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[TheAsianSensation]

Why don't they seem to be an option, then? Is it just that they're irrelevant as far as a TV market goes?

I'd like to bring in NMSU, Belmont, and Detroit and go to 12, personally. NMSU gives us an immediate contributor in basketball. Belmont would be a contributor in basketball and a solid market. Detroit wouldn't be a bottom feeder and would bring in a major market, and I could see them taking off if they could put a good team on the court for a few years in a row. We expand the geographic footprint by three states, basketball is in good shape, and our markets are bigger than before.

UIC does nothing but give us Chicago, when we already have multiple programs in that state.

TV and travel, they're big obstacles. Travel more so I think. There's no question it would be a burden in Olympic sports to make it work.

I wouldn't blame Elgin and friends for ignoring them. But just as a pure basketball product....they're the best candidate. Period.

I guess there also could be a flight risk issue if NMSU someday backdoors into a new football conference that requires them to move the other sports too.

[TheAsianSensation]

My COL SU, NMSU, Western Kentucky considerations are as valid as all the SLU/Dayton noise,

No, seriously, they're not. There's a gulf of difference between an A-10 school and a school, in FBS, leaving a FBS conference and becoming independent in football, to join the MVC for other sports, and all as geographical outliers. New Mexico St is the one in play because it has its sports in 2 different conference right now.

SLU/Dayton is a longshot beyond all longshots, but at least a move to the MVC wouldn't cripple their program. Western Kentucky (and every other team in an FBS conference for all sports) would literally be throwing away millions in football money to make such a move.

Note: And this is coming from the poster who tried to brainstorm the idea of MAC East schools coming to the Valley. At least I make it clear it's a borderline idea to begin with.

[lurkingdog]

The Force of common sense is strong in Elgin. Faith in him, the schools should have. Yes.

[CaseyGarrisonforPrez]

I've been away for a while but this UMKC stuff has to be a joke right? In my entire life I have never met a diehard Kangaroo fan in person. I was in the Quad Cities maybe 3-4 years ago at this buffet restaurant and I run into somebody wearing a UMKC basketball shirt and I say something to him about how I thought Rich Zvosec got a raw deal. And he just said "What" and looked at me all perplexed. As it turns out he was an alum but never attended any sporting events there and knew zilch about their athletics. Nice t-shirt dude.

They would be a really bad addition. I mean I like Gates or Arthur Bryant's as much as anyone. My waistline proves it but that's all UMKC in our league would get us. Easy wins and good BBQ. It would be bad for the RPI and would put me into a higher danger category on the BMI scale or whatever it is called. I honestly think that the Drury Panthers would beat the 'Roos by 25 points. I'll pass.

[indymoon]

Western KY just left the Sunbelt and joined Conference USA.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/colleg ... nf-usa.ap/

I always thought WKU would be a good addition to the Valley but their move to FBS football and the emergence of football as the driver of conference affiliation now prevents that.

[lurkingdog]

I think the people who actually vote on this will be looking forward, not backward.