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Nov 30, 2012 16:19:29 GMT -5
Post by euphoenix99 on Nov 30, 2012 16:19:29 GMT -5
Tomorrow night's game could very well be the last conference game against CofC (assuming the two teams don't meet in the conf tourney). They formally announced their move to the CAA starting July 2013. We all knew the move was coming, just seemed to take forever.
Best of luck to them in the CAA and please replace them with Coastal. I know it's a football school replacing a non-football school, but Coastal would add more to the conference than any other option. I suspect it will be Mercer though.
Should be a great game and hopefully a good crowd.
Go Phoenix!
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Nov 30, 2012 22:33:14 GMT -5
Post by johnmoc1 on Nov 30, 2012 22:33:14 GMT -5
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Nov 30, 2012 23:27:40 GMT -5
Post by The Cats on Nov 30, 2012 23:27:40 GMT -5
I suspect it will be Mercer though. I certainly hope that is not the case. Replacing a public school with a private will upset the balance. I'd favor ETSU, and if they do add football down the road, that would be a plus. I'd also welcome CCU to replace ASU or GSU whoever departs first. oh yeah, good luck against Charleston. I'm sure most of the conference will be in your corner.
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Dec 1, 2012 8:38:42 GMT -5
Post by elonfirefighter on Dec 1, 2012 8:38:42 GMT -5
Great write up, thanks moc
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Dec 1, 2012 9:43:39 GMT -5
Post by euphoenix99 on Dec 1, 2012 9:43:39 GMT -5
I suspect it will be Mercer though. I certainly hope that is not the case. Replacing a public school with a private will upset the balance. I'd favor ETSU, and if they do add football down the road, that would be a plus. I'd also welcome CCU to replace ASU or GSU whoever departs first. oh yeah, good luck against Charleston. I'm sure most of the conference will be in your corner. I believe the split is 7-5 public now. While it upsets the existing balance, replacing CofC with a private would actually balance the conference. I'm not arguing for this, just guessing how the conference is thinking. The conference needs to start being proactive and bring in the best candidates, private or not, knowing GSU and App are likely gone as well. The ideal scenario would be to get Belmont (not sure they would leave after 1 year in the OVC or would even want to) Coastal and Jacksonville State. I'd be for ETSU coming back as well if they started football again or if the SoCon couldn't lure Belmont. I don't even mind Mercer, just not before the other schools mentioned above. As for tonight's game I think defending the 3 is going to be the key for Elon. They are allowing teams to shoot 38% from 3 against them and CofC shoots 41% from 3 on the season. That could be trouble if CofC shoots well. Limiting second chances on the boards would be a good start. Go Phoenix!
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Dec 1, 2012 12:28:01 GMT -5
Post by fc4life on Dec 1, 2012 12:28:01 GMT -5
We have enough schools that have significantly lower academic standards than ours. We don't need to add a CCU or ETSU. More of the same.
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Dec 3, 2012 9:02:11 GMT -5
Post by euphoenix99 on Dec 3, 2012 9:02:11 GMT -5
We have enough schools that have significantly lower academic standards than ours. We don't need to add a CCU or ETSU. More of the same. Who would you recommend adding for football that doesn't "lower academic standards"? It appears options are very limited if the SoCon wants to remain competitive in football. The other sports are a little easier to fill the gaps. I know the SoCon wouldn't be able to replace ASU and GSU talent-wise, but I think there are only a couple of teams that even come close. Go Phoenix!
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Dec 3, 2012 11:51:06 GMT -5
Post by appstate on Dec 3, 2012 11:51:06 GMT -5
We have enough schools that have significantly lower academic standards than ours. We don't need to add a CCU or ETSU. More of the same. Can you provide any facts to substantiate your claim that the elite elon standards are higher than anyone elses thus putting you at advantage by having to play dummies? Thanks in advance
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Dec 4, 2012 7:29:46 GMT -5
Post by appstate on Dec 4, 2012 7:29:46 GMT -5
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