waggy
10-05-2009, 09:00 PM
Who knows, Katz might himself got this from internet messageboards.
The Atlantic 10 has been talking to a number of leagues, including the West Coast Conference, about a scheduling partnership. But there seem to be disagreements as to whether or not this is imminent or just in the discussion stage. The WCC, according to league commissioner Jamie Zaninovich, envisioned a kinship with the Atlantic 10's fellow Catholic institutions. But A-10 commissioner Bernadette McGlade said she didn't want to do a partnership that excluded certain members of the conference, in this case that could mean state schools UMass, Rhode Island and Charlotte. The other problem for a partnership is that the WCC has eight members while the A-10 has 14. (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4533599&name=katz_andy)
The Atlantic 10 has been talking to a number of leagues, including the West Coast Conference, about a scheduling partnership. But there seem to be disagreements as to whether or not this is imminent or just in the discussion stage. The WCC, according to league commissioner Jamie Zaninovich, envisioned a kinship with the Atlantic 10's fellow Catholic institutions. But A-10 commissioner Bernadette McGlade said she didn't want to do a partnership that excluded certain members of the conference, in this case that could mean state schools UMass, Rhode Island and Charlotte. The other problem for a partnership is that the WCC has eight members while the A-10 has 14. (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4533599&name=katz_andy)