Roger Brown of UTCSouthern Conference commissioner John Iamarino and the top brass at the league’s 12 institutions met in Charlotte on Friday to discuss what they’ve been discussing for months: what to do if and when the wave of conference realignment finally hits the SoCon.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga chancellor Roger Brown said the league presidents and chancellors met for four hours. There was much discussion, he said, but little progress.
“We spent four hours discussing all kinds of scenarios of membership, and we came to no real decision,” Brown said. “I think the commissioner was quite disappointed.”
The whole situation, Brown said, “is frustrating for everyone involved.” He said the consensus among the presidents is that the best scenario “would be for the current 12 schools to remain members of the SoCon.”
Iamarino said he would not go into any details about the content of Friday’s talks but characterized them as “candid and honest and at times awkward.” All good things, he said.