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RE: MAC to Suspend Sponsoring Men's Soccer Following this Season
(11-16-2022 10:42 PM)epasnoopy Wrote: Heh, it's soccer. MVC for soccer is probably a better place for NIU. Closer opponents for us. Drake, SUIe, UIC, and Bradley are all closer to DeKalb than BG and Akron, and in the same timezone as NIU.
Akron is the only MAC school that actually invests more money and cares about that sport.
I'm guessing MAC leadership got tired of trying to find random affiliates every few years to maintain its autobid.
That's pretty much it. The constant plug-n-play rotation until those random options finally ran out.
MVC provides long-term stability with a solid roster of schools. No more desperate mix and matching.
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RE: MAC to Suspend Sponsoring Men's Soccer Following this Season
(11-16-2022 11:29 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote: (11-16-2022 10:42 PM)epasnoopy Wrote: Heh, it's soccer. MVC for soccer is probably a better place for NIU. Closer opponents for us. Drake, SUIe, UIC, and Bradley are all closer to DeKalb than BG and Akron, and in the same timezone as NIU.
Akron is the only MAC school that actually invests more money and cares about that sport.
I'm guessing MAC leadership got tired of trying to find random affiliates every few years to maintain its autobid.
That's pretty much it. The constant plug-n-play rotation until those random options finally ran out.
MVC provides long-term stability with a solid roster of schools. No more desperate mix and matching.
We had a school called Hartwick even join for a while. I just looked them up. They dropped their soccer program to DIII.
Kind of feel bad for Chicago St. They got to join a conference for one season and now go back to being an independent.
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