(06-30-2016 11:40 AM)Shox Wrote:  I think your wrong Nodak. NDSU and SDSU are gaining steam with other Valley members interms of perception. If we do add Football, dont be surprised to see NDSU and SDSU added as full members of the Valley. The sole idea would be to protect the Valley in the event of a Wichita State departure. If and when that happens, the Valley could backfill with USD.

West
USD
SDSU
Mo State
NDSU
UNI
Drake

East
Indiana State
Illinois State
Southern Illinois
Bradley
Loyola
Evansville

This does have some validity to it. If the MVC had wise leadership, which it doesn't, they'd have already attempted to add the XDSU schools and move the MVC to 12. Both programs would be in the upper half of the MVC basketball standings and would be a great help to the likes of Wichita and UNI and any other school that puts a good team and schedule together. I think their additions would give the MVC a better chance of getting 2 or 3 teams into the NCAA on a more regular basis.

I will admit that I don't know much about the non MVC teams in the MVFC outside of the XDSU's that get talked about so much on message boards, but if the MVC had any desire to pull football in under the actual MVC banner, this would allow them to do it and they could either eject the remaining schools or let them be in as football only additions. I have no idea if there would be any advantage to any of that though and may be more headache than it's worth.

But despite the location of the Dakotas, they would strengthen the MVC as a whole if added. The downside for them is they'd no longer get the basketball tournament in Fargo, but I could always hope their addition would increase the chances of it being moved to KC. As a fan of Wichita, I'd still want out if we landed the right offer, but having the XDSU's would make the Valley more attractive based on strength.

We still desire a Texas presence though. And the MVC will never give that to us. And they'll also never give us FBS status unless rules change.