NEWS FLASH! PER SWAC COMMISH, DUER SHARP.............





http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com...28019/SWAC-finally-decides-basketball-bracket

SWAC finally decides on basketball bracket

After a week of waiting on a decision from the NCAA, Southwestern Athletic Conference officials announced that all 10 teams would participate in the 2014 conference tournament despite the fact that four teams are barred from NCAA tournament play because of poor Academic Progress Rates.




In the past, the conference barred those teams from participating in the conference tournament, which earns the winner an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. Last year, only seven men’s teams competed in the tournament, which was held in Garland, Texas.




This year, at the insistence of SWAC commissioner Duer Sharp, a teleconference that included the presidents of the 10 teams in the conference voted on whether to include the ineligible teams along with the six eligible teams. The presidents voted 8-2 to include the teams, with Alabama State president Gwendolyn Boyd and Jackson State president Carolyn Meyers voting to exclude Southern, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Grambling and Mississippi Valley State from the tournament.
 
Sting said:
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com...28019/SWAC-finally-decides-basketball-bracket

SWAC finally decides on basketball bracket

After a week of waiting on a decision from the NCAA, Southwestern Athletic Conference officials announced that all 10 teams would participate in the 2014 conference tournament despite the fact that four teams are barred from NCAA tournament play because of poor Academic Progress Rates.




In the past, the conference barred those teams from participating in the conference tournament, which earns the winner an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. Last year, only seven men’s teams competed in the tournament, which was held in Garland, Texas.




This year, at the insistence of SWAC commissioner Duer Sharp, a teleconference that included the presidents of the 10 teams in the conference voted on whether to include the ineligible teams along with the six eligible teams. The presidents voted 8-2 to include the teams, with Alabama State president Gwendolyn Boyd and Jackson State president Carolyn Meyers voting to exclude Southern, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Grambling and Mississippi Valley State from the tournament.
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Thanks Sting! Now maybe these "machos" will believe a girl! If I say the moon is made of cheese, you better get your crackers. TigerDiva1908 don't lie.
 
This is the stupidest s**t I've ever heard. This conference is just downright dumb. How can you let teams compete who have no chance of making it to the NCAA tournament? How much dumber and stupider can supposed educated Presidents get.

So if PB and su make it to the finals, there's one less team in the NCAA tournament? This is asinine and the height of ignorance.
 
JayRob said:
This is the stupidest s**t I've ever heard. This conference is just downright dumb. How can you let teams compete who have no chance of making it to the NCAA tournament? How much dumber and stupider can supposed educated Presidents get.

So if PB and su make it to the finals, there's one less team in the NCAA tournament? This is asinine and the height of ignorance.
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Teams with no chance of making the Tourney would include Jsu.
 
JayRob said:
This is the stupidest s**t I've ever heard. This conference is just downright dumb. How can you let teams compete who have no chance of making it to the NCAA tournament? How much dumber and stupider can supposed educated Presidents get.

So if PB and su make it to the finals, there's one less team in the NCAA tournament? This is asinine and the height of ignorance.
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Whatever team that's eligible and makes it the farthest will go to the NCAA tournament.
 
Sting said:
Whatever team that's eligible and makes it the farthest will go to the NCAA tournament.
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Still stupid. Is the SWAC this hardup for money?:smh:

So another precedent has been set out of thin air. Will football teams with APR issues now be allowed to play in the SCG? Just unbelievable. Reward cheaters and crooks, don't punish them.
 
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Sting said:
Has it always been ten teams in the tournament? I thought it was just 8.
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They changed the format this year.
So if ineligible Grambling defeats a higher seed like Bama State in the first or second round, that hurts the conference even more cause the best team still won't be able to make it.
Does this now mean that Bama State will now be eligible for the NIT if they lose in the tournament?
 
A poor conference makes a financial decision to try to raise more money. This concept ain't hard to understand. Do I agree? No, but the SWAC is po', bottom line.
 
Is Duer Sharp really the one to blame or should it be the Presidents of the schools that voted? I have a hard team believing a President would vote against their school NOT to be in the tournament.
 
Sting said:
Has it always been ten teams in the tournament? I thought it was just 8.
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I think that's something that changed about 2 yrs ago.
It used to be the top 8 teams competing in the tourney.
Now that we're a recreational league everybody goes lol

We are getting roasting by all media networks and outlets.
All of their twitter accounts are setting fire to this decision.

See ALL YALL in Houston :)
 
Devil's Gun Trigger Man said:
A poor conference makes a financial decision to try to raise more money. This concept ain't hard to understand. Do I agree? No, but the SWAC is po', bottom line.
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So there are no consequences for cheating? Heck, the SWAC's not gone make that much money any how and on top of that, you penalize a team if they lose to one of the already banned schools. That's real unsmart. LOL!
 
I told y'all this last week. It was posted in Third Coast last week. Allegedly, if a team wins that is not eligible for the NCAA tournament, the team with best conference record that is not banned will go as the conference representative......allegedly.


JayRob said:
They changed the format this year.
So if ineligible Grambling defeats a higher seed like Bama State in the first or second round, that hurts the conference even more cause the best team still won't be able to make it.
Does this now mean that Bama State will now be eligible for the NIT if they lose in the tournament?
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Herbert77060 said:
I told y'all this last week. It was posted in Third Coast last week. Allegedly, if a team wins that is not eligible for the NCAA tournament, the team with best conference record that is not banned will go as the conference representative......allegedly.
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So what if Bama State wins the tournament? Who goes to the NIT?
 
JayRob said:
So there are no consequences for cheating? Heck, the SWAC's not gone make that much money any how and on top of that, you penalize a team if they lose to one of the already banned schools. That's real unsmart. LOL!
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*kanye shrug*

Like I said, I don't agree with it, but I understand.
 
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