If it helps to open up Texas recruiting a bit, I'm all for it.
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12 solid teams is better to me than 14 with two more bottom tier teams. I really don't see Arlington opening up valley recruiting very much and can't believe that Little Rock would be a valuable addition.If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times
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Originally posted by UNIAlum95 View Post12 solid teams is better to me than 14 with two more bottom tier teams. I really don't see Arlington opening up valley recruiting very much and can't believe that Little Rock would be a valuable addition.To avoid confusion - my username is baseball (Cy Young award) related, NOT for the Cyclones.
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Originally posted by vbfan19 View Postif the end result is the loss of a double round-robin regular season conference schedule, then it is lame.If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times
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Originally posted by vbfan19 View Postif the end result is the loss of a double round-robin regular season conference schedule, then it is lame.
Now, if we were a Power league that got 6 or 7 bids every year, I'd completely agree but we just aren't in that position.#MACtion
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Another thing that needs to be thought about
Missouri State is on an Island. Not just a bit of an outlier, they are an extreme outlier and Murray and Belmont don't do a lot to fix that. UALR gives MSU someone in their region.UTA, while not exactly next door, also adds someone in the south that can bring a regional similarity. MSU is very different institutionally from the rest of the Valley. UALR and UTA are more similar and would bridge that gap.Leave MSU alone on that island and we likely lose them sooner than later. The WAC is going to go through some membership changes as football becomes a focus there, and MSU is square in that footprint with Tarleton State, SFA, SHSU, ACU, Lamar, and whatever other schools they go for. In terms of regional institutional ideologies that move could make sense. The WAC has also been clear they are going to attempt an FBS move as a conference, which MSU wants. That would also keep NMSU from looking for another conference somehow, and losing their basketball program. Is it Valley level basketball? No, but it's a decent conference that MSU would do very well in, and would get them football at an FBS level.
That puts the Valley back down to 11. Still not a bad number to be at by any means, but putting some partners around MSU could take all of that off the table. In addition to, what BC pointed out, as far as being able to game the schedule to have your top teams avoiding the dregs of the league twice. Imagine dropping one game against Valpo and Evansville for an additional game against a Bradley, Drake, Murray, Belmont, etc. Makes a world of difference.
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Originally posted by clenz View PostAnother thing that needs to be thought about
Missouri State is on an Island. Not just a bit of an outlier, they are an extreme outlier and Murray and Belmont don't do a lot to fix that. UALR gives MSU someone in their region.UTA, while not exactly next door, also adds someone in the south that can bring a regional similarity. MSU is very different institutionally from the rest of the Valley. UALR and UTA are more similar and would bridge that gap.Leave MSU alone on that island and we likely lose them sooner than later. The WAC is going to go through some membership changes as football becomes a focus there, and MSU is square in that footprint with Tarleton State, SFA, SHSU, ACU, Lamar, and whatever other schools they go for. In terms of regional institutional ideologies that move could make sense. The WAC has also been clear they are going to attempt an FBS move as a conference, which MSU wants. That would also keep NMSU from looking for another conference somehow, and losing their basketball program. Is it Valley level basketball? No, but it's a decent conference that MSU would do very well in, and would get them football at an FBS level.
That puts the Valley back down to 11. Still not a bad number to be at by any means, but putting some partners around MSU could take all of that off the table. In addition to, what BC pointed out, as far as being able to game the schedule to have your top teams avoiding the dregs of the league twice. Imagine dropping one game against Valpo and Evansville for an additional game against a Bradley, Drake, Murray, Belmont, etc. Makes a world of difference.
I'm in favor of expansion because its that or the conference dies a painful death. I just hope we get quality along with the quantity. Hope for the best.If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times
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Originally posted by UNIAlum95 View Post
Bringing in closer regional teams that are not going to elevate the level of Valley play is not going to keep MSU for shopping around to FBS level conferences though. You are right they've felt ignored for a long time by the state favoring Missouri. If they get a shot at the WAC, they are gone and then we are stuck without MSU and adding those schools has done nothing for us. You don't get to chose who falls off your schedule each year. You are stuck on whatever rotation you are on and maybe two bottom dwellers fall off in favor of the top teams which only hurts your case as a mid-major. It's a double edged sword.
I'm in favor of expansion because its that or the conference dies a painful death. I just hope we get quality along with the quantity. Hope for the best.#MACtion
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Well shoot. This wasn't completely out of nowhere, but it is pretty surprising. I'll take it, though.
As for the "do we want UALR/UTA question," I will point out that the MVC brand expanding into the Dallas market is not just good for recruiting, but also for the school. The "potential college students" pool in Texas is growing at a very large rate, and with our numbers being what they are, that would be incredibly helpful to put the UNI name in that market. "UALR" is more of an "eh," but I would love to see the MVC being represented in both the 3rd and 4th biggest metro areas in the country.
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Originally posted by clenz View Post
They Valley then becomes the Conference of ****ed up abbreviations We already have ISUR and ISUB. We would have to add BUB (Blue for Belmont) and BUR (Red for Bradley) and then MUSU for Murray and MOSO for Missouri
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Originally posted by UNIAlum95 View Post12 solid teams is better to me than 14 with two more bottom tier teams. I really don't see Arlington opening up valley recruiting very much and can't believe that Little Rock would be a valuable addition.Last edited by orangetennis; 09-24-2021, 09:29 PM.
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