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04-03-07 01:45 PM - Post#34246
In response to Husky - Bison
Of course academic and athletic compatibility are the most important elements in looking at what schools could be a fit for membership in the Patriot League. However, geography is still an important issue where expansion is concerned. This is especially true for a league like the Patriot League where schools have limited travel budgets and place a genuine priority on minimizing the number of classes missed by athletes.
I haven't done the research but I suspect there's a number of schools that might be reasonably compatible academically and/or athletically to the P.L. but aren't given any consideration because their location - i.e west of Pennsylvania, south of Virginia, heck even north of Massachussetts - would place too great of a travel strain on the other schools in the league.
If the league were to completely disregard geographical issues and add just southern schools - e.g. Richmond or W&M without any plans to add any NE schools - and it resulted in H.C. leaving the league as a result then it's not a net addition to the league. That's why to me, any league expansion (if needed) will need to focus either on NE or at a minimum balance growth in the south with growth in the northeast to accommodate Holy Cross's needs.
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