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Report: Horizon League has extended an offer to Murray State

Postby RedBirdsfan93 » June 21st, 2017, 5:45 pm

Paul Oren of the NWI Times is reporting that the Horizon League has extended an offer to Murray State University.

https://twitter.com/NWIOron/status/877687501225287680

Time for the Missouri Valley Conference to go get Murray State & Belmont and go to 12. We can not allow the Horizon League to grab either of them.
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Re: Report: Horizon League has extended an offer to Murray S

Postby DUBulldog » June 21st, 2017, 6:57 pm

RedBirdsfan93 wrote:Paul Oron of the NWI Times is reporting that the Horizon League has extended an offer to Murray State University.

https://twitter.com/NWIOron/status/877687501225287680

Time for the Missouri Valley Conference to go get Murray State & Belmont and go to 12. We can not allow the Horizon League to grab either of them.


I don't think that's his real account....that one is NWIOron.....his account is NWIOren
https://twitter.com/NWIOren

He either has two accounts, or the one is a parody account.
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Re: Report: Horizon League has extended an offer to Murray S

Postby RedBirdsfan93 » June 21st, 2017, 7:01 pm

Looks like you are right. My bad everyone.
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Re: Report: Horizon League has extended an offer to Murray S

Postby isumvc1 » June 21st, 2017, 8:14 pm

most likely it'll be IPFW as they announced the new school will have baseball and IPFW has baseball and is in the Horizon footprint.

Then next year add IUPUI and one other school
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Re: Report: Horizon League has extended an offer to Murray S

Postby uniftw » June 22nd, 2017, 7:23 am

isumvc1 wrote:most likely it'll be IPFW as they announced the new school will have baseball and IPFW has baseball and is in the Horizon footprint.

Then next year add IUPUI and one other school

I have a "doomsday" senario for the WAC/Summit I worked up yesterday. Give me a bit and I'll get it posted here.
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Re: Report: Horizon League has extended an offer to Murray S

Postby isumvc1 » June 22nd, 2017, 10:42 am

uniftw wrote:
isumvc1 wrote:most likely it'll be IPFW as they announced the new school will have baseball and IPFW has baseball and is in the Horizon footprint.

Then next year add IUPUI and one other school

I have a "doomsday" senario for the WAC/Summit I worked up yesterday. Give me a bit and I'll get it posted here.


should be interesting, expect IPFW to be announced today or tomorrow as they'd need to switch by July 1st if they're going to the Horizon in 17-18.

Then if IUPUI is added in 18-19 that would bring the SL to 8 teams as I think North Dakota joins in 2018. And they will have just 5 baseball schools

Does that open the door for Oral Roberts to come to the MVC for baseball only? Would be a good addition for MVC baseball
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Re: Report: Horizon League has extended an offer to Murray S

Postby JBoss8393 » June 22nd, 2017, 11:04 am

isumvc1 wrote:most likely it'll be IPFW as they announced the new school will have baseball and IPFW has baseball and is in the Horizon footprint.

Then next year add IUPUI and one other school


I live in Fort Wayne and haven't heard any rumors about IPFW switching leagues. Now, it wouldn't surprise me. I might have to check with my contacts at the university to see if they know anything.
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Re: Report: Horizon League has extended an offer to Murray S

Postby JBoss8393 » June 22nd, 2017, 11:28 am

Detroit News is reporting that an invitation has been extended to a baseball playing school and the decision could be announced in the next 2 to 3 weeks. As the article states, that rules out IUPUI and Robert Morris. The other possibilities mentioned were Grand Canyon and SIU-Edwardsville (not likely).

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2017/06/21/horizon-extends-invitation-unidentified-school/103076944
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Re: Report: Horizon League has extended an offer to Murray S

Postby JBoss8393 » June 22nd, 2017, 12:04 pm

I have confirmation from a reliable source that Murray State has accepted an invite to the Horizon League for 2017-18. IPFW also met with the league but did not get an invite for this season; however, will be joining the HL in 2018-19 likely with IUPUI.
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Re: Report: Horizon League has extended an offer to Murray S

Postby RacerJoeD » June 22nd, 2017, 12:42 pm

yeah you might want to check that source again...
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