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Thread: Wichita State leaving MVC?
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05-09-2017, 10:10 AM #101
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05-09-2017, 10:23 AM #102
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05-09-2017, 10:42 AM #103
I don't know, seems the Horizon has as much potential as the MVC.
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05-09-2017, 11:27 AM #104
Wonder if the Horizon decides to invite either IUPUI or Fort Wayne to retain a presence in Indiana (or both, perhaps). They're both becoming more outlier programs in the Summit.
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05-09-2017, 01:07 PM #105
Bellarmine has been talking about going div1. They need to jump on this if they're serious because they may not get another opportunity like this.
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05-09-2017, 01:21 PM #106
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05-09-2017, 01:57 PM #107
Yes
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05-09-2017, 02:14 PM #108
I sometimes think that all of the basketball centric leagues should realign and/or do more to work together when it comes to political issues within the NCAA.
Well, the Big East is doing pretty good, I guess, but the other leagues that don't play football at any level (A10, MVC, ASun, HL, WAC, WCC, AEast, Summit, and Big West) would have a much louder voice and probably do better for themselves if they did more to work together, including realigning some of the leagues, and perhaps even forming an additional league or two. You're talking about close to 100 schools in those leagues that can focus entirely on basketball as the only revenue sport."You can't fix stupid." Ron White
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06-22-2017, 09:52 AM #109
There have been times where I've been certain about something, and then turned out to be wrong. I was CERTAIN that a conference needed seven teams in a sport in order to be eligible for an automatic bid. A conference only needs six teams. Apparently that changed when the American was formed.
Nevertheless, the Horizon League still has six baseball teams and doesn't have to add another one if they don't want to.
With that being said, I'm also hearing that they're looking at Robert Morris (no baseball), IUPUI (no baseball), IPFW, SIU Edwardsville, and.....Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon has a great athletic department, but to say they are a geographic outlier is an understatement. The travel costs alone should disqualify them.
I guess adding Bellarmine isn't in the cards. I think they'd be an excellent choice, and since I'm always right about these kinds of things I think the league and Bellarmine are missing out on a great opportunity.
But, in all seriousness, if I'm the HL I'm not so sure I want to add anybody. Why share all the revenue with a tenth school if you don't have to? There is no one that they could realistically add that would elevate the conference, much less elevate it to the point to where they're routinely anything more than a one bid league in virtually all sports. So, why add anyone?? When Butler and Loyola Chicago left they needed to add someone (Oakland, NKU) so they wouldn't lose their baseball AQ. Now that the rules have changed, they don't need another baseball team. Play two more OOC games, make a little more money, and go from there.Last edited by xubrew; 06-22-2017 at 09:54 AM.
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06-23-2017, 06:31 AM #110
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