Brockport and Geneseo to the UCHC in 2024-25

[Scott_TG]

This announcement makes it official

https://theuchc.com/news/2023/9/5/ge...-2024-25.aspx?

[Lord_Zubin]

wow.. the uchc lost 4 true bottom feeder programs and replaced them with a team who has national tournament hopes every year and another team who's often near .500 the past decade quite the turnaround into a much more competitive conference. I geuss the MASCAC is the only joke conference left now (Until the MAC starts playing)

[Bill-R-]

Wondering if there will even be a SUNYAC conference after the 24-25 season.

[Hockeyguy1424]

How long before Oswego or Cortland join? Morrisville? Cortland and Morrisville already play football against most of the schools in UCHC/ Empire 8

[Scott_TG]

Wondering if there will even be a SUNYAC conference after the 24-25 season.

They need to regroup, starting with the question of is the right person leading them?

[bakdraft21]

Wow some serious stuff, maybe this is the time for Oz to look to go D1 with The U??? never thought I would see 2 teams leave the YAC....

[Russell Jaslow]

Wow some serious stuff, maybe this is the time for Oz to look to go D1 with The U??? never thought I would see 2 teams leave the YAC....

The SUNY system will never allow Oswego to go D1. Remember, they would have to elevate their entire athletic program (well, they could go D2), because you can no longer play just one sport up (except if you are D2 and you want your hockey team to play D1).

[bakdraft21]

The SUNY system will never allow Oswego to go D1. Remember, they would have to elevate their entire athletic program (well, they could go D2), because you can no longer play just one sport up (except if you are D2 and you want your hockey team to play D1).

Ok, then how did Albany,Bing and Buff go d1,never say never

[Scott_TG]

Ok, then how did Albany,Bing and Buff go d1,never say never

Albany enrollment: 17k
Buffalo enrollment: 21k
Binghamton enrollment: 14k
Stony Brook: 25k
Oswego enrollment: 6k

SUNY isn't going to consider D1 for a school with under half the enrollment of their smallest D1 school.

[bakdraft21]

Albany enrollment: 17k
Buffalo enrollment: 21k
Binghamton enrollment: 14k
Stony Brook: 25k
Oswego enrollment: 6k

SUNY isn't going to consider D1 for a school with under half the enrollment of their smallest D1 school.

so your saying size matters.....;-))))

[geneseo]

Ok, then how did Albany,Bing and Buff go d1,never say never

The SUNYAC is made up of four year comprehensive liberal arts colleges, a completely different animal from large research universities, and for reasons that go well beyond enrolment differences. The distinction is like night and day to Albany.

Canton has been denied membership in the SUNYAC for a similar reason (with a focus on applied education, not the liberal arts), and is now an associate member like Morrisville.

[Russell Jaslow]

Ok, then how did Albany,Bing and Buff go d1,never say never

And Stony Brook.

Because they were the only four Universities in the SUNY system, and at one point the SUNY system felt it was a good idea to move their Universities to D1, but keep the colleges at D3. I don't see that changing, especially in today's higher learning budgetary problems and NYS tax issues.

I'm saying never. Put it on my tombstone...

[spwood]

I'm saying never. Put it on my tombstone...

so you’re saying there’s a chance?

[bakdraft21]

And Stony Brook.

Because they were the only four Universities in the SUNY system, and at one point the SUNY system felt it was a good idea to move their Universities to D1, but keep the colleges at D3. I don't see that changing, especially in today's higher learning budgetary problems and NYS tax issues.

I'm saying never. Put it on my tombstone...

Aren't many of the SUNYs becoming "Universities"???.......well anyway should be fun seeing the changes...Go Lakers!!!!

[Lord_Zubin]

Aren't many of the SUNYs becoming "Universities"???.......well anyway should be fun seeing the changes...Go Lakers!!!!

according to the complete campus list on the suny website Bing, Albany, Buffalo and Stony Brook are considered university centers wheras the current sunyac schools are all considered university colleges so i don't think oswegos name change from "state university of new york college at oswego" to "state university of new york at oswego" really means all that much