I'd be a fan of an SLC/Big Sky matchup or a Sunbelt matchup. Honestly, those conferences are near enough to even in both sports than a football & basketball conference challenge could be arranged.
If I was in charge of resetting the conference, I'd go with this lineup:BigJack85 said:
I am still mystified that the SLC collectively invites UIW, ACU and HBU in one fell swoop. In retrospect it would have made sense to add ACU skip HBU and UIW. UIW and HBU belong in the WAC.
If we had added only ACU then the next logical step would have been to add Tarleton. A little more elegant than the crappy lineup we have now.
I would only move for a two bid league. we are already getting 12-14 seeds in ncaa tournament, Going to C-USA would still be a 12 to 13 seeds. C-USA is a one bid league. It would only make it harder for us to get to the NCAA. Being in C-USA instead SLC wouldn't really sway recruits that much but missing out on tourney would. Our fans can't tell the difference between WKU and UIW... so not much change in the attendance. Middle Tennessee went 31-5 in 2016 and got a 12 seed and this season they missed out on the tourney after going 25-8 and 16-2 in conference.TallTexan said:
That said, the next biggest conference change I want to see is SFA to CUSA or another similar conference. 10 more years of winning in basketball, with an elite 8 appearance or two could do it for us.
Plus, those are some of my favorite states to visit. I think it'd be a fun trip for the guys to see some of them.SFA_03 said:
I still like the idea of the Big Sky.
We already have kind of a consistent rivalry with that conference in football, why not bring it over to the hardwood?
I mean, I don't disagree that CUSA isn't the world's greatest conference, but if we snuck in football too, I think it'd be a win for SFA the School. It would put us on a higher level of awareness within the state playing against UNT, Rice, UTEP, & UTSA vs Lamar, UIW, & UCA.sfa17 said:I would only move for a two bid league. we are already getting 12-14 seeds in ncaa tournament, Going to C-USA would still be a 12 to 13 seeds. C-USA is a one bid league. It would only make it harder for us to get to the NCAA. Being in C-USA instead SLC wouldn't really sway recruits that much but missing out on tourney would. Our fans can't tell the difference between WKU and UIW... so not much change in the attendance. Middle Tennessee went 31-5 in 2016 and got a 12 seed and this season they missed out on the tourney after going 25-8 and 16-2 in conference.TallTexan said:
That said, the next biggest conference change I want to see is SFA to CUSA or another similar conference. 10 more years of winning in basketball, with an elite 8 appearance or two could do it for us.
We would be better off just waiting for a huge conference re-alignment when Texas and OU leaave the BIG 12, Something similar to the American conference
Yeah, I agree. But I would replace UTSA or UTEP with UT Arlington. Middle Tennessee for Arkansas State. The problem is that the people creating these conferences sometimes overvalue a school being in a big market over the school success. That is how you end up with New Orleans and UIW In SLC.TallTexan said:
So the new Southwest Conference(realigned from CUSA & Sunbelt) would look something like this.
Rice, Louisiana Tech, UNT, UTSA, Arkansas State, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana Monroe, Texas State & SFA, & UTEP.
That's absolutely insane. They've skipped like 2 or more postseasons voluntarily at this point. I wonder how long schools like Nichols & also SFA will continue to compete across a broad spectrum of sports. I think the lawsuits will take down most of non P5 football at some point.SFAJack_76 said:
Posted in a different thread, but I thought it was appropriate for here also:
Right now, Nicholls has five unfilled basketball scholarships for 2018/19. They recently had a recruit commit to Southern. Southern. Three returning players from last year's championship team.
Currently 12 of 13 in the Commisioner's Cup equaling last year results.
Dear Sawmill Nation, after careful reflection with my family & a lot of prayer (and after my 6 lucky numbers refused to come up in the Powerball) I have decided to keep my day job this week.edstile said:
"Dear ______Nation, after careful reflection with my family and a lot of prayer (and after getting absolutely no sniffs from any NBA team at all), I have decided to return for my ____ year at ________ University."
Currently have offers out to seven Juco guys.PurpleOut said:
Nicholls lost a ton, close to 70 total PPG. They're going to have to grab a bunch of JUCO guys.
Their new coach is walking into one hell of a situation...I have no doubt that Riley has prepared to recruit appropriately for this situation, but new blood, building new relationships? I'll pass...SFAJack_76 said:Currently have offers out to seven Juco guys.PurpleOut said:
Nicholls lost a ton, close to 70 total PPG. They're going to have to grab a bunch of JUCO guys.
cboothe09 said:Their new coach is walking into one hell of a situation...I have no doubt that Riley has prepared to recruit appropriately for this situation, but new blood, building new relationships? I'll pass...SFAJack_76 said:Currently have offers out to seven Juco guys.PurpleOut said:
Nicholls lost a ton, close to 70 total PPG. They're going to have to grab a bunch of JUCO guys.
No-look said:
Jacks should be the preseason favorite? Wonder how the other schools other than Nichols will be projected?
You got it, Texan! (And other near-future winners in your situation might be comedy clubs.)TallTexan said:Dear Sawmill Nation, after careful reflection with my family & a lot of prayer (and after my 6 lucky numbers refused to come up in the Powerball) I have decided to keep my day job this week.edstile said:
"Dear ______Nation, after careful reflection with my family and a lot of prayer (and after getting absolutely no sniffs from any NBA team at all), I have decided to return for my ____ year at ________ University."
Am I doing this right Ed?
As I recall, some of those LSU Tiger forum guys when we played them were showing 20,000 or more posts. So we've got a ways to go, Ryan.nacluth said:
Nice one Ed. And though I'm about a day late, welcome to the 2,000 post club.
edstile said:As I recall, some of those LSU Tiger forum guys when we played them were showing 20,000 or more posts. So we've got a ways to go, Ryan.nacluth said:
Nice one Ed. And though I'm about a day late, welcome to the 2,000 post club.
And this guy. Stats weren't much, but he did start 21 games.edstile said:
Prison Tech's leading returning scorer, John Dewey, is transferring. He averaged 10.1 points and 4.4 assists in 2017-2018.
Update. Nicholls is down to two open scholarships. Two of the current eleven filled spots will have a red shirt year due to transfer rules, so nine available players today. Of those nine, three were on the team last year.SFAJack_76 said:
Posted in a different thread, but I thought it was appropriate for here also:
Right now, Nicholls has five unfilled basketball scholarships for 2018/19. They recently had a recruit commit to Southern. Southern. Three returning players from last year's championship team.
Currently 12 of 13 in the Commisioner's Cup equaling last year results.
Riley knew what he was doing. This was a "Go big or go home" type of year, and they went big. He turned it into a payday and left the program with not a lot to work with. Kudos to the new coach for getting on the ball and working his way through building a roster.TallTexan said:
Wow,that's a lot of turnover.