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Idaho arrived.

I am talking football. I think NDSU was behind Liberty in that regard. I applaud UND for being the only Big Sky football school to offer it, but I saw it more as a reactive move to staying competitive in the recruiting footprint of the Dakota schools.

You lost me there, unless carefully planned out = reactive for a decade. UND was late to the party in both moving to D1 and cost of attendance to name a couple things. Now UND is going to lead the best of the Summit/MVFC and Big Sky to FBS? Why FBS? In your vision, will the new Summit have 85 scholarships and COA? I find it hard to believe that the Big Sky schools in your scenario, which are not even offering COA, can now afford 85 scholarships and COA. Any chance your new Summit League would stay FCS and 63 scholarships? I am glad UND is coming to the Summit as the Dakota four offer a strong base. I believe the Summit is more stable than many believe. I don't think UNO is going anywhere with budget issues and UND/Denver now in the league. Don't think the Horizon offers much to UNO. UNC would provide more value to the Summit than UMKC with baseball and football. UMKC would be a warm body. Would like to see the Summit go on the offensive and poach from another conference for a change.

Will the hockey tie to UND and Denver provide sufficient/any incentive for UNO to stay in the Summit? I'm hoping it does.

Saw SiouxVolley at the Chia LeBeouf "art" exhibit today. Was mumbling about something about Douple will not divide us.

I am glad UND is joining the Summit. This is the keystone that the Summit needed. The Dakota schools will now control their own destiny. When the MVC took Loyola - Chicago, over any of the Dakota schools, I thought screw them. With Wichita State potentially leaving the the MVC, it will be a shell of it's former self. Obviously, you will have hockey rivals with Denver and UNO, which will be a good rivalry. As far as the MVFC, who cares? 2020 is a long way off. A lot can change. Summit football, FBS - Tier II?

I think it is interesting that you use random comments from the NMSU basketball coach of getting the football schools back together as proof that WAC football is happening, but yet dismiss texts from your own AD going to the Summit as suspect. KInd of sounds Baghdad Bob-ish.

What was said in this meeting?

Seems to me this isn't about hockey or football. It's about containing costs for the non-revenue sports. So I honestly think UND is headed to the Summit and will keep football in the Big Sky. I don't get excited about a MVC invite for NDSU, like some people. An I-29 conference with the Dakota 4, UNO, Oral Roberts and Denver would make for a strong base.

Congratulations UND on another national championship!!!

Always thought "Turn me loose" - Loverboy would be a good entrance song.

SV, you said that Fullerton wanted the BSC to have two tiers of football, FCS and FBS. Now you are saying the FCS schools will play in the WAC. Please explain the changes in your grand plan.

Good luck today UND! Hope you slap Montana around and get the win.

I realize they were referring to the MWC and Pac 12. I believe that COA will be an important part of determining who participates in the "second tier" of college football. It concerns me when top FCS teams like UNI, Ill St., UM and MSU are dragging their feet on it. Makes me think the MVFC and BSC may not be ready for merging with G5 teams and their scholarship and COA levels.

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.

Nice win UND. Now get Portland State.

Congrats on your FBS win! Nice solid game on both sides of the ball.

The Nickel trophy with an Indian chief head on one side will be considered demeaning and will be/has been retired like the Confederate flag. The Bully trophy will come into existence as soon as the Roughrider mascot is approved. TR on one side and a Bison on the other. (I am typing this with as much of a Siouxvolley authoritative tone as I can muster).

Do you believe the other 3 Dakota schools are part of the long range BSC plan?

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Or. With Missouri State going to the Sunbelt and Youngstown State going to an east coast conference, the new UND president wonders out loud about being in the Big Sky. Faison and Douple do kissy huggy and the UND Roughriders are in the Summit/MVFC. Did not realize that Faison had a couple MVFC ties (stints at Indiana State and Illinois State).

Seriously? Would bouncey houses in the parking lot or free ice cream and sprinkles at break do the trick? Put your big boy pants on. Trail King's job is to provide a safe work environment and write a paycheck that won't bounce. With the new plant, we aren't talking some dank, wet and unsafe factory. Probably have climate control and all the ergonomic advantages there are. Haven't heard of them bouncing paychecks, so that is probably okay. My guess, is that with an attention span of about 45 seconds for some millenials and transients, the boredom of a manufacturing job was just too much to bear. Did TK let them have their technology devices at their work station? Probably not, for safety reasons. That would be a big turnoff for some workers. Nobody tells a millenial what to do so I am guessing that the first supervisor that tells them what needs to be done is a slave driver so supervisor=slave driver. How many of the 279 are now on some kind of public assistance because they don't know how to do a good job in the workplace?

Thank you for the idea! The UND Canards. Right along the lines of Oregon.

Seems to me this is a very dubious reason. EVERY college football team puts in new schemes/plays every year as their personnel changes. Most sane successful football programs try to turn their spring game/scrimmage into a major event.

Sic, I like your thinking.