{"id":6644,"date":"2014-04-13T19:12:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-13T23:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6644"},"modified":"2014-04-13T19:12:36","modified_gmt":"2014-04-13T23:12:36","slug":"conference-realignment-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6644","title":{"rendered":"Conference Realignment Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

We know it’s not quite the offseason, and we know that softball, lacrosse and even men’s golf are going through strong spring seasons. But life, as it is wont to do, has intruded on our JMUSB schedule the last few weeks. Plus, we’ve been arguing with each other (in a civil, friendly way of course) over how to treat the eerie silence out of JMU on the conference realignment issue. Rob takes a rational approach – it’s out of our control so let it be, don’t worry, and Go Dukes. I’m losing my damned mind on this. I simply can’t believe that JMU has dithered and “monitored” and “perfectly positioned” themselves into a spot where conferences are sick to death of realignment and they seem entirely dependent on unlikely events (like Delaware making an actual decision or a conference other than the Sun Belt adding only one team this year). Oh yeah, and Go Dukes!<\/p>\n

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In any case, we’re going to leave it to Dukes Daily-New Record beat reporter Matthew Stoss to recap how things stand in his DukesofJMU blog<\/a>. He’s more informed than we are for sure. And on the positive side, I’m glad he clarified that his “realignment fatigue” statement was mainly CUSA focused and probably unrelated to the MAC, the conference we still think JMU is headed for come the end of May. That said, the MAC clearly may decide to wait until a proper partner is ready, which doesn’t appear to be this year, and in the event that’s the BlueHens, you should never hold your breath as they can do the impossible (i.e. make JMU look downright nimble).<\/p>\n

In any case, Rob’s right it’s out of our control, but if you want to join us in pointedly asking the questions no matter where you stand on this issue, we’re certainly looking forward to the Coaches Caravan events <\/a>later this month.<\/p>\n