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Don't think USD and/or SDSU will give up their home court advantage in the Summit bb tournament. NDSU moving to a WAC FBS makes sense in that they would not want to be 'left behind' like UND was when the XDSUs went DI. Not sure UND is ready, but looks like the recent reductions may be a precursor. interesting times indeed.

and I thought Roughriders was a great idea, but it the 43rd iteration of Hawks and the millionth use of a bird, but it is time to move on...

Tell that to all the people who voted for the Fighting Hawks name because they thought the logo would be that multicolored one from the junior team in Canada. also, a 'no' vote from me.

Agreed!!!

Not a former Sioux, but Joe Schobert is the first pick in the fourth round by Cleveland.

Agreed that Fullerton said publicly that he wanted to see a Big Sky FBS as well as FCS, just was wondering if there might be a basketball reason to make the split complete.

Right. 12 teams in bb. 14 fb.

Yeah, I get that. Just 12 teams for 1 spot then dividing that share 12 ways. Vs 1 out of 6 times 2... don't know the logistics either but a complete split may be better than FBS FCS

Considering that the Big Sky is a one bid conference to the dance, wouldn't a split be more important in basketball?

What? You mean NDSU is not getting invited to the Big 12 because of wrasslin'? Blasphemy!

New Mexico State on the clock ?

C'mon now. These are the most entertaining threads on the board. Love reading the indignation of the bison crowd. Do any of us have a good historical record of predictions?

That's just plain sad

Just ask Northern Iowa

Except that UC Davis and Cal Poly were never full members. There may be resistance if UND wanted to leave football in the BSC and move the rest. idk.

Summit expansion? What? Who? And who are you having to replace?

The Idaho prez contracted with a consultant to report on the pros and cons of Indy vs FCS. The recent nickname fiasco gives an insight into what that consultant will more than likely report. It appears that the UI administration wants to join the Big Sky in football too, but there is a significant alumni push to stay Independent for a couple years after the 2017 season. The consultant will more than likely endorse what Spear wants to do. SiouxVolley has a much better finger on the pulse of this. To answer your question, it looks like May 4 is a soft target to be able to plan the 2018 conference schedule, but Idaho will be accommodated if they need more time. Again, SV probably can give you a better answer.

Nah... T Hennesey and Starman for the win

Is this for real?

I'll see your Phil Hanson from Oakes and raise you a Dave Osborn from Cando. But then, you're too young to know about him.

Not saying he could stop it. Saying he would fight it. But I agree, it will not happen.

After thinking about this for the past couple of weeks, a light has lit... If the B1G offers UND while Faison is the AD, he will fight it with all the power he has. He was arguably the instigator of the conference forming in the first place, so UND will not leave the NCHC without a huge fight from Faison. The NCHC is his legacy, more than anything else he has done in his entire career.

Now that Cleveland has picked up RG III, will Wentz go to a team that may be a better fit for him long term? I would think a year or two backing up Tony Romo would be better for Wentz than being relegated to the dog pound of Browns futility.

Hypothetical question... if UND were offered and accepted a hockey affiliation in the B1G, would that cause the athletic department to start looking at trying to join the Summit and MVFC? Since the B1G schools are east, would that move the focus of conference affiliations for all sports east? I do not think it would have an impact on Big Sky membership for other sports, but I don't know s--t from shine-ola when it comes to the inner workings of the AD.

As one who wanted UND to adopt Roughriders from the start, it is still THE University of North Dakota, and if Fighting Hawks is the name, whether it was something I liked or not, just doesn't matter. Fighting Hawks is the name that was chosen. Would rather just go by Hawks than the clumsy sounding Fighting Hawks, but it still doesn't matter. The teams on the field, court, ice, diamond, course, whatever, ... still represent THE University of North Dakota. And as I said above, at least it's not Sundogs.