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MVC targeting Valpo & Murray State to create 11 team league

Postby MVCfans » April 7th, 2017, 12:52 pm

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Re: MVC targeting Valpo & Murray State to create 11 team lea

Postby Play Angry » April 7th, 2017, 12:55 pm

Huh, 11 is an interesting number to settle on.
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Re: MVC targeting Valpo & Murray State to create 11 team lea

Postby uniftw » April 7th, 2017, 12:59 pm

I'd be okay with those two. 11 is a bit strange, but okay.

My question with Murray State has been football. They are an OVC member in football as well. Would the OVC "let" them be an affiliate member for football. I would assume they would. They have 9 schools. That creates a perfect round robin set up for a conference champion with 3 OOC games in an 11 game schedule set up.
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Re: MVC targeting Valpo & Murray State to create 11 team lea

Postby Play Angry » April 7th, 2017, 1:03 pm

Seems like this would likely create a 20 game conference slate, which would make scheduling a little easier for the members.
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Re: MVC targeting Valpo & Murray State to create 11 team lea

Postby Redhawk » April 7th, 2017, 1:07 pm

Play Angry wrote:Seems like this would likely create a 20 game conference slate, which would make scheduling a little easier for the members.


And cut travel expenses for ISUb, SIU and Evansville. Small-time bus league!
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Re: MVC targeting Valpo & Murray State to create 11 team lea

Postby Play Angry » April 7th, 2017, 1:09 pm

Well, yeah that too.
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Re: MVC targeting Valpo & Murray State to create 11 team lea

Postby havoc » April 7th, 2017, 1:10 pm

I know it doesn't carry much weight, but as a UE fan I'd be happy with it. Regional rival with a team we typically play every year in MSU and another similar small private school in Valpo. It would also give the MVC four of the top 10 in the US News best regional universities list.
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Re: MVC targeting Valpo & Murray State to create 11 team lea

Postby BirdsEyeView » April 7th, 2017, 1:13 pm

Murray is good.

Valpo is yuck.
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Re: MVC targeting Valpo & Murray State to create 11 team lea

Postby Redhawk » April 7th, 2017, 1:13 pm

BirdsEyeView wrote:Murray is good.

Valpo is yuck.

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Re: MVC targeting Valpo & Murray State to create 11 team lea

Postby MissouriValleyUnite » April 7th, 2017, 1:16 pm

Holy crap. For once, this conference might actually do something smart.


Yes, they're bus opponents. But at least they're bus opponents with quality programs. I was resigned it was gonna be the usual UIC/UMKC/UWM crap with this league. Best they can do (sans Belmont) out of the bus teams.

11 team double round robin? Sounds fun.
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