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Originally Posted by JRutledge

I have been told that if you do not work near that conference is unlikely you will be a realistic candidate to that conference

Thanks, JRut. That's kind of what I was wondering. Is it really worth my while to go all that way? The more I think about it, the less likely it seems that I will go.

Also you may not be fully aware these are Historically Black Schools and I am sure the officials they prefer are African-American that looks like many of the participants (players, coaches, students, alumni).

I did realize it, but only because I went to the SWAC website to check out which schools were in the conference. Every person on the staff of the SWAC office (executives, not officials) seems to be African-American.