BelmontBoulevardier wrote:Don't know how this effects any movement relative to the MVC next year, but it's another piece of the ever-evolving puzzle. I need Murray to announce soon.
BelmontBoulevardier wrote:There is no reason to relive all of the discussion relative to this, but I really don't want Arlington. I could care less about market (nobody in the metroplex is tuning into an in-conference Arlington basketball game regardless of the conference) and there is nothing about the school or program itself that moves the needle. Combine that with their distance from the traditional footprint and it's way to meh.
And yes, I realize Belmont is outside the traditional MVC footprint, but we are right on the edge (short drives to SIU and Evansville) and once Murray is added there are no breaks in the MVC territory. On top of that Belmont brings solid basketball pedigree that's only getting better, incredible academic tradition, AND a solid market.
BelmontBoulevardier wrote:There is no reason to relive all of the discussion relative to this, but I really don't want Arlington. I could care less about market (nobody in the metroplex is tuning into an in-conference Arlington basketball game regardless of the conference) and there is nothing about the school or program itself that moves the needle. Combine that with their distance from the traditional footprint and it's way to meh.
And yes, I realize Belmont is outside the traditional MVC footprint, but we are right on the edge (short drives to SIU and Evansville) and once Murray is added there are no breaks in the MVC territory. On top of that Belmont brings solid basketball pedigree that's only getting better, incredible academic tradition, AND a solid market.
Chuck_A wrote:BelmontBoulevardier wrote:There is no reason to relive all of the discussion relative to this, but I really don't want Arlington. I could care less about market (nobody in the metroplex is tuning into an in-conference Arlington basketball game regardless of the conference) and there is nothing about the school or program itself that moves the needle. Combine that with their distance from the traditional footprint and it's way to meh.
And yes, I realize Belmont is outside the traditional MVC footprint, but we are right on the edge (short drives to SIU and Evansville) and once Murray is added there are no breaks in the MVC territory. On top of that Belmont brings solid basketball pedigree that's only getting better, incredible academic tradition, AND a solid market.
Wow! Only been official for a few months and already spouting arrogance. It doesn't matter if YOU care about market. It only and apparently matters to the Presidents who are pretty much in survival mode for their respective universities. Belmont does happen to have all those qualities you mentioned in your last line. As Frank The Tank says, "Think like a President". For them, it's about marketing the MVC to a large and new market/potential student base. Arlington accounts for 1% of all MVC schools...and that's WITHOUT MVC marketing in the metroplex. Imagine what marketing would do? Not a winning basketball program, a ranked soccer program, or a baseball team that produces MLB draft picks. To the university Presidents, it's about regular students being made aware of other academic possibilities. If those prospective students give some Valley schools a try, it could keep those schools around for a minute and provide some financial stability.
BelmontBoulevardier wrote:There is no reason to relive all of the discussion relative to this, but I really don't want Arlington. I could care less about market (nobody in the metroplex is tuning into an in-conference Arlington basketball game regardless of the conference) and there is nothing about the school or program itself that moves the needle. Combine that with their distance from the traditional footprint and it's way to meh.
And yes, I realize Belmont is outside the traditional MVC footprint, but we are right on the edge (short drives to SIU and Evansville) and once Murray is added there are no breaks in the MVC territory. On top of that Belmont brings solid basketball pedigree that's only getting better, incredible academic tradition, AND a solid market.
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