Radio Host Suggests Jackson State Should Leave the SWAC
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The SWAC is receiving harsh criticism for its decision to allow ineligible teams to participate in this month's basketball tournament. Mississippi This Morning radio show host Jay White lit into the conference for its decision this morning, calling it "the dumbest league on earth."
White went on to say that Jackson State was killing itself slowly by its association with the SWAC.
"The SWAC doesn't respect JSU. The SWAC treats JSU like that semi-ugly girl at the bar. They can hit on every hot girl in the bar and strike out all night long, but that they can always go home with that semi hot girl. And for the SWAC, Jackson State is that semi-hot girl."
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The SWAC seems to have a **** ton of issues...all around...and I wouldn't want to be associated with it in anyway if it were my school.
If the HBCU thing is a big deal talk to the MEAC...or any of the other conferences that are HBCU though I'm not sure leaving D1 is something that they want to do.
I've wanted to start a thread on the SWAC asking what the **** is wrong with it regarding APR, money, etc... but didn't know if I really wanted to open that can of worms
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My guess is the Southland would welcome Jackson State with open arms ... expands the footprint into another state ... Jackson is relatively close to all four Louisiana SLC schools, as well as UCA ... they have good facilities, and not to mention a very loyal fan base that travels. Not sure they would travel as well as they do to traditional opponents, but they would still travel well, nonetheless.
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JSU should leave, the SWAC is a mess.
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i believe once Jackson State builds their new home(the dome, hopefully), they would be created a similar ticket like ASU in exploring their beyond options. JSU has completely revamped its football coaches and their quality. 2014(new system), 2015, 2016 season are going to be something different. Southland Conference would be the best choice, outside of independent.
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The SWAC will continue to see other conferences come and go........The sky is not falling...
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JROCK
The SWAC will continue to see other conferences come and go........The sky is not falling...
This is probably correct but it certainly appears there are some major problems coming forth right now. Does it appear from your perspective that things are as normal right now or problems may be upcoming that need some serious attention pretty quickly?
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ursus arctos horribilis
This is probably correct but it certainly appears there are some major problems coming forth right now. Does it appear from your perspective that things are as normal right now or problems may be upcoming that need some serious attention pretty quickly?
There is no doubt the APR situtation needs to be managed much better and resources need to be shifted to facilitate it. It disgust me that Southern U talented basketball program will not get a chance to compete in the NCAA Tourney or the NIT.
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JROCK
There is no doubt the APR situtation needs to be managed much better and resources need to be shifted to facilitate it. It disgust me that Southern U talented basketball program will not get a chance to compete in the NCAA Tourney or the NIT.
Many of the problems for all low major schools is the lack of quality people in key positions whether they be compliance (as seen in this issue and recent one at Southeastern La) or quite frankly - any position. It comes down to the cost of doing business...
Poor decision-making and hiring practices a few years back cost the Southern of today. A shame because we saw what those guys did v Gonzaga last year. Roman Banks is going to be successful and he's going to be hired somewhere else. Not sure where, but he's a quality coach for the taking.
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To me, bar none, the NCAA's ham-fisted implementation of the APR has done more harm to SWAC schools than anything, and it unfairly tags these schools with a scarlet letter that they do not deserve.
The APR is essentially a make-work program for big schools to chase their athletes around to hound them into getting decent grades. The collateral damage of this is that it unfairly pushes the resource-poor schools, such as the SWAC schools but not exclusively SWAC schools, into phony "APR violations" and asking them to alter their schools' missions in order to play Division I athletics.
The question should not be tut-tutting the SWAC for allowing their "ineligible" schools from playing in the postseason tournament. It is, and always should have been, about why the APR exists in the first place.