Interesting - ESPN+ link for the UND/SU men's basketball game is streaming the women's game from Grand Forks. I'm thinking that is going to be the better game anyway.
I suppose the scheduling FUBAR falls on the Summit League and they probably don't care about screwing over UND. The sad reality is that UND sports marketing probably didn't even notice that the game was scheduled at such a terrible time and that they might have to invest some resources and dollars in promoting the game. They were too busy trying to sell $15 hockey tickets to the USA under 18 game. Just a few years ago this game was close to a sell-out tonight you'll be able to hear the coaches talking during time outs.
Isn't it possible that not all of the players entering the portal are a surprise to the coaches? If they have a good relationship it could go both ways. The player shares they want to move for various reasons or the coach shares the realities of team depth and playing time. This situation speaks to that.
Don't schools like Minnesota have higher academic standards? Seem to have read they have to pass on kids who don't have the grades ( unless you are in SEC).
Some of these are more athlete than student plus when the bill is being paid by a scholarship credits don't mean that much. However a vast majority of student athletes that enter the portal will end up not finding a home or at least one with a scholarship
Need to take a deep breath, there are hundreds of student athletes going into the portal, we will have scholarship money to spend. We want student athletes that are all in. It's not pretty but it's the new normal.
With their unbalanced schedule it's tough to gauge, it's not a given, but Vigen walked into a football first school with great facilities, all he has to do is not screw it up.
You're stirring the pot right? N Iowa was last in, finished sixth in MVFC and held EW (third in BS) to 25 points below season average, weren't both Missouri State (which played another MVFC team) and SD the lower seed? SDSU pummeling UCD was impressive.