05-24-2011 05:07 PM

The recent announcement by the Ohio Valley Conference that Belmont University would be joining the league during the 2012-2013 school year raised a few eyebrows.

The addition of Belmont definitely makes the OVC a much stronger basketball league – the Bruins have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in four of the past six years – but it also shows that football is no longer a major priority for the league.

That’s the stark reality of the situation.

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