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This is confusing. Set football aside for a second, the rest of the D1 sports all compete against each other in D1 under the same set of rules. So now the P4 schools get to play by a different set of rules? How does this effect scholarship limits in sports like hockey? Because the Big Ten schools are P4 they now get to set higher scholarship limits in hockey while UND and other programs not attached to P4 schools play with a different limit? So confused right now about the other sports. I understand the football side, and imagine the G5 and FCS limits will change here soon as well.

Midco Sports on cable carries UND hockey but the Midco Sports Plus app does not carry UND hockey? That just makes no sense. I can't stand all of this segmentation.

Dropped Midco cable for DirectTV Stream. The final straw was the Bally Sports North situation going on now and that caused me to look around. Can stream DirectTV for cheaper and get more channels (including BSN) and, frankly, a better interface with more features than traditional cable, plus avoid all those cable boxes and the ridiculous rental fees they tack onto each one of them. I swear, the way cable companies operate they are begging for people to cut the cord. Only loss has been Midco Sports which I can make for by getting the app when the time comes. From what I understand, the MVFC and Summit basketball will still be on ESPN+, and I would need Midco Sports Plus for UND Hockey/CCHA.

If the roster at Nebraska gets cut from 115 to 85 you think those 30 players are just going to quit the game? No, they'll funnel down to G5 then FCS then D2, etc. Less roster spots means less opportunities to be on a college football team. Simple as that.

Less opportunities for actual student-athletes that want to EARN their athletic scholarship. Way to go NCAA. This will also put a dent in that historic Nebraska Cornhusker walk-on program. Now consider the ripple effect of this. No more P5 walk-ons means they will be taking G5 spots, who will be taking FCS spots, who will be taking D2 spots, who will be taking D3/NAIA spots. Cut the number of spots by 30 at 134 FBS schools means there will be over 4,000 less opportunities to play football each year.

I've played against the ISU club team at Hilton back in the early 90's when I was on Team Midwest HS All-Star team. We regularly played the ISU club team and crushed them. That turned me off of "club" hockey as I thought it was garbage seeing as how a bunch of high school kids could kick the crap out of them. Played football out of HS instead as that is what was being offered in front of me. That or a tryout for a junior team in Kalamazoo, MI. I chose college football. Iowa not only has a conference home waiting for them they also have a D1 hockey level arena sitting there begging for them to move into in Coralville. I'm to the point where (as a big Hawkeye fan) I am actually getting really negative of my views on their athletic department for their short-sighted refusal to start D1 hockey. Oh, and USD and SDSU are going to rue the day they let Augustana beat them to the D1 hockey punch. That program is taking over Sioux Falls. I'm watching it happen in real time.

I have read UNI being linked with college hockey several times on this board. I haven't heard a whisper about that anywhere but here. UNI, a Valley basketball school, adding hockey? No chance.

He was right, I suppose, about golf at least.

UNC football to the MVFC?

It's not crying about returning to the Big Sky. It's that it's starting to look like the Summit is expanding west. We've done this before and, if given the choice of western opponents, I'd rather play the Big Sky schools.

Thing is I could get the top end Direct TV Stream option and Bluepeak internet and still save $100/month versus what I am paying Midco. Until this happened I had not even paid attention to my Midco bill. This whole thing caused me to look into other options for watching the Twins and I figured out that not only could I get a better package through Direct TV Stream but I could also save money. I might just do a free trial of Direct TV Stream and use it for a week (or whatever) and if I like it make the change.

Both USD and UND should have just stayed in the Big Sky. The Summit would have folded and SDSU and NDSU would have been in the Sky with us by now. Heading west anyways. Might as well play Montana and Montana State instead of Utah Valley or Utah Tech.

Just raised holy hell with Midco this morning and demanded a $15 per month reduction in my bill, they are crediting my account. If they don't want to provide Bally North and Twins games then they are not charging me for it. Midco better get this figured out with Bally North. Losing that station is not an option and I will drop them entirely and move to a different service. They are making it easier to do so every day.

Jesus, did the Wild suck last night. Perfect opportunity to gain ground on St. Louis and Vegas and they stunk the joint up. Can't believe I watched that entire game.

To be clear, I am posting specifically about boys hockey in NoDak. Girls hockey is a different animal and, after reading your post, I can see the benefits of a Tier 1 girls program in Fargo. Are the proposals being discussed for a boys program, girls program, both, or just boys/just girls?