It looks Spring 2014 will be the last season for the America Sky Men's Golf Conference. Five of its members are from the Big Sky, who is picking up Idaho from the WAC:

Weber State
Southern Utah
Northern Colorado
North Dakota
Sacramento State

The conference had 12 this season, but Chicago State, CSU-Bakersfield, UTPA, and Utah Valley will head to the WAC to join UMKC, NMSU, Idaho, and Seattle next season.

Binghamton and Hartford will be the only remaining members. Francis Marion (SC) and Augusta State (soon to be Georgia Regents) are currently the only independents in Men's Golf. Perhaps the CAA can pick up the two Northern schools and the Atlantic Sun can pick up the two southern schools?

(05-12-2013 05:23 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  It looks Spring 2014 will be the last season for the America Sky Men's Golf Conference. Five of its members are from the Big Sky, who is picking up Idaho from the WAC:

Weber State
Southern Utah
Northern Colorado
North Dakota
Sacramento State

The conference had 12 this season, but Chicago State, CSU-Bakersfield, UTPA, and Utah Valley will head to the WAC to join UMKC, NMSU, Idaho, and Seattle next season.

Binghamton and Hartford will be the only remaining members. Francis Marion (SC) and Augusta State (soon to be Georgia Regents) are currently the only independents in Men's Golf. Perhaps the CAA can pick up the two Northern schools and the Atlantic Sun can pick up the two southern schools?

Wait Binghamton played golf with schools that far away? Makes you wonder why they did not contact something slightly closer like the MAC (unless they did and they said no).

The American Lacrosse Conference also is probably going bye-bye. It consists of three B1G schools plus Johns Hopkins, Florida and Vanderbilt. Once Maryland and Rutgers join the B1G and Michigan's women's lacrosse team starts, the B1G will have enough teams for its own conference.

I guess Florida and Vanderbilt would probably join the Atlantic Sun (Detroit Mercy, Howard, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Stetson) for women's lacrosse. The Big East/AAC may also be in play (Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Villanova, Marquette, Temple).

America East may also need some help as they currently have seven, are definitely losing Boston University to the Patriot League, and may lose Albany to the CAA as well. America East won't have six members for volleyball once Providence leaves, so a sixth for Lacrosse is a must. Perhaps they take Delaware State?

(05-12-2013 06:37 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  I guess Florida and Vanderbilt would probably join the Atlantic Sun (Detroit Mercy, Howard, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Stetson) for women's lacrosse. The Big East/AAC may also be in play (Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Villanova, Marquette, Temple).

America East may also need some help as they currently have seven, are definitely losing Boston University to the Patriot League, and may lose Albany to the CAA as well. America East won't have six members for volleyball once Providence leaves, so a sixth for Lacrosse is a must. Perhaps they take Delaware State?

UMass-Lowell is moving up from DII and into AE and adding lacrosse, but their lacrosse likely won't count until their transition is done. Could see an NJIT bid to AE being dependent on them adding lacrosse.

Big East and AAC women's lacrosse will all play under the Big East banner next year (as will field hockey). Providence volleyball will be staying in the America East for next year and likely for the foreseeable future (full funding issue).

(05-12-2013 05:56 PM)Sultan of Euphonistan Wrote:  

(05-12-2013 05:23 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  It looks Spring 2014 will be the last season for the America Sky Men's Golf Conference. Five of its members are from the Big Sky, who is picking up Idaho from the WAC:

Weber State
Southern Utah
Northern Colorado
North Dakota
Sacramento State

The conference had 12 this season, but Chicago State, CSU-Bakersfield, UTPA, and Utah Valley will head to the WAC to join UMKC, NMSU, Idaho, and Seattle next season.

Binghamton and Hartford will be the only remaining members. Francis Marion (SC) and Augusta State (soon to be Georgia Regents) are currently the only independents in Men's Golf. Perhaps the CAA can pick up the two Northern schools and the Atlantic Sun can pick up the two southern schools?

Wait Binghamton played golf with schools that far away? Makes you wonder why they did not contact something slightly closer like the MAC (unless they did and they said no).

The American Sky tournament in May is the only time the schools have to meet on a course. The tournament was in San Antonio this year and previously was near other teams, like in Hartford.

The American Sky conference is administered out of the Great West conference office, so with the death of the Great West conference this spring (everybody but NJIT has a home, plus a few affiliates like NYIT in baseball, Howard and SCSU in women's soccer), the paperwork will have to be administered from some school's office until Idaho joins the Big Sky in 2014.

(05-12-2013 06:37 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  I guess Florida and Vanderbilt would probably join the Atlantic Sun (Detroit Mercy, Howard, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Stetson) for women's lacrosse. The Big East/AAC may also be in play (Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Villanova, Marquette, Temple).

America East may also need some help as they currently have seven, are definitely losing Boston University to the Patriot League, and may lose Albany to the CAA as well. America East won't have six members for volleyball once Providence leaves, so a sixth for Lacrosse is a must. Perhaps they take Delaware State?

Doesn't Detroit Mercy play men's lacrosse in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)?

Yes, as do Jacksonville and VMI. The Jacksonville and VMI men will be moving to the Atlantic Sun in 2014. Furman, High Point, Mercer, and Richmond will be the other teams.