Now it looks like Friday 3/8 for an announcement

[podcast411]

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges ... ement.html

Now it looks like Friday 3/8 for an announcement.

WHY - WHY are they teasing us like this.

[DeltaV]

Has anyone scheduled a press conference? I can't imagine this would be announced with anything less.

[podcast411]

One other thing from the article is the announcement will only be they are officially breaking away prior to July 1st, keeping the name and Tourn at MSG. But it will not be about any other schools they are adding at this time. So for those of us waiting to see if our school will get selected - we likely will be popping more Tums this weekend and and most of next week at a min.

[BostonFriar11]

Alright, someone at Fox is a dick.

[admin]

One other thing from the article is the announcement will only be they are officially breaking away prior to July 1st, keeping the name and Tourn at MSG. But it will not be about any other schools they are adding at this time. So for those of us waiting to see if our school will get selected - we likely will be popping more Tums this weekend and and most of next week at a min.

Indications are the announcement will not immediately include the additions of Butler and Xavier in the new league, though both are planning to join.


Agree with ya pod - Seriously? Geesh.

[yorost]

In all this conference realignment, how often has a school's move been officially announced prior to their exit process being initiated?

[pki1998]

I HAVE A BIG PREDICTION, the 3/8 announcement will be pushed back yet again.

My final prediction is the new schools will not be announced until after the conference tournaments are over, possibly longer. It gives no chance for the A10 or MWC to ban the teams from the conference tournament. It might also stop any "home conference cooking" from the refs at the conferences.

As much as well all want (fear) to hear the announcement ASAP, it propably makes sense to wait till the week between the Elite 8 and Final 4 to annouce teams. The country is still interested in basketabll, and there is only so much to talk about when only four teams are left. This is an especially great strategy if Georgetown or Marquette make the final four this year.

[BillikensWin]

Alright, someone at Fox is a dick.

+1

[XU85]

I HAVE A BIG PREDICTION, the 3/8 announcement will be pushed back yet again.

My final prediction is the new schools will not be announced until after the conference tournaments are over, possibly longer. It gives no chance for the A10 or MWC to ban the teams from the conference tournament. It might also stop any "home conference cooking" from the refs at the conferences.

As much as well all want (fear) to hear the announcement ASAP, it propably makes sense to wait till the week between the Elite 8 and Final 4 to annouce teams. The country is still interested in basketabll, and there is only so much to talk about when only four teams are left. This is an especially great strategy if Georgetown or Marquette make the final four this year.

I don't know about MVC, but I can't see, A10 banning teams at this juncture, as they did not ban Temple or Charlotte when they announced plans to depart.

[Hoops]

I'd always thought the annoucement would be made during the NCAA tournament (pick your round) to maximize the media exposure during that time with the emphasis going to the number of schools who are in the nBE- and in the tournament getting maximum exposure. So if 4, 5 or 6 are in - that would set the stage for the future NCAA tournament expectations.

However since it was asked regarding the MVC- here is one thought on the Creightons forum that 2 posters had with each other regarding an announcement before the MVC tournament:

Posted Thought - "As much as we all want it, I wouldn't be surprised if Lannon/Rasmussen ask for the news to be held at least that long. Ras has known all of the MVC people for decades and I find it unlikely that he wants to have the information released during their marquee event. Now, maybe they don't have enough juice to hold off the release of the news that long, but I would bet it the desired outcome."

Response Reply - "I think that with all the money and egos involved with both the C7 and Fox Sports, that sitting on this announcement so that Creighton and the MVC can have "warm and fuzzy" weekend in St. Louis is highly unlikely."