RE: MVC Prez's meet next week during Arch Madness- Murray St voted in?
I think Kansas City wants to come back based on the recent review of their athletic department.
If the Summit finds itself down Western Illinois and Purdue-Fort Wayne, then its only realistic path to survive is to become a FCS conference.
Summit: (*non-football)
North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Montana, Montana State, Idaho, Omaha*, Kansas City*, Oral Roberts*
Big Sky:
Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Portland State, Sacramento State, Weber State, Southern Utah, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, UC Davis (football only), Cal Poly (football only)
Missouri Valley: (*non-football member)
Northern Iowa, Drake*, Bradley*, Loyola-Chicago*, Valparaiso*, (Illinois-Chicago/Wisconsin-Milwaukee)*
Indiana State, Evansville*, Southern Illinois, Murray State, Missouri State, Illinois State
The only thing that doesn't really make sense is that Montana has been rather particular about wanting to play in California. This could be an opportunity for the Summit to offer football-only membership to Azusa Pacific, who parks their other sports in the WAC.
If the Summit grabs a fourth Big Sky school, then the Big Sky probably reaches for Azusa Pacific themselves, unless if they can convince Cal Poly and/or UC Davis to join as full members.
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