New teams entering into the MAC

golfertk14 · Post by **golfertk14** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:30 am

As many of you have heard there are unofficial rumors that Temple will enter the MAC. I'm against this idea because soon many others may follow suit and join the MAC and crowd up the divisions. 6 or 7 teams to a division please-I don't want 10 to the east and 10 to the west.

PGY Tiercel · Post by **PGY Tiercel** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:38 am

I'm not quite sure if you know this, but Marshall and Central Florida left. The goal is to replace those two teams for football for sure. That said, other sports like men's soccer also need to add schools so they can continue to keep an NCAA tourny bid. Just because there are 14 schools in the mac doesn't mean all 14 field a team in all sports. Therefore we need more schools to keep the conference going. Also You need 12 for a conference championship in football. Right now we are at 13. Keeping 14 or 15 makes sure we don't fall below that line if someone else decides to leave.

Schools can not just join a conference because they want to. The conference must vote and approve any school that wants to join. Therefore, I don't think you really have anything to fear

golfertk14 · Post by **golfertk14** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:41 am

PGY Tiercel wrote:I'm not quite sure if you know this, but Marshall and Central Florida left. The goal is to replace those two teams for football for sure. That said, other sports like men's soccer also need to add schools so they can continue to keep an NCAA tourny bid. Just because there are 14 schools in the mac doesn't mean all 14 field a team in all sports. Therefore we need more schools to keep the conference going. Also You need 12 for a conference championship in football. Right now we are at 13. Keeping 14 or 15 makes sure we don't fall below that line if someone else decides to leave.

I didn't know that Central Florida was leaving, but I was aware of Marshall. I guess I'm looking at it from a football stand point. Thanks for the info PGY!

Tricky_Falcon · Post by **Tricky_Falcon** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:20 pm

golfertk14 wrote:I didn't know that Central Florida was leaving, but I was aware of Marshall. I guess I'm looking at it from a football stand point. Thanks for the info PGY!

Central Florida did play football in the MAC...

PGY Tiercel · Post by **PGY Tiercel** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:24 pm

Tricky_Falcon wrote:
golfertk14 wrote:I didn't know that Central Florida was leaving, but I was aware of Marshall. I guess I'm looking at it from a football stand point. Thanks for the info PGY!
Central Florida did play football in the MAC...

Only played Football

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:57 pm

Actually, I'd say they barely played football.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Wed May 11, 2005 1:51 pm

I thought Central Florida played football in the Midwest Conference.

Falconboy · Post by **Falconboy** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:01 pm

Not sure having 14 teams really helps at all. If we were able to field a better 10 team Mac and say call us the Mac10 or something we'd be better off. Remember when teams go to the bowls the're only splitting it with all the other fellow conference teams so the more teams you got the less cash is doled out I'm guessing. Get my drift? :-\

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:02 pm

PGY Tiercel wrote:Schools can not just join a conference because they want to. The conference must vote and approve any school that wants to join.

So we can't just join the PAC ten?

Maybe if we ask nicely.

New teams entering into the MAC

Should the MAC invite more than one team to join the league?

New teams entering into the MAC

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