why on earth would CC shift to the south? so they can fly all the way to virginia to run their regional race? there are a number of schools that would make more sense geographical to switch to the south than CC ... just because they are in the SCAC doesn't mean they belong in the south region ... or maybe we should just do nationals bids off of the conference results?
Would we redraw all the regional maps every few years based on relative strengths of the teams? I say leave the regions as they are. The South shall rise again!
Maybe the answer is to have more at-large bids.
Anyone else notice that Lynchburg has once again entered Van Alstine?
353 Van Astine Ryan FR Lynchburg
Any further word on whether Flynn will run?
Colorado belongs in the West. And DePauw should stay where they are. If anything, DePauw and Colorado should be in different conferences. Seems like every year there is someone whining about DePauw not making it out and point to the other teams in the SCAC who make it. Well, there are two suggestions for those whiners. 1) Move out of the conference because Rhodes, Centre, Trinity are all in the South, hence the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. 2) Run well at the end of the season when it counts and qualify out of the GL region.
How would your first suggestion help DePauw go to nationals? I think their only option is #2 -- run well at regions.
DePauw is in central Indiana, which is about in line w/ S. PA, half of Ohio, and half of IL. They should shouldn't be in the south region
flynn's collarbone IS broken but have not heard either way if he's running. i would have to assume no.
redrawing the regional would solve a few problems and not just with the south region. The central and MW could be shifted around some to even the two regions out etc. Also, having only one auto spot with more at large selections would work well also. The great lakes pretty much only has one qualifying spot since no one has been able to beat calvin for quite a few years, and that goes for the entire nation not just in the region. And while cc is in the west, they have to fly to regionals every year already since it will never be held on their home course. DePauw would be a good choice to move to the south just becuase they already compete against the top regional teams already. They are in the scac becuase of academic and financial reasons, they wanted to find a conference that was at the same level academically and cost about the same as they did, just to try to keep everything pretty even.
Gerry Mander wrote:
Any further word on whether Flynn will run?
Dick Flynn isn't running, and Ryan VA isn't either.
But again, you'll have to wait for track to see how good Lynchburg is.
They've always been strong in the sprints and jumps, but now the question will be how many guys are they going to have under 15:00 in the 5. They could have 5?
They could have 2...
I here people in the south are into this:
Ricky Flynn did run. Broken collerbone and all.
tyler patriots wrote:
The Patriots will leave UT Tyler at 7 a.m. this morning for Dallas where they will catch a flight to Virginia. After a short layover in Atlanta, wheels down is set for 5 p.m. in Newport News, Va. Looking for a perfect 15 on Saturday.
Forget perfect score, try making the top 2 before talking shit.
They only missed top 2 by 1 point. I'll bet they get an at-large bid.
They only missed top 2 by 1 point. I'll bet they get an at-large bid.
They only missed top 2 by 1 point. I'll bet they get an at-large bid.
Sorry about the repeats.
Did I hear someone say no VA teams would be in the Top 6???