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https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... lantic-10/

"I am excited to announce that Loyola University Chicago will be joining the Atlantic 10 Conference beginning in the 2022-23 academic year," said Loyola President Jo Ann Rooney. "The A-10 is widely regarded as one of the top leagues in the country for its success in competition and in the classroom. This move will continue to grow our visibility at a national level, while at the same time placing us in a league with three other Jesuit institutions. We are confident this is a move that positions Loyola for even greater success, both athletically and academically, in the future."

Wow. They really kept this under wraps. Stunning

Wow. Not sure I love it, tbh. This is pretty shocking.

Dayton will finally have to play us.

I wonder if we'll be adding sports?

I think it rules. Playing slu Dayton and st bonaventure is pretty exciting. Not sure what the downsides are?

We will have to go to New York City to attend the conference basketball tournament.

As long as we can afford the increase in budget costs I am happy to be in a basketball first conference. The MVC Football schools having a large say in the conferences future concerned me as a basketball only school. Additionally the closer relationships with other Jesuit schools is excellent as well.

It's an exciting move for sure. I'll be interested to see if there's an increase in spending and program resources with the move. Minimally, I imagine the athletics budget will have to increase due to travel. For comparison sake, the average men's basketball budget in the A10 is almost $5 million. In the MVC it's slightly under $3 million.

Loyola's budget is reported to be about $4.3 million which is tops in the Valley but middle of the pack in the A10. It would be nice to see an increase in budget to get towards the top of the conference.

Source: https://www.three-man-weave.com/3mw/col ... dgets-2020