Bison1999
Junior
Posts: 227
Reg: 01-23-06
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04-02-07 10:02 PM - Post#34243
In response to KenZ
First, a bit o' housecleaning: I love Holy Cross in the PL. I grew up in Mansfield, MA and it's no stretch to say I knew about Holy Cross, its traditions and its history well before Bucknell's. Omari Walker (BC grad) graduated my high school 2 years ahead of me. Steve Grogan and Rocky Marciano co-owned a sporting goods store in my downtown. I love the rivalry that's developed, the respect these programs show each and how they represent the league on a national stage.
That being said, I'm deeply uncomfortable with trying to shoehorn another school into the PL when geography is barely more than a passing observation. In other words, it should have as little bearing as possible, especially when each school's other sports, their academic rigor and national reknown are much, much bigger concerns.
Marist? Quinnipiac? Binghamton? Fairfield? With all due respect to their many fine and diverse qualities, they weren't even on my list of safety schools (nor would they be today). Add in the notion that we'd bring one of them in just to add some geographic balance to, say, Richmond or W&M is absurd (especially if you buy into my primary criteria).
I hate to say it but there just aren't many colleges/universities that match the PL template north of Lewisburg, east of Colgate and south of HC.
I say the best to hope for is that the PL never needs to expand. Because if it does, the best matches (assuming mutual interest) seem a bit further south. And IF they PL goes down that road, HC will leave the league, which would be terrible but for which I'd begrudge them nothing.
Go Bison!
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