Marcus Johnson in Dayton

[Blue & Gold]

Does anyone know why Marcus Johnson wanted to play at Dayton instead of stay home and represent? He knows KD, Rome & Dru and I just thought it would be a great fit. His athleticism could have really been an asset last season. Now he's in Dayton playing in a league with a bunch of Catholic schools that aren't any better than the MAC. (I'm assuming we offered him, maybe we didn't?)

[Zipmeister]

Wipe the rust off Blue&Gold. You are thinking one or two conference affiliations in the past. Dayton plays in the A10, and consistently play in front of 12K+ at home. And that includes years in the 90's when they had losing records.

[jeaglet1]

Plus the A-10 gets multiple teams in the NCAAs year after year. I cant tell you how many times I flipped on FSN and saw 2 A-10 teams playing. A-10, while not a power conferenc eby any means, is definetly a step above the MAC.

[mollautt]

=>CONFERENCE TIERSA. MAJORS:1. Big Six (aka BCS leagues in football aka “the power conferences”)ACCBig 10Big 12SECPAC 10Big East2. 2nd TierA-10CUSAWACMountain WestB. MID-MAJORS1. Upper TierMACMVCWest CoastColonialHorizon (formerly the MCC)Sun Belt2. Middle TierBig WestMAACSouthernMid-ContinentAtlantic SunBig SkyOhio ValleyPatriot3. Bottom Tier (aka “Low Majors”)American EastNortheastIvyBig SouthSouthlandSWACMEACIndependentsNOTES: A. MAJORS:A.1. BIG SIX (aka BCS football leagues aka “the power conferences”): Big Six leagues almost always produce the national champion and at least 3 of the 4 Final Four teams. Big Six is the same six that make up the BCS conferences in football. Virtually all Big Six teams with a .500 record or better get invited into the post-season N.I.T. (regardless of merit). A.2. 2ND TIER: 2nd tier majors are schools that can produce a #1 seed and put a team in the Final Four occasionally. 2nd tier majors rarely win a national title (believe L'ville from the Metro in 1986 and UNLV of the Big West (now a 2nd tier mid-major) in 1990 were last two times it has happened. Note: Big West no longer a 2nd tier major). Not unusual to put at least two teams in the NCAA tourney. Regular season conference champion is usually a lock for an at-large berth. Non-regular season champions often get at-large bids.B. MID-MAJORSB.1. UPPER TIER: Upper tier mid-majors can get an at-large berth if overall regular season champ loses in conference tourney (until 2006 with the MVC, I believe only twice since 1994 has any mid-major (at any level) received an at-large berth without being the regular season champion). Usually seeded between 8 and 13 (#2 Gonzaga in 2004 was a glaring exception). Can make a run in the NCAA tourney, but rarely gets past Sweet 16 (Gonzaga and Can't have made elite 8 in recent years, George Mason in 2006 was first mid-major to make the Final Four since Penn & Indiana St. pulled off it off in 1979). Often get multiple teams in the postseason NIT.B.2. MIDDLE TIER: Middle tier mid-majors usually are seeded between 11-15. Occasionally win a NCAA first round game. At-large bids are rare, but possible.B.3. BOTTOM TIER (aka “Low Majors”): Bottom tier mid-majors are also called "low majors." Schools in this tier are mostly made up of non-scholarship leagues (Ivy, formerly Patriot) or conferences entirely made up of historically black colleges (SWAC, MEAC). The champions of these leagues are usually 8 of the 9 schools that represent seeds 15-16. Some of these leagues have never won an NCAA tourney game (except for possibly the play-in game). Independents are part of this tier as well. Low majors almost never get at-large invites.

[timmyboy]

I looked him up on a few different recruiting sites. He was ranked as a "3 star" prospect on all of the pages. None of the pages had Akron under the list of schools that offered him either, but they could have just overlooked that they did offer.

[Zips fan]

A. MAJORS:1. Big Six (aka BCS leagues in football aka “the power conferences”)ACCBig 10Big 12SECPAC 10Big East2. 2nd TierA-10CUSAWACMountain WestB. MID-MAJORS1. Upper TierMACMVCWest CoastColonialHorizon (formerly the MCC)Sun Belt2. Middle TierBig WestMAACSouthernMid-ContinentAtlantic SunBig SkyOhio ValleyPatriot3. Bottom Tier (aka “Low Majors”)American EastNortheastIvyBig SouthSouthlandSWACMEACIndependents

I don't think this is even close to being accurate. First off, there is no way anyone would consider the MVC below the A-10. Outside of Memphis, C-USA is downright dredful. The WAC had Nevada this year but they are on the same level as the MAC. The WAC is in the shadow of the PAC-10 and we are in the shadow of the Big 10. Most announcers refer to the BCS schools as major and all other D-I schools as "mid majors". I rarely hear the term low major and never 2nd tier. The only schools that are close to being referred to as majors are the Mountain West and the Missouri Valley.