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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2006 8:55:14 GMT -6
This message is directed at those who would have any inside information into the inner workings of the UWM athletic office.
I heard from a source who works at the U.S. Cellular Arena, that UWM's contract with the Horizon League ends in 07 and that we are seeking an invite into the MVC. Can anyone confirm that this rumor might hold some weight, or is this just a load of B.S.
Thanks...
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Post by nighthawk on Mar 20, 2006 9:33:34 GMT -6
Well, that would be interesting, wouldn't it. the MVC has serious potential to be the new Conference USA.
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Post by coacheinerson on Mar 20, 2006 10:41:47 GMT -6
I don't think the ones that heard about this are allowed to talk about it yet. take that for what its worth.  |
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Post by germanathens on Mar 20, 2006 10:47:40 GMT -6
This is how you being to solve our coaching dilemmas. Move up to a top-5 conference, and coaches will not be so willing to leave.
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Post by dylanrocks on Mar 20, 2006 10:51:07 GMT -6
Just confirm it now. It might alleviate a lot of angst over the next few days. This rumor has a LOT of weight.
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Post by teddyp00 on Mar 20, 2006 10:59:09 GMT -6
If there is any truth to this we need to throw a ton of money at Jeter so he stays so we do not go into a downward spiral as a team while trying to make a push to move to a new, bigger, better confernece.
I agree that a move like this would be huge in helping retain coaches. I applaud such a move if it were to happen.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2006 11:03:10 GMT -6
I'm not sure if I was supposed to post any of this information, so I apologize if I've compromised anything.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2006 11:04:45 GMT -6
Dylan and Freak,
Thanks for the heads up!
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Post by ob1wisc on Mar 20, 2006 11:50:25 GMT -6
I think what UWM really needs is indeed to move to a new conferance...I even thought moving to the beligered Conferance USA would be a good move becasue the horizon league does not have much going for it.....Otherwise UWM will forever be plagued by a bad SOS come tournament time...we also need to continue to schedule a tough non conferance against the likes of Memphis and Kansas last year to prove that we do belong....
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Post by milwsport on Mar 20, 2006 11:58:14 GMT -6
According the article on Iowa State's Coaching search the MVC coaches are actually making less than Jeter.
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Post by dylanrocks on Mar 20, 2006 12:28:03 GMT -6
I believe that the Horizon League currently has more going for it than the watered-down C-USA, which essentially has Memphis, UAB, UTEP and a bunch of scrub teams like Southern Miss, Tulane, East Carolina and Central Florida.
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Post by teddyp00 on Mar 20, 2006 12:29:42 GMT -6
I agree, if Calipari (sp) would bail on Memphis then that could turn into just a one bid league too.
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Post by Pantherholic on Mar 20, 2006 13:49:51 GMT -6
i don't wanna say if we are/are not trying to join the Valley, however i will say Freak has been making calls morning, noon and night to places in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, etc.  |
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Post by Hack on Mar 20, 2006 13:57:06 GMT -6
Someone would need to get Freak a sedative if this were to go through.
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Post by milwsport on Mar 20, 2006 13:59:49 GMT -6
I can see why the MVC would love to break into the Milwaukee market and would be interested in us, but should we be interested in them?
There are some advantages to the HL (I won't go into the disadvantages they've been discussed enough)
1) Traveling. Right now we can easily go to three games on the road, UIC, UW-GB and Loyola
In the MVC the closest school is in Peroria
2) Domination - I think UWM is in a position to dominate the HL. We have great facilities, the largest fan base in the league and one of the best Athletic Directors in the country. I'm not saying we win easy next year but the year after that we should be back on top. No way do we dominate the MVC except maybe in soccer.
3) Expenses - It's much cheaper to be in the HL than it would be to play in MVC. There's nothing saying we can't do what Gonzaga did, dominate a mediocre league and become a national pwer doing it. Travel alone would be far more than it is now and not just for men's BB, but for all our teams. Has our revenue increased enough for us to do this?
Of course all of those advantages might be offset by
1) Increased revenue at the gate because most fans would rather see us play Witchita State, Bradley or Creighton than Wright State, Cleveland State and Detroit and with higher gate receipts on the road. However we couldn't count on home games against UW-GB, Butler and UIC every year and those are good rivals for us.
2) Increased attention that being in higher profile league brings and that means better recruiting, better teams, and a bigger fan base, but that's IF we have good coaching and a coach who can recruit well.
3) Better refs.
4) A better ability to schedule big guys like Maryland, Memphis etc.
I guess I'm saying it's not a given that we'd be better off in the MVC than we are in the HL. There's a lot that has to be considered.
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