ORU GRAD Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 https://horizonleague.org/news/2019/8/5/general-purdue-university-fort-wayne-to-join-horizon-league.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 So they are leaving after this season. That means the league needs to move quickly to find a replacement school that is immediately eligible. Augustana University is named as a probable replacement school - but they are currently D-2. They announced on 12.13.18 that they would begin pursuit of a transition to D-1 status. Can’t find any update on their progress. I think that process can take several years to navigate - which would leave the Summit League in a lurch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORU82 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 As stated elsewhere on this Board, go for Grand Canyon, New Mexico State and/or Northern Colorado. The Summit may even try UALR. A great get would be to add both Grand Canyon and New Mexico State. Anything but Augustana who I am not sure will even be D-I eligible when PFW leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Augustana is going to be added to the Summit League. They have a major benefactor who is influential with the other Dakota schools - as well as the league office. The push to include them is questionable - except for the apparent financial considerations. They are attempting to transition to D-1; there is no guarantee that they will be successful. The transition will take years. Cal Baptist started the process this year and they will be a full member in 2022-23 (4 years) I don’t see Augustana listed as an institution attempting to reclassify as a D-1 school. I assume they are waiting to join a D-1 conference before stating the process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleManiac Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 So do we lose the baseball auto-bid if Augustana is our only addition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammersmith Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 41 minutes ago, EagleManiac said: So do we lose the baseball auto-bid if Augustana is our only addition? No. There is a 2-year grace period, and the NCAA has shown a willingness to extend waivers to cover a year or two gap as long as a conference has a plan in place. It happened recently with UNO and the Summit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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