Murray State

[Salukimadness86]

Murray State football to join MVFC Fall of 2023.

[unipanther99]

Any word on how the schedule will work?

[GoSIU88]

Any word on how the schedule will work?

Good question. Everyone will want Murray for their Homecoming game unless they upgrade considerably.

[unipanther99]

My suggestion is three pods of four.

UND, NDSU, USD, SDSU
UNI, WIU, SIU, Missouri St.
Illinois St., Indiana St., Murray St., YSU

Play everyone in your pod every year and rotate playing the other eight.

[Birdfan2018]

My suggestion is three pods of four.

UND, NDSU, USD, SDSU
UNI, WIU, SIU, Missouri St.
Illinois St., Indiana St., Murray St., YSU

Play everyone in your pod every year and rotate playing the other eight.

I would agree on the Dakota’s, but a little difference on the other two:

UNI, WIU, Illinois St, YSU
Missouri St, SIU, Indiana St, Murray St

[GoSIU88]

My suggestion is three pods of four.

UND, NDSU, USD, SDSU
UNI, WIU, SIU, Missouri St.
Illinois St., Indiana St., Murray St., YSU

Play everyone in your pod every year and rotate playing the other eight.

I would agree on the Dakota’s, but a little difference on the other two:

UNI, WIU, Illinois St, YSU
Missouri St, SIU, Indiana St, Murray St

SIU needs to play WIU and Illannoying State every year. Cannot let in-state rivalries slide.

[BEARZ77]

Two six team conferences:
SDSU
NDSU
ND
SD
UNI
YSU

MSU
SIU
Murray St
ISUb
ISUr
WIU

But the smarter thing is drop Western and Youngstown and stay a 10 team league.

[unipanther99]

Two six team conferences:
SDSU
NDSU
ND
SD
UNI
YSU

MSU
SIU
Murray St
ISUb
ISUr
WIU

But the smarter thing is drop Western and Youngstown and stay a 10 team league.

Good lord this is beyond evil to suggest for UNI. Zero traditional rivals and one bus ride? Come on man, you're killing us.

[BEARZ77]

Two six team conferences:
SDSU
NDSU
ND
SD
UNI
YSU

MSU
SIU
Murray St
ISUb
ISUr
WIU

But the smarter thing is drop Western and Youngstown and stay a 10 team league.

Good lord this is beyond evil to suggest for UNI. Zero traditional rivals and one bus ride? Come on man, you're killing us.

Didn't think any UNI posters would like that arrangement, but it's all the most northern schools and I can't help that UNI is one of them. Plus it is more your "traditional rivals", than any of the rest of the MVC; I don't think any one else has been in a conference with those schools previously. But really the most sense is jettison WIU and YSU . Probably none of which will happen , however.

[unipanther99]

Bear week used to mean something at UNI. But then the series got lop-sided. We've battled for championships with WIU, SIU and Illinois State. Nobody under 70 remembers the old D-2 days from the 1960's and 70's.

If there is are two six-team divisions, the dividing line will be the Mississippi River. This isn't a North/South conference.