MVC should get 5

[eulesseagle]

http://sports.espn.go.com/dickvitale/06030...Conference.html

SBC: 1

MVC: 5

what is the matter with this picture??

Why are they able to recruit better?

[NDT]

If I were WKU I would pick the MVC over the MAC, SBC, or CUSA if given the choice.

[letsgiveacheer]

People forget that at one time, the MVC was as good as any conference in the country. With schools like Cinn., Louisville, and Memphis, to play against, it is little wonder that our Pit was filled to capacity every home game.

It's a shame that our newer fans did not have the opportunity to watch North Texas compete in the Valley. You would never forget those games.

[gksmith]

MVC games at the old pit (Men's Gym). It sounds strange, but that place ROCKED and SUCKED.

It was uncomfortable in there but it was a sellout all the time. Then we are talking rock concert loud in there! Teams hated to come here to play. The fans were right on top of you.

I would love to pack the pit like we did the old place.

[drex]

They have five teams in the NCAA and another one or two in the NIT because their fans don't post 'Now we can get back to football', like has been said on this board. Just as a reminder, we need a balanced athletic department in order to ever rise above the conference mediocrity we now enjoy.

[untbowler]

They have five teams in the NCAA and another one or two in the NIT because their fans don't post 'Now we can get back to football', like has been said on this board.  Just as a reminder, we need a balanced athletic department in order to ever rise above the conference mediocrity we now enjoy.

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Could be because none of the MVC schools actaully have Football Teams?

Try again.

[gksmith]

MVC is a basketball only conference.

Used to have football (I think) but I don't know when that changed.

[gksmith]

From Sports Illustrated March 13, 2006 "Inside College Basketball" (pg 76), Seth Davis's "Hoop Thoughts"

VALLEY POWER

People who continue to wonder why teams in the Missouri Valley Conference have higher RPIs then those in some of the power conferences should take a look at the nonconference schedules of the MVC teams. According to CollegeRPI.com, the 10 schools in the Valley have an average nonconference strength-of-schedule ranking of 133.9. Compare that to the averages of the Big 12 (146.4), Pac-10 (153.5) and ACC (172.8). Some of the bubble teams in the major conferences are the worst offenders: California (No. 168 in nonconference SOS), Texas A&M (252), Colorado (268) and Florida State (317). If the big boys are unhappy when thier leages get fewer bids then the Valley on Selection Sunday, perhaps they should think a little bigger when deciding on their early-season schedules.

[NTEagle08]

MVC is a basketball only conference.

Used to have football (I think) but I don't know when that changed.

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The MVC actually does play football, but they go under a different name as the Gateway Football Conference. Illinois State, Northern Iowa, Missouri State, and Southern Illinois all play football in that "conference". This is also the football conference that Western Kentucky plays in for football.

[SCREAMING EAGLE-66]

---We were a member of the MVC until about 1978 when Cincinnatti, Memphis, Louisville, Drake, Tulsa, Wichita, Bradley, NMSU, etc. were members.. Indiana State (Larry Bird's alma mater) is a member now but not at that time. That conference has had many teams in the final four, mostly before 1980..

The football part of the conference disbanded when UNT, Lousiville, Memphis, and Cincinnati left. The others formed the Metro-conference which became CUSA, but we went independent thinking that we would become a SWC member --but SMU shot us down...... and we eventually were forced into I-AA as a result.

I hate SMU...... let me count the ways......!

Edited March 9, 2006 by SCREAMING EAGLE-66