UMKC to the WAC????

[NDSUstudent]

WHM-AM radio in Kansas City reporting that UMKC will be leaving the #SummitLeague for the WAC with announcement coming soon

https://twitter.com/DomIzzoWDAY/stat...85031809146880

[Tatanka]

[HandoEX]

What happens now? Glad to see them gone, cuz they always suck, but who replaces them and what if OU leaves?

[NDSUstudent]

This makes absolutely no sense unless UMKC is being kicked out, they want to move to an easier conference or the Summit is about to collapse.

[NDSUguy]

where there is smoke there is fire??? I'm concerned that something behind the scenes is going on with the Summit.

[tony]

So the WAC is going to be:

UMKC
Seattle
California State University, Bakersfield
Utah Valley University
Grand Canyon University
University of Texas–Pan American
Chicago State University
New Mexico State

Can't see New Mexico State sticking with that group. UMKC's travel costs are going to double.

[TAILG8R]

Some pretty good comments on this short blurb about UMKC going to the WAC - my favorite:

Anonymous said...
UMKC should join the WAC, the Summit is dead once Oakland and others leave (yes, that is actually happening)... At least the WAC provides better travel destinations and universities that are proven to be progressive.

Denver will likely be going BACK to the WAC soon, when it rains it pours... Summit League will be donezo purely because of geography!

[heckler]

We need a MVC invite badly.

[HerdBot]

That would bring us down to 9 teams, 8 if oakland leaves. I said originally we should have tried to get Chicago state but apparently they felt really confident in our conference. Now Chicago State is in the WAC too? Would have been a good travel partner for WIU. Looks like we passed. Beggers can't be choosers. What other options are there?

[HerdBot]

We need a MVC invite badly.

Then we need the last 2 million and steady attendance badly.