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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The ADs at 90% of these schools are rather incompetent.

None of them are visionary enough to execute on this and generally are very risk adverse.

I don’t any type of formal merger between the leagues happening given it would require a ton of “extra” work for these ADs and out of standard scope of work.[/quote]

Not gonna argue the additional work aversion, but doesn't this really all boil down to money. None of these schools tuitions are going down and neither are their fixed costs, like staff, so isn't the easiest solution for schools to either a) drop sports that have little of any participation at some schools or b) merge with other area conferences that might be more competitive for them to be in and reduce their travel costs. If this is the case or some blend of it, doesn't this mean EHS and Saints go to the MAC with Potomac and Flint Hill - at least for sports like football, lacrosse and baseball?[/quote]

So the idea is what?

At least for me, this is very hard to follow especially when it comes to the financial impact.

You're suggesting that the solution to low participation sports is to merge with other conferences? Are there in fact "lower participation sports" that are lower participation because the teams aren't competitive in their current conference? And how does boosting participation in those sports have any kind of financial impact on the school? Sounds like you are imagining this to bolster some sort of argument for shuffling conferences.

You talked about saving transportation costs? Aren't almost all the costs associated with transportation "fixed" costs? (The bus and the driver?) They aren't sending the teams via Uber or Delta Airlines like the colleges)

Making the case to the schools for this to the school heads given all the disruption, displeased alumni, upset coaches, etc. would seem to be a difficult task.

Almost every conference in every sport has teams that are at the top and those who cluster at the bottom.  [/quote]

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