Catholic Basketball League

[jayball]

cold is just scared we might leave him. I think he might miss us. Poor guy.

maybe sedgewick county will up the WSU levy so they can bring back football?

[BCPanther]

UNI has 7 units since 1998, fwiw...

[squirrel]

Marquette officials indicating Xavier and Butler make the first 9:
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldenea ... 39151.html

[TheAsianSensation]

I'm shocked Butler is ahead of St Louis on the pecking order.

[pafan]

I'm shocked Butler is ahead of St Louis on the pecking order.

This. Makes sense geographically, but in no other way.

Western part of the A10 looks very strange now without Xavier. SLU becomes an even worse geographic outlier.

Wouldn't it be nice to tie them up with SIU for travel partner sports?

[pafan]

By the way: The Indianapolis Star reports at this hour that Butler is not signed sealed and delivered ... but they have been sent an envelope.

[MoValley John]

By the way: The Indianapolis Star reports at this hour that Butler is not signed sealed and delivered ... but they have been sent an envelope.

None of that means anything, more information is needed.

Were there secret meetings with people wearing polo's with Big East insignias? Was the envelope hand delivered? Was it sealed? Any black helicopter sightings? What about Danny Ainge?

[iowactor]

The difference between the Catholic 7 plus 3 or the Catholic 7 plus 5 is simply about math. If the broadcast deal and anticipated NCAA units are greater when divided by 10, I don't think Creighton gets in (if the reports are true about Butler). The only way Gonzaga is invited is if a 14 or 16 team conference is created, but I doubt the projected revenues will justify such a move. The MVC is a very good conference, but I don't see how CU says "no" if invited.

[TheAsianSensation]

By the way, St Louis is on warning for a nuclear meltdown: Xavier and Butler are the two western-most A-10 teams outside of them. If Dayton gets a spot over them, or even if they just don't get one, period, they're now extreme outliers in the A-10 and in serious trouble.

I could see the A-10 aggressively pursue Horizon/MVC teams to try and protect St Louis if it comes to it.

[CBB_Fan]

The difference between the Catholic 7 plus 3 or the Catholic 7 plus 5 is simply about math. If the broadcast deal and anticipated NCAA units are greater when divided by 10, I don't think Creighton gets in (if the reports are true about Butler). The only way Gonzaga is invited is if a 14 or 16 team conference is created, but I doubt the projected revenues will justify such a move. The MVC is a very good conference, but I don't see how CU says "no" if invited.

Two things:

First, one the big reasons to stay at 7 + 3 teams is control. With 3 extra teams, the original seven members have total control over the conference because of the required 2/3 majority vote for anything to happen.

Secondly, the MVC is a decent conference, not a great one. They are in the top-5 for mid-major conferences, but not better than that. The BCS conferences are better, the new Big East will be better, the A-10 is better, the MWC is better, and the WCC is arguably better. We are about C-USA level. Still better than the other 20 college basketball conferences, but not "great."