Episode 136 - Know Your Mid-Majors: Update #1

When we started the podcast, we did a 27 part miniseries called Know Your Mid-Majors, where we better acquainted ourselves with the about 300 schools that are in NCAA Division I but not part of one of the Big Five conferences.

Today is our first update:

• First off, the University of Texas-Pan American (a WAC rival to Mike's alma mater, UMKC) is undergoing some changes this summer and will have a new name: University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley.  This name change also comes with a new nickname (Vaqueros, but this is up for debate and potential student vote).

Now, for some non-news regarding mid-majors:

• 2015 is the earliest the University of North Dakota (currently nameless; formerly the Fighting Sioux) can get a new nickname.  So far, there's no news to report on this.
• The Highlanders of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) are still without a conference to call home.  Geographically, the America East and NEC are logical potential homes for them.

We will bring back KYMM whenever there is a newsworthy change to the ranks of the mid-majors.



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