Sly Fox
August 17th, 2005, 05:18 PM
http://www.caller.com/ccct/islanders/article/0,1641,CCCT_820_4008754,00.html
Southland commissioner: It's time to make a decision
A&M-Corpus Christi, Cent. Arkansas vying for spot in conference
By Lee Goddard Caller-Times
August 17, 2005
The time is now to make a decision on where the Southland Conference expansion plan is heading.
That's the reaction of conference commissioner Tom Burnett Tuesday after he received the response packages from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Central Arkansas. After both schools hosted site visits in July, a series of concerns and issues were raised for each school. Their responses were received by the Monday deadline.
"I did take some time and look them over," Burnett said of the responses. "They certainly sent what we asked. I received everything and turned around and sent it to the (university) presidents for them to examine. They should have it in hand in the next couple of days."
Concerns raised about A&M-Corpus Christi were upgrading on-campus facilities, a timeline for possibly starting a football program and potential scheduling conflicts for conference basketball games at the American Bank Center. Among the issues raised at Central Arkansas - which already fields a football team - is a plan and timeline for the university's move from Division II status to Division I.
Burnett said the next step is to set up a conference call with all the Southland presidents. The commissioner is aiming for early September as a target time for the call. ...
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