MadBird
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Here's a link to an interesting story from FCS friend Dan Verdun on his Prairie State Pigskin blog. He's writing about the Ohio Valley Conference, which is down to 7 football members. This year, everyone will play one conference school TWICE, home and away.
Western Illinois is specifically mentioned as a possibility for OVC membership, it seems due to the idea that they have MVFC football and Summit Conference everything else. So they'd want to join up in one conference for everything. InSU and SIU are mentioned as geographically compatible and but unlikely to leave the MVFC/MVC.
Now, I've always thought Murray St would be unlikely to leave the OVC for MVFC/MVC membership. But maybe if the conference isn't that solid, they'd be interested.
Western Illinois is specifically mentioned as a possibility for OVC membership, it seems due to the idea that they have MVFC football and Summit Conference everything else. So they'd want to join up in one conference for everything. InSU and SIU are mentioned as geographically compatible and but unlikely to leave the MVFC/MVC.
Now, I've always thought Murray St would be unlikely to leave the OVC for MVFC/MVC membership. But maybe if the conference isn't that solid, they'd be interested.
Ohio Valley Conference exploring possible additions for departed members
The OVC is searching for new membership. At Monday’s Ohio Valley Conference football virtual media day, commissioner Beth DeBauche spent much of her seven-minute and 30-second address highlighting positives about the league. Her topics ranged from successes during the global pandemic (“you only...
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