[Conference Realignments - Take 2]

25 minutes ago, SiouxVolley said:

Thought I posted it before with a link.  That link expired.  Got it through an FOIA request to the U of Idaho.

Have talked with key people years before U of South Alabama started football and went FBS.  They talked about the steps needed to go FBS.   Knew them through our church. Those same people never gave insight to the media into their FBS dreams for USA until the plans were in action.  The previous President was steadfastly opposed, but as soon as a new one got installed, things started happening towards that goal, like a football study, more women's sports, having a new bball facility, more practice fields, better indoor facilities.  They didn't have to be concerned for a 15k facility as they could use the city's 40k stadium, but there is plans now for an on campus stadium.

In UND's case, we really need to cut expensive sports, which we did.

Basically you have no proof of the contract or what the Idaho president has or hasn't discussed with the Montana presidents.  Correct?

[Conference Realignments - Take 2]

3 hours ago, SiouxVolley said:

For some reason, Idaho knew the Montanas were thinking about leaving the Big Sky according to their Big Sky acceptance contract.   Montana fans steadfastly deny this, but Presidents of Universities know a lot more about potential conference movements than fans.  Idaho's President has actually had earnest conversations with the Montana's Presidents at a level that fans never get to hear.

Kennedy is too tuned in to knowlingly step in a pasture cow pie by joining a Slummit that is flailing.  Something big is up.

Do you have a link to the contract?  If fans never get to hear the presidents conversations.  How do you know what was discussed?

[UND and the Big Sky could go FBS]

 

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[Big Sky Conference Commissioner Doug Fullerton Conversation]

SV, how does UND being the only BSC member to step up to the plate and offer COA affect Fullerton's two tier football plan?  Seems kind of weak sauce for the two big dogs in the BSC, MT and MSU to pass on it and say that they weren't going to win the recruiting battles anyway.

  The MT schools do not recruit heavily in the same area as the ND schools.  NDSU offering FCOA will affect MSU and UM recruiting very little if at all.