MIAA Expansion

[wubod]

Couldn't find the link to the St. Joe newspaper, but this is from the Jefferson City paper:

https://www.newstribune.com/news/202...ts-in-2024-25/

Per that article it says that Lincoln may play some MIAA schools as non-con. How many MIAA schools will schedule them that way?

[UCObluejay]

They for sure are, give it 5-10 years, but they will

People have been saying this since the mid 2000s. It is not going to happen. I honestly believe that UCO wants to have the best D2 facilities.

UCO as a whole isn't as financially stable as the athletic facility improvements indicate.

[IfYouAintLope]

Dear God, UCO is not going FCS. Despite this forum’s best wishes.

They for sure are, give it 5-10 years, but they will

[RollChos]

Edmond needs to go FCS or Tahlequah needs to go GAC so the MIAA can go back to 10 teams with 9 conference/2 non conference games and you play everyone in FB and BB

Dear God, UCO is not going FCS. Despite this forum’s best wishes.

[RollChos]

Fully leaving in 2024, but not playing an MIAA football schedule in 23. There's a link to a st Joe newspaper article that explains it in one of these threads.

Good riddance.

[Predatory Primates]

Couldn't find the link to the St. Joe newspaper, but this is from the Jefferson City paper:

https://www.newstribune.com/news/202...ts-in-2024-25/

Oops! I meant Jeff city

[ctrabs74]

Fully leaving in 2024, but not playing an MIAA football schedule in 23. There's a link to a st Joe newspaper article that explains it in one of these threads.

Couldn't find the link to the St. Joe newspaper, but this is from the Jefferson City paper:

https://www.newstribune.com/news/202...ts-in-2024-25/

[ctrabs74]

So excited for a noncon game.

And a home game at that. Sounds like that'll be an exciting day at Carney Smith.

[ctrabs74]

Calling them that is kind of a stretch.

In fairness to NSU, maybe from a competitive standpoint, the GAC would be a better fit, but I'd agree with Randy that it'd be a stretch to find another football program to bring in along with NSU to get to 14.

[Predatory Primates]

I didn’t realize you had that much power. I’d have been treating you with more respect.

Lol. If I had any power, I would use it for evil like nw does.

[GrifFan]

Done

I didn’t realize you had that much power. I’d have been treating you with more respect.

[Predatory Primates]

Let's do it.

Done

[Predatory Primates]

Did I misread the article about when Lincoln was leaving? Thought they weren't leaving until 2024?

Fully leaving in 2024, but not playing an MIAA football schedule in 23. There's a link to a st Joe newspaper article that explains it in one of these threads.

[wubod]

Just checked and five have. These are the dates when each was scheduled to play Lincoln:

Washburn: Week 3
Fort Hays State: Week 5
Northeastern State: Week 6
Nebraska–Kearney: Week 10
Central Missouri: Week 11

Plus it can be deduced from those five schedules that Pittsburg State was supposed to play Lincoln in Week 9.

EDIT: Comparing these to last year's schedule, it's obvious that last year's Week 10 and 11 games have been moved to Weeks 1 and 2 and everything else moved two weeks later. So this should be the complete list:

Week 1: Emporia State
Week 2: Missouri Western
Week 3: Washburn
Week 4: Northwest Missouri State
Week 5: Fort Hays State
Week 6: Northeastern State
Week 7: Central Oklahoma
Week 8: Missouri Southern
Week 9: Pittsburg State
Week 10: Nebraska–Kearney
Week 11: Central Missouri

Did I misread the article about when Lincoln was leaving? Thought they weren't leaving until 2024?

[Predatory Primates]

So excited for a noncon game.