Savannah State joining MEAC

[UAalum72]

MEAC release

Provisional in July, SSU must be in compliance with three (3) stipulations by September 1, 2011 before full membership status into the MEAC is granted. The stipulations include (1) student-athlete scholarships, (2) athletic budget, and (3) staffing.

[dbackjon]

About time!

Congrats to them!!

[Fresno St. Alum]

so are they gonna stay at 13 or try and bring up another CIAA school or Eastern SIAC school. Fuckin great news. They joined D-I in 2000.

[AZGrizFan]

They're a cupcake.....even for the MEAC.

[Fresno St. Alum]

EPJr. who would be the best 14th member option for the MEAC?

[tampajag]

I don't know if any of these schools would move up but I'll throw out Virginia St or Virginia Union (CIAA). Or maybe Ft. Valley or Albany St.(SIAC) just my very amateur opinion

[Fresno St. Alum]

I was looking at wikipedia for size $$. Bowie St., Albany St., Morehouse, Fayetteville St. looked like the best options. Most of those schools would have to add sports. VUU is a great basketball school but very small. 1,200 students.

[dbackjon]

Not sure any could afford the move-up now.

Maybe they will take Longwood

[DukeJack]

My understanding is that the MEAC is HBCU's, though. Longwood's about as lily white as you can get in Virginia.

[Fresno St. Alum]

they'd have 11 for fb if they did that. the CIAA took Chowan non HBCU, but they have football.

[dgreco]

glad to hear about SSU. I do think the MEAC will expand to 14, 13 seems a little odd.

[EPJr]

EPJr. who would be the best 14th member option for the MEAC?

or
the other question is who is leaving???
The CIAA Commish has intimated that he is talking a D1 school
who is thinking about dropping back to D2.

[dbackjon]

EPJr. who would be the best 14th member option for the MEAC?

or
the other question is who is leaving???

Another good possibility. FAMU trying FBS again?

[Fresno St. Alum]

who is leaving? They said they want to get to 14.

[Baldy]

This is really shocking news. The last thing I would suspect the MEAC to do was allow SSU membership at this point in time. There is no way the MEAC is this desperate for membership. I'm surprised the NCAA hasn't given the entire SSU athletic department the death penalty. There is some really major turmoil going on right now in Savannah.

http://savannahnow.com/share/blog-post/ ... su-players
http://savannahnow.com/sports/2010-02-1 ... ion-letter

[slycat]

Very interesting. SSU could use the help but it seems like MEAC wouldn't want them

[DSUrocks07]

Congrats Tigers!!!

Although being a 13 member conference (11 in football) is a little weird, and I don't even know it would be feasible...it seems that the MEAC has two options here. Add another football playing school, or drop one of their current members.

I'm gonna be starting a rumor here, but I have a feeling that the school that the CIAA has been talking about is Howard...

[Fresno St. Alum]

Since when has the CIAA been talking to/about Howard? I heard that if they get another it would be Benedict or UDC if they could ever get their act together which they might not. Only board talk so it could all be bullshit.

[Fresno St. Alum]

I think that maybe the Big South might want Hampton?

[Craneac Cowboy]

Savannah state is preeeeeeeetty bad... i saw them play at mcneese this past year and we pounded them like 56-0? i mean we had a good team but you just dont dominate like that unless the other team is that bad. welcome to the meac...

[DSUrocks07]

Since when has the CIAA been talking to/about Howard? I heard that if they get another it would be Benedict or UDC if they could ever get their act together which they might not. Only board talk so it could all be bullshit.

The CIAA commish has been quoted of saying that they are looking at adding a 14th member that is in their current footprint. He also talks about the benefits of being a D-II over D-I. From the looks of it, on the surface the quickest answer would be that it will be a MEAC school. Hampton and Norfolk State both left the CIAA in the late 90s and seem to be doing well so I doubt that they would consider it...Howard on the other hand...

[Fresno St. Alum]

UDC is in their footprint, no football and always getting busted for cheating. So is W.Virginia St. now that Lincoln(PA) is in CIAA. WVSU would have a lot more travel if they left the WVIAC

[Fresno St. Alum]

Since when has the CIAA been talking to/about Howard? I heard that if they get another it would be Benedict or UDC if they could ever get their act together which they might not. Only board talk so it could all be bullshit.

The CIAA commish has been quoted of saying that they are looking at adding a 14th member that is in their current footprint. He also talks about the benefits of being a D-II over D-I. From the looks of it, on the surface the quickest answer would be that it will be a MEAC school. Hampton and Norfolk State both left the CIAA in the late 90s and seem to be doing well so I doubt that they would consider it...Howard on the other hand...

I looked at the D-II map. UNCP is in their footprint non HBCU like Chowan. Benedict is just outside the footprint along with N.Greenville(non HBCU) and of course UDC.

NGU, UDC are IND. UNCP plays in the PBC (no football). Benedict in the SIAC

[kirkblitz]

i thought the meac was dropping the playoffs?

[TribeFanInNC]

the other question is who is leaving???
The CIAA Commish has intimated that he is talking a D1 school
who is thinking about dropping back to D2.

Winston-Salem State has already announced they are dropping back to D2 and the CIAA. NC Central is on track to move up.