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Post by Tipp City Raider on May 14, 2012 9:45:52 GMT -5
I fear that Detroit is going to end up blocking Oakland. The longer this plays out the more nervous I get. Oakland is on the record saying they want in. Come on LeCrone. Get this done.
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Post by Raider Pride on May 14, 2012 11:29:32 GMT -5
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Post by keithfromxenia on May 14, 2012 11:57:53 GMT -5
tipp, i think the rules say the league ads can overrule udm's veto with a unanimous vote of the other 8 or 9 teams. if adding this team is that important to the hl, i would think that would be easily done.
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Post by wolf41 on May 14, 2012 13:11:16 GMT -5
I think the issue of replacing Butler is the top priority. I'd hope UDM understands that and that they'll support adding Oakland, If not, the balance of the HL has to convince Valpo to vote with the rest of the league versus UDM's veto. Assuming we add Oakland, I'd hope the league would look at adding 2 more teams ASAP or look for a merger with another league.
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Post by Big D on May 14, 2012 14:22:43 GMT -5
I think the issue of replacing Butler is the top priority. I'd hope UDM understands that and that they'll support adding Oakland, If not, the balance of the HL has to convince Valpo to vote with the rest of the league versus UDM's veto. Assuming we add Oakland, I'd hope the league would look at adding 2 more teams ASAP or look for a merger with another league. The problem won't be convincing Valpo. I believe they are already on board. Loyola is the team to worry about. They voted with Detroit 10 years ago to veto Oakland. I think everyone else will be thinking about what's important for the conference basketball-wise. I think Loyola will be worried about adding another public school to the conference, especially when we just lost a private school in Butler.
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Post by Raider Pride on May 14, 2012 15:36:43 GMT -5
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Post by Raider Grad on May 16, 2012 18:37:55 GMT -5
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Post by raidergrad98 on May 16, 2012 19:45:03 GMT -5
I'm hearing rumors of Oakland, Evansville, and a third school....
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Post by Willie on May 16, 2012 20:20:12 GMT -5
I'm hearing rumors of Oakland, Evansville, and a third school.... I don't know if Evansville would be interested, but I would love to add Oakland, Evansville and a Murray State/Robert Morris to the conference.
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Post by Indy Raider on May 17, 2012 21:37:21 GMT -5
I think punishing Butler makes the HL look small & petty. Take the high road & wish them well. I don't subscribe to the let's punish someone for being successful, like the current administration at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. How's that for 2 birds with 1 stone ...lol Actually many conferences have bylaws that prevent schools from competing for any league championships after they decide to change conferences. The below article is about ODU leaving the CAA for Conf-USA. It says they are not eligible to compete for any CAA championships this year. espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7941382/old-dominion-monarchs-leaving-colonial-athletic-association-conference-usa
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Post by Raider Pride on May 18, 2012 19:07:56 GMT -5
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Post by Indy Raider on May 22, 2012 18:32:04 GMT -5
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Post by Indy Raider on May 22, 2012 18:38:03 GMT -5
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Post by Raider Pride on May 25, 2012 17:20:03 GMT -5
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Post by Raider Pride on May 25, 2012 17:21:01 GMT -5
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