Southern Illinois has been tabbed the pre-season favorite in a poll conducted by league media, coaches and sports information directors.   Audio excerpts from the August 2 conference call are available.

Click on the links below to hear comments from the Missouri Valley Football coaches and Commissioner Patty Viverito during a Monday, Aug. 2, Media Day Teleconference.

You'll need Windows MediaPlayer or comparable audio processing application to listen to the audio files.

Illinois State Coach Brock Spack:

Indiana State Coach Trent Miles:

Missouri State Coach Terry Allen:  

North Dakota State Coach Craig Bohl:

UNI Coach Mark Farley:

South Dakota State John Stiegelmeier:

Southern Illinois Coach Dale Lennon:

Western Illinois Coach Mark Hendrickson:

Youngstown State Coach Eric Wolford:

COMMISSIONER VIVERITO: