OVC Expansion & Realignment

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:45 pm

Freaked, see if you can find anything on UNA being offered the 13th spot in the OVC and if they plan on 14. I heard that the OVC is offering UNA a spot, on the D-II board. No proof, just "insiders" talking to coahes/staff saying they are going D-I/OVC

Edit:
FresnoStateAlum,if I come across any UNA or OVC conference realignment news I will post it.June is traditionally a busy month for conference realignment news.

Thanks
Freaked

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

FresnoStAlum,here is Times Daily article that discusses tomorrow's UNA BOT meetings where "possibility" of UNA's upgrade to NCAA D-1 will be decided.Article twice mentions that UNA's prefered D-1 conference would be the OVC.Stay tuned.
Link at http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110 ... athletics-

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Wire story with report that UNA BOT approved plan to move school to NCAA D-1.SBC and OVC were cited as possible D-1 conferences with the OVC the "best fit".Link at http://www.greenwichtime.com/sports/art ... 422395.php

tkalmus · **Joined:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:40 pm **Posts:** 1033

freaked4collegefb wrote:

Wire story with report that UNA BOT approved plan to move school to NCAA D-1.SBC and OVC were cited as possible D-1 conferences with the OVC the "best fit".Link at http://www.greenwichtime.com/sports/art ... 422395.php

HA! The Sun Belt, really? What are they smoking....? I hope the reporter just messed up and meant to say Southland...

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Times Daily article with comments from UNA AD who says that UNA "currently" has no formal invite from the OVC.Link at http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110 ... a-decision

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:02 pm

Senior Reports is saying that UNA and NKU will be invited to the OVC sometime this month

TexasTerror · **Joined:** Sun Jun 12, 2011 5:18 pm **Posts:** 90

FCS MB thread regarding subject - http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthr ... te-UNA-NKU

UNA must have some source of money stepping up to help them meet the benchmarks because there have been some questions internally and externally regarding this. It would be foolish for the OVC to make an invite unless they have assurances.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Times Daily article with update on UNA to D-1 project with comments from UNA AD.School would like to get a D-1 conference affiliation lined up by this fall with a conference like the OVC.Link at http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110 ... ion-I-move

TexasTerror · **Joined:** Sun Jun 12, 2011 5:18 pm **Posts:** 90

FYI... a realist about one's situation, Jacksonville State does not feel that they will be making the move in the immediate future as they intended. Finances come into play... a lesson for North Alabama, who wants to move to FCS despite their lack of finances to fund the move???

Quote:

“Are we going to get there next year — no,” Meehan continued. “Are we going to get there in five years — perhaps. Are we going to get there in 10 years — I feel certain. But it’s going to take a certain level of expenditure.

“What I have asked and what our board of trustees have told me they want is excellence where we are now and … (when) we’re ready and our facilities are up to par with other conferences at the Football Bowl Subdivision we will receive an invitation and we’ll be ready to go. Right now, nobody’s asking us.”

Policymakers and athletic director candidates have said it would take five years for JSU to raise sufficient enough money to properly fund such a move once they commit to making it.

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_s ... =home_news

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Times Daily Article discussing tomorrow's OVC campus visit to UNA at http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110 ... UNA-campus

mizzoufan1 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:51 am **Posts:** 96

freaked4collegefb wrote:

Times Daily Article discussing tomorrow's OVC campus visit to UNA at http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110 ... UNA-campus

Link doesn't work.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Original article from Tuesday was moved and link is apparently not working.Paper replaced it yesterday with this article at http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110 ... t-from-OVC

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Article out of Cincinnati with comments from NKU President that NKU is expecting an invite by the end of this year from a D-1 conference "like " the OVC for the 2012-2013 school year.Link at http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2011 ... extlSports

Kim Jong Skillz · **Posted:** Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:10 pm

if they end up in the OVC they just need to find a home for their mens soccer program.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Article out of Birmingham with report that the OVC is not currently interested in expanding.Link at http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011 ... suing.html

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