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Post by SienaHCT14 on Mar 9, 2014 18:21:16 GMT -5
I think Siena sticking around in the MAAC for 2 or 3 more years before a move would be the best option. A conference move at the end of Jimmy's current contract would probably convince him stick around for a few more years instead of jumping ship for a better opportunity.
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Post by gorvy on Mar 9, 2014 19:06:50 GMT -5
I'm really frustrated with the Maac. I would very much like to step up in class and join a better league, but I recognize that an offer has to come before we can move. There is a chance that an offer will never come. If this is the case what can the Maac do to make itself a better league? I would like more programs that are dedicated to winning games/titles/tournaments. With that said one of the biggest weaknesses (and some may say its a strength) is the Catholic underpinnings of the league. I don't mean to drag schools like St Peters through the mud, but they are out over their ski's competing in the Maac. They really should be in a lesser league. If we are going to be in the Maac for a while (and unfortunately I think we will be) I would like to see D'Arg and the admin make a case that we should try to bring in programs like Robert Morris that spend money on their athletic budget. I know they are a Maac outlier (3:30 from buffalo) but at least they try and compete. I would rather have a program like that in the Maac then some of the trash that is in the league now that are content to spend a little and wait for programs like ours to spend more with the hope that we advance in the march madness tournament which they will benefit off of. It's welfare. I know the Maac would never take a strong stance like that because its Un-Christian, but it would be nice to expect more from the rest of the league. They could start with the scheduling policy. What happened to it? In the old days they had a clear policy designed to maximize RPI and enhance the tournament resume of its top teams. Not just entry into the tournament, but the seeding of the champion. It is a lot easier to win a first or second round game from a 12 seed then a 15 seed, for example. Instead it is now a free for all, and with a mandatory 20 game schedule the top four teams in the MAAC this year have a SOS average of 200, with Iona the best at 158. That's not going to cut it, and I am afraid it is only going to get worse as the bottom teams were actually not horrendous this season. I was hoping for addition by subtraction when Loyola left, instead we have subtraction by addition. Hopefully Siena is positioning itself for a move-- if not, the only hope is to get extremely lucky as it is going to be that much tougher to get a round of 64 win under the current set up.
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