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Like I said, small numbers; I really didn't like them. I do however believe Knight and $4.26M. So let's dump my "fully funded" assumption that drives the low per grant number; let's use your $28k as the grant cost (reasonable, between NDSU and UND). That's 152.1 grants, of a possible 230.6. That is just 66% percent funded and the proposed standard is 90% across the board. That's at least 24% of grants to fund (55 grants) for $1.546M! Or change the arithmetic by changing sports (and total grants), but still have some to fund. Either way you come at it ... SDSU summary: Find almost $2M(!) annual budget and reshuffle the sports lineup down.

On field success is one small factor. How's your budget; can you support the "standard of living" of the new conference? Do you "look" like the other members of the group (you are the company you keep). Do you bring as much to the table as you consume? Are your facilities to conference standards (age, capacity, broadcast capabilities)? What else does your institution offer the potential peers beyond athletics? (The B1G went after USC/UCLA for their research capabilities as anything.) And the one everyone overlooks: It's a people business. Who do you know and who do they know. Conferences are as much about the off-field institutional relationships as the on-field games. If you believe it's "on field" only you have no idea about the business that is college athletics.

College FB in the west could become ... the merged PAC/MWC and the Big Sky.

Kolpack matters because ...

That seems like an option, workable. EDIT: You knew "4.5" men's golf grants. Interesting ... < giving you the side-eye > Quick math: (115.6 - 4.5 + 22) is 133.1M vs 85W ... 61% mens ... a little better ...

How do you say "Bag Skate" in Slovak?

Gee ... Herder's tweet reads a lot like my 4-4-2 prediction ...

I looked more deeply into the proposed FBS rules (16 sports, 90% grants given, $6M, 210 grants) to move up and UND and NDSU's situations ... observations ... UND and NDSU, - in the sports UND plays they can offer 115.6 mens and 85 womens grants (per NCAA limits). That's 200.6 and 57.6% male. UND's EADA data says they're giving out 199.9 grants. That's so close to 200.6 that dare we say "fully funded". And Knight says that's $5.94M in grants ($29.7k per). - in the sports NDSU plays they can offer 114.7 mens and 78 womens grants (per NCAA limits). That's 191.7 and 59.8% male. NDSU fans say they're fully funded and for this analysis we accept that as fact, 191.7 grants. And Knight says that's $5M in grants ($26k per). Both offer at least 16 sports (UND is 17). All good. Fully funded at 90%. All good. $6M? UND is there, and with Alston is way over. If UND added 22 FBS grants their balance would go 61.8% male. Workable but would get scrutiny. For NDSU just add the FBS grants to get to $6M, yes? Um, no. 22 grants for FBS means 22*$26k for about $575k. But that totals to still under $6M ($5.575M). And 22 FB makes for a 64% male grant dollars split. That'll get some notice. So, just add women's grants, right? Where? They're fully funded. To add women's grants they'd have to add a women's sport. So, $1M more on grants and women's grants to fund (i.e. add a women's sport). One more, SDSU: - In the sports SDSU plays they can offer 124.6 mens and 106 womens grants (per NCAA limits). That's 230.6 and 54% male. SDSU fans say they're fully funded and for this analysis we accept that as fact, 230.6 grants. And Knight says that's just $4.26M in grants ($18.5k per). Those are small numbers. More importantly, that's 19 sports. Not sustainable and be FBS for them, but may be dollars for grants if you cut programs. (SDSU's normal budget is very tight. SD doesn't give USD/SDSU near the resources compared to ND.) If I were SDSU AD I'd drop S&D both sides and keep WEquest but I don't know their books. SDSU summary: Find almost $2M(!) annual budget and reshuffle the sports lineup down. $5M FBS entry fee? Same problem for all. Didn't do full analysis on Montana schools, however, ... Each only offer 15 NCAA sports (Rodeo at MSU is not NCAA). Each would have to add a sport. UM is $5.5M; MSU is $5.89M for grants at this time. DISCLAIMER: No one proofed my data but I gave sources.

That's it; that's the reply.

The PAC: where they are and how they got there https://sports.yahoo.com/whats-next-in-college-sports-conference-realignment-heres-where-the-shaky-landscape-stands-030444592.html?guccounter=1

"I wish UND would spend more on Esports because it's what kids do today." -- opinion, impersonal "They aren't. The staff is too dumb and lazy to do it." -- personal attack As Hak and Bubs say, it's about going to the edge, but not over.

It's not when, ... it's who.

Next you'll be telling us if Hak was still here Tim O'Keefe would be on the short list. And yes, a week. Check your calendar. Classes start three weeks from ... now.

They'd vote to dissolve and divide before leaving everything with just one.

You knew one of these would show up sooner or later ... The "star" is the PAC commish George Kliavkoff. https://www.captiongenerator.com/v/2291308/pac-12-media-negotiations

Meeting adjourned. PAC adjourned?

https://careers.und.edu/jobs/assistant-coach-men-s-hockey-grand-forks-north-dakota-united-states

U of Arizona's BOR meeting 3:30 p.m. PDST/MST today. Some reports saying this is about old business, others saying athletics.

"in toto" - as a whole The MWC no longer exists as an entity; it reincarnates with WasSU/OrSU under the PAC name. And the west loses another FBS conference (see: old WAC).

Of my 4-4-2, it sure looks like the first 4 (CU/AU/UU/ASU) is happening. Of my second 4, I still see UW/UO (reduced shares for a while) to B1G but could see a scenario with Cali-Stan landing in the ACC (not the B1G). If all that happens, WasSU and OrSU keep the name and invite the MWC in toto.

PAC meeting started at 0700 Pac time. Supposedly, ... media deal is $20M per and all streaming (no linear TV) ... and allegedly the PAC commish has resigned. Been nice knowing you PAC12 ...

Love the clean green look. However, and it's one person's opinion: I hate the "wings" on the helmet. Ram or Viking horns, sure. But wings aren't on your head.

We're 26 man, 15F/8D/3G, now. We've run 27 man versions (16F or 9D) recently also.

Sucker bet. After a major July loss, yes, the Gopher roster will get a Bump. The only factor that has me believing otherwise is that he's on Schlossman's radar for some reason.

Bad news: Wayne's not giving up wearing the sweater vest with a sport coat behind the desk. Maybe call Jagr; he always seems to have miles left.