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Re: Say Hello (Again) to the new METRO CONFERENCE

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:13 pm
by East Coast Mustang
Water Pony wrote:
East Coast Mustang wrote:Yeah, I see no problem adding strong bball programs that don't sponsor football. They'll want to play with UConn, Memphis, Cincy, and Temple.

By the way, UConn must be [deleted] themselves over realignment. Good lord did they get screwed
Not as bad as Cincinnati for FB and BB.
With UConn's bball tradition, though? They're losing all of their traditional basketball rivalries to the C7/Big East

Re: Say Hello (Again) to the new METRO CONFERENCE

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:00 pm
by lwjr
Water Pony wrote:I would not hesitate to add Omaha (Creighton), Indianapolis (Butler) and Richmond (VCU), plus our likely 11th FB team, Tulsa. They are BB with good non-revenue sports in good size cities.

As for the name, Your Metropolitan Colleges of America (YMCA). :lol:
Unfortunately I think I read, Butler and Xavier were asked to join the Catholic 7

Re: Say Hello (Again) to the new METRO CONFERENCE

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:20 am
by ReedFrawg
Fedex Metro Conference...actually not a bad idea to have a sponsor.

Re: Say Hello (Again) to the new METRO CONFERENCE

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:20 am
by ReedFrawg
Sorry...double post.

Re: Say Hello (Again) to the new METRO CONFERENCE

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:37 am
by BIGHORSE
The Northwest Conference.

Re: Say Hello (Again) to the new METRO CONFERENCE

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:51 am
by SMU2007
I'm sorry but Metro conference is an absolutely horrible name.