Mercer calls news conference about athletics future

[The Cats]

Mercer has called a news conference for Thursday afternoon when it is expected to accept an invitation to join the Southern Conference.

Mercer's news conference is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at its football fieldhouse. It is expected to join the Southern Conference along with East Tennessee State, another current A-Sun school, and Virginia Military Institute. ETSU and VMI are both former members of the Southern Conference.


Read more here: http://www.macon.com/2013/05/30/2498123/mercer-calls-news-conference-about.html#storylink=cpy

[SpiritCymbal]

Southern Conference ‏@SoConSports
The Southern Conference has formally invited ETSU, Mercer and VMI to join the league beginning in 2014-15.

[Sitting Bull]

All good adds for the So Con. Congrats.

[ASUMountaineer]

Back to the future. Best of luck to those schools, especially ETSU!

[kdinva]

Best of luck to those schools, especially ETSU!

.......and the Keydets?

http://articles.dailypress.com/1994-11-23/sports/9411230054_1_appalachian-state-troy-state-career-coaching

[catamount man]

Welcome aboard Mercer. Glad to have Bobby Lamb back in the SoCon. Can't wait until they tangle with Furman. The backstory alone will be great. ETSU? VMI? WELCOME HOME!!! Can't wait to get to LEX and JC! GO CATS!!!

[ASUMountaineer]

.......and the Keydets?

http://articles.dailypress.com/1994-11-23/sports/9411230054_1_appalachian-state-troy-state-career-coaching

Ehh, welcome back. But, being so close to Johnson City, I always enjoyed playing ETSU more.