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Yes, that would be a large failure.  I don't mind Milwaukee as the 12th team, but would think that adding Omaha would be a dumb move.  They are the black sheep in Omaha to the popular Creighton, and are always targeted for cutbacks, so that the school in Lincoln can remain supreme.

Yeah, the small kid in town in the 43rd largest city does not excite me nor should that be the deciding factor in anyone's book.

I (any MVC fan) doesn't get this facination the MVC gets with certain schools. 4 years ago it was UMKC and UIC. They are very bad programs in markets they don't register even as blip on. This time it appears that UN-O is that team. I don't freaking get it. I suppose the thought is to reclaim part of the Omaha market that was lost with Creighton. UNO doesn't exist in Omaha. It plays in front of 1,500 people a night in a hockey arena 10 minutes from Creighton playing in front of 18,000. UNO isn't in the sports section until page 4. UNO spends more money on hockey than all other sports combined. I hate everything about UNO. Make it Valpo. Make it Murray State. If they much force a 12th right now I guess UWM is as good as it gets. Even that doesn't make me happy. I'd much rather wait for a 12th to appear and stand out above the rest.

Agree 100% on Omaha... Not only are they dwarfed by Creighton, but Lincoln is less than an hour away. Not like Omaha is a power market to begin with.

Multiple reports that MVC is visiting Valpo is a good sign. I think Murray State has an edge up on us, but I like our position vs Omaha and Milwaukee, unless they are purely looking at this from a market standpoint.

Interesting that UWM and Omaha both seemed to pop up very recently vs the other names that had been floating around for a while.

I also think that the facility size and quality issue is very much overblown.  Several A-10 schools have much crappier arenas than we do, and much smaller facilities.  It seems to mainly be Missouri State and Illinois State fans bringing up this issue on the MVC forum.  You also have the NDSU guy that is delusional, which is fun to read.

Would we all agree that permanent seating is the single largest need?

Permanent bowl seating on lower level is the biggest need for sure.

I don't even think we need to expand with more seating to the north. I personally would be in favor of permanent bowl seating in the lower bowl. Small expansion to create room for small private suites all the way around where the track is on the north east and west and we can always leave the upper seating as it is (or update with permanent seating). That would greatly improve the look and feel of the ARC, the suites would add a premium feel while not being overly expansive or a major construction undertaking while also providing an added revenue stream.