Possible???

[uniftw]

A proposed 1.4 million dollar athletic slush fund is up for a vote.

Exit fee for the OVC with less than 24 months notice is 1 million

That 1.4 million number isn't a coincidence.

[tribecalledquest]

A proposed 1.4 million dollar athletic slush fund is up for a vote.

Exit fee for the OVC with less than 24 months notice is 1 million

That 1.4 million number isn't a coincidence.

I would be shocked if Murray State is not an MVC member very soon.

[mule]

Just as they got to item #4, "Intercollegiate Athletics", they took a break. They know people are watching and are eagerly awaiting this topic. What...they think they're a prime time drama series?

President Davis endorsed the notion that the greater good of the university would be enhanced with an alignment with a conference of high athletic and academic standards. He used UNI as an example of the school's growth by joining the MVC. The head of regents presented a motion that the President and AD are authorized to present an invitation back to the board to be discussed in a special meeting which was passed unanimously. He also warned the members that this meeting could happen quickly and they "need to be nimble" to act.

[uniftw]

A proposed 1.4 million dollar athletic slush fund is up for a vote.

Exit fee for the OVC with less than 24 months notice is 1 million

That 1.4 million number isn't a coincidence.

I would be shocked if Murray State is not an MVC member very soon.

I would bet we hear rumors of an official offer by next Wed/Thursday.

I would also bet on very similar discussions happening at Valpo right now but we don't know about it since a private school doesn't have to say anything.

I've believed all along that schools saying "no official offer has been made" means the MVC wants everything in a row and completed before an offer is extended. It limits the chance of a school publicly saying no. It allows for a quicker/smoother transition as well.

[All-MVC Fan]

A proposed 1.4 million dollar athletic slush fund is up for a vote.

Exit fee for the OVC with less than 24 months notice is 1 million

That 1.4 million number isn't a coincidence.

I would be shocked if Murray State is not an MVC member very soon.

I would bet we hear rumors of an official offer by next Wed/Thursday.

I would also bet on very similar discussions happening at Valpo right now but we don't know about it since a private school doesn't have to say anything.

I've believed all along that schools saying "no official offer has been made" means the MVC wants everything in a row and completed before an offer is extended. It limits the chance of a school publicly saying no. It allows for a quicker/smoother transition as well.

Absolutely. I'm sure that, at least with Murray, they are down to the "dotting of the i's and crossing of the t's." There would be no purpose for that meeting that just happened unless there have been talks...

Now the question becomes, "One, two, or three???" I think we know who One is going to be...

[RacerJoeD]

Here is a point to remember. Public schools (even in different states) operate differently as it comes to board meetings. Private schools may have already held the meeting, but in private.

[squirrel]

Absolutely. I'm sure that, at least with Murray, they are down to the "dotting of the i's and crossing of the t's." There would be no purpose for that meeting that just happened unless there have been talks...

This wasn't a spontaneous Regents meeting. It was a regularly scheduled meeting, and with their fiscal year ending June 30, budget issues (of which this is a significant one) for the next year are in the final stages.

[All-MVC Fan]

Absolutely. I'm sure that, at least with Murray, they are down to the "dotting of the i's and crossing of the t's." There would be no purpose for that meeting that just happened unless there have been talks...

This wasn't a spontaneous Regents meeting. It was a regularly scheduled meeting, and with their fiscal year ending June 30, budget issues (of which this is a significant one) for the next year are in the final stages.

Thanks. I really was talking about Item #4 on the agenda...should have been more clear...

[Jsnhbe1Birds]

Here's the summary of the meeting. Murray State has the funds to move to the MVC by saying they have a 1.4-million slush fund (to pay for the exit fee and entrance fee) and by increasing the athletic budget. Without officially saying it they've unofficially let it be known they want in and are lobbying for an invitation. It's up to the MVC now to decide if it's two way street.

[Murraygrad05]

It's probably no coincidence also that they voted in a 5% tuition increase in the same meeting. Students will love that.

I believe that there may not have been an official offer made but there had to be at least some type of talk between the MVC and our AD. Our local reporter here has had a valley watch hashtag on his twitter (@akajeffbidwell if you feel like looking, he also has a very good daily sports talk show on 99.5 The Fan website) for a week I believe and everyday would say the same thing that "AD Ward says no invite has been offered". But why would the MVC present an official offer until we knew we could really exit first? So my fingers are crossed that we are in the finalization stage of this process and as we have been told it took 40 days to add Loyola and we are only at 15 right now.

I'm just relieved that our BOR see potential in the move and we have a President that is a real pusher for athletics as well as academics.