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Post by bucky415 on Nov 17, 2021 3:34:41 GMT -5
How? I get they have a travel advantage with O'Hare and Midway, but men's hoops is their premier program, and how is that helped by this? None of the other programs in the league has been really good recently, and the MVC did not hold them back from the Final Four and the win over Illinois in the second round. Just more travel for all the programs. Because the A-10 is a better basketball league than the MVC and has been for some time. It's also a better institutional/cultural fit for Loyola. Is it? Some programs in the league have been very good at times, but on an inconsistent basis, and it has been a while. |
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Post by jayj79 on Nov 17, 2021 6:17:32 GMT -5
Because the A-10 is a better basketball league than the MVC and has been for some time. It's also a better institutional/cultural fit for Loyola. Is it? Some programs in the league have been very good at times, but on an inconsistent basis, and it has been a while. Have there been MVC teams (besides Loyola) that have been good of late? (I don't really follow basketball) |
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Post by tomclen on Nov 17, 2021 6:25:54 GMT -5
I can't be the only poster on VT who is getting to the point where I'm tired of trying to keep up with conference changes and, at the same time, have stopped caring that I'm not keeping up?!?
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Post by aardvark on Nov 17, 2021 6:49:35 GMT -5
I can't be the only poster on VT who is getting to the point where I'm tired of trying to keep up with conference changes and, at the same time, have stopped caring that I'm not keeping up?!? Nope. You're the only one. All by yourself on an island with nobody to play with. |
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Post by BuckysHeat on Nov 17, 2021 6:54:13 GMT -5
I honestly couldn't have said which conference Loyola Chicago is in right now. Missouri Valley, apparently. At any rate, judging by the NET conference rankings, the A-10 is ranked several spots higher than the MVC, so this seems like a good move for both Loyola and for the A-10. this year, sure. Not always the case for the A10 to be above the MVC though |
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Post by BuckysHeat on Nov 17, 2021 6:56:28 GMT -5
When I see this thread pop up, I am always hopeful Rutgers and Maryland will suddenly be the names on the update.
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Post by knapplc on Nov 17, 2021 8:09:30 GMT -5
When I see this thread pop up, I am always hopeful Rutgers and Maryland will suddenly be the names on the update. I've never been comfortable with how they fit into our conference. |
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Post by stevehorn on Nov 17, 2021 8:11:31 GMT -5
When I see this thread pop up, I am always hopeful Rutgers and Maryland will suddenly be the names on the update. I've never been comfortable with how they fit into our conference. $$$$$$$$$$$ |
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Post by aardvark on Nov 17, 2021 8:22:31 GMT -5
When I see this thread pop up, I am always hopeful Rutgers and Maryland will suddenly be the names on the update. They can't go anywhere until they first fix their debt problems. The Terps are impactful in many non-revenue sports. Just not volleyball. |
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Post by cubbypike on Nov 17, 2021 8:35:06 GMT -5
Is it? Some programs in the league have been very good at times, but on an inconsistent basis, and it has been a while. Have there been MVC teams (besides Loyola) that have been good of late? (I don't really follow basketball) UNI Drake Missouri State All of them have been respectable over the last 2-3 years (Missouri State has tapered off some). --- Seems like the MVC has been a launching pad for some institutions to get into bigger, more established conferences. Creighton left for Big East (2013) Wichita State left for AAC (2017) Now Loyola to A10 in 2022. With Belmont coming in, it will be interesting to see if the MVC pursues anyone else other than Murray State. I am hearing UT-Arlington and UMKC (god, please god no). I hated the travel from Terre Haute to Wichita and Omaha both. Those 9+ hour bus rides are rough. |
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Post by bbg95 on Nov 17, 2021 9:00:46 GMT -5
When I see this thread pop up, I am always hopeful Rutgers and Maryland will suddenly be the names on the update. Lol, neither of those schools will ever leave the Big Ten. You're stuck with them. |
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Post by n00b on Nov 17, 2021 9:10:54 GMT -5
I honestly couldn't have said which conference Loyola Chicago is in right now. Missouri Valley, apparently. At any rate, judging by the NET conference rankings, the A-10 is ranked several spots higher than the MVC, so this seems like a good move for both Loyola and for the A-10. this year, sure. Not always the case for the A10 to be above the MVC though The MVC got a second team into the tourney in 2021. That was the first time since 2016. In that span, the A10 went 2, *, 2, 3, 3, 3. And in the COVID year, Dayton was going to be a #1 seed. It’s a pretty big gap. BUT I still don’t think the revenues are that great to cover all the extra flights. |
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Post by vbcoltrane on Nov 17, 2021 11:22:43 GMT -5
I like Rutgers and Maryland in the B1G
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Post by gobruins on Nov 17, 2021 11:34:50 GMT -5
When I see this thread pop up, I am always hopeful Rutgers and Maryland will suddenly be the names on the update. I've never been comfortable with how they fit into our conference. "Our conference" says the interloper from the Big XII. |
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Nov 17, 2021 11:41:10 GMT -5
I can't be the only poster on VT who is getting to the point where I'm tired of trying to keep up with conference changes and, at the same time, have stopped caring that I'm not keeping up?!? Better get used to it. After December it's gonna be 8 months of Conference jiggling, and not much else. |
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