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So I'm finished with my xmas shopping and just counting the hours until the big, jolly man arrives tomorrow. So to kill the time, I was looking to bring in a topic of discussion.
I was curious if there were still talks about St. Louis Univ. toying with the idea of going to the MVC. I was checking out their message board and came across a more interesting topic: MVC vs A-10. See thread: http://www.billikens.com/forum/index...issouri+valley
Some interesting points posted:
A) A10 RPI. SLU fans acknowledged that the conference RPI strength is a con for a saturated 14 team conference. MVC definitely has the right formula for number of teams right now and I hope we don't look to expand unless we add/drop SLU for maybe Evansville (Drake would be tough since it's a charter member). I think a non-BCS conference having anything more than 10 teams is a shot in the foot--it's stupid! As noted, the weaker teams will drown the conference RPI and it eliminates a true round robin schedule . Plus, the revenue sharing from the conference is significanlty reduced per team in a conference such as the A10. The lower-tier schools in the MVC were significantly able to benefit when we sent 4 schools to the big dance and I think we are starting to see it with the ressurection (sp?) of Drake and better play from Evansville, Ind. State, and Ill. State.
B) A10/MVC Challenge. I think the idea is intriguing, might bring a little East Coast attention on the MVC. I would like to see MVC get in a good annual conference challenge and drop the Bracket Buster Series...this would help the MVC set the foundation for being a more elite "mid-major" conference. But ESPN may not be keen on the idea of loosing the MVC with the Bracket Buster and then pick them up for a lesser conference challenge than the Big Ten/ACC. So a TV contract maybe tough.
C) Valley is currently 4-3 against A10. I haven't kept tabs on this, but one SLU poster pointed this out. Anyone know the games that were played?
I was curious if there were still talks about St. Louis Univ. toying with the idea of going to the MVC. I was checking out their message board and came across a more interesting topic: MVC vs A-10. See thread: http://www.billikens.com/forum/index...issouri+valley
Some interesting points posted:
A) A10 RPI. SLU fans acknowledged that the conference RPI strength is a con for a saturated 14 team conference. MVC definitely has the right formula for number of teams right now and I hope we don't look to expand unless we add/drop SLU for maybe Evansville (Drake would be tough since it's a charter member). I think a non-BCS conference having anything more than 10 teams is a shot in the foot--it's stupid! As noted, the weaker teams will drown the conference RPI and it eliminates a true round robin schedule . Plus, the revenue sharing from the conference is significanlty reduced per team in a conference such as the A10. The lower-tier schools in the MVC were significantly able to benefit when we sent 4 schools to the big dance and I think we are starting to see it with the ressurection (sp?) of Drake and better play from Evansville, Ind. State, and Ill. State.
B) A10/MVC Challenge. I think the idea is intriguing, might bring a little East Coast attention on the MVC. I would like to see MVC get in a good annual conference challenge and drop the Bracket Buster Series...this would help the MVC set the foundation for being a more elite "mid-major" conference. But ESPN may not be keen on the idea of loosing the MVC with the Bracket Buster and then pick them up for a lesser conference challenge than the Big Ten/ACC. So a TV contract maybe tough.
C) Valley is currently 4-3 against A10. I haven't kept tabs on this, but one SLU poster pointed this out. Anyone know the games that were played?
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