re: Central Ark also leaving Southland; Atlantic Sun to have football conference w/FBS plans

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Best part of the Southland was the relative compact geographic nature for the longest time. There’s really no viable way to maintain that at this point.

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It definitely helped travel expenses, as well as created familiarity and natural rivalries within the conference.

It made sense a school from Natchitoches was in the same conference as a school in Nacogdoches TX, and they were separated by only a couple of hours.