A10.

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lane one · Junior Joined: 17 Aug 2003 Posts: 674

I would be ok with VCU, GMU, or Delaware.