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I got mine today - I live in the Cities.

Maybe its just me, but the back to back games has really brought a lot of intensity to all the games this year despite the lack of crowds. Can you image the game environment with that type of intensity on the court and in the stands. Last nights game was between a below 500 team and a team without a win. It was an intense game on the court. In addition, I kind of like the players and benches chirping.. The basketball on the court has been intense this year.

LOL - I think that I said the exact same thing.. wow - that was Jr. High stuff

I forgot to add the ASUN schools that are football - 5 schools, 1 FBS and 1 non-scholarship: - *Kennesaw State, *North Alabama, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Central Arkansas - * currently Big South The 6th schools being mentioned are: Austin Peay (OVC again) and Tennessee at Chattanooga (SoCon). NOTE: Update OVC to have 7 schools. I was already counting Murray St as gone.. opps.

ASUN announcement tomorrow. It sounds like Central Arkansas, Jacksonville St. and Eastern Kentucky are set to join. Two of those teams are OVC and they both play football. OVC with 6 football and 10 total: Do they look to Western Illinois Are conferences looking at Murray St. - Missouri Valley was looking closely last time. MVC with 5 + 1 NS football and 10 total - do they sit tight or are they proactive: If they make a move is it Murray St. and who is the pair? Or are they thinking they may lose a school. If Murray St joins... do they start football with an autobid and YSU as an associate member for 7 schools. It gets rid of the Dakota schools travel and having to compete with COA schools. It would reduce costs. You have to remember that the Big East is going to 11 teams in 2021 with UCON joining. Does it cause a shift in private basketball schools from Big East to A-10 to MVC a potential players would by Loyola of Chicago. Summit with 5 football and 10 total with St. Thomas coming on line next year. Does Western Illinois at look at OVC. Smaller budgets for football might be more competitive and lower costs. Does ORU look south again to the Southland conference after all the shifting toward to WAC. Do they need St. Thomas to think about scholarship football sooner than expected and start talking to UNC? or Augustana - Is this what drives Summit to start football. Southland with 6 football and 8 total - is kind of on life support at this point. They need everyone to sit tight. Then take a look at other FCS schools and they will need call ups from D-II. WAC with 8 +1 FBS football and 13 total (not including Chicago St.): How stable is the Big Sky with a new Southwest conference WAC in its back yard. Are Northern Arizona and Weber St looking to join S. Utah and the other Utah reclassifying school (Dixie St.). Is UNC nervous about potential Big Sky changes are they talking with the Summit League.

I see SDSU, ORU, NDSU as better than UND. USD and UND are close, might give USD a slight advantage. So, I see UND fighting for 4 or 5. I have them in this place simply because of absolute lack of shooting. This is a poor shooting team.

Kicking has been a problem for a couple of years now. I hope it changes soon.

Agree, major problem for Summit League. - ORU games were available.

They can't shoot. They need a shooter to open things up..

That could be.. Augie was mentioned in tweets by the same source that has been breaking the WAC news and SUU and Texas schools. He seems to have a good sources on the topics.

I surprised on the steal by Sims with 3 seconds left that the call was NOT two and the ball. It looked like he had a clear path to the basket.

Youngstown has always seemed like they are looking for football success to push the school profile. So, they would be looking for the next step up for the football program. I always assumed that they would be the MAC because is has 6 Ohio based schools. But, they can't afford the MAC and FBS football. So, I think they are happy with the high level of football within the MVFC. Plus, I believe that Youngstown was already in the OVC from 1981 to 1987. But, you do raise an interesting point about OVC and they could move back. A driver for this could be the current financial hardships many states are going to have and state funding could be reduced. So, yes I can see the OVC could be in play for both WIU and YSU to replace EK and JSU. The next couple of years are going to be interesting.

The interesting part of that report is that OVC is losing two members (E Kent and Jacksonville St). Does the OVC stay put or does W Ill. look to E Ill. as nice travel partner in the OVC. Plus, the costs to compete are a lot less in OVC vs SL/MVFC. If this unfolds MVFC goes back 10 teams and SL stays at 9 with St. Thomas coming in and W Ill potentially going. Or does this open the door for Augie slightly or do you talk to St. Johns UND/NDSU USD/SDSU (Augie/St. Johns) /St. Thomas Omaha/Denver ORU/UMKC

I agree on Denver and UMKC. But, I don't have a strong sense on what drives Oral Roberts. To me they are still a wild card. Plus, they always seem to be on the verge of major money troubles. If whatever drove them out of Southland is now gone. Does the Southland look better now?!?!? I don't know. But, it obvious that something was going on in the Southland for a while and I think we just saw the fault lines form.

I agree but the current WAC is simply a collection of parts leftover from the Great West and newer move-ups. When you have Chicago St in your conference - Augie looks like SDSU and USD combined.

Not that it matters, but I don't think NAU is a founding member of the Big Sky. But, they have been in the conference for a long time. The Big Sky schools that would be in play would be: 1) Weber St - because of the other Utah schools. They might be left behind. 2) NAU - they fit the footprint. Is what they want and do they lose ground to Grand Canyon (I don't think it is a for profit school anymore). 3) Maybe the California schools - Sac St, Poly and Cal Davis. They are the only none FBS schools in California. Are they looking to make the jump to join Fresno St, San Jose St.

Another poster on AGS is saying that Augustana is one of the DII schools being considered for WAC membership.

Right now, this conference adds a net of two new FCS teams Tarleton and Dixie. The big change is that more teams are going to be looking for non conference games. The Southland, WAC, and Big Sky have less members. And you may have another autobid slot for the playoffs.

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My oh my, I forgot about that one... that picture is really hard to unsee... augh!!! - Damn you, now my eyes are burning.

Appears that they are expecting more fans for MVFC games. Top of section 218 is an OK spot for Bison fans. But, I think a new area "Section 301" if you will - that is west of parking lot with barb wire would be perfect. It is COVID safe and it lets the Bizon fans graze is more appropriate environment Think of it as a "safe space" for Bizon fans.

We shouldn't be shooting that many 3s... with a guy named Rebraca in the post. He had 18 in the first half and finished with 21. We went away from our strength. UND is not a good shooting team. We don't have a pure shooter on this team. They need to work to there strengths.

Free throws

Thanks for the answers, I have always enjoyed watching Midco Sports when I am back home. I think they do a great job broadcasting UND sports and they really cover sports across the Dakotas. I wish it included Mens Hockey maybe with St Thomas coming to D1 and the Summit League they will think about moving into the cities. I think I will pull the trigger on this anyway.

I just noticed this service from Midco. Has anyone used this before and does it include all UND hockey games? Midco Sports Plus | MidcoSN