Gateway Conference

[unigriff]

Well seeing as YSU won't be winning at WKU this weekend, they should just plan on staying Div. 1-AA and i guess we'll still keep em in the mighty Gateway.

[joecooll6]

Theyd be a lot more likely to succede than Western Kentucky, I still cant believe that!

[Panthers to the Bone]

Two points:

1. YSU has definitely improved their schedule.
2. EIU moved to the OVC b/c that is where all their other sports were but football. It was a total sports move for them. Regardless of their motivation, that was the move...to have all sports with them. I wouldn't be surprised if the Mid-Con ever put pressure on WIU to switch to the Great West for football since that is sponsored by the Mid-Con (or run out of the same office location). However, this was my thoughts before it looks like NDSU and SDSU are joining (possibly) the GFC.

[Jonsoup]

A good friend of mine mention that a OVC school would join the conference. I wouldn't mind it be the school in Tennessee. I'm unsure the school I think it is Murray State or Middle Tennessee State.

[CIPanther]

YSU's biggest problem is that there's nothing geographically friendly to a I-AA team in Northeastern Ohio... especially since the A-10 is toast in a few years.

Hey Marc. Just curious. What is happening to the A-10 in a few years? Thanks.

[MGLD Panther]

Ya and remember: I am not looking by Western Kentucky; but I think YSU has the better team and we already saw the past 2 weeks 2 of the GFC's best backs go up against Mason; and one was just bad the other did well... This week we should be in for a modest week.

Mason will outdue Moore by 100+ yards.

Did you think you had the better team against us? The Gateway automatic bid will come down to November 18, 2006 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. If you win out you can jump on our coat tails again. In my mind we will be the outright champion because we beat Youngstown at the igloo.

[FlyYtown]

Did you think you had the better team against us? The Gateway automatic bid will come down to November 18, 2006 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. If you win out you can jump on our coat tails again. In my mind we will be the outright champion because we beat Youngstown at the igloo.

My friend: Enough! If you guys can beat SIU and ILSU; then you can talk like this.... but thats the only way..

I know WKU is no pushover, but I still think we beat them... So the only way you guys go to the playoffs is with 2 wins over 2 of the best teams in the GFC.........

GOOD LUCK!

[UNIpanther99]

I think there is one word that will make it very difficult for YSU to move "up," should SDSU/NDSU join the Gateway... BASKETBALL. No tradition or recent success.

I wouldn't be incredibly sad to see them go if it comes to that, I've always thought that YSU was the geographic anomaly in the conference. "The Gateway" refers to St. Louis being the Gateway to the West, and being relatively close to the Missouri River seem to put the Dakota schools in line with the original intent of the conference.

[FlyYtown]

I think there is one word that will make it very difficult for YSU to move "up," should SDSU/NDSU join the Gateway... BASKETBALL. No tradition or recent success.

I wouldn't be incredibly sad to see them go if it comes to that, I've always thought that YSU was the geographic anomaly in the conference. "The Gateway" refers to St. Louis being the Gateway to the West, and being relatively close to the Missouri River seem to put the Dakota schools in line with the original intent of the conference.

Well yes: our b-ball programs not that good, but its GETTING BETTER. We won by 24 in our opener today up in east lansing. We will play Michigan St. tomorrow.. If we could beat them: WATCH OUT!

Go Penguins!!!
BTW: Again our b-ball programs compete and beat the MAC teams they face every year!

[joecooll6]

Well yes: our b-ball programs not that good, but its GETTING BETTER. We won by 24 in our opener today up in east lansing. We will play Michigan St. tomorrow.. If we could beat them: WATCH OUT!

Go Penguins!!!
BTW: Again our b-ball programs compete and beat the MAC teams they face every year!

Try playing some MVC teams

[Marc Wigim]

Hey Marc. Just curious. What is happening to the A-10 in a few years? Thanks.

The Colonial Athletic Conference is starting football up in September of 2007. There are a ton of A-10 teams who play in the CAA for everything else. They would be making the move, leaving the A-10 pretty gutted out.

[TravelingPanther]

The Colonial Athletic Conference is starting football up in September of 2007. There are a ton of A-10 teams who play in the CAA for everything else. They would be making the move, leaving the A-10 pretty gutted out.

Basically the A-10 in football becomes the CAA, adding Old Dominion in the future. Very unstable.

[TravelingPanther]

There's talk of some of the A-10 teams starting America East football. (Maine, UNH, etc)