Now what does the MVC do? They've been crippled losing Creighton and Wichita State.
If I were MVC commish, Valpo seems like the obvious replacement, but common sense rarely happens in conference...
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Now what does the MVC do? They've been crippled losing Creighton and Wichita State.
If I were MVC commish, Valpo seems like the obvious replacement, but common sense rarely happens in conference...
More FIRE... https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/03/30/wichita-state-gregg-marshall-aac-american-athletic-conference-missouri-valley
That's just nuts. It's a knee-jerk reaction by both sides. Things like that are what ultimately rip conferences apart.
There's no such thing as "basketball only" members. That'd be against NCAA rules. Every sport you sponsor that your conference sponsors must compete in that conference with the only exception being...
Fire... http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/18983243/american-athletic-conference-make-decision-adding-wichita-sate-shockers
If I'm the AAC, I say "Thanks but no thanks until you add...
More smoke... http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/article139945788.html
I hope not. Don't want 'em. If they think they're too big for the MVC, then I hope they go to the A-10 or Big East. The last thing C-USA needs is a 15th team in Kansas (and 16th somewhere else?). WSU...
More speculation: http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/03/16/wichita-state-conference-realignment-american-athletic
The AAC's biggest problem is that they have no identity.
The "Power 6" propaganda is silly. People already believe the AAC is the 6th best football conference (but not basketball), but nobody...
It makes sense in the short-term for the AAC, but I don't think it makes sense for Wichita State.
The Shockers won't like being without a football team in a far-flung football league when they can...