[Westside]

Murray State could be in Missouri Valley Conference in near future. That will help the schedule if they play Wichita State, Northern Iowa and Illinois State twice a year instead of Morehead State, Belmont and SIUE. Racer fans were not in favor of such a move two years ago, but the OVC is quickly becoming a third-class citizen in D-1 basketball, and if Murray State does not get an at-large bid I look for them to lobby the Missouri Valley Conference for membership again. Yes, it will impact football because the MVC doesn't sponsor it, but basketball is Murray State's cash cow. Football is just a necessary evil at Murray right now.

I agree the OVC is becoming a third class citizen in D1 basketball if it wasn't already. What makes me laugh though is you talk like Murray St is so much better than everybody else in the OVC yet they haven't won the OVC tourney since 2012.