I think the never ending parade of shame was eventually too much for the leadership of the conference to handle. Too many scandals. From naming their basketball arena after a crazy person to having a coke head basketball coach to having their university pres get drunk and ride a 4 wheeler with Ricky Clemons, it was just too much to overlook. They had to go.
This was a move about conference image above all else, I mean, athletically they're probs better than ISU I guess.
Oh, and how do they respond when we kicked them out? DUI, Norfolk St, NCAA violations etc.