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RE: Southern Illinois Coach: "We have to Expand"
(12-08-2017 12:55 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  UIC would jump at the chance to switch from the 30th RPI conference to 7th and add 4 in-state rivals in a New York minute, just like Valparaiso and Milwaukee would’ve done last year when the disparity was just a few spots rather than 23.

7 and 30? Last year Missouri VAlley was #12 and Horizon was #18. And that was with Wichita STate. Oh, that's the number right now. I'm guessing that's an outlier, since losing Wichita State figures to hurt the Valley more than losing Valparaiso hurts the Horizon.

As for the in-state rivals, is there much interaction or rivalry between UIC and Valpo or Loyola? Are rivalries with Southern Illinois and Illinois State something UIC's administration wants to invest in?

I have a hard time seeing the logic in moving from one one-bid league to another, when there's not some strong cultural or geographic reason for the move.

EDIT: But obviously schools move between one-bid leagues all the time, so I'm missing something.
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