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Based on college rankings. US News, Forbes, WSJ. Their endowment shows the ability to fund the program and/or raise additional funds if needed. Yes, non-D1 for everything but hockey. I know most fans don't care about these things but they are very relevant. And I would prefer playing BSU or Mankato over CC for a handful of reasons but there is a significant difference at an institution level Bemidji State and Colorado College. Ugh. I knew that when I typed the other one as well. Denver is another enigma. They want to do their own thing and will work with whoever makes it convenient and allowable for them, which is why they are still in the Summit. They didn't require them to alter their sports offerings like a few other conferences have requested.

The $60 million was the number needed to create an endowment so the program could be self-sustainable in perpetuity. Rouhgly 4% per year payout = $2.4 million annually to run the program.

Terrible idea. You always have a private school in the league. Keeps a lot more of those FOIA requests at bay. Plus college presidents like to be associated with like-minded institutions. While there are 3 non-D1 institutions in the NCHC, removing the one that is a top 100 college and has a $750million plus endowment seems like a poor choice..

Can't have positives if you don't test.

I think Lotysz is definitely in the mix assuming he can get back to form.

Or maybe not that many people have had bad experiences? While I've heard from a handful of people who didn't enjoy their meal, the large majority have been impressed with no hesitation to go back. Looking through the reviews, there are both negative and positives, so not sure where you get the lack of objectivity? And while I get your commentary on the side dish things (and actually don't disagree), the concept from the beginning was to be a true steak house, which is how the majority of them have their menu set up. Not every restaurant is going to be for everyone. But my opinion is that it is a welcome addition to the dining scene in Grand Forks.

Majority of reviews I've heard have been very positive.

Both are fair points. The Med school is actually in Omaha, so considered "off-campus" and not part of their campus research numbers. There were some behind the scene things going on that led to Nebraska being voted out but they were aware it was coming. It still took a 2/3's vote to get them out.

Guessing Midco (for UND) and WDAY (for NDSU) also have a say in the start times.

To where? Are you talking hockey only or all sports? MVC, which is losing it's luster, would be the only other realistic option at this point. Unless a conference from further away decides they wants a MSP/StP presence. Like pretty much anyone else, I don't think they will let their hockey affiliation be the sole determiner to dictate the home for their Olympic sports, especially since the majority of their hockey options are single sport conferences or will allow affiliates.

This is a league created issue, not a UND created issue.

All one needs to know about the differences is told by looking at the state/local funding at the source level. Having something like 1/3 of your funding come from local non-competive grants really gives you a leg up. And it could be significantly higher than that depending on what is put into the "Instituion Funds" bucket and where that money filters down from. If one recalls, Nebraska lost their AAU status about 10 years ago because they were so reliant on non-competive, non-peer reviewed reserach grants and weren't strong enough on competitive federal research grants. Carnegie does not distinguish between where research dollars come from.

Black Widow Cafe (food truck) is operating out of there right now.

You'll be surprised who the two leads for the hiring process were then.

You apparently aren't familiar with Entz's clock management. Definitely a point on consternation among their fans.

I thought the talent level was pretty damn equal in the game. Or did you see something no one else did? I'll disagree that it happens "alot" but regardless, it was an egregious mistake that shouldn't have happened given the situation.

They don't get in situations without an immense amount of talent and skill but it's absolutely uncanny how breaks always seem to fall their way. Case in point:

They changed it a few years back because it was being used against them. In fact, Stiegelmeier just signed a 2 year extension to go on top of the 5 year contract he signed in 2018. https://www.keloland.com/sports/south-dakota-state-rewards-john-stiegelmeier-with-2-year-contract-extension/

Interesting. They signed a pretty highly recruited kicker/punter last year out of Kansas who actually played the end of the year, going 5-8 in FG's and 16-16 in XP's.

Looks like 24 in. K/P last minute decommit is the only big (negative)? Thought we'd maybe see another transfer or two and obviously still can. Parks - LB Doell - LB Stay - TE Dennis - WR Baretz - LB Cooper - LB Thaden - TE Olson - DL Bryant - OL Anderson - OL Ledbetter - DL Stec - LB Teiken - DL Kelzenberg - OL Moe-Tucker - RB Becher - OL Sutton - DB Schweigert - DL Strandell - WR Lehman - LB Borud - OL Hackel - QB Hembry - DB Dixon - DB

Well, took care of the first part. We'll see how it carries over.

Jacob Odom headed to D2-power Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Best of luck to him.

There isn't reallly a reason for the NCHC to be a willing participant in that and only have 3 schools currently in the Summit doesn't give the SL any leverage, especialy when the ones in the league are the ones you are trying to prevent leaving. And I think you'll have a hard time with that rule when the conference would need as many affiliates as it does. The MVFC doesn't have a whole lot of reason either, but the SL schools do have a bit more leverage being that it is currently 5/4/1 in the Summit/MVFC/Horizon. More or less, the difference in what you're saying and what I'm saying is which teams you are trying to protect from losing because other than UND there is no one that has both hockey and football (other than UST in the Pioneer). To me, football is a more realisitc option than hockey and it keeps the core group of the Dakota schools together and you have the ability to start enticing the 4 MVC schools while their conference is in a bit of transition and starting to look different than it previously did. Still a long shot but I think a reasonable path to explore.

Is there anyone more critical than you? And trust me, it isn't because you have some sort of superior football knowledge or have higer expectations than anyone else, it is because you have the never-ending need to constantly sh*t all over everything, over and over again, non-stop.

If you're going to add a sport in the hope for stability, football is a much bigger priority. Prevents the "safety" of universities being able to go FBS and have a separate home for their Olympic sports plus there are more football sponsoring schools than hockey sponsoring. Even if there was a Summit hockey, it would be much more likely to allow an associate member in that than it would in football, particularly since it is going to be required for almost half the current league from Day 1 (CC, WMU, Miami, Duluth SCSU). I don't see the major benefit from trying to roll the NCHC under the Summit umbrella like I would see with football.