Zips and the MAC

[bisbee]

Since this is my first year being associated with Akron I am interested in whether or not the issue of leaving the MAC has ever been seriously looked at. I don't know if this could be done for soccer only but it seems to me that the MAC as a soccer conference leaves much to be desired. Any thoughts?

[bobbyake]

Since this is my first year being associated with Akron I am interested in whether or not the issue of leaving the MAC has ever been seriously looked at. I don't know if this could be done for soccer only but it seems to me that the MAC as a soccer conference leaves much to be desired. Any thoughts?

football program is garbage which hurts the chances for basketball and soccer to move up. I don't believe soccer makes enough money for the MAC to go out and actively recruit other schools to join.

[bisbee]

I was talking about whether or not Akron could leave the MAC for soccer only and join a more competitive conference.

[TheTank123]

Since this is my first year being associated with Akron I am interested in whether or not the issue of leaving the MAC has ever been seriously looked at. I don't know if this could be done for soccer only but it seems to me that the MAC as a soccer conference leaves much to be desired. Any thoughts?

football program is garbage which hurts the chances for basketball and soccer to move up. I don't believe soccer makes enough money for the MAC to go out and actively recruit other schools to join.

Come on Bisbee...you know as well as I that conferences care about the revenue sports, football and basketball. Akron isn't good enough in either sport to garner consideration from one of the newly forming super conferences.

[TheTank123]

I was talking about whether or not Akron could leave the MAC for soccer only and join a more competitive conference.

And join what? The ACC? No chance. The big ten? not worth it.

[ZachTheZip]

The NCAA has a rule: If your primary conference sponsors a sport that your school also sponsors, then you must participate within your primary conference for that sport.So unless the MAC stops sponsoring men's soccer, we have to play in the MAC.

[bisbee]

That's not what I meant. My question is whether just the mens soccer team could leave the MAC for another soccer conference.

[ZachTheZip]

That's not what I meant. My question is whether just the mens soccer team could leave the MAC for another soccer conference.

Maybe you didn't understand what I posted. The Men's Soccer team CAN NOT leave the MAC unless the MAC stops sponsoring Men's Soccer.

[zippy5]

The NCAA has a rule: If your primary conference sponsors a sport that your school also sponsors, then you must participate within your primary conference for that sport.So unless the MAC stops sponsoring men's soccer, we have to play in the MAC.

Tell that to Notre Dame.

[bisbee]

That's not what I meant. My question is whether just the mens soccer team could leave the MAC for another soccer conference.

Maybe you didn't understand what I posted. The Men's Soccer team CAN NOT leave the MAC unless the MAC stops sponsoring Men's Soccer.

Thanks my prior post was in response to that of the tank

[ZachTheZip]

The NCAA has a rule: If your primary conference sponsors a sport that your school also sponsors, then you must participate within your primary conference for that sport.So unless the MAC stops sponsoring men's soccer, we have to play in the MAC.

Tell that to Notre Dame.

They're allowed to be independent. They just can't join another conference for football so long as they're in the Big East for everything else.

[ZachTheZip]

That's not what I meant. My question is whether just the mens soccer team could leave the MAC for another soccer conference.

Maybe you didn't understand what I posted. The Men's Soccer team CAN NOT leave the MAC unless the MAC stops sponsoring Men's Soccer.

Thanks my prior post was in response to that of the tank

Sorry, didn't realize that.

[fknbuflobo]

Perhaps Akron should become the first independent soccer program. That sure would garner headlines.

[zippy5]

The NCAA has a rule: If your primary conference sponsors a sport that your school also sponsors, then you must participate within your primary conference for that sport.So unless the MAC stops sponsoring men's soccer, we have to play in the MAC.

Tell that to Notre Dame.

They're allowed to be independent. They just can't join another conference for football so long as they're in the Big East for everything else.

You didn't mention independence."If your primary conference sponsors a sport that your school also sponsors, then you must participate within your primary conference for that sport."

[MDZip]

Since the MAC has done little to help advance soccer (witness two schools who have no other association with the MAC being associate members because otherwise the MAC would not have enough teams to get the automatic bid, rather than helping more member institutions adopt it again), its an interesting idea. Yes, I know it has mostly to do with Title IX, but almost every MAC school used to have a men's soccer team. Shame they all got sacrificed in the name of football because of Title IX. Akron might be one of the few schools that could pull off soccer independence now (not that I'm advocating it), and become the Notre Dame of soccer (except we win a lot more). MAC soccer could well collapse in that case (despite that it looks like NIU will likely make the tourney this year).

[bobbyake]

The MAC is a serious contender for West Virginia's soccer program. We can either work against helping the MAC grow or help build it brick by brick. Would be nice to see the MAC add another school that has a soccer program.

[bisbee]

The MAC is a serious contender for West Virginia's soccer program. We can either work against helping the MAC grow or help build it brick by brick. Would be nice to see the MAC add another school that has a soccer program.

I agree so long as it is a competitive program.