Re: Sounds like Wichita St to the AAC... Who gets an Invite?
Posted: March 21st, 2017, 1:25 pm
Interesting comments from the Commissioner of the American Conference:
“We are not under any circumstances going back to the old Big East model of multiple basketball schools,” Aresco told Sirius XM satellite radio. The league is wary of adding multiple members for basketball after seeing how juggling football ambition and basketball tradition became untenable in the Big East. Ultimately, those tensions played a huge factor in driving the league apart."
That seems to be the issue that would drive a wedge through the MVC. The MVFC is getting stronger while
the departure of Creighton and ultimately WSU is making the MVC poorer. Other than getting Saint Louis back adding more non football schools would force ISUr, UNI and UNI to consider other options.
“We are not under any circumstances going back to the old Big East model of multiple basketball schools,” Aresco told Sirius XM satellite radio. The league is wary of adding multiple members for basketball after seeing how juggling football ambition and basketball tradition became untenable in the Big East. Ultimately, those tensions played a huge factor in driving the league apart."
That seems to be the issue that would drive a wedge through the MVC. The MVFC is getting stronger while
the departure of Creighton and ultimately WSU is making the MVC poorer. Other than getting Saint Louis back adding more non football schools would force ISUr, UNI and UNI to consider other options.