Add yet another Sooner Athletic Conference member looking to jump ship to NCAA Division 2. Having covered Northwestern Okla. State for 4 years as a sports reporter in the area, I can tell you this is the right decision for the Rangers. Plus, they have the added benefit of instantly being more attractive to the new Oklahoma/Arkansas league that's about to form due to football.
I still contend this new league will want to grow with more than just football-playing schools. I say that because the more basketball-playing members you have, the less non-conference games you have to worry about scheduling. RSU could gain a foothold because, along with NWOSU, SOSU, SWOSU and ECU, it's a public and regional university. And, being so close in proximity to the Tulsa market helps a bunch.
We'll see...the early handicapping from my end says the future is in the Heartland Conference, but if the new league wants more than football schools, it's the Arkhoma Intercollegiate Athletics Association!
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