Belmont holding press conference at 1 PM Central; announcing move to OVC

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#8
I wouldnt be surprised if Trevecca doesnt jump from NAIA to NCAA to take their place in the A Sun
 
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Belmont will learn in a hurry that trying to consistently beat Murray State is an entirely different animal than beating up on the Kennesaw States of the world.
 
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Being a Murray State grad, I'm looking forward to seeing Belmont come into the league. With the recent success of Morehead State, the tradition of Murray State and Austin Peay, and the one bid for the conference to the NCAA tourney, it could be awhile before Belmont gets back to the big dance.
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hatvol96 said:
Belmont will learn in a hurry that trying to consistently beat Murray State is an entirely different animal than beating up on the Kennesaw States of the world.
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Agree. It'll be tougher for them to get their auto-bid now for sure. I think Byrd will transition well and it might help Belmont be able to recruit better athletes long term by being in a better conference now. The move is also smart financially from a travel and attendance standpoint. With more gate dollars from more regional teams and less travel expense- the budget for recruiting might be increased as well.
 
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Orange Bison said:
Agree. It'll be tougher for them to get their auto-bid now for sure. I think Byrd will transition well and it might help Belmont be able to recruit better athletes long term by being in a better conference now. The move is also smart financially from a travel and attendance standpoint. With more gate dollars from more regional teams and less travel expense- the budget for recruiting might be increased as well.
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Good points. However, I'd like this move a lot more for Belmont if Byrd wasn't at the back end of his career.
 
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Is this really much of a move up as far as the overall strength of the conference?
 
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The reason I ask is that I live in an A-Sun town and was surprised to read in the paper this morning that the A-Sun's RPI was a good bit higher than the OVC's this season.
 
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GAVol said:
The reason I ask is that I live in an A-Sun town and was surprised to read in the paper this morning that the A-Sun's RPI was a good bit higher than the OVC's this season.
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I think perception wise it is for sure. RPI aside, I think people recognize and somewhat respect the OVC, where as most probably didn't know Belmont is in the A-Sun.
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GAVol said:
The reason I ask is that I live in an A-Sun town and was surprised to read in the paper this morning that the A-Sun's RPI was a good bit higher than the OVC's this season.
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The A-Sun plays a bunch more buy games than the OVC. That distorts their RPI.
 
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