(03-25-2014 07:33 PM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  

(03-25-2014 04:03 PM)GoAppsGo92 Wrote:  Can't see how anyone would object to a plan to get JMU and NMSU all sports and MSU in 2015. I'm not an SBC president... But this plan has something good for everyone in my opinion.

From the Little Rock perspective, we would love it. NM's basketball history is even better than WKUs. Only negative is that we would be back to spreading across most of the continent.

NMST would be a great add to the basketball in the SBC and while their history is impressive I think you are off a little bit on that statement.

Western ranks higher in 20 win seasons, conference championships, total wins, average winning%, NCAA bids, and NCAA tourney winning%

WKU 93 Years, 1692-855, .664 W-L%
NMST 104 Years, 1407-1034, .576 W-L%

WKU NCAA Tournament: 23 Years (19-24), 1 Final Four, 0 Championships
NMST NCAA Tournament: 21 Years (10-23), 1 Final Four, 0 Championships

WKU Conference Champion: 28 Times (Reg. Seas.), 19 Times (Tourn.)
NMST Conference Champion: 15 Times (Reg. Seas.), 8 Times (Tourn.)

WKU Ranked in AP Poll: 4 Times (Preseason), 11 Times (Final), 111 Weeks (Total)
NMST Ranked in AP Poll: 2 Times (Preseason), 5 Times (Final), 64 Weeks (Total)

WKU 7 NCAA wins since NMST last won 1

If we are only going by the last 2 to 4 years I could see that but I think you know that was a historical down period for Western that has since been corrected. But like I said NMST and their history would be a great add to the SBC for basketball. As a matter of fact the SBC couldn't get a better add.