Jimmy Lemke
by Published on 05-21-2013 12:53 PM
Milwaukee infielder Michael Porcaro was named Player of the Year, freshman catcher Mitch Ghelfi won Newcomer of the Year, Jake Long took Pitcher of the Year, and head coach Scott Doffek won Coach ...by Published on 05-14-2013 08:38 PM
Fifth-year senior Malcolm Moore will transfer to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the 2013-14 season, sources told PantherU on Tuesday.
Moore takes one ...by Published on 04-29-2013 11:33 AM
According to an administration executive at a Horizon League university, the conference's impending addition of a new school will be the first of hopefully "several new members," the source told PantherU.com ...by Published on 04-29-2013 11:21 AM
When PantherU confirmed that Oakland was indeed coming to the Horizon League, the move was accepted with a lot of relief. Many fans were worried that the Horizon League was going to add IUPUI or IPFW, schools on no fan's short list for the conference. It all stemmed from the fact that fan confidence in the Horizon League office, and commissioner Jon LeCrone, was tepid at best. ...by Published on 04-28-2013 10:31 AM
Multiple anonymous sources are confirming to PantherU that Oakland is indeed coming to the Horizon League, confirming what was reported in the Green Bay Press Gazette by Rob Demovsky on April 4th. The Horizon League will likely announce Oakland in the next couple weeks.
Oakland University, located just twenty miles away ...by Published on 04-19-2013 10:24 PM
Now that you've finished reading the mammoth piece on the potential suitors for the Horizon League, now it's time to decide what scenarios the Horizon League should pursue. Or, rather, what I would pursue if I were commissioner. We're going to go from best case scenario on down.
Best Case Scenario
#1. Belmont, Murray State, NKU and Oakland.
It seems odd, adding such mismatched schools into ...by Published on 04-19-2013 12:34 PM
With today's very awkward, very odd press conference over, Loyola is now a former Horizon League member. So, we move on. Losing Loyola is certainly not the worst thing in the world; it's not like losing Butler, or even like losing UIC would have been. But these are the times, and we move on.
So where to next? With Butler and Loyola gone, it's kind of exciting to think of what schools the Horizon League could be adding to the conference. We've taken a look at it many times before, but the news of Loyola's departure has given me renewed vigor.
I didn't want to come at it completely based on opinion. I've taken JGPanthers' table from the forum and I've decided to put my own scores, based on a scale of 1-10, for each of the categories. At the end, each school will be added up and their scores will give us a determination as to who the Horizon League should add. Our scoring system:
Sports - What sports do these schools have? Baseball needs to find a new member or else it will lose the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Softball just lost Loyola as a member, and we need to make sure the key Horizon sports in basketball, soccer and baseball are available. Do they have a sport that will drag down the rest of their program financially?
Facilities - Loyola would not be going to the MVC without the major upgrade to their facilities. For the Horizon League, we need to make sure we are following the same path and bringing in schools that have good enough facilities.
Location - There's a reason Gonzaga isn't in the Big East, and it has nothing to do with their program. It's about location. The Horizon League needs to add programs that will keep the travel budget within a reasonable number. Airport hubs are important, but land miles are important as well - not all teams will be traveling by plane.
Budget - How much does the school spend in athletics? ...
