(09-07-2016 02:45 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  It couldn't matter one iota less if the OP thinks ODU "deserves" to be in the discussion.

Take a look around at the last five years of realignment and tell me how many of the moves were the most "deserving" candidates. By FlyHawk's pro Marshall centric qualifications, I'd say at least half of all realignment moves have been made with "more deserving" candidates out there.

One thing is for sure, the "market" strategy doesn't work for the G5, I sure hope other conference like the MW and AAC took note of our failure. So if you don't put market high on a perch, what are you going to put up there? Overall program? support? competitiveness? budget? Too many unknowns of what a conference will be looking for from here on out.