The SIAC Thread

[TigerFan20]

Anyone can confirm VL is leaving?

[tango]

Who is the source? (Other than a guy who can't spell Vincennes) This wouldn't surprise me though. Sort of felt like it was coming at some point because Vincennes hasn't really competed in any sport since they've joined. 

[TigerFan20]

14 minutes ago, tango said:

Who is the source? (Other than a guy who can't spell Vincennes) This wouldn't surprise me though. Sort of felt like it was coming at some point because Vincennes hasn't really competed in any sport since they've joined. 

Can’t find anything else about this

[tango]

Just now, TigerFan20 said:

Can’t find anything else about this

C'mon, keep digging. You're the SIAC scoop man...

[TigerFan20]

2 minutes ago, tango said:

C'mon, keep digging. You're the SIAC scoop man...

That guy claiming VL is leaving is Jasper fan, so he is definitely hearing something from someone. I’ll see what I can dig up, been reading that FB thread and it seems like they are suggesting VL is eyeing/assuming the PAC 

[TigerFan20]

He could also be reading the SIAC thread on here too, since some talked about VL potentially leaving. So, I might take his post with a grain of salt for now.

Let’s see what @SEAL_63 thinks about this

Edited January 17, 2022 by TigerFan20

[Titan32]

2 hours ago, TigerFan20 said:

He could also be reading the SIAC thread on here too, since some talked about VL potentially leaving. So, I might take his post with a grain of salt for now.

Let’s see what @SEAL_63 thinks about this

I also heard it from a good source in the area.  

[TigerFan20]

1 hour ago, Titan32 said:

I also heard it from a good source in the area.  

Good to hear it’s being heard from elsewhere than a FB post. Wonder when/if official news will be released at some point

[Cappy]

1 hour ago, Titan32 said:

I also heard it from a good source in the area.  

I’ve heard that as of right now the PAC doesn’t want them as a member.

[TigerFan20]

8 minutes ago, Cappy said:

I’ve heard that as of right now the PAC doesn’t want them as a member.

Off to the WIC? if that is true, well, if all of this comes into fruition 

Edited January 18, 2022 by TigerFan20

[Titan32]

10 hours ago, Cappy said:

I’ve heard that as of right now the PAC doesn’t want them as a member.

I have heard there are schools that don’t want them and schools that wouldn’t mind. The schools that don’t want them are citing travel distances.  How far is Washington to Mt. Vernon?  Tell City traveled to Vincennes for years in the Big 8 days.  All that said I wouldn’t be surprised if the PAC says no.

[Cappy]

1 hour ago, Titan32 said:

I have heard there are schools that don’t want them and schools that wouldn’t mind. The schools that don’t want them are citing travel distances.  How far is Washington to Mt. Vernon?  Tell City traveled to Vincennes for years in the Big 8 days.  All that said I wouldn’t be surprised if the PAC says no.

I've heard some other reasons but all I've heard are rumors. So I'm not going to help spread them. 

[Alduflux]

Is the rumor of them leaving the siac true then?

[Cappy]

7 minutes ago, Alduflux said:

Is the rumor of them leaving the siac true then?

I would think they would only leave if they have a place to go. If the PAC says no, maybe they stay put for now? 

[TigerFan20]

32 minutes ago, Alduflux said:

Is the rumor of them leaving the siac true then?

From what I have heard, it looks like they are talking about it

[oldtimeqb]

18 minutes ago, Cappy said:

I would think they would only leave if they have a place to go. If the PAC says no, maybe they stay put for now? 

I agree with your thought process.  I can't imagine a school just deciding to go independent.  Linton did this a few years ago, but it wasn't until several years of discussion and they had outgrown their conference in terms of competitiveness.

I would think a school would put out feelers and have talks with where they want to end up before they would jump ship.

Thus far, it's all just rumor and speculation.  Vincennes did just change principals the first of the year.  Any administration change I have witnessed always came with rumors of proposed changes - whether there was any truth to them or not.   

[Titan32]

2 hours ago, oldtimeqb said:

I agree with your thought process.  I can't imagine a school just deciding to go independent.  Linton did this a few years ago, but it wasn't until several years of discussion and they had outgrown their conference in terms of competitiveness.

I would think a school would put out feelers and have talks with where they want to end up before they would jump ship.

Thus far, it's all just rumor and speculation.  Vincennes did just change principals the first of the year.  Any administration change I have witnessed always came with rumors of proposed changes - whether there was any truth to them or not.   

I can certainly see a new admin looking that the SIAC move closely from all angles to see if it was really the right move for the school competitively as well as fiscally.

[TigerFan20]

Let’s see how this progresses over these next few days

[Spitting Llamas]

Maybe we get our wish to a certain degree and the SIAC gains an open week of scheduling or perhaps VL joins the PAC and GS jumps from the PAC to the SIAC. No offense to VL, but either way I don't think the conference is left in a worse bad position. 

[DumfriesYMCA]

19 minutes ago, Spitting Llamas said:

Maybe we get our wish to a certain degree and the SIAC gains an open week of scheduling or perhaps VL joins the PAC and GS jumps from the PAC to the SIAC. No offense to VL, but either way I don't think the conference is left in a worse bad position. 

I can’t say I would be a fan of this unless the SIAC went back to having some non conference games.

 

Memorial and Mater Dei would be fun matchups….but many of us fans enjoy the Heritage Hills matchups just as much….and also gotta keep Princeton in check every year. 

[TigerFan20]

28 minutes ago, DumfriesYMCA said:

Memorial and Mater Dei would be fun matchups

Packed Friday nights in Enlow/Jewell, I wouldn’t mind that at all

[TigerFan20]

Memorial’s Hartig has landed his first D1 offer to Western Michigan 

[vicvinegar]

I never thought VL joining the SIAC made any sense. I just couldn't ever see them consistently competing. I hope they get out. 

[TigerFan20]

I looked around to see if any other SIAC guys got offers, and saw Bosse’s McElroy received an offer from Saint Mary of the Woods

[tango]

17 hours ago, DumfriesYMCA said:

I can’t say I would be a fan of this unless the SIAC went back to having some non conference games.

Memorial and Mater Dei would be fun matchups….but many of us fans enjoy the Heritage Hills matchups just as much….and also gotta keep Princeton in check every year. 

If the SIAC added GS, the two divisions could be EVSC schools (Reitz, Harrison, Bosse, North & Central) and non-EVSC (GS, Castle, Jasper, Mater Dei and Memorial). I would be all for that.

GS could obviously compete for conference titles in some sports (football and softball), but do you think GS would want to take on the higher level of competition across the board? I'm guessing GS is in the hunt for a PAC title in just about every sport, but that wouldn't be the case in the SIAC.