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Date Posted:01:51:23 05/27/06 Sat Author: Reality Check Subject: Re: Valpo leaving In reply to:
Leatherface
's message, "Re: Valpo leaving" on 12:40:11 05/26/06 Fri
The Mid-Con could lose it's automatic bid very easily.
The rules as I understand them are:
Seven of the conference schools must be D-1 the past eight years.
Six conference schools must be in the same conference for the past five years.
So the Mid-Con is in trouble.
I'm not a fan of the OVC, though we would be the perfect travel partner for EIU, too many teams in Tenn, Alabama.
Only EIU and SE Mo will be close to Macomb. But if the OVC is our only option then I'm all for it.
My take is, that the Mid-Con could lose one more current member, and still keep it's auto bid as long as they have added one new member(and probably more then just one to play it safe). Reason being I believe that Centenary just finished their 3rd year in the Mid-Con. Valpo is still a member though next season getting Centenary through year 4. The NCAA has a two year grace period that gets Centenary to year 5 and that makes them a counter for both requirments.
It looks to me that IPFW is a no brainer and I hope NDSU and SDSU are added to provide the Mid-Con with some much needed stability.
