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Post by smithjones on Jun 5, 2019 12:15:24 GMT -6
ATHENS Ohio – After more than 11 years at the helm, Jim Schaus is stepping down June 30 as Ohio University athletic director in order to take a position as the Southern Conference commissioner.
Is it time for UNA to look into SoCon or OVC membership? Geographically, it would make sense. This would be the time for a jump to the SoCon perhaps.
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Post by brandon on Jun 5, 2019 13:24:39 GMT -6
ATHENS Ohio – After more than 11 years at the helm, Jim Schaus is stepping down June 30 as Ohio University athletic director in order to take a position as the Southern Conference commissioner.
Is it time for UNA to look into SoCon or OVC membership? Geographically, it would make sense. This would be the time for a jump to the SoCon perhaps. I would hate the OVC personally. Honestly I feel like the ASun is the best fit for UNA. The public schools are similar to each other and the conference as a whole is getting stronger. The SoCon is pretty full unless they decide to add without anyone leaving. Between Florida schools(ASun) and the Carolinas(Big South football) I think we have a good opportunity for recruiting and getting our brand out. That being said, I wouldn't mind a football only membership in the SoCon but I like the ASun as our primary conference. |
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Post by tuna85 on Jun 5, 2019 17:24:58 GMT -6
Others did not want to dance with us. ASun and Big South football did. Would be a poor showing on our part to leave them on the dance floor this early in the ball. OVC had their shot and their decision cost us 'bout a decade. Time to move on and make the ASun/Big S stronger.
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Post by brandon on Jun 5, 2019 20:23:06 GMT -6
Others did not want to dance with us. ASun and Big South football did. Would be a poor showing on our part to leave them on the dance floor this early in the ball. OVC had their shot and their decision cost us 'bout a decade. Time to move on and make the ASun/Big S stronger. Not to mention the ASun wanted us from day one, but at the time didn't have a real solution for football. |
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Post by northalaspectator on Jun 9, 2019 8:58:16 GMT -6
ATHENS Ohio – After more than 11 years at the helm, Jim Schaus is stepping down June 30 as Ohio University athletic director in order to take a position as the Southern Conference commissioner.
Is it time for UNA to look into SoCon or OVC membership? Geographically, it would make sense. This would be the time for a jump to the SoCon perhaps. Instead of North Alabama leaving the ASUN, how about Western Carolina, East Tennessee State, UT-Chattanooga leaving the SoCon and Jacksonville State leaving the OVC and joining the ASUN and then the ASUN start sponsoring football. I know the OVC is closer for Travel, but it offers very little in recruiting value. |
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Post by unafied on Jun 9, 2019 10:57:13 GMT -6
ATHENS Ohio – After more than 11 years at the helm, Jim Schaus is stepping down June 30 as Ohio University athletic director in order to take a position as the Southern Conference commissioner.
Is it time for UNA to look into SoCon or OVC membership? Geographically, it would make sense. This would be the time for a jump to the SoCon perhaps. Instead of North Alabama leaving the ASUN, how about Western Carolina, East Tennessee State, UT-Chattanooga leaving the SoCon and Jacksonville State leaving the OVC and joining the ASUN and then the ASUN start sponsoring football. I know the OVC is closer for Travel, but it offers very little in recruiting value. I think one thing preventing this right now is WCU/ETSU/UTC and the so-called “prestige” of the SoCon. And yeah, the SoCon has a wonderful history. I’d love for us to be a part of it, under certain conditions. But in its current form, it’s a strange conference. Those three schools don’t seem to fit in with ones like Wofford, Citadel, and VMI. I know there are plenty of conferences with a mix of public and private. However, I just feel like the people here in Chattanooga would get a lot more excited for the Mocs (which historically lack fan support) if they were consistently playing similar medium-sized public schools like JSU, Tennessee Tech, and yeah, UNA. Its really sad the whole thing can’t get blown up and started over, because if so, you could make a heck of a conference out of schools from Alabama and Tennessee + maybe another state or two. And geographically it would probably save a lot of schools money on travel. Maybe coaches would moan about the lack of “exposure” in other states for recruiting... I dunno. Winning is the biggest recruiter of all, though. |
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Post by brandon on Jun 9, 2019 20:05:26 GMT -6
Just imagine the ASun with football schools
UNA
JSU
Chattanooga
Western Carolina
KSU
Eastern Kentucky
Austin Peay
North Florida
FGCU
And the non football
Lipscomb
NJIT
Liberty
Stetson
Jacksonville
I wouldn't mind that conference at all.
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