(03-26-2018 05:44 PM)NoDak Wrote:  Think there is another issue here, and that is a potential divide among DI schools, maybe with FBS. Gonzaga needs to position itself in a higher conference, as the WCC would be on the bottom side of a division split. The MWC and formerly the Big East (assuming the BE has told them no for travel reason) are its only choices. Gonzaga has to go to the MWC for self preservation of its mbb program. Wichita St probably used that logic too in its move.

Yep, that's it. They may not be as good as they are after Few leaves. Better to be an RPI anchor in a good conference than pretty good in very bad conference. Worse comes worse, they can always go back to the WCC or even go to the WAC, Big West or Big Sky, which has some regional rivals.