Re: Sounds like Wichita St to the AAC... Who gets an Invite?
Posted: March 21st, 2017, 8:46 pm
IF the Missouri Valley Conference wants to maintain stature of being a good Mid Major Conference then we need to Make somethings very clear about criteria for invites.
Most important Criteria:
-Is the School a WINNING program? (one thing to keep in mind is the Horizon is better then the Summit... if you take a macro picture. I trust HL teams more then Summit League teams as invites.)
-Does the school spend $$$ on its basketball program
-Does program have history and track record
-Looking at the current coaching staff (projecting a little bit) are they up to par for good programs
Criteria That Needs to be eliminated from the discussion if we are SERIOUS:
-Market Size (give me a break, we are not the BIG10 & its not the same $ maker & there are no golden gooses)
-School Size
-Stadium Size
-Facilities (as long as they win that all that matters)
IF the MVC is SERIOUS then all that matter is getting the best program(s) to help raise the competition level. Raising the level of competition is what the conference NEEDS. What the confere DOES NOT NEED is a large market school or large enrollment that has a poor track record.
Getting competitive schools is ALL that matters and should matters and if Elgin can't see that then the MVC is already screwed.
Most important Criteria:
-Is the School a WINNING program? (one thing to keep in mind is the Horizon is better then the Summit... if you take a macro picture. I trust HL teams more then Summit League teams as invites.)
-Does the school spend $$$ on its basketball program
-Does program have history and track record
-Looking at the current coaching staff (projecting a little bit) are they up to par for good programs
Criteria That Needs to be eliminated from the discussion if we are SERIOUS:
-Market Size (give me a break, we are not the BIG10 & its not the same $ maker & there are no golden gooses)
-School Size
-Stadium Size
-Facilities (as long as they win that all that matters)
IF the MVC is SERIOUS then all that matter is getting the best program(s) to help raise the competition level. Raising the level of competition is what the conference NEEDS. What the confere DOES NOT NEED is a large market school or large enrollment that has a poor track record.
Getting competitive schools is ALL that matters and should matters and if Elgin can't see that then the MVC is already screwed.