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		<title>Op-Ed: Rethink College Conferences</title>
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			<title>omart says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Not trying to argue, I think this is a positive discussion and you have good stuff to contribute. The ERRFU example is interesting - if Colorado and Colorado St. dropped out of CPD and back into D1, that would make for a nice conference with UNC, New Mexico, Mines, and Denver (would need to find one more to get an automatic playoff bid). But that hypothetical transition doesn't have to happen for another full year- those teams can drop back down to D2 and CU and CSU can give it one more go in the CPD and then they could all form this conference for the 2012-2013 competitive season. Another thing is that it appears you are fixated on what a school's NCAA conference is. For the most part, I think the restructure envisions formation of conference not mirroring NCAA conferences, but more like the MCLA conferences that you reference. Perhaps the timeline is too ambitious. I guess we will see as things shake out. As for women's college rugby, that's a whole different story.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>omart</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 10:50:46 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>ummmm? says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[every d1 team in errfu and the rgfu that will likely have to drop back down to d2 sans one program that will be fbs ineligible and will have to find a new conference home altogether. forget about the cpd teams who will likely have some tough choices to make and will impact this restructure, as well. (and) the current d2 teams in errfu and rgrfu geographically isolated from their school's existing ncaa conferences, excluding those in the rmac. further, this is going to have profound implications for the women's collegiate game (in the west) if they go to the same model proposed for the following year. not really interested in an argument as we all have our plates full addressing our respective regional issues and i wasn't taking aim at you in particular. usar's vision is narrow and simply thinking "hey let's model ourselves after (a much more evolved and well organized) mcla" isn't enough. i'm not saying that this thing couldn't have legs. i'm saying don't go to scale in a year.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>ummmm?</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 10:33:46 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>omart says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Can you give me an example of a team that is being negatively impacted by this in the middle-western states?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>omart</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 10:15:02 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>ummmm? says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[omart, unfortunately, the dichotomy is not that simple. in fact, it's not a dichotomy or a choice. there are many more factors in making a decision to be social or to go up a division than just interest and will (or lack thereof). i suppose if you are fortunate enough to weather the restructure on the coasts where there is a critical mass of programs, bully for you. however, if you happen to be in the middle-western states where current lau division travel can be upwards of 7 hours "the decision" has huge impact. again, ncaa conferences work for the ncaa where flying is protocol and so are 6-figure budgets. going to scale in one year will cause regression not growth in the game. so what exactly are our programs choosing?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>ummmm?</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 10:02:26 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>omart says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I don't see how that is being disingenuous. The point is, many teams don't care if they are a part of the USA Rugby Structure, and some would just as soon not be a part of it. Is every D3 and D4 college team "outside of the USA Rugby structure? Because last I checked,there are no USAR playoffs for these teams. The dichotomy is simple here-if you want to compete for a USA Rugby national championship, then play in the division you are required to play in (or a higher division). If you want to be a recreational team, then don't. Colleges get to choose which direction they go.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>omart</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 08:22:28 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>kevin13 says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[@omart: I think that you are being slightly disingenuous in this particular argument. The only real control USARugby exerts over clubs is through eligibility, whether it is playoff eligibility or player eligibility. Choose not to play by USARugby "mandates", no playoff and you are outsider to the USARugby structure.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>kevin13</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 22:18:53 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>omart says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[" to be eligible for USA Rugby postseason competition" Did you not see that part? They aren't being mandated to play in D1 or not play at all. They can play in a lower level and just not be eligible for playoffs. You might be surprised to find out that many recreational college rugby teams don't care about USA Rugby playoffs. Duke is a prime example. They decided they'd rather just play social rugby than continue to play in the ACRL.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>omart</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 10:52:09 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>mac says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In regards to Dr. Niles suppossed False Statement 1. This is directly from the press release. LEVEL OF PLAY Beginning with the 2012-2013 season, to be eligible for USA Rugby postseason competition, men’s college programs will be required to play in divisions based on their school’s level of play within the NCAA or NAIA. The breakdown will be as follows: USA Rugby Division I: NCAA Division I-A (FBS) USA Rugby Division II: NCAA Division I-AA (FCS), I-AAA, Division II USA Rugby Division III: NCAA Division III, NAIA, junior college, all first year programs Required implies mandated, so this isn't a false statement]]></description>
			<dc:creator>mac</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 17:16:05 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>cheeseheadrugger says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I have to state aloud again: why spend so much money on a national championship..... we waste soo much time and money on organizing fundraisers for travel...instead of playing rugby... we are part lobbyist and part athlete... seriously.... the US is too frickin big georgragphicall y for this...think regionally....]]></description>
			<dc:creator>cheeseheadrugger</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 10:33:02 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>ummmm? says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[getting into the weeds a bit, in the west-west,nmsu struggles to compete at the d2 level in a union with no collegiate organization and at least 3 other teams listed will likely be dropping back down d2 for a host of reasons. bigger picture, as mentioned previously, (and well said by ea) reform is needed, but not this kind. we are all well aware of our drop deadlines to reorganize, unfortunately, it is probably this very brand of 30,000 ft. analysis that was conducted by usar that landed us in this mess. if men's rugby were in the ncaa w/ the requisite institutional support and funding then fbs-conference-esqu-one-size-fits-all-re-organization might work. but it's not and it won't; not to scale as quickly as usar is mandating. not one to typically hop on the "piss on usar" bandwagon, but their just an ngb primarily charge with putting national teams on the world's podium, it may be time for the collegiate rugby community to create a new home.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>ummmm?</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:11:25 --500</pubDate>
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