MVFC, Big Sky commissioners stunned by conference expansion elsewhere

[CSN Log]

06-13-2010 05:38 AM

Patty Viverito has been the commissioner of the Missouri Valley Football Conference since 1982. There’s not much she hasn’t seen.

Then again, nobody foresaw what happened last week – like Nebraska joining the Big Ten Conference and Colorado jumping to the Pac-10. It’s a series of events that left even Viverito searching for words.

That’s saying something.

“Blown away,” she said. “I don’t know what to believe or what not to believe.”

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[TexasTerror]

Bet the WKU folks won't like reading this one...


The Missouri Valley is one of the most stable leagues in the country. Since its inception in 1985 – Viverito has been the only commissioner – there have been just two defections in Eastern Illinois to the Ohio Valley Conference and Western Kentucky to FBS Sun Belt Conference. Viverito calls that move “a warning shot for anybody who thinks (FBS) is a good idea.”

The Hilltoppers currently own a 20-game losing streak. Since starting a full FBS schedule in 2008, they are 2-22. Once a Missouri Valley title contender, they are now an FBS doormat.

“We really haven’t had anybody other than Western Kentucky flirt with going FBS,” Viverito said. “All you have to do is look at what’s happening in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and say that didn’t really make sense.”

[NDB]

It's a great point about the WKU.

Everybody looks at Boise State, they love to ignore teams like the Vandals and Hilltoppers (which there are a hell of a lot of).