Getting back to your original post, the MVFC is a nice football conference, but is all it is, a football conference. The other Dakota teams play in the Summit, a revolving door conference, for most of their other sports. The first chance a school has to get out, they leave.
The Big Sky has a stable home for most of UND's sports. Being in the Big Sky also give UND a unique identity among the other Dakota schools.
July 1st can't get here soon enough. Hello Big Sky!!