3rd team in Mississippi
After Ol Miss and MSU, they probably feel like there's not a whole lot that SM brings to the table.
Largest TV market in Mississippi is Jackson, ranked #97. Alabama has Birmingham #45, Mobile #57, Huntsville #73, Louisiana has New Orleans #50, Shreveport #86, and Baton Rouge #94.
Just think what a conference the Metro could have had if they added football in the mid 80's: VT, Southern Miss, FSU, USCe, Lou, Mem, Tulane, and now Charlotte/USF. But the times being what they were, the NCAA still controlled college football broadcast rights and conference basketball games were where the money was.
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Posted: 10/19/2021 at 6:17PM