NDSU grad

They're not expanding their stadium until UTRGV decides what they're going to do, and that front hasn't been too active for a while. I just don't know why anybody would start a G5 program right now, unless they can be heavily subsidized.

Football with KVLY is worth about 400k a year. I'm not sure what Midco paid for basketball or what the radio rights are.

No.

No I get it. And I think pretty much every university across the country could realize substantial savings by cutting administration, but at the same time if a university seriously shows a need for improved facilities (e.g. UND's medical school) the state has a responsibility to fund it.

Two completely different funding sources. North Dakotas' universities can't bond for academic buildings or maintenance on those buildings. Dorms are self sustaining sources of revenue.

I've always thought it would make sense to move the school of mines (and it's associated programs) to NDSU and pharmacy to UND. Seems like more of a natural fit for both institutions.

This is seriously some impressive work.

I think a big issue is what to do with the current WAC members. They would have to 1) agree to admit 6-8 new football playing members from the Big Sky. These additions may or may not have the same philosophies regarding DI athletics as the current members; 2) possibly agree to leave the WAC (see the latter part of statement 1) and join the Big Sky. This would require the current basketball playing members of the WAC to unilaterally agree to kick themselves out of their current conference and would also require the remaining members of the Big Sky who will still be playing FCS football to invite a bunch of non-football schools, who may or may not have the same philosophies regarding DI athletics as the current members. It would take a political genius to make that work, but its possible.

I don't think Mark will return my calls.

What happens to all those basketball schools currently in the WAC? It would be extremely difficult to make it workable.

How about conferences that still exist, such as the Missouri Valley? It sponsored football at the highest level for most of its existence.

So if the WAC can indefinitely exist as an FBS conference, can other defunct DI conferences do the same?

From what I understand the break with the All Seasons Arena happened over concession sales. As stupid as that sounds, it's typical small-minded Minot politics.

Nope. At the Maysa. I'm not a 'hockey guy' so hardcore fans probably don't mind watching games at the Maysa, but the current arena is not a great place to watch games. It's basically a set a of metal bleachers running along the boards on one side. I don't know if there's a seat in the place where you have a decent view of the entire ice. I've been told the new sheet will be more of a true arena with better sight lines, but we'll see.

There hasn't been a hockey game played at the All Seasons in years. Maysa's getting a new sheet of ice that will be used as the main arena. Tauros, Minot State, and Minot High will all use that sheet for games.

Counting indoor and outdoor track and field as two separate sports, the minimum is 16. NDSU is currently at the minimum, and thus can't cut any sports. Not sure about the other schools mentioned.

This is the correct answer, and why these schools will never be closed. We could have a pretty good higher education system by closing two of the normal schools and probably one or two of the two-year colleges.

The second part of this is not true. They did have winter short courses farmers could attend in the very early years of the 20th century, but the primary purpose of land grant universities was not to train farmers.

I would love for you to educate me about the good old days when NDAC was a two year university.

I just want to second this. It's very "junior-highish" over there at times, with their little cliques.

Kind of what I was thinking. My son's doing club wrestling. He's practiced three nights a week and wrestled in 3 tournaments over the last month. Total cost so far is $39 for registration fees combined. No overnight stays and I've probably spent about $100 total in gas and food. No dues and i get the $50 deposit back for the singlet.

Hank Jr. would be awesome.

"On Bison" is the school's fight song, not "The Yellow and the Green". And for what it's worth, i don't even know the first few lyrics of the latter, much less the third verse.

Sadly, this is more plausible than Sic's interpretation of events.

I'm glad you can finally admit you were wrong.