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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2019 15:56:05 GMT -6
I was looking at the various conference standings last night and I noticed something that strikes me odd.
Of the 32 NCAA D-1 basketball conferences, it appears that only 1 has “divisions”. That ONE being the Mid-American Conference.
What would be the MAC’s logic for holding on to this relic of conference structure?
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Post by rmcalhoun on Jan 28, 2019 15:22:23 GMT -6
We do not know
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Post by rmcalhoun on Jan 28, 2019 15:47:53 GMT -6
Im working on an answer for you
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2019 20:42:40 GMT -6
I’m sure there is a phenomenal and reasonable explanation....like controlling travel costs or something.
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Post by 00hmh on Jan 28, 2019 21:24:12 GMT -6
Clearly the answer is that it's because we have a MAC East.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Jan 29, 2019 17:03:40 GMT -6
I’m sure there is a phenomenal and reasonable explanation....like controlling travel costs or something. If there is an answer every social media site pertaining to the MAC refuses to answer my questions on the topic.. Silly MAC do they not understand I will not quit till they answer me. I will have an answer for you my friend. If I do not I will get it at the MAC tournament in Cleveland.. Well that is if we make it to cleveland
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2019 15:29:13 GMT -6
I say let’s stage a protest at Cleveland and burn all of our West division championship banners outside the front gate until the conference head office caves to our “no divisions” demand.
Divisions are divisive and should not be tolerated......!!! ✊
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2019 20:07:03 GMT -6
It's just an example of the re-segregation of our society as a whole. We are doomed.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Jan 30, 2019 21:08:42 GMT -6
I say let’s stage a protest at Cleveland and burn all of our West division championship banners outside the front gate until the conference head office caves to our “no divisions” demand. Divisions are divisive and should not be tolerated......!!! ✊ Well we could that but we may never get another banner
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Post by lmills72 on Jan 30, 2019 23:33:33 GMT -6
Would it be that at one time we played all the teams in our division twice while we played teams in the other division only once?
That's still kinda the way it is as we play a couple of East teams twice now, but we play every West team twice.
Of course, most other conferences of our size have a similar situation and they don't have divisions so not sure what current MAC logic might be.
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Post by 00hmh on Jan 31, 2019 0:21:50 GMT -6
SEC has divisions in FB. FWIW.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 9:35:50 GMT -6
SEC has divisions in FB. FWIW. Most D-1 conferences with more than 10 teams have divisions for football, but the MAC is the only D-1 conference, that I can see, that has divisions for basketball. www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/standings
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Post by ruffledfeathers on Jan 31, 2019 10:18:22 GMT -6
The MAC is a bus league. Divisions in bb are cost effective.
RF
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Post by rmcalhoun on Jan 31, 2019 10:20:48 GMT -6
The MAC is a bus league. Divisions in bb are cost effective. RF ahhh we may be onto something
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Post by cardfan on Jan 31, 2019 10:56:40 GMT -6
Which is why adding buffalo didnt/doesn’t make sense.
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