Brent Briggeman of the Colorado Springs Gazette exposed the insecurities of Wichita State and its desire for a new conference in an interview with Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson.
While Wichita State as the 12th basketball-playing MWC member may make sense from a Wichita perspective, Thompson doesn’t sound at all convinced. To recap, Thompson made it clear that football leads and basketball success isn’t worth much currency, especially if it’s seen largely as the work of one coach. WSU, of course, made it known last winter that it was evaluating its membership in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The MWC’s position shouldn’t be a surprise. American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco sounded a similar stance in the spring when asked about expansion.
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