For Funsies: Conference Reallignment/Creation

Wolfpack Ram · Feb 2, 2023

ramluvr99 said:
other than the football point i really don’t get that. all of those teams have higher nets than a10 teams, and with the likes of la salle, umass, duquesne, gw, and fordham in the conference it’s hard to argue that most of them don’t have bigger athletic budgets.

The only basketball only school I would consider would be Charleston joining the A-10. None of those other schools have had any consistent success recently in basketball. And Pitino is old, and will not be at Iona much longer. Also, Archie Miller is now at Rhode Island and they didn't even make your cut. UMass also now has Frank Martin as their head coach. And where is St. Bonaventure in your list? St. Bonaventure's all-time record against VCU is now 8-8, and they didn't even make your cut. :roll:

And FYI, VCU has already been in the same conference with half of those schools, and their basketball programs have gone in the wrong direction. Especially since they have moved up to FBS football.

DCRAM · Feb 2, 2023

Never felt like my time was wasted on this board until reading that last post bringing this thread back to life.

artRAMinMN · Feb 2, 2023

That seems like a lot of trouble to go through just to avoid the city of Philadelphia... not that I don't understand the impulse, but still.

BigE · Feb 3, 2023

Wolfpack Ram said:
The only basketball only school I would consider would be Charleston joining the A-10. None of those other schools have had any consistent success recently in basketball. And Pitino is old, and will not be at Iona much longer. Also, Archie Miller is now at Rhode Island and they didn't even make your cut. UMass also now has Frank Martin as their head coach. And where is St. Bonaventure in your list? St. Bonaventure's all-time record against VCU is now 8-8, and they didn't even make your cut.

And FYI, VCU has already been in the same conference with half of those schools, and their basketball programs have gone in the wrong direction. Especially since they have moved up to FBS football.

I like Charleston as well as UNCG.

BigE · Feb 9, 2023

BaNgMyPrOgRaM · Feb 9, 2023

Well the P5's can alter all they want. It doesn]t affect us/

WillWeaverRVA · Feb 20, 2023

what

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1627875488529252352

BaNgMyPrOgRaM · Feb 20, 2023

If they have a stupid nickname, then they should be in the A-10. BTW am I correct that there only 4 D1 schools named Rams and our conference has 3 of them?

Mr X · Feb 21, 2023

WillWeaverRVA said:
what

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1627875488529252352

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Mercury · Feb 21, 2023

Mr X said:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

The source is a twitter account with 1k followers.

SteveMM · Feb 21, 2023

BaNgMyPrOgRaM said:
If they have a stupid nickname, then they should be in the A-10. BTW am I correct that there only 4 D1 schools named Rams and our conference has 3 of them?

Correct. This, and this alone, is why the A10 needs to be courting Colorado State.

WillWeaverRVA · Feb 21, 2023

SteveMM said:
Correct. This, and this alone, is why the A10 needs to be courting Colorado State.

Better yet, VCU, Rhode Island, and Fordham split off into a new conference with Colorado State, then transition a bunch of schools from lower divisions to Division I like Angelo State, Bluefield, Thomas Jefferson, Mobile, Shepherd, and Winston-Salem State. Name the new conference Ram Nation.

SteveMM · Feb 21, 2023

WillWeaverRVA said:
Better yet, VCU, Rhode Island, and Fordham split off into a new conference with Colorado State, then transition a bunch of schools from lower divisions to Division I like Angelo State, Bluefield, Thomas Jefferson, Mobile, Shepherd, and Winston-Salem State. Name the new conference Ram Nation.

I endorse this idea. Make it happen.

Mercury · Feb 21, 2023

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1627547927416651776

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1627548927208587265

I'll add some other crazy far fetched rumours to the pot today since @WillWeaverRVA got this thread brewing today.

SteveMM · Feb 21, 2023

Mercury said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1627547927416651776

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1627548927208587265

I'll add some other crazy far fetched rumours to the pot today since @WillWeaverRVA got this thread brewing today.

Hard to imagine Villanova playing anywhere but the Big East. But, in terms of raiding other conferences for bball only schools, particularly if for some reason they're looking east, that means you're looking at the Big East or A10. They're not "east" but Witchita State could be another possibility. I'm kind of worried that one of the bball only schools could be Dayton. Geographically, it would make a bit of sense. Losing Dayton would obviously weaken the A10 considerably.