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All sports or just MBB? Does it make sense from a transportation standpoint for baseball, soccer, etc to be flying to the east coast every week? If only MBB, then who would want them with the big draw not part of the package??? Creighton is not Notre Dame joining the Big East in everything except FB but even there ND is playing 5 games/year against ACC opponents down the road. And give the MAC some credit, it has had a number of quality FB teams for years, some bad teams like EMU year in and year out, but of you look at the TV coverage they got during the NBA strike a year ago and the overall quality of play and the stars like Big Ben who have come out of the league then it is on an upward trend in visibility and, hopefully, support, that will pay off for them over the long haul.
 

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All sports or just MBB? Does it make sense from a transportation standpoint for baseball, soccer, etc to be flying to the east coast every week? If only MBB, then who would want them with the big draw not part of the package??? Creighton is not Notre Dame joining the Big East in everything except FB but even there ND is playing 5 games/year against ACC opponents down the road. And give the MAC some credit, it has had a number of quality FB teams for years, some bad teams like EMU year in and year out, but of you look at the TV coverage they got during the NBA strike a year ago and the overall quality of play and the stars like Big Ben who have come out of the league then it is on an upward trend in visibility and, hopefully, support, that will pay off for them over the long haul.
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Money.

If this becomes a power basketball conference, then they will get a nice media contract. DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall and Villanova are the 7 rumored to be leaving to form their own conference. That's Chicago, DC, Milwaukee, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Those are pretty big media markets. If they can snag Xavier and Dayton, that gives them Ohio including a decent sized market in Cincinnati.

Let's say they get to 10-14 teams. If they can diversify the media markets, the share between the schools for any TV deal would make it worth their while. Creighton would go for it because it would give them national media exposure, thus raising their brand.
 
The magazine’s website reported Thursday the seven current Big East schools without FBS football — Villanova, St. John’s, Marquette, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall and DePaul — are examining the formation of a new 12-team league.

Creighton, along with four Atlantic 10 schools — Dayton, Xavier, Butler and St. Louis — are the most likely institutions being considered as conference partners, SI.com reported.

MVC commissioner Doug Elgin declined comment to the Journal Star on the report mentioning the Bluejays, saying it was too speculative to address.
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http://www.pjstar.com/bradleyhoops/...tball-schools-may-include-invite-to-Creighton
 

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Taking this concept to the NEXT level, why don't they also convert St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City to a basketball court and host the conference tournament...maybe the Pope could be "scorekeeper?" Sistine Chapel could be ESPN Media Headquarters...:bash:

This conference realignment thing has really got out of hand...gotta wonder if Louisville-based Yum Brands will also have their own conference, w/ Taco Bell Tech, the KFC Institute of Crispier Winged Creatures and Pizza Hut Dough Dough Birds all uniting to spread their "go$pel?"
 
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I think it's a given that Creighton's days in the MVC are numbered, which is very bad unfortunately.
 
I believe should Creighton leave for another league they will have a rude awakening when it comes to the realization that they are no longer Elgins golden boys .
 
Bradley beat writer said he heard Evansville and Creighton are leaving the Valley. Evansville AD has come out and denied; Creighton hasn't.
 

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if creighton leaves it does not look good for the valley. wichita will bolt the second they get an invite anywhere (but without football, i dont see where it will come from.) ill state and uni will probably look to upgrade their football programs and head to the mac. evansville to the horizon. drake and bradley will probably pair up and stick together. and that leaves us, southern illinois, and missouri state all in the same boat. it will be an interesting week in the valley at this point. a dream would be for creighton to stay and the mvc adding a QUALITY program like dayton, st. louis, or butler, but that doesn't look like it's gonna happen.
 
we're in trouble, there are no ifs, ands, or buts about it folks. The MVC is TOAST
 

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if creighton leaves it does not look good for the valley. wichita will bolt the second they get an invite anywhere (but without football, i dont see where it will come from.) ill state and uni will probably look to upgrade their football programs and head to the mac. evansville to the horizon. drake and bradley will probably pair up and stick together. and that leaves us, southern illinois, and missouri state all in the same boat. it will be an interesting week in the valley at this point. a dream would be for creighton to stay and the mvc adding a QUALITY program like dayton, st. louis, or butler, but that doesn't look like it's gonna happen.
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It doesn't quite work like that. Illinois State and UNI can't just move up to the MAC. In order to move up, you must have approval from the NCAA and then they also require you to meet a bunch of requirements. Further, UNI was close to shutting down ALL of their athletic programs just a couple years ago. No way would they have the financial backing to make such a move. Missouri State was rumored to want to move up to FBS but I just don't see how anyone can look at the financials and think that is a smart move.

I'm perfectly fine with Creighton and/or Wichita State leaving the conference. I've said it before and I'll say it again, both schools are on unfair footing with the fact they don't field a football team. This allows them to pay coaches like they do and having much larger recruiting budgets than everyone else in the Valley. With both of them leaving, you will have more equal footing in terms of competition and that is what I'm looking for. My only hope is they find a way to unify the MVC and MVFC before looking outside the conference.
 
I would hope the powers that be in the MVC are taking a Pro-active approach in tlaking to these schools find out where they stand and take proper actions to prevent the destruction of the confence. If these schools leave there are many schools that would be happy to join . I think that you have to look at more than just basketball when it comes to Creighton and Witchita . They both have strong traditions in baseball and other sports what do they lose should they leave for basketball purposes .
 
It will be interesting to see so many private schools in on league. Many rude awakenings once the funding playing field is level.
 
Could be a good time to bring the MVFC and MVC together as one. I know that means trips to the Dakotas, but I believe it could be made to work and work well.
 
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