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I came to the board as a Louisville fan looking at the different comments about the upcoming game and noticed this thread. As a Murray State Alum and current resident of Murray, KY I have talked to friends about the slim possibility for the Racers to leave one Valley for another. To give a little background of Murray State it has about 11,000 students but has been growing very quickly over the last 5 years. Th CFSB Center holds 8,600 and generally attendance hovers around 5000, the center also has a brand new practice facility attached to it which is rare for mid-majors (there is also an older arena on campus). As a result of our low population in Western Ky I find it highly unlikely that a bigger conference would take Murray but as far as fan support goes I am not sure the MVC could do better then Murray. Typically the OVC tournament is packed with Murray fans and even in this years championship against Belmont, Murray fan easily outnumber Belmont fans 2 to 1.
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Originally posted by MurrayCard View PostI came to the board as a Louisville fan looking at the different comments about the upcoming game and noticed this thread. As a Murray State Alum and current resident of Murray, KY I have talked to friends about the slim possibility for the Racers to leave one Valley for another. To give a little background of Murray State it has about 11,000 students but has been growing very quickly over the last 5 years. Th CFSB Center holds 8,600 and generally attendance hovers around 5000, the center also has a brand new practice facility attached to it which is rare for mid-majors (there is also an older arena on campus). As a result of our low population in Western Ky I find it highly unlikely that a bigger conference would take Murray but as far as fan support goes I am not sure the MVC could do better then Murray. Typically the OVC tournament is packed with Murray fans and even in this years championship against Belmont, Murray fan easily outnumber Belmont fans 2 to 1.
God I'd rather be discussing MWC or AAC visits to the WSU campus right now."It's amazing to watch Ron slide into that open area, Fred will find him and it's straight cash homie."--HCGM
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Originally posted by MurrayCard View PostPersonally I hope WSU moves on to bigger and better so Murray has a better shot to get in."It's amazing to watch Ron slide into that open area, Fred will find him and it's straight cash homie."--HCGM
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Originally posted by tropicalshox View PostThere are some MWC fans very opposed to adding a non football school. I figured gman2 was one of them.
The MWC is a football first conference, has 12 football playing schools and 11 basketball schools. There are at least three football options ahead of a non-football school that include UTEP, Tulsa and Houston. As far as forum members calling me uninformed or uneducated, read the fifth bullet item in this article:
http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2013/01/16/bmurphy/what_mountain_west_divisions_might_look_when_san_d iego_state_ret
Wichita State has the biggest stumbling block taken care of for football, the stadium. Like I said, not trying to be a jerk, get that football program revived and your options increase.
And by the way GO SHOCKERS!!!!!Last edited by gman2; April 5, 2013, 10:07 PM.
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Originally posted by Anthroshock View PostFrom where I sit in Vegas, the MWC is a basketball conference..."It's amazing to watch Ron slide into that open area, Fred will find him and it's straight cash homie."--HCGM
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If the MWC sees itself as a football first conference, that'll be its downfall. It's an afterthought at the BcS level but is one of the best basketball conferences. With that said, two of the three "ahead" of us according to him have zero desire to go west as they're already in the AAC. UTEP may go, but then they're at an odd number for football. If they even the football out, they're most likely at an odd number for basketball again.Infinity Art Glass - Fantastic local artist and Shocker fan
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I hate it when real information gets in the way of speculation:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130320/mountain-west-espn-deal.ap/
Football is driving this TV deal. Basketball plays a part no doubt, but football is the driver.
And recall the new BCS agreement that goes into affect in 2014. The highest rated team from the group of five receives an automatic birth in a BCS bowl. And for the foreseeable future, that sixth auto bid is the MWC's to lose.
As far as being in the AAC v2 (there already is an AAC, the Appalachian Athletic Conference) is it nothing like it was when Houston, Tulsa and UTEP first joined. We will see if these schools want to stay in the AAC v2.
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Originally posted by gman2 View PostI hate it when real information gets in the way of speculation:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130320/mountain-west-espn-deal.ap/
Football is driving this TV deal. Basketball plays a part no doubt, but football is the driver.
And recall the new BCS agreement that goes into affect in 2014. The highest rated team from the group of five receives an automatic birth in a BCS bowl. And for the foreseeable future, that sixth auto bid is the MWC's to lose.
As far as being in the AAC v2 (there already is an AAC, the Appalachian Athletic Conference) is it nothing like it was when Houston, Tulsa and UTEP first joined. We will see if these schools want to stay in the AAC v2.
I mean, who would ever pay $3mil a year to a School that doesn't have football??
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