New Valley Team (to replace Crayton)

[achrist70]

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This is a crazy thought but could we get Notre Dame for a year before they go to the ACC? Then find a permanent replacement

[Codytwo]

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Crazy thought here... what about Western Kentucky? The Hilltoppers have certainly had some great success and seem like the type of team that wouldn't mind an upgrade in opponents. Would the MVC welcome them?

Weren't they in the Gateway Football Conference at one time?

[otter]

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Weren't they in the Gateway Football Conference at one time?

Yes - 01 to 06

[Trapped in California]

This is a crazy thought but could we get Notre Dame for a year before they go to the ACC? Then find a permanent replacement

Please no, my retinas barely survived those socks/shoes from the Iowa state game

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[isu87]

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new report from Tulsa tonight re: ORU

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=234&articleid=20130326_234_0_TheMis322605

[panther-state]

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East Carolina as well now apparently

[SteinPizza]

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new report from Tulsa tonight re: ORU

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextr...0_TheMis322605

I just ripped the righteous, saintly founder of Oral Roberts in another thread. Now I read this...hmmmm.

All religious hypocrisy aside, why? If you look at the comments in the link above, a couple of people mention baseball. Who knows, but that could have something to do with it. Not so much because it's a revenue sport, but that you'd be gaining a team who potentially matches up well with some of the other league members in the non-revenue side of things. As far as I'm concerned, concentrate on your strength (men's basketball) and add a quality team. Belmont, Valpo, St. Louis, etc. I don't see how ORU brings much value.

[JayJ79]

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I just ripped the righteous, saintly founder of Oral Roberts in another thread. Now I read this...hmmmm.

All religious hypocrisy aside, why? If you look at the comments in the link above, a couple of people mention baseball. Who knows, but that could have something to do with it. Not so much because it's a revenue sport, but that you'd be gaining a team who potentially matches up well with some of the other league members in the non-revenue side of things. As far as I'm concerned, concentrate on your strength (men's basketball) and add a quality team. Belmont, Valpo, St. Louis, etc. I don't see how ORU brings much value.

so you're saying that you're not a fan of Oral?

[panther-state]

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so you're saying that you're not a fan of Oral?

I prefer the sister school a little south of the border

[SteinPizza]

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so you're saying that you're not a fan of Oral?

Of course, but Oral probably is too, and blew some of his parishoners donations on "hired help". Oh wait, I'm confusing Oral with another paragon of virtue...Jimmy Swaggart.

[Barnstormer]

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I thought it was a dentistry school...

[1988]

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I thought it was a dentistry school...

I thought it was a monestary AND a dental school.

[Codytwo]

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I thought it was a monestary AND a dental school.

I just thought it was another word for something Bill Clinton enjoys

[williebat]

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new report from Tulsa tonight re: ORU

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextr...0_TheMis322605

huge huge blunder if this happens. Please no please no. they are an embarrassment to universities everywhere. I do not want UNI associated with them in any way shape or form.

[UNIpanther99]

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Please no to ORU. In addition to being outside the mainstream, even compared to other religiously affiliated schools, they were NAIA as recently as the late 1980's and haven't advanced beyond the first round of the NCAA tournament since.

They are not a good fit, IMO.