We aren't the only ones with financial issues after moving to d1. http://www.omaha.com/news/education/uno-looks-at-cuts-fee-increases-wage-freezes-to-balance/article_13e7f7a4-196c-5d28-abd3-9e958b2b7d02.html
We could have went the UNO route dropped football. That would have saved women's hockey. Plus then there is no need to have a separate football conference for half the teams in that precious slummit league.