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Getting above .500 important for CIT bid if they do not make it to the dance.

hardly... much easier and shorter travel to Denver. Plus it would be a good recruiting ground for the conference and a nice large market. No comparing FU to DU.

I hope that the speed for Carr and Finley translate to plays on the field this year.

You can not be serious... nobody in the MSP media is not a homer... I will always remember how the media went on and on and on and on and on about Zajac's hit at the final horn several years ago. Then three weeks later a Gopher cross checked a guy well after the horn in a Denver game. No reply no comment.. just them saying Minnesota captain serving a two minute penalty for cross checking at the end of the second period. No post game analysis, no Gorg going on about how dangerous it is and how cheap the hit is.. MSP media are biggest group of in the bag homers you can find.. Hell, most Gopher fans I know admit it..

I think Oakland will be moving. They are actively looking and they would be a good addition to any conference. IUPUI and IPFW are filler for some conference if opportunity comes about. I do think that Oakland is the biggest risk. The only other interesting school is Denver. The jump from the SL to MVC is big not just in terms of competition level but financial commitment: Arena, practice facility and coaching staffs. It truly is a high level commitment. The UNI basketball head coach makes more than the Iowa basketball head coach. I believe that top end MVC coaches are above $450,000. I think Denver has the profile they are looking for and the money/market to compete. The one interesting twist that may be in favor of Denver is that they don't have very many traditional Olympic sports. So, travel is really limited to basketball if a conference is willing to overlook some minimum number of sports requirements In addition, the Denver program does not really fit in the SL. Think of it this way, the Denver basketball head coach makes approximately $300,000 to $350,000. The entire staff makes between $700,000 and $800,000. NDSU is the only other school in the SL could match that and are they ready to make Saul and his staff equal to or higher paid than football at NDSU. For reference the total budget for NDSU basketball is around $1m.

Not really interested in the WAC or SL teams. So, I will stick with the Big Sky - thank you very much.

Summit could lose 1 to 5 schools Oakland to A10/MVC/Horizon IUPUI and IPFW are both looking to move. So, if openings come about in the OVC or Horizon they are gone. Denver still has its bags packed and would go to MVC if possible.

All at the same site... regular season champ hosts.

Sorry about that - a loss by SUU tonight and UND will lock up the 3 seed. UND has head to head with MSU.

UND 78 - 74 win... Anderson with miracle lay up and UND wins.. they sweep the road trip and are locked into the 3 seed.

Half way through the second half - 58-52

Nice play by Webb to Wilmer

the center for EWU has to have about 8/9 blocked shots. I have noticed both of the smaller guards are not taking it to the rim right now.

It was an interesting offensive possession between Allard and Lenny.. but it worked

UND has deflected a lot of passes today..

Weber wins by two... in OT. missed FTs by NAU in regulation hurt them.. plus Weber got hot from 3 in the last couple of minutes.. sorry for the thread drift.

wow - Rogers will plenty of time goes end to end with a wild shot - no prayer of going in... tied going to OT.

Weber going to the line for two 11 seconds left 67-69 ... first one good and the second isssss good tied..

67-69 now - they just called a charge on NAU..

This NAU game is going to the wire.. WSU at the line 65 - 69 NAU leading with 25 sec to go

exactly, I do think he has a nice stroke tho.. just work on the footwork

Yes, Huff was the man in the first half. But, the game in not over. UND looked flat the last 5 or 6 minutes of the half

I thought UND going to run them out of the gym early in the first half. NAU - struggling at the line.... not over.

NAU 63 - Weber 58 with 1:23 left - Rogers for NAU is having a nice game

It looks like NAU is going to take Weber down