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Re: MVC Call Emergency Meeting for Sunday

PostPosted: April 6th, 2017, 8:33 am
by tribecalledquest
Redhawk wrote:Apparently the MVC AD's don't want to proceed with 9 members because of the scheduling conflicts
that would cause. I think that's a cop-out which will most likely result in another rushed selection of at
least one new member. Maybe the Presidents will take a more prudent view of the situation for long term benefit of the conference instead of being reactionary.


You are working under the assumption that no plans, talks, etc have happened until this weekend. That would be false. Wichita leaving is not a new development to the league office.

Re: MVC Call Emergency Meeting for Sunday

PostPosted: April 6th, 2017, 8:45 am
by Redhawk
tribecalledquest wrote:
Redhawk wrote:Apparently the MVC AD's don't want to proceed with 9 members because of the scheduling conflicts
that would cause. I think that's a cop-out which will most likely result in another rushed selection of at
least one new member. Maybe the Presidents will take a more prudent view of the situation for long term benefit of the conference instead of being reactionary.


You are working under the assumption that no plans, talks, etc have happened until this weekend. That would be false. Wichita leaving is not a new development to the league office.


Is this is all planned out...why the need for an emergency meeting?

Re: MVC Call Emergency Meeting for Sunday

PostPosted: April 6th, 2017, 9:22 am
by ACECARD
Redhawk wrote:
tribecalledquest wrote:
Redhawk wrote:Apparently the MVC AD's don't want to proceed with 9 members because of the scheduling conflicts
that would cause. I think that's a cop-out which will most likely result in another rushed selection of at
least one new member. Maybe the Presidents will take a more prudent view of the situation for long term benefit of the conference instead of being reactionary.


You are working under the assumption that no plans, talks, etc have happened until this weekend. That would be false. Wichita leaving is not a new development to the league office.


Is this is all planned out...why the need for an emergency meeting?

Just because the league office has it all planned out doesn't mean much if the remaining league presidents don't go along with it. The meeting is probably to get everybody on the same page, or at least, to get information on what the other members of the league are thinking.

Re: MVC Call Emergency Meeting for Sunday

PostPosted: April 6th, 2017, 9:32 am
by squirrel
Being prepared and having ideas of how best to proceed are not the same as "having a plan."

Tribe is not saying the league has a crisis plan in place, but rather, they were neither caught unprepared for this nor lack an idea of how they would address it.

The meeting this weekend rather begins the serious conversations of how they'll formally handle Wichita's exit, and begin the next phase.

Re: MVC Call Emergency Meeting for Sunday

PostPosted: April 6th, 2017, 9:38 am
by Khan4Cats
An "Emergency Meeting" could also just mean one that was not previously scheduled or planned.

As others have stated, there should be at least the framework of a plan in place based on the possibility of WSU leaving. This shouldn't be a surprise and they should not be in a position of panic but instead simply formally putting plans into motion. If they are surprised or there are no plans, then Elgin should be submitting his resignation papers on Sunday.

Re: MVC Call Emergency Meeting for Sunday

PostPosted: April 6th, 2017, 10:10 am
by BirdsEyeView
Khan4Cats wrote:An "Emergency Meeting" could also just mean one that was not previously scheduled or planned.

As others have stated, there should be at least the framework of a plan in place based on the possibility of WSU leaving. This shouldn't be a surprise and they should not be in a position of panic but instead simply formally putting plans into motion. If they are surprised or there are no plans, then Elgin should be submitting his resignation papers on Sunday.


:+1:

Re: MVC Call Emergency Meeting for Sunday

PostPosted: April 6th, 2017, 10:14 am
by tribecalledquest
Redhawk wrote:
tribecalledquest wrote:
Redhawk wrote:Apparently the MVC AD's don't want to proceed with 9 members because of the scheduling conflicts
that would cause. I think that's a cop-out which will most likely result in another rushed selection of at
least one new member. Maybe the Presidents will take a more prudent view of the situation for long term benefit of the conference instead of being reactionary.


You are working under the assumption that no plans, talks, etc have happened until this weekend. That would be false. Wichita leaving is not a new development to the league office.


Is this is all planned out...why the need for an emergency meeting?


The word "emergency" was a headline on Twitter to get views. No one in the MVC office called this an "emergency" meeting.

Re: MVC Call Emergency Meeting for Sunday

PostPosted: April 6th, 2017, 10:27 am
by Redhawk
tribecalledquest wrote:
The word "emergency" was a headline on Twitter to get views. No one in the MVC office called this an "emergency" meeting.


Fair enough...my point was that maybe the Presidents will overrule the AD's and decide to go with 9 next year.

Re: MVC Call Emergency Meeting for Sunday

PostPosted: April 6th, 2017, 12:05 pm
by arkstfan
The "emergency" is almost certainly to approve Wichita's departure terms to allow the Shockers to leave and carry forward with a 9 member league in 2017-18 and possibly 18-19 while talking face-to-face about the merits and issues of 9, 10, and 12 team models and potential candidates.

Re: MVC Call Emergency Meeting for Sunday

PostPosted: April 6th, 2017, 12:10 pm
by Cdizzle
arkstfan wrote:The "emergency" is almost certainly to approve Wichita's departure terms to allow the Shockers to leave and carry forward with a 9 member league in 2017-18 and possibly 18-19 while talking face-to-face about the merits and issues of 9, 10, and 12 team models and potential candidates.

There are no departure terms that need approved. Everything is outlined in the conference bylaws.