nysaint
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Post by nysaint on Feb 20, 2013 19:19:46 GMT -5
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Post by Tony on Feb 20, 2013 19:22:35 GMT -5
VCU will be gone....plus the A10's TV contract deal will be completely different with the other teams leaving....if you think there are not clauses in there pertaining to what teams are in order for the maximum value that is at now you are crazy....plus you're not even thinking about the amount of support staff that needs to be hired in order to move to this level....remember your not hiring the same type of student-athlete if you want to compete at this level and each office can't be a one man shop Pay attention I said VCU or Richmond..one of them would still be there..As for the TV deal... try watching MAAC tournament on regular TV ... Why dont you tell me the support staff needed Mr Know it all.. tell me how Siena's budget compares to Bonnies, Charlotte LASalle etc hell Siena total budget is only 2 mill behind Xavier. As for student athlete -- what are you saying -- that Fordham..Richmond - St Joes's etc are dropping their pants? If you are going to come to this board and post facts fine..if you're here to name call and post bull shit you wont last long |
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Post by Tony on Feb 20, 2013 19:23:36 GMT -5
And those rankings would significantly drop once you add a Siena and George Mason and take away the teams that give them their strong strength of schedules....I think the league becomes worse than what the CAA was two years ago and Siena has a better chance of getting to the tourney every year in the MAAC....I mean why would someone like Gonzaga ever leave the WCC? All in all I really think the A10 is going to ask a school like Stony Brook before a school like Siena...better market and fully funded in all their sports...I don't think Siena is fully funded in all of theirs I think you're a troll with an agenda.. just about everything you posted is wrong |
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Post by lmnop22 on Feb 20, 2013 19:34:13 GMT -5
First off calm down nobody is name calling anyone....Fordham is not dropping their pants on anyone and that is why they are where they are...Richmond and St. Joe's do make consents....all I am saying is the way the college athletics landscape is changing with rules be de-regulated and the NCAA allowing the rich to get richer the parity in college athletics is slowly going to be divided (I wouldn't suspect in 5 years all the BCS schools leave a start another league altogether) I am just saying for year in and year out chance to make the tournament the MAAC is the best suited conference and at the end of the day that is what is all about...WINNING...it has worked for Gonzaga and it didn't work for a similar school like us at one time LaSalle....so calm down Tony, I have no agenda and clearly just trying to prove a different side to the story
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Post by indian82 on Feb 20, 2013 19:37:48 GMT -5
You know Siena has 18 other Division I teams that need to be competitive as well....or do you expect to just have losing teams in every sport and a mediocre one in basketball if change conferences....Also, once the A10 is gutted for the C7 and Umass leaves for Big East...what makes the conference more appealing than the MAAC? This is the Siena hoops board, so I didn't feel the need to address every sport at Siena. However, , I would expect that every sport could benefit by moving up. Basketball is the only true revenue producing sport at Siena or the Catholic 7. His point was that a move up will require a significant financial increase for each of the other sports in addition to Mens Hoops. This would be a decision that affects the whole school. On a related note: In another thread in defense of the move somebody posted that the school would see monetary gains via TV contracts, better attendance & higher ticket prices. They also said we would get more from higher tuition. I would certainly hope we could make the move w/out raising tuition at a much higher rate than it does right now. Like it or not, but that would really change the foundation of what the school has stood for. There's a lot to consider - and that's coming from somebody who love to see us compete at a higher level. |
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Post by Tony on Feb 20, 2013 19:42:52 GMT -5
First off calm down nobody is name calling anyone....Fordham is not dropping their pants on anyone and that is why they are where they are...Richmond and St. Joe's do make consents....all I am saying is the way the college athletics landscape is changing with rules be de-regulated and the NCAA allowing the rich to get richer the parity in college athletics is slowly going to be divided (I wouldn't suspect in 5 years all the BCS schools leave a start another league altogether) I am just saying for year in and year out chance to make the tournament the MAAC is the best suited conference and at the end of the day that is what is all about...WINNING...it has worked for Gonzaga and it didn't work for a similar school like us at one time LaSalle....so calm down Tony, I have no agenda and clearly just trying to prove a different side to the story If that's you point fine..and that's a valid point.. the path to auto-bid would be easier in MAAC As for comparison to LaSalle..dont buy it they are at best 4th banana in their own town. And dont have much fan interest. From a fan interest POV Siena has much more in common with Xavier or Creighton than LaSalle To me the college basketball season is much more than the auto bid. With addition of Quinny and Monmouth plus Rider and Marist the MAAC is becoming NEC like. The quality of teams coming into the TUC would be greatly improved even in a watered down A10 and of course when you do go to NCAA much easier to get a better seed. I would miss some of the MAAC conference games but we could play Iona Niagara Manhattan in non conf games |
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Post by gorvy on Feb 20, 2013 20:10:04 GMT -5
Exactly--- the catholic 7 and the a10 may be a pipe dream but siena fans have earned the right to be in this conversation. Both leagues would provide fans the opportunity to see quality games on a nightly basis, with at least half of them on its own floor.
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Post by Tony on Feb 20, 2013 20:15:39 GMT -5
Exactly--- the catholic 7 and the a10 may be a pipe dream but siena fans have earned the right to be in this conversation. Both leagues would provide fans the opportunity to see quality games on a nightly basis, with at least half of them on its own floor. exactly right.. and for some reason it pisses some people. I dont know if Siena will end up in either place. But its nice to be in conversation |
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Post by glen on Feb 21, 2013 8:02:27 GMT -5
A rising tide raises all boats. A better league means better recruits for all sports. Are you all saying that only hoops will benefit but volleyball will still only get MAAC recruits? You're joking right? Sure the budgets may go up a bit but we'll have a more national exposure (esp C7). We can draw water polo players from the south or midwest and not open the conversation by answering "Sienna who?"
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