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Date Posted: 19:29:46 04/23/03 Wed
Author: BearcatFan
Subject: Re: AE speaks about UMBC
In reply to: Bainsey 's message, "AE speaks about UMBC" on 13:38:55 04/23/03 Wed

What I don't get is why it is so bad to have a team in Maryland compared to a team in Delaware and Philadelphia. The America East conference two years ago had almost as many non-New England schools as it did New England. I think that this is a great addition to the conference.

Also for as much as the AE Office has been blasted on this board, why has no one said how impressed they are with the work on Monasch and crew to a) get UMBC in this year, I had heard there was no way they would come any earlier than two years; and b) that Northeastern as not bolted leaving us in a real quagmire.

For my $0.02 Kudos to the conference office for getting this done
>
>Personally, I can't help but feel "blah" about this
>news. Nothing against the people of UMBC or their
>reputation, but good lord, they're in MARYLAND. I
>still think that an athletic conference should have a
>regional feel, and while the three SUNY schools were
>new to us, at least they were in the northeast.
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[> [> Re: AE speaks about UMBC -- Bainsey, 21:05:10 04/23/03 Wed

>What I don't get is why it is so bad to have a team in
>Maryland compared to a team in Delaware and
>Philadelphia. The America East conference two years
>ago had almost as many non-New England schools as it
>did New England.

A valid point. However, when the CAA-4 exited and the SUNY 3 entered, the conference had more of a regional feel to it that you just don't see in many conferences anymore. (Don't get me started on Miami and Notre Dame in the Big East or Penn State in the Big Ten.) The addition of a school south of the Mason-Dixon line ruins that feel, as it's such a huge geographical departure from the remainder of the conference.

>Also for as much as the AE Office has been blasted on
>this board, why has no one said how impressed they are
>with the work on Monasch and crew to a) get UMBC in
>this year, I had heard there was no way they would
>come any earlier than two years; and b) that
>Northeastern as not bolted leaving us in a real
>quagmire.

Another valid point, but I wouldn't count on Northeastern as a definite in the "stay" department. It still could happen, though I'd hate to see it.

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[> [> Re: AE speaks about UMBC -- NU Hoop Fan, 22:10:33 04/23/03 Wed

You'll hear news about Northeastern's plans this summer. The CAA will decide what's going on once school lets out.

The UMBC doesn't really impact NU all that much. All it means is that there's somewhat, albiet not much less, of an economic cost to switching leagues. They now have to go to Baltimore regardless of the conference affiliation.

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