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Post by brandon on Jul 3, 2023 16:41:39 GMT -6
The ASUN now officially has a new commissioner in office. I wonder what he will do to leave his mark...
I do know he is not as approachable as Gumbart...
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Post by roaringsince96 on Jul 3, 2023 19:22:55 GMT -6
Gumbart had personality. He really seemed passionate about his job. The energy he brought was contagious. Hope our new leader has that type of excitement.
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Post by brandon on Jul 5, 2023 13:22:25 GMT -6
Anyone notice the ASUN website has been totally updated?
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Post by unalions on Jul 5, 2023 17:10:35 GMT -6
Anyone notice the ASUN website has been totally updated? Yep! Looks great!!
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Post by unalions on Sept 9, 2023 11:06:58 GMT -6
UNA welcomes UWG!
The ASUN welcomes the Wolves!
Interesting that both of these tweets refer to the conference as the Atlantic Sun.
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Post by brandon on Sept 13, 2023 7:27:18 GMT -6
Got a phone call yesterday evening that Tennessee Tech may be the next ASUN member.
Don't know anything else yet... I'm trying to get additional confirmation.
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Post by brandon on Sept 13, 2023 7:29:55 GMT -6
Also heard Valdosta and West Florida are still content in the GSC as long as they have a football solution.
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Post by unalions on Sept 13, 2023 18:08:48 GMT -6
Also heard Valdosta and West Florida are still content in the GSC as long as they have a football solution. They won’t for long unless the GSC adds or forms an affiliation with the Coastal Carolinas Conference.
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Post by brandon on Oct 12, 2023 8:47:46 GMT -6
Man, a 14 school ASUN would be awesome...
East
Queens UWG* Valdosta* JU UNF Stetson FGCU
West EKU* Bellarmine UCA* APSU* Lipscomb UNA* UWF*
As far as UAC goes
East division
EKU UCA APSU UNA UWF UWG VSU
West Division
Utah Tech SUU ACU Tarleton SFA UTRGV
You could move UCA to the west to make it even if need be... but I'd like to keep the conferences together for divisions.
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Post by unalions on Oct 12, 2023 11:19:22 GMT -6
I wish UWF would hurry up. It’s inevitable.
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Post by brandon on Oct 24, 2023 0:58:30 GMT -6
Well, it sounds like UWF may now drop to a third option for ASUN expansion...
From what I was told, Gardner Webb and Charleston Southern are interested in potentially becoming full members of the ASUN...
Not much of a needle mover for me, but it does kinda stick Queens to the ASUN and it makes sense.
If this is true, and the ASUN makes the invites, that make a 14 school conference with 3 in the Carolinas... (plus I have noticed that it's no longer just the ASUN, the new commissioner say we are definitely the Atlantic Sun...)
It would also make 7 on the ASUN side of the UAC...
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Post by unafied on Oct 24, 2023 5:57:13 GMT -6
Well, it sounds like UWF may now drop to a third option for ASUN expansion... From what I was told, Gardner Webb and Charleston Southern are interested in potentially becoming full members of the ASUN... Not much of a needle mover for me, but it does kinda stick Queens to the ASUN and it makes sense. If this is true, and the ASUN makes the invites, that make a 14 school conference with 3 in the Carolinas... (plus I have noticed that it's no longer just the ASUN, the new commissioner say we are definitely the Atlantic Sun...) It would also make 7 on the ASUN side of the UAC... I get that it makes sense to add those teams from a geographic standpoint, and because the whole OVC/Big South arrangement was a weird setup from the start. But I agree, I'm not really a big fan of adding small private schools to the mix for football. They certainly don't match the vibe we had been going for. For anyone who didn't see it, there are a couple of northeast schools, Merrimack and Sacred Heart, apparently moving from the NEC to the MAAC. They play football in the NEC, which is the conference Robert Morris was previously in. RMU was not allowed to be a football affiliate after they left. If the NEC sticks to that rule, about the only place Merrimack and Sacred Heart could go would be the Big South/OVC alliance. Another former NEC school, Bryant, is also about to be a part of that. Or maybe is this year, I can't remember for sure. Long story short, if CSU and GWU are looking to get out of the Big South, I assume it's because they aren't happy with the football setup. I'm sure they would rather play schools in the southeast than ones in the midwest and northeast. IF they do come to the ASUN, I hope we look drop the WAC partnership. I have no problem with the UAC, none at all. But I'm not a big fan of a 14-team (or larger) conference in FCS. The autobid qualifications start to get really sloppy. I'd rather just play all our conference teams and have a scheduling alliance with the WAC if need be. If Valdosta and/or UWF eventually join, it would make even more sense.
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Post by ekusteve on Oct 24, 2023 6:12:29 GMT -6
Bryant is currently part of the Big South/OVC Alliance.
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Post by unafied on Oct 24, 2023 7:22:52 GMT -6
Bryant is currently part of the Big South/OVC Alliance. You know, after I put that in my post I actually felt like I could be wrong. Sure enough, I looked it up and had either forgotten or missed it, but they'll be joining the CAA for all football next year. So the Big South teams wouldn't have to make a trip to Rhode Island. But Merrimack and Sacred Heart are in Massachusetts and Connecticut, so IF they become a part of that alliance, I can see why CSU and GWU would want to bail.
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Post by unafied on Oct 25, 2023 11:16:53 GMT -6
Army joining the AAC is interesting. No trickle-down from them adding a school from a present conference means it's unlikely that CUSA adds anyone in the near future.
Probably a good thing for UAC/ASUN stability. Maybe not such a great thing for Steve and his Colonels.
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