What happened to Rockhurst is they didn’t get into the MIAA.
How it went down … maybe not as simple.
There was some bumbling and stumbling to the finish line, but in the end the message was pretty clear: the MIAA’s product is one of the best out there and … they want to protect their brand. Which includes making sure that Southwest Baptist is going to come back in the fold (although they got a longer than expected leash on that one) and they’ll have 12 football playing schools.
So, MIAA expansion is off the table, for now. I doubt they’ll be able to expand unless they bring in four teams at once. But don’t kid yourself on this one — not having football sank Rockhurst.
Newman, your move.
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That’s right. keeping Rockhurst out and any college that doesn’t have football is the way to go. So, with that said, it’s best for Newman to not join. As much as I like Vic Trilli, the Jets AD, and his ‘go after it mentality,’ the fact of the matter is Newman just can’t compete with MIAA schools in athletics. Not right now at least, or maybe ever. Take a look at Fort Hays for example.
If Fort Hays would go back to recruiting Kansas kids as they did under Cortese, maybe they would be a contender in the MIAA.
Good call, outwest. But Verdugo doesn’t seem to understand there are towns west of Hays in Kansas that actually have some really, really good talent from smaller schools, like Oakley and St. Francis for instance.
Verdugo will be gone after this year…that is why most of his assistants left the staff! I don’t know what is so hard about understanding that Kansas does produce athletes that can make the grades and that have a work ethic!