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Post by floridasun on Apr 16, 2024 20:37:07 GMT -5
Which four year schools have announced that they will be starting competition in 2025?
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Post by ManapuaSurprise on Apr 17, 2024 2:17:17 GMT -5
Menlo and Vanguard joining MPSF
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Post by cyberVBmidwest on Apr 17, 2024 5:29:09 GMT -5
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Post by gtrich on Apr 17, 2024 11:34:30 GMT -5
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Post by strikestwice on Apr 17, 2024 13:27:54 GMT -5
No, they are not joining MIVA. I believe that the GLVC is a year away from starting up. Guessing they will probably do IVA in the meantime. |
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Post by robonthemic on Apr 17, 2024 14:23:01 GMT -5
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Post by gofaster88 on Apr 17, 2024 15:07:51 GMT -5
MPSF with 9 teams. Maybe a way to protect themselves if UCLA and USC bail to a different conference with Big10 programs eventually?
Vanguard, Jessup, Pepperdine, GCU, Concordia Irvine, BYU, Stanford, UCLA, USC
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Post by ManapuaSurprise on Apr 17, 2024 17:12:50 GMT -5
MPSF with 10 teams. Maybe a way to protect themselves if UCLA and USC bail to a different conference with Big10 programs eventually? Vanguard, Jessup, Rockhurst, Pepperdine, GCU, Concordia Irvine, BYU, Stanford, UCLA, USC That's 18 conference games. Would become more difficult to schedule against MPSF teams for out-of-conference matches.
I don't see UCLA and USC bailing out right away if Big 10 wanna sponsor MVB. They would want a chance for an auto-bid. A new Big 10 with UCLA, USC, Penn State, & Ohio State will need to find 2 other teams that have been established for 2-3 years if they want an auto-bid.
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Post by usmnt on Apr 17, 2024 17:16:05 GMT -5
Also Barry University, LeMoyne–Owen College in the SIAC and Catawba College.
All D2 programs!
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Post by sixpak on Apr 17, 2024 17:25:14 GMT -5
MPSF with 10 teams. Maybe a way to protect themselves if UCLA and USC bail to a different conference with Big10 programs eventually? I don't see the Big 10 forming a volleyball league. A big issue is travel - that alignment would effectively lock in their travel budgets for the league games, leaving them no flexibility for non-conference travel. For access to the NCAA tournament, they're already well positioned to get multiple bids in their existing conferences (Penn State would lose out on relatively easy access to the tournament), so a new conference would likely reduce their access there. Ultimately, it's in the best interests of the schools to have their non-revenue sports stay as local as possible. |
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Post by vbc1 on Apr 17, 2024 21:11:45 GMT -5
I believe UMES is starting a men's program. Not sure if its 2025, or 2026. They should be joining the NEC, from what I heard.
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Post by strikestwice on Apr 18, 2024 10:27:36 GMT -5
MPSF with 10 teams. Maybe a way to protect themselves if UCLA and USC bail to a different conference with Big10 programs eventually? Vanguard, Jessup, Rockhurst, Pepperdine, GCU, Concordia Irvine, BYU, Stanford, UCLA, USC Where did you see that Rockhurst is joining the MPSF?....that's a lot of travel from Kansas City. |
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Post by gofaster88 on Apr 18, 2024 10:56:42 GMT -5
MPSF with 10 teams. Maybe a way to protect themselves if UCLA and USC bail to a different conference with Big10 programs eventually? Vanguard, Jessup, Rockhurst, Pepperdine, GCU, Concordia Irvine, BYU, Stanford, UCLA, USC Where did you see that Rockhurst is joining the MPSF?....that's a lot of travel from Kansas City. That's my fault, I wrote that wrong. |
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Post by robonthemic on Apr 18, 2024 11:00:56 GMT -5
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Post by hitnset92 on Apr 22, 2024 17:29:28 GMT -5
I would love to see Illinois, Wisconsin, and Nebraska add a men’s program. They’re already states with men’s volleyball as a high school sport or have a significant volleyball based community that could really foster interest and good programs.
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