Dr. Cornelius Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Summit LeagueBisonville.com: ORU Press Conference TomorrowSDSUfans.com: ORU to Southland a done dealGRIZZTALK: ORU gone from Summit SouthlandUCA: Oral Roberts Joins the SLCSam Houston State: Oral Roberts Confirms Discussions With SouthlandLamar: SLC Realignment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Great stuff, Doc - always interesting to see what fans at other schools are thinking. Sure is nice to see ORU considered desirable - we've certainly come a long way since "The Dark Ages" in the '90's, when the Mid-Con was the only league that would have us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 If I remember correctly, we very much wanted into the Southland Conference, but they did not want us at the time. I agree that it is nice to see/hear good things being said about ORU and its athletic department/programs. It is a tribute to Mike Carter, Scott Sutton, Jerry Finkbeiner and Rob Walton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oruvoice Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 If I remember correctly, we very much wanted into the Southland Conference, but they did not want us at the time. I agree that it is nice to see/hear good things being said about ORU and its athletic department/programs. It is a tribute to Mike Carter, Scott Sutton, Jerry Finkbeiner and Rob Walton. And, oruvoice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackit Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I'll just add to what most are saying,and say i'm sorry we're losing a great program like ORU. I look forward to your last season in the Summit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUJason Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I have really enjoyed the last 14 years in the Summit League and I will miss the match-ups with the teams from up north. The Summit League has been good to ORU and ORU was good for the Summit League. Tom Douple has had a lot of foresight and has made strong pro-active decisions to add teams that fit the geographic footprint of the Summit League. Because of his foresight, losing ORU won't be nearly as devastating as it would have been otherwise. The other Summit baseball teams have to be elated at the wide-open opportunity to get an at-large bid to the NCAA regionals. This will be a breath of fresh air for the baseball teams, as long as they don't have any more defections. They need to get another school with a baseball team (are they any baseball only schools out there besides DBU looking for a conference home?) or encourage another school to add baseball (probably won't happen) because if I remember correctly, USD and UNO (Omaha) don't have baseball. So, losing Centenary, SUU, and ORU in successive seasons is basically a net loss of 3 baseball teams in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUJason Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Also, with a strong conf RPI there wouldn't be quite as much pressure to win the conf baseball tourney because you could have a legitimate chance at an at-large depending on the non conf schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcboy2000 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I also agree that the Summit League (Mid-Con) has been a wonderful fit for ORU, and I am grateful for them opening their doors as we transitioned back into DI from our hiatus in the NAIA. Like Mike Carter said in his press conference, we were not looking to move. This was an opportunity that we simply had to take as we look at the future of Athletics and the University. With that said, there will be some bad blood when we go play teams on the road. I'm glad that we have a mature group of guys because they are going to have to hunker down night in and night out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I get a kick out of what some of the other Summit League schools' fans are saying about ORU's departure. Especially the Dakota schools, who seem determined to make this move about them, and our supposed "We're-taking-our-ball-and-going-home!" reason for leaving. Yeah, right: ORU has been wanting to get into a Texas-based athletic conference FOR 40 YEARS, and suddenly this move is all about the new-kid-on-the-block Dakotas? Please...get over yourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcboy2000 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I chose to stop reading certain threads over there because I knew it was predominately a bunch of emotional fans spewing ignorance. I have all the respect in the world for those that stay classy, and choose to ignore the others. It's not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oruvoice Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I get a kick out of what some of the other Summit League schools' fans are saying about ORU's departure. Especially the Dakota schools, who seem determined to make this move about them, and our supposed "We're-taking-our-ball-and-going-home!" reason for leaving. Yeah, right: ORU has been wanting to get into a Texas-based athletic conference FOR 40 YEARS, and suddenly this move is all about the new-kid-on-the-block Dakotas? Please...get over yourselves. Umm, isn't the center of the universe on the border of the Dakotas?!? LMAO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bballmangc Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 So southland does not have Men's soccer? What other sports do they have that we don't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Football. Men's soccer will end up staying in the Summit League - or moving to the Missouri Valley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeFan Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 ORU is the big dog in the Southland when it comes to basketball attendance. We need to crush these guys and make it to the NCAA every year!! We cannot sink to their level of mediocrity. ORU attendance declined last year to just 3,369. But ORU averaged 4,662 in 2009/10, 5,625 in 2008/09, 5,830 in 2007/08 and 6,484 in 2006/07 Last year, the Southland had eight schools averaging less than 1,500 per game. The Summit League only had four schools averaging less than 1,500 per game. The Summit League had four schools averaging over 2,500 per game while the Southland had just one. Southland Basketball 2010/2011 average home attendance: 1,555 Summit Basketball 2010/2011 average home attendance: 2,147 UTA - 811 home average A&M Corpus Cristi - 1499 home average Central Arkansas - 1348 home average Lamar - 3176 home average McNeese St - 1314 home average Nichols St - 947 home average Northwestern St - 1340 home average Sam Houston St - 1434 home average Southeastern LA - 860 home average Stephen F Austin - 2290 home average Texas St - 2084 home average UTSA - 1560 home average Centenary - 531 home average IPFW - 1975 home average IUPUI - 1252 home average North Dakota St - 3305 home average Oakland - 4130 home average South Dakota St - 2503 home average Southern Utah - 2315 home average UMKC - 1327 home average Western Ilinois - 758 home average ORU - 3369 home average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Oakland outdrew us last year? Wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmh8286 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 With unfamiliar teams coming to the Mabee Center, and with no rivalries as yet developed, attendance may take a hit before it increases. Hopefully a few of the better-known schools will spark local interest, but I have to admit, I'm a bit concerned about attendance in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former SID Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Oakland outdrew us last year? Wow... The NCAA allows schools to include games played at alternate arenas in their home attendance figures. Oakland played at least one game at The Palace last year, which skewed their numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Ah, that explains it. The attendance this year should be pretty good considering the games against Texas Tech, Austin Peay and the Bracket Buster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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