Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 18, 2024 7:49:31 GMT -6
I'm curious if what happened to Indiana State affects anyone's position on UMass joining the conference. I believe the argument was made that UMass, rather than just taking the conference's auto-bid, would help raise us up enough to become a two-bid conference. My understanding is that the Missouri Valley is significantly better than the MAC and Indiana State had pretty close to a dream season, yet still did not make the big dance.
I would argue that for conferences outside of the big boys, the auto-bid is the only thing you can count on, so inviting in a team that will immediately compete for it does a disservice to the existing members.
I would argue that for conferences outside of the big boys, the auto-bid is the only thing you can count on, so inviting in a team that will immediately compete for it does a disservice to the existing members.