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Agree

So, SDSU and NDSU are joining the PAC-12 wrestling: Member lineup Oregon St Affiliates: Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, Little Rock, Air Force, UNC, N. Illinois, NDSU and SDSU PAC-12: Goes from 5 to 9 teams Leaving the Big XII: ASU, Iowa St, Oklahoma St, West Virginia Affiliates: Air Force, California Baptist*, Missouri, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma, South Dakota State, Utah Valley, and Wyoming * Droping sport. Big XII: Goes from 14 to 9 teams. It looks like the two wrestling conferences got together and redistrubated programs.

I am execited about UWF joining FCS - nice school and great area,

Press conference on Thurday, joining ASUN and UAC. UAC to release an updated schedule for 2026. Three year transition and $2M entry fee.

I agree @jdub27 and @nodak651 are informative on this stuff.

Agreed, SDSU's reported operations budget for football jumped $2 or $3 m recently. I believe that $2 or $3 m is tied to capital expenses - paying off the bonds for the new stadium. Every school does it differently.

Are they saying in order to make the cut for the next level NIL is $8 M annually? Wasn't NDSU saying $2 M to $3 M annaully for NIL? Seems to be a gap in expectations.

Great game, Grey and King are carrying this team. Denver Game - 83 = 41, 29 75% StT Game - 67 = 28, 17 67% They have accounted for the 70.6% of the points in the last two games.

Well, it looks like the go to like WDAY, Dom, Jeff and Herder have all been replaced by TBM (The Big Mountain). Was it really an upgrade?

A very big drop-off in production last year. Not sure what to think about this year. And I have concerns on the RB room right now. Not much is know about that position group.

I would love to see SJU move up. Completely agree on needing them to push football forward.

Everything is on NCHC.tv For the first time, the entire NCHC Frozen Faceoff can be seen on NCHC.tv. All three rounds, from the quarterfinals to the champion crowned, will be available on the official streaming platform of the Conference. NCHC.tv is available on Roku, AppleTV and Amazon Firestick, as well as on mobile apps, a tablet and a browser. Select local and regional TV stations may also air some Frozen Faceoff games. Televised games will be listed here if/when finalized. For those without an NCHC.tv subscription, the NCHC Playoff Pass is available for $39.95 and grants access to all games/rounds of the Frozen Faceoff, plus the final weekend of the regular season.

Generally people rank Hawaii and San Jose as the worst in the MWC. But, a new stadium and major renovations are taking place. Hawaii: They are removing the old Aloha Stadium, so the current setup is temporary. Future Venue: A new 25,000-35,000 seat stadium (New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District) is planned for completion around 2028. San Jose just finished a $70m football operations center on the eastside of the stadium. They are in the fundraising/planning phase to add seating on the eastside.

NDSU is no longer on ESPN. You will be surprised how much they are willing to ignore schools and programs. Sac St is in a ESPN media contract conference. I think you will see the difference.

Not saying that’s the case—just that you can’t directly compare $18 million to $12.5 million and conclude, “See, it’s only going to get more expensive,” like some NDSU fans are arguing. There’s a lot more to these contracts than the headline numbers. Even the assumption that certain money will still be there in 2033 is just that—an assumption. There’s a significant alignment of contract expirations in the early 2030s, and it’s going to be very difficult to project what things will look like beyond that point right now. Based on what we know so far, and without full details of the Sacramento State deal, the numbers appear fairly similar—probably within $2–3 million of each other. Ultimately, both schools did what they felt they needed to do. Sacramento State likely carries the highest risk/reward profile. To truly maximize the metro market, they need to reach the Pac-8 level. This move feels like the first step toward getting a new stadium project underway. If everything falls into place, they probably won’t be in the MAC beyond the mid-2030s. On the other hand, if the stadium deal collapses and the local market continues to ignore them, things could unravel quickly—potentially leading to leadership changes at Sac St and UC Davis stepping into a future Pac-8 opportunity instead. Either way, it will be interesting to watch how it plays out.