Well, let's consider the fact that you're playing a group of schools based on the East Coast despite the fact that you live in a Midwestern city in a Midwestern state and have two considerably larger Midwestern schools playing big-time basketball (and football) against other Midwestern schools in major Midwestern conferences.
Did I use the word "Midwestern" too much?
I mean, honestly, you think the rest of the population of the St. Louis area who aren't SLU alums or fans give a rip about what's going on in Richmond or Amhurst or Fordham or Charlotte? THAT'S why there's no A-10 coverage in the Post-Dispatch or whatever.