VCU moving to A-10 beginning in 2013-14 season

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Ouch says the CAA.

I'm assuming VCU will be ineligible for the CAA Tournament/automatic bid this year? Am not certain, but reportedly the CAA is saying Georgia State will be ineligible for the CAA's automatic bid because of its pending move to the Sun Belt in 2013-14. I'm assuming the same thing would apply to VCU with its pending move to the A-10 in 2013-14?

In essence, if VCU (or Georgia State for that matter) wants to play in the NCAA Tournament in 2013, it will do so only by earning an at-large bid.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...rphy/19042989/vcu-joining-atlantic-10-in-2013
 

There is some talk of allowing VCU to play in the tournament as it is played about 2 miles from the main campus, and most of the sponsors are businesses and major donors around the VCU area. The CAA did not allow Richmond to play in the tournament when they left in 2000. Another rumor circulating, is that VCU is trying to work with the A10 to join by this fall (which I can't see as happening, but who knows) as then the school would not have to have a lame duck year (and keep our NCAA credits for this upcoming season).

Now to work on that home and home with Minnesota....
 


SelectionSunday said:
As a Gopher fan that would be a home-and-home I could live with. Perhaps with our new AD it will come to fruition in the near future?
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With the Gophers coming to Richmond to play the University of Henrico-New Jersey; UofR is on the edge of the city lines, in the suburbs. Most of their student body seems to come from Jersey, randomly. There is no love lost between our two schools- in 2013, I don't see why Minnesota and VCU couldn't arrange a Home and Home start then (after our possible pairing in atlantis this year).

Gophers could beat Richmond on Wednesday night, and play at VCU Saturday. VCU would return in 2014. This would take some cojones from the Gophers as I have rarely seen BCS teams start H/H's on the road (could be wrong).
 

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Sorry to keep writing about VCU, feel free to move it.

VCU has a press conference to announce its move at 1:30 eastern. A10 at 2:30. Word from the CAA Presidents and beat writer is the move will start this fall, with VCU playing a full A10 schedule to avoid giving any of it's 2013 tournament earning to the CAA.
 


No need to apologize.

Wow, if true, that happened fast. The A-10 already is a darn good conference, now the bar gets raised even higher in 2012-13. VCU's addition probably will make a few coaches squirm. Assuming they stick with a 12-team tourney, now there'll be three A-10 teams that don't qualify for the conference tournament instead of just 2.

Being in the same conference as Richmond makes sense, too. Those two schools don't like each other, correct? That's the vibe I got in San Antonio in 2011.
 

SelectionSunday said:
No need to apologize.

Wow, if true, that happened fast. The A-10 already is a darn good conference, now the bar gets raised even higher in 2012-13. VCU's addition probably will make a few coaches squirm. Assuming they stick with a 12-team tourney, now there'll be three A-10 teams that don't qualify for the conference tournament instead of just 2.

Being in the same conference as Richmond makes sense, too. Those two schools don't like each other, correct? That's the vibe I got in San Antonio in 2011.
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Correct, being only 6 miles away from each other, also the fact that one is private (Richmond) and one large public (32k, VCU) adds to animosity and stereotypes. The best year Richmond had in decades, was out done by VCU. VCU is more the school of the area, as Richmond attracts northeastern students. We will now play them twice instead of once a year, probably replace them with ODU in our OOC.
 


SelectionSunday said:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...ommonwealth-rams-leaving-colonial-atlantic-10

And somewhere Bruiser Flint is smiling, as Drexel's path to the 2013 NCAA Tournament just got a h*ll of a lot easier.
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GMU, ODU and Drexel will face a much easier road. Drexel should be top 35 next year.

Selection, what do you think the conference switch to the A10 will do for VCU's OOC scheduling nationally, especially regarding BCS conference foes for H/H's. There is some talk that VCU's basketball style makes it unattractive for BCS teams to schedule them.
 



In theory, moving to a stronger conference means you soften your nonconference schedule a bit because the conference slate is more difficult.

I would anticipate it will remain difficult for VCU to get straight-up home-and-homes with BCS schools. There would be absolutely no shame in losing to a programlike VCU, but somehow I don't think that's how the majority of BCS coaches see it. Most of 'em are chickens**t and won't risk it.

Brownie points and a big thumbs up from me to any BCS coach willing to schedule a 1-for-1 with VCU and other programs of their ilk (i.e. Butler, Creighton, St. Mary's, Wichita State, San Diego State, etc.). Not gonna' happen very often.
 

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