Katz: C7 looking to add Richmond?

[xman]

The seven is likely going to stay private, and not necessarily Catholic. The question will be does the league go south or further west? Don't be surprised if Georgetown influences the decision and tries to get Richmond -- a scholarly school that has a decent hoop tradition and is geographically close enough to the others.

Huh???

[whiteandblue77]

Now 2 threads about this... was Andy hitting the sauce?

He's a Badger, so that means:

1. He Hates Marquette
2. Ate lots of Brats and drank lots of beer on State Street
3. Maybe hates Creigthon because we beat his alma away from home by double digits.
4. Has bad gas.

Thoughts?

[xman]

Now 2 threads about this... was Andy hitting the sauce?

Since it was actual news, I thought it was worth a new thread.

[whiteandblue77]

Now 2 threads about this... was Andy hitting the sauce?

Since it was actual news, I thought it was worth a new thread.

Actual news? That's a good one. Time to start hounding the people who are supposed to be hounding the people with ACTUAL information... this is starting to get weird.

[marq]

Huge mistake in my mind to add Richmond just to appease Georgetown. There have to be better schools that the C7 can agree on. Does Richmond even have a message board and are their fans even aware of this? I've not heard one peep about the Spiders until this blast from Katz.

[JohnT]

Crazy talk if you asked me.

[Edrick]

After Butler and Xavier, Richmond is the best choice for the new conference.

They are geographically perfect, have a HUGE endowment, and do not require other programs added to make them work in the short term.

Richmond buys you a few years at 10 if it's desired.

Ultimately, I think it'd likely go to:

nBE West: Creighton, SLU, Depaul, Marquette, Butler, Xavier
nBE East: Seton Hall, St Johns, Villanova, Georgetown, Providence, Richmond

But, there's no reason to even rush into that....

(BTW, Butler fan)

[yorost]

I rather like that plan, Edrick.

[SixTwentySix]

Perfect plan and the best possible 12 team outcome.

[Peter]

Richmond fits the academic profile but doesn't add near as much from a hoops standpoint. I'm not sure it matters as I think Fox is going to force at least 12 right away.