I told you so- no MEAC Championship Game

[HIU 93]

MEAC NOTES MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas confirmed Friday that the conference will not split into divisions when Winston-Salem State becomes eligible in 2010 for conference play, nor will it conduct a conference championship game. Instead, the conference will play a round-robin schedule with two schools rotating off of each team's schedule for two years at a time.

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-now-meac.jl27,0,1006987.story

[TexasTerror]

11 teams in the MEAC, right?

Each team loses two teams a season, so eight game conference schedules? If that is the case, I hope they play one Classic against another HBCU, an FBS and an FCS...

[MACHIAVELLI]

WSSU got punked eligible in 2010 for conference play.

[TexasTerror]

WSSU got punked eligible in 2010 for conference play.

Is it because WSSU is transitioning over a few years to the full allotment of scholarships?

If it is, then they are doing something another conference should've done when it it had members who were not committed to the full allotment...xwhistlex

[CopperCat]

Splitting into divisions has advantages, and disadvantages. One division might become noticably stronger than the other and win the championship every year. I know its an FBS example, but look at the Big 12 North and South. North sucks, South wins almost every year. I don't know that I would want divisions in my conference for fear of something like that happening.

[Bro. Askia Musa Afiba]

When NCCU rejoins the MEAC, I don't think the MEAC will divide into divisions at that time, as well.

Go MEAC !!!!

Take care!

[bosshogg]

11 teams in the MEAC, right?

Each team loses two teams a season, so eight game conference schedules? If that is the case, I hope they play one Classic against another HBCU, an FBS and an FCS...


Amen to that!

[89Hen]

Splitting into divisions has advantages, and disadvantages.
No disadvantages in I-AA IMO. This will allow the MEAC to continue to participate in the playoffs. xthumbsupx

[YoUDeeMan]

Splitting into divisions has advantages, and disadvantages. One division might become noticably stronger than the other and win the championship every year. I know its an FBS example, but look at the Big 12 North and South. North sucks, South wins almost every year. I don't know that I would want divisions in my conference for fear of something like that happening.

The A-10/CAA seem to be doing fine with two divisions. xnodx The MEAC will be fine.

[Hansel]

No disadvantages in I-AA IMO. This will allow the MEAC to continue to participate in the playoffs. xthumbsupx
what is I-AA?