TexasTerror Posted June 5, 2008 Report Posted June 5, 2008 Posted this on KatFans...no one even brought this up (or the fact the SLC tournament is staying in Katy, Texas) on this board, so thought I'd do both... Good news from the SLC. The men's and women's basketball coaches are looking at making things happen to improve the conference on the hardwood. Outside of reducing the amount of sub-Div I games from the current number of four (which is actually the NCAA max), what would you recommend? ------------------------ Both men’s and women’s basketball coaches groups approved the formation of duel task forces to address competitive, financial and academic issues in their sports, and it is expected that these groups will work through the 2008-09 academic year and propose initiatives to athletic administrators and presidents early next year. “The basketball coaches are concerned about the well-being of their sport, and it’s admirable that each side will take an active role in addressing the various issues,†Burnett added. “The men’s group just finished its best competitive year since the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) began with a 17th-best ranking among the 31 men’s conferences, and they want to ensure the increasing level of success they’ve had recently. The women’s coaches are actively planning to look at methods to improve the Conference’s competitive success and recapture the historical success the league has enjoyed in basketball.†This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up
TexasTerror Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Posted June 6, 2008 An article on said subject from the Alexandria Town Talk... Southland looks to continue men's recent success, boost women's programs By Jeff Matthews • [email protected] • June 6, 2008 Many has been the year that the Southland Conference's men's basketball programs struggled to put the "mid" in mid-major. Now that that's changing, school and conference athletic officials want to keep it that way. Basketball was one of the main points of discussion at the SLC's spring meetings last week -- both how to sustain the success the men's programs have enjoyed in recent seasons and how to boost a group of women's programs that have fallen off somewhat. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up
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