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Post by bballraider on Aug 26, 2022 15:24:23 GMT -5
Maybe IU-Indianapolis (IUPUI) will get confused and also join the OVC by mistake.
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Post by Big D on Aug 26, 2022 16:18:07 GMT -5
Maybe IU-Indianapolis (IUPUI) will get confused and also join the OVC by mistake. LMFAO. We can all dream of that scenario.
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Post by guyinstandswithbeer on Aug 31, 2022 7:00:27 GMT -5
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Post by raiderrunt on Aug 31, 2022 7:27:29 GMT -5
If I remember U of Indianapolis have a Greyhound mascot. When they used to visit the old James A. Rhodes PE Center, we would have 25 cent hot dog night and I would leave the game with a tummy ache.
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Post by Sixth Man on Oct 15, 2022 9:54:26 GMT -5
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Post by raiderrunt on Oct 15, 2022 14:07:01 GMT -5
Wow, in 20 years C-USA has gone from UC and U of L to MTSU and Kennesaw State. Their decline is as bad or worse than the HL.
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Post by raiderratt on Oct 17, 2022 20:08:35 GMT -5
Wow, in 20 years C-USA has gone from UC and U of L to MTSU and Kennesaw State. Their decline is as bad or worse than the HL. Since they are still ranked about 13 spots higher than the Horizon I am not sure this is the burn you think it is.
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Post by Hoops Junkie on Nov 7, 2022 22:50:59 GMT -5
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Post by Retired Coach on Nov 12, 2022 21:15:10 GMT -5
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Post by raiders93 on Mar 19, 2023 8:42:07 GMT -5
Has there been any recent discussion of adding a 12th member? Bellarmine should be done with their transition for the 2024/25 school year and seems like a good option. Are there any boxes they don’t check?
I remember seeing this informative video which discusses HL expansion options, beginning at about 10:30.
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Post by wsuraider09 on Mar 19, 2023 9:18:28 GMT -5
Has there been any recent discussion of adding a 12th member? Part of me wonders if there's anything to draw between the breakup of the travel partners and our league seemingly stick at 11 members. With basketball being the only major sport that everyone participates in, the logic of wanting to get back to 12 doesn't seem as necessary going forward as it did historically.
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Post by raiders93 on Mar 19, 2023 17:55:52 GMT -5
With respect to MBB (I haven’t looked any further) it seems like, on paper, they’re a good fit. Middle of the pack or better in attendance, AD budget, basketball budget, good market addition in Louisville. They won the ASUN last year but weren’t eligible for the NCAA tournament.
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Post by hokieraider on Mar 19, 2023 20:25:46 GMT -5
If the HL expands, Bellarmine is the only choice that makes any sense. But I don't see a compelling reason for the HL to expand except as insurance if NKU or WSU gets poached by a higher league (please let it be us!). And geographically Bellarmine makes sense as travel partner (if the league returns to that) for NKU or IUPUI, and as a fill behind either NKU or WSU if they move up. Getting another HL team that plays baseball is a nice bonus.
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Post by Big D on Mar 19, 2023 21:28:02 GMT -5
My educated guess is that the HL will add Bellarmine after they are full D1 and the HL will go back to travel partners then.
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Post by wsuraider09 on Mar 19, 2023 21:36:10 GMT -5
My educated guess is that the HL will add Bellarmine after they are full D1 and the HL will go back to travel partners then. One more benefit to this would (in all likelihood) pair NKU with Bellarmine and pair us with IUPUI. I think not traveling with NKU would be a nice benefit for us and would (hopefully) prevent our off-cycle matchups with NKU falling on days like Super Bowl Sunday or NCAAF championship Monday like we've seen in the past.
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