OK- now for something a little bit different.
The College of Charleston made a decision on Friday at their Board of Trustees meeting.
Or did they?
Very confusing.
From Andy Katz:
The College of Charleston Board of Trustees voted 12-5 to accept an invitation to join the Colonial Athletic Association, the school said Friday.
The board gave President George Benson permission to start contract negotiations with the CAA.
The Cougars are expected to leave for the 2013-14 season but would face a $600,000 exit fee for leaving with less than two years' notice.
So Charleston is going to start negotiating with the CAA. Or they've been given permission to start negotiating. What happened here? I thought this had already been negotiated more or less.
It's a little strange, especially since we all thought that Charleston had basically negotiated this all out with the CAA long before now.
Regardless, it certainly appears that the Cougars are going to the CAA, and that Davidson is not going with them. The Cougars will more than likely be going to the CAA in 2013-14. They will be allowed to compete in the SoCon Tournament this year.
Is this good news for the SoCon? Not particular. They help the conference RPI. Whoever replaces them (ETSU, Coastal Carolina, South Carolina State, UNCW) are not going to be as good as CofC.
That being said, if CofC does not want to be in the SoCon, they should leave. I don't want them to be in the SoCon if they don't want to be here. And they don't want to be here. At least it has seemed that way for a while. So I say, see you later!
It has good things and bad things for the SoCon. It's unfortunate that one of the better basketball schools is leaving, but the SoCon will survive.
It makes this year that much more interesting with the Cougars. They are going to be trying to finally win the SoCon Tournament again. Can they finally get one on their way out the door?
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