American Athletic Conference

[pinstripers]

Pro tip: Saying "corn fed" ain't so much a thing in Kansas, as I alluded to earlier. Kansas is not a corn state. Need to up your troll game with more geographic research.

Actually there is a helluva lotta corn grown in this state. Lots around Andale

[WuShock16]

I'd bet if you traveled 4,000 to 5,000 miles, you'd probably find some already. Sports popularity does change, has changed and will continue to change. I think it is incredibly naive to believe that football will be king forever. It might take a couple more decades than I hope, but I am certain that it will not be king forever.

I will say this: when college football dies, college athletics as we know it will be dead. No way will anything ever replace the money/exposure that football brings...at least not in my lifetime of hopefully 50 more years.

[Uncle Mike]

At first I thought Uncle Mike was a UConn fan that was poking fun at us. However, he appears to have some knowledge of this area so that rules out the UConn fans since they think that Wichita is in South Dakota. Most likely Uncle Mike is a KU fan's attempt to make us look silly to our new conference mates.

Never, Ill never be a fan of the chicken hawks.Happiest day of my life was when we beat those bastards in 15. Cried my eyes out cause i was so *** **** proud to be a shocker. Hurts me to be accused of not being a fan when all i have done is cheer my heart out for the shockers. You guys really know how to ale someone feel unwelcome

-Uncle Mike

[ShanShock]

I think it is. He is either Dofo's uncle or he is just having some fun on the old interweb. Is Mulvane on the dry side of the turnpike?

Uncle Mike may be st the Star Casino!

[WstateU]

I will say this: when college football dies, college athletics as we know it will be dead. No way will anything ever replace the money/exposure that football brings...at least not in my lifetime of hopefully 50 more years.

Agree...

[1972Shocker]

Agree...

My daughter moved to Ann Arbor after she graduated from Wichita State. She had a job lined up but no place to live. She was planning on going to grad school in violin performance at Michigan. So we drove to Ann Arbor to find her a place to live. Found a house about two blocks from the stadium. You generally didn't rent an apartment. You rented a bedroom in big house with shared bathroom, living room, kitchen, etc. I think there were 5 or 6 bedrooms in this two story house. Anyways the lease on this particular location said that the driveway and parking areas had to be cleared of all vehicles by 9:00 am on football game days so they could sell it for parking. Also we were told if you had somewhere to go and didn't want to get stuck at the house all day you better get out by 9:00 in the morning and plan on being gone all day. She decided she would look for something else.

Michigan Stadium and the South Campus sits about a half mile or so south of downtown Ann Arbor. The Main Campus sits right on the East side of downtown. Needless to say Ann Arbor has a very vibrant downtown. I was never there on a football game day but it must be something. Crisler Center, Michigan's basketball arena, is the oval building with the black roof next to the stadium.

Michigan also had a North Campus to the Northeast of downtown on the other side of the Huron River. That stadium is pretty breathtaking.

Always enjoyed my trips to Michigan. Explored a lot of places between Wichita and Ann Arbor and explored a good part of Michigan while my daughter lived there.

[Fake Gregg Marshall]

Someone should break the news to those UConn fans that South Dakota isn't even in the US. It's in southern Canada.

I've been trying to tell them that Witchita is in Mexico 🙄

[WichitaStateGuy]

NO commie ball should ever be played at wsu. Nobody wants to watch a bunch of girly men running around kicking a ball and crying if they get bumped. How about a real sport like wrestling. Would love to see some boys out there in some tight singlets taking each other down

-Uncle Mike

Laugh all you want-- I've always thought it was a damn shame that no Kansas schools have a DI wrestling team. The amount of talent coming out of this state is un-freaking-fathomable. This mass exodus to Oklahoma and Iowa could have been / can be avoided by a Kansas school spending- honestly- probably next to nothing, realizing the embarrassment of riches Kansas wrestling has, and forming a program.

[wheathead]

I love the Wichita, SD Chamber of Commerce Twitter feed

If you have anything you'd like to tell the Wichita, SD CVB prez let me know. I'll pass it on.

[RoyalShock]

Mark Adams says farewell to WSU/MVC.

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

If you have anything you'd like to tell the Wichita, SD CVB prez let me know. I'll pass it on.

It's you!

Nice work.

[1972Shocker]

Laugh all you want-- I've always thought it was a damn shame that no Kansas schools have a DI wrestling team. The amount of talent coming out of this state is un-freaking-fathomable. This mass exodus to Oklahoma and Iowa could have been / can be avoided by a Kansas school spending- honestly- probably next to nothing, realizing the embarrassment of riches Kansas wrestling has, and forming a program.

I always enjoyed supporting my high school classmates at their wrestling matches. Thought it was very entertaining. If WSU adds a wrestling program with its 9.9 equivalent scholarships you would need to add a women's sport. Most likely women's soccer. Of course, it always comes back to the economics and costs vs perceived benefits. I don't know if any of the AAC members have wrestling programs but the AAC itself does not sponsor wrestling. So my guess is wrestling is unlikely to happen despite it being a good sport and despite their being a good talent pool in the area. It is possible to spread yourself too thin.

[shock]

Due to the impending invite, I would like to invite you to the party in My Pants. Main course is provided, please bring sides of gifs and memes.

[choida]

Its time to give WU shock and our university logos a little upgrade or touch up

[ripemupshocks]

USA College Rugby. https://www.usarugby.org/college/


We could join the Heart of America Conference:

Arkansas				Heart of America	Men's Division I-AA
Benedictine				Heart of America	Men's NSCRO
Emporia State University				Heart of America	Men's NSCRO
Iowa State				Heart of America	Men's Division I-AA
John Brown				Heart of America	Men's NSCRO
John Brown University				Heart of America	Men's NSCRO
Kansas				Heart of America	Men's Division I-AA
Kansas State				Heart of America	Men's Division I-AA
Missouri				Heart of America	Men's Division I-AA
Northwest Missouri State				Heart of America	Men's NSCRO
Oklahoma State				Heart of America	Men's Division I-AA
Truman State				Heart of America	Men's Division I-AA

Benedictine				Heart of America	Women's Division II
Central Missouri State				Heart of America	Women's Division II
Nebraska				Heart of America	Women's Division II
Oklahoma State				Heart of America	Women's Division II
Truman State				Heart of America	Women's Division II