GeauxSioux

A warmer climate.

My first game at the Ralph in about 3 years. They have upped the amperage on the level of excitement in there since my last visit. Wow, was that a blast!! Genoway controls the ice.

Since everything today seems to be comparing the Dakota schools and conferences here are the most recent budgets on the OPE site UND $ 16,784,688.00 2010 data NDSU $ 14,261,707.00 2010 data SDSU $ 11,923,267.00 2010 data USD $ 7,159,168.00 2009 data

Flying to GFK in a couple of hours, so I will be at the game on Saturday.. 21-17 Sioux. See y'all there. Go SIOUX!!!

Exactly. If someone had told me a month ago that UND would be in the Big Sky and USD was going elsewhere, I'd be saying USwho? UND has dreamed of the Big Sky. The dream happened.

MVFC was not coming to GF.

UND has a home in a conference in which they have strived to be members. I am ecstatic. I would have liked for USD to go with UND, doesn't appear as though it will happen. Partner with UNC.

Location-wise, USD beat UND.

I have a feeling that USD got yanked around by the SDBOR and they will not be leaving the Summit. Beyond that I haven't a clue. Okay, I have no clue before that either.

Oh, the drama!

Dragging up an old thread with new data from OEP site. Expenses $ 16,784,688 Revenues $ 16,945,635 Revenue Total $ 160,947 Go Sioux!!

I hope they are right. Love to have the UND/USD combo.

From Terry's Blog....

I've been reading Vandrovec's blog the past week and I think he is somewhat miffed at USD. They are all really pounding the drum on the $800k, even though the folks at USD say that it is greatly exaggerated.

I am hopeful that USD also joins the Big Sky, but I'm glad that neither UND nor the Big Sky made that a contingency for UND joining. I think they will ultimately join. The Yankton Press seems to think that Big Sky is the correct decision....

Q&A with Big Sky Conference commissioner Doug Fullerton

I'll bet Sioux Boosters will be a packed house this week.

I hadn't seen this posted previously. This is Fullerton's announcement of UND and SUU joining the Big Sky.

Oh, the irony. Big Sky quickly ends UND's wait

I feel the same way about what happened yesterday. But I don't think it stops with just the athletic department. I think the whole university was just launched forward and that we will begin to see growth that we couldn't imagine just a few years ago. Great job by Dr. Kelley and Mr. Faison!!!

Unless I misunderstood, Faison said that S&D has affiliate status with C-USA.

From Press conference... Will begin Big Sky in 2012. Faison applauded Fullerton for being aggressive and seizing the west for the Big Sky. Said that there is no time to be timid or the "take your time" approach. Said that Douple was disappointed. Missed parts of the conference due to work.

I'm making my trek north for this series. Can't wait!!

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