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Should have never left the Big Sky. We were forging an independent identity but some just couldn't let go of NCC.

Go tigers!

I think acu Carleton combo plus central Arkansas to go with OBob. Schedule non revenue sports with 3 clusters- Dak4, urban and southern. St thomas needs to move up football. That would be 12 total and 8 football and is a pretty solid league.

Hate to sat it, but UND should just run Latkoscy. What a joke NCHC officials are.

Don't understand the game plan. Could have put this game away early by going inside, but kept chucking 3s. I miss the game of 20-25 years ago, i guess.

Would be nice if everyone could get together and parse out the remain schools. Southern Utah and Utah Tech to the Big Sky Texas schools to the Summit. You could then Have divisions in the Summit North - Dakotas plus Denver and St. Thomas South - Texas, ORU, Omaha and Kansas City At some point Denver probably gets their wish and goes to WCC, maybe Summit can convince Northern Iowa to join. Nice travel partner for St. Thomas and would get you to 7 football schools. Loyola credits are drying up and MVC isn't what it once was in hoops, so Summit could be enticing.

Bingo. Minnesota, Michigan etc are flush with TV money and even for them that will likely go to football, hoops and maybe a little to baseball and hockey. That isn't the case with Duluth, Mankato and St. Cloud. You can't spend money that isn't there.

To be fair, those schools actually have to have the revenue to fund this. Have no idea if they would or not. The three Minnesota schools would almost certainly also have to treat their women's teams the same. CC likewise with women's soccer. I guess Augie could be a wildcard, but I'm not sure how big a deal it is to give a ton of scholarships when you can still only dress 21 max a game. Feels like much ado about nothing.

UND should be focused on doing what is right for UND. Prospective student athletes won't be checking on whether a school has opted in or out, they will be focused on the individual offer that they can get. If opting in allows UND to offer the most compelling package great, if opting out does, then do that. Just following other schools is a loser mentality, and it's one of the things that has put the athletic department where it is now.

They are the closest to GF, so if anyone had opposed, that makes sense. I could see them partnering to make problems go away.

big difference is that Standing Rock, Fort Berthold and Spirit Lake all have casinos tied to legit recreational destinations with Devils Lake, Lake Sakakawea and Lake Oahe. And Three Affiliated makes way more on oil than on their casino. Turtle Mountain can make a claim that the GF area is in their ancestral lands, so I think it has a viable shot. It would definitely be a big benefit from Grand Forks, so I hope it becomes a reality.

This is exactly the kind of thing we need. Need to expand beyond raw materials and build more processing and industry where the money is.

This should happen and the winner should get an autobid. This would allows schools to join but not necessarily join a conference they don't fit in. It would also relieve some pressure from conferences to take teams as they would have an opportunity to make the tournament. I think Huntsville would restart in this scenario and that is good for college hockey.

Irish looked great in second half. Freeman is a great coach. Hope he stays there a while.

Listening to ESPN broadcast sure makes me long for Keith Jackson. McDonough is good on other sports, but Gregg mcelroy adds nothing. Not sure how he has this gig.