Make MVC Great Again wrote:Anyone who says Wichita leaving the league is a good thing probably wants to turn this league into the Summit.
What are we teaching our kids? To run away from competition? That is a disgrace.
There are very clear reasons why losing Wichita State hurts but lets not act like the league is dead without them.
There are also some positives with them gone... that some people don't like to acknowledge.
Without Wichita State the league becomes more "wide-open" and "competitive (within the Conference)" which could be healthy for the long-term health of the league and could 'wake-up' some programs. Like others have said, the narrative won't be 'who can stick with Wichita State' or 'who is going to be the runner up to WSU'.
Wichita State was more then doubling the budget of the next highest budget, which was Bradley. Obviously you want the best teams possible in your Conference and losing WSU definitely hurts.