MIAA Expansion

[Predatory Primates]

Lincoln. Isn’t it obvious.

I don't have time to teach remedial math to okies.

[washeduptiger]

Lincoln. Isn’t it obvious.

Who else?

[RollChos]

Who you throwing out to get back down to 10?

Lincoln. Isn’t it obvious.

[Predatory Primates]

Adding non-football members (Rockhurst, Drury, UAFS, Ok Christ etc.) makes more sense than adding, or bringing back, GVLC football members that bring nothing to the table. Wayne seems tied to the North but even if they came to the MIAA, that alters travel partners (UNK-FHSU) in several sports. I'd like to keep MIAA football at 10 members and see how it goes.

Who you throwing out to get back down to 10?

[Try II]

Adding non-football members (Rockhurst, Drury, UAFS, Ok Christ etc.) makes more sense than adding, or bringing back, GVLC football members that bring nothing to the table. Wayne seems tied to the North but even if they came to the MIAA, that alters travel partners (UNK-FHSU) in several sports. I'd like to keep MIAA football at 10 members and see how it goes.

[the Northeasterner]

If there is expansion my best it will be with LSC schools who don't play football . UA- fort Smith and Oklahoma Christian college are in LCS . What cheaper road trip to kingsville or Kearny

[washeduptiger]

You kicking the Mules to the curb?

Nah didn’t know who would fit better one side or the other out of Washburn or ucm

[Brandon]

Wayne neb, aggie and Sioux falls fit well in the north

It's fun to imagine the possibilities, but there is zero chance that happens.

[Brandon]

Broke out an nsic map — if augustana goes D1 — usf and Wayne would be good additions for a miaa north. They’d likely still have some longer drives even in the northern divison.

North- usf, Wayne, UNK, fhsu, nwms, mwsu.
South- pitt, UCO, Lincoln, mssu neosu, emporia

Without doing the math I’m not sure who would be a better fit where as far as ucm and washburn.


means you’d have 6 games for your division and 3/4 cross overs and 1-2 ooc


north division think you could partner with nsic, gliac or glvc for games.

south think you go GAC and LSIC

You kicking the Mules to the curb?

[RollChos]

We need to go the other way-cut to 10 teams(drop LU/UCO goes FCS and voila 9 conf games/2 non cons again)

Despite this boards wishes, UCO won’t be going FCS any time soon.

[loper legionnaire]

Did opsu used to be D2? I remember Pitt played them back in the mid 2000's, and I thought they were d2 at the time?

Looking back at their time in D2, it's apparent OPSU had no business being in the division. Only four winning seasons out of 18, with their best being 7-3 in 2014. They also went 6-5 in 2010, 2004 and 2003. All this while playing a lot of NAIA competition, as Inkblot mentioned.

Of note, those back to back winning seasons in 03 and 04 were under new UNK head coach Ryan Held, who moved on to Southwestern Oklahoma State in 2005.

Pitt won at OPSU 70-0 in 2005 and hosted them in 2006, winning 87-0.

[Inkblot]

Did opsu used to be D2? I remember Pitt played them back in the mid 2000's, and I thought they were d2 at the time?

They were a full D2 member from 1999 through 2016, but spent most of their D2 tenure playing an NAIA schedule in football (despite not actually being a member of the NAIA at the time). For their final D2 season they were a football member of the LSC and went 1-8 in conference with a win over first-year program UTPB.

[Predatory Primates]

Neither OPSU nor Langston belong in D2. Neither does NWOSU. They should come to their senses and drop back down. So should some other schools, especially in Oklahoma. UCO, well, their a bunch of p@ssies. They need to move up but they won't do it.

Langston started the D2 process several years ago but quickly came to their senses and stayed NAIA where they belong.

Did opsu used to be D2? I remember Pitt played them back in the mid 2000's, and I thought they were d2 at the time?

[Inkblot]

Langston started the D2 process several years ago but quickly came to their senses and stayed NAIA where they belong.

Part of that was because the travel in the SIAC would've been too much.

[washeduptiger]

Are there any D3 programs in the area that might be interested in moving up? Just curious.

Bunch of D3 Iowa schools that could fit from a location standpoint. Idk about competition wise as I don’t follow them closely. There are some naia that fit based off location but not really for competition.