Horizon goes with IUPUI

[Sean Miller Fan]

Too bad for RMU. I predicted this one though it wasn't that difficult. It was hard to imagine the Horizon having 0 teams in basketball-crazed Indiana.

RMU has to get back to where they were a few years ago and build some type of fanbase which is nearly impossible for a minor D1 team in a major league city with a major D1 team.

The Horizon commissioner stated they may go to 14 teams in the near future so RMU may have a shot then. The only schools "seriously vetted" for this round were Robert Morris, Grand Canyon, Fort Wayne, Southern illinois-Edwardsville, and IUPUI.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Too bad for RMU. I predicted this one though it wasn't that difficult. It was hard to imagine the Horizon having 0 teams in basketball-crazed Indiana.

RMU has to get back to where they were a few years ago and build some type of fanbase which is nearly impossible for a minor D1 team in a major league city with a major D1 team.

The Horizon commissioner stated they may go to 14 teams in the near future so RMU may have a shot then. The only schools "seriously vetted" for this round were Robert Morris, Grand Canyon, Fort Wayne, Southern illinois-Edwardsville, and IUPUI.

RMU will be an attractive candidate once they have the new arena in place and a winning season or two.

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

RMU not having baseball was a factor as well.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

RMU not having baseball was a factor as well.

No it wasn't. IUPUI doesn't have it either and I am sure RMU would have simply added baseball even if it meant cutting a men's sport to do it. The Horizon wasn't going to give up the state of Indiana, which is a fertile recruiting area for mid-majors.

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

No it wasn't. IUPUI doesn't have it either and I am sure RMU would have simply added baseball even if it meant cutting a men's sport to do it. The Horizon wasn't going to give up the state of Indiana, which is a fertile recruiting area for mid-majors.

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

And it appears that IUPUI has club baseball.

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

 

[R-M-U-h-o-o-p-s-f-a-n]

And it appears that IUPUI has club baseball.

Club tho? That's it??

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

Club tho? That's it??

I didn't look to deeply but that's what I saw. Maybe they're going to elevate that?? I don't know.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Club tho? That's it??

I didn't look to deeply but that's what I saw. Maybe they're going to elevate that?? I don't know.

RMU has club baseball also. Neither IUPUI or RMU have NCAA baseball. I am sure the Horizon would have preferred to add a school with a baseball program because it now needs 1 more to keep their auto NCAA bid but it was and had to be a 100% basketball decision and adding and Indiana school was a no-brainer. The only reason it looked outside Indiana was to do due diligence and because there wasn't an obvious Hoosier State choice. IUPUI is not a strong program and doesn't have baseball but its in Indianapolis so it had to do.

Regardless of what a tweet said, if the league felt RMU was the best men's basketball option, they would have chosen them.....perhaps on the condition that they add baseball.

 

[R-M-U-h-o-o-p-s-f-a-n]

RMU has club baseball also. Neither IUPUI or RMU have NCAA baseball. I am sure the Horizon would have preferred to add a school with a baseball program because it now needs 1 more to keep their auto NCAA bid but it was and had to be a 100% basketball decision and adding and Indiana school was a no-brainer. The only reason it looked outside Indiana was to do due diligence and because there wasn't an obvious Hoosier State choice. IUPUI is not a strong program and doesn't have baseball but its in Indianapolis so it had to do.

Regardless of what a tweet said, if the league felt RMU was the best men's basketball option, they would have chosen them.....perhaps on the condition that they add baseball.

Ya I think if RMU wouldn't have had the past 2 down years they would have had a much better shot at being selected.

If they improve & the league expands to 12, plus the new arena, I think RMU has a really good chance then.

We'll see..

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

RMU has club baseball also. Neither IUPUI or RMU have NCAA baseball. I am sure the Horizon would have preferred to add a school with a baseball program because it now needs 1 more to keep their auto NCAA bid but it was and had to be a 100% basketball decision and adding and Indiana school was a no-brainer. The only reason it looked outside Indiana was to do due diligence and because there wasn't an obvious Hoosier State choice. IUPUI is not a strong program and doesn't have baseball but its in Indianapolis so it had to do.

Regardless of what a tweet said, if the league felt RMU was the best men's basketball option, they would have chosen them.....perhaps on the condition that they add baseball.

Ya I think if RMU wouldn't have had the past 2 down years they would have had a much better shot at being selected.

If they improve & the league expands to 12, plus the new arena, I think RMU has a really good chance then.

We'll see..

I don't think the down years hurt their chances at all. Indianapolis is the much better basketball market.

 

[R-M-U-h-o-o-p-s-f-a-n]

I don't think the down years hurt their chances at all. Indianapolis is the much better basketball market.

Ya that too.