Ok so this is want from Fenton...or bust.
Use the promise/plan of FBS Football and NCHC membership to lockup the Summit and bring in some new blood (Missouri State and Northern Iowa).
Summit 2.1
UND, NDAC, USD, SDAC, St Thomas, Omaha, KC, Denver, Oral Roberts, Western Illinois, Missouri State, and Northern Iowa
Men's Sports
Football, Hockey, Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse, T&F, Cross Country, Baseball, Golf, and Wrestling.
FBS Football
UND, NDAC, USD, SDAC, St Thomas, Western Illinois, Northern Iowa, and Missouri State
Hockey
UND, Omaha, Denver, St. Thomas, Northern Iowa, Missouri State...2 or 3 or 4 more affiliates (no Miami)
Basketball
All 12
Soccer
Denver, KC, Omaha, Oral Roberts, St Thomas, Western Illinois---UND...
Lacrosse
Denver...hope a lot more join including Missouri State (club team)
T&F
enough already have it
CC
enough already have it
Baseball
NDSU, Omaha, Oral Roberts, St Thomas, SDSU, Western Illinois, Missouri State (drop UNC)
Golf
enough have it (adding in Missouri State and NIU)
Wrestling
NDAC, SDAC, Northern Iowa, ---get a couple more to add...UND? USD?? Omaha???
Yes, the hardest part would be getting Northern Iowa and Missouri State from the MVC. But FBS Football could be the draw plus an open invitation to D1 hockey (if the facilities are good) could get them to jump (and the MVC is/has been getting raided every few years).
Yes, getting Denver to leave Big East Lacrosse would be hard/impossible but Fenton could say...here is the number for the commish of AHA...bye.
Yes, getting NDSU, SDSU, and NIU to leave the "Big 12" wrestling conference sounds tough but the real name should be the "Affiliate Conference"...bc only Iowa State, OK State and West Virginia are the only Big 12 schools in the mix...plus with everything going on with the big 12 who knows what their plan is for wrassling...