Yeah but UND is actually a pretty good team and has built in rivalries with the other Dakota schools. They actually do some good things for the conference. They are also solid in attendance (Ndsu, sdsu, USD big draws) and are investing in their program. You can't say the same for Murray who UND would curb stomp. Und actually raises the profile of the league slightly
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I know that was tough, giving the Whioux a compliment, but you are exactly right.
Yeah, the rest of the conference did a solid when they brought UND in. As for USD, we were fully prepared to go to the BSC. The MVC schools let us in out of their own self-preservation, don't forget that. It would have been just a matter of time before the XDSU's would have been pulled over to the BSC with us and formed an eastern division with the Montanas and UNC. In hindsight, that might not have been a bad deal either.
While it is true that they aren't good at evaluating teams, they are the gatekeepers to the tournament. Their opinion is all that matters when it comes to at large bids, and anyone with a brain can see the MVC isn't what it once was.
Wichita State was considered their only "good" win. They went 17-1 in the mighty MVC, the pinnacle of mid-major basketball! 4 years ago, a 17-1 record would have meant 3-5 quality wins. The fact that the committee said they didn't have any quality wins besides WSU speaks volumes about their current opinion of the MVC.
I don't see it.
I know that fans and in some cases conferences go ape crap when it comes to expansion, but this makes little sense.
Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir."
Scrooge-"Are there no prisons?". "Plenty of prisons..."
Scrooge-"And the Union workhouses." . "Are they still in operation?". "Both very busy, sir..."
"Those who are badly off must go there."
"Many can't go there; and many would rather die."
Scrooge- "If they would rather die," "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."
Murray State will be in the MVFC, the three Dakota no votes won't stop it. UNI will bite the bullet because it's what is good for the conference and WIU will do what it's told to do by MVFC leadership.
Poor Mo-State, they are the only school in the Valley that has a legit FBS offer on the table with the Sun Belt. This is even more relevant if the CUSU/Sun Belt shuffle happens. I wonder if they will try to leverage that?
NDSU
USD
SDSU
UND
UNI
Mo-State
ISUr
SIU
ISUb
WIU
YSU
Murray State
Why not add Northern Colorado and split from these yahoos.
Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir."
Scrooge-"Are there no prisons?". "Plenty of prisons..."
Scrooge-"And the Union workhouses." . "Are they still in operation?". "Both very busy, sir..."
"Those who are badly off must go there."
"Many can't go there; and many would rather die."
Scrooge- "If they would rather die," "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."