zonadub

Well, yeah I am. This proposal is to keep the WAC alive for non-football sports. The idea is that the Big Sky will be the football conference, and share a few teams to keep the WAC viable until Big Sky teams are ready and willing to move up. There is no WAC football in this proposal (yet).

There would not be an exit fee for UND if the Big Sky is "lending" teams to the WAC to keep the WAC viable

NDSU would actually be a very nice 8th football school.

The way NoDak says it, UND and the Montana's would join The new WAC... Pretty nice conference of flagship schools and major market schools if it happens. Idaho New Mexico State Denver Seattle Boise(?) Montana Montana State North Dakota Portland Sacramento Actually sounds like a strong conference

if Idaho and NMSU get football into the MWC, they would get the rest of their sports in, so this merger idea would be dead

Good interview with Fullerton on Idaho radio. among discussion - 'lending' the WAC some Big Sky schools in Olympic Sports to preserve 2 autobids in basketball. Idaho joining Big Sky in non-football sports and giving Idaho time to test the independent FBS waters http://images.radcity.net/6736/5058433.mp3

Southern Utah's QB had a great quote: Insight from a preseason All American

these make sense ^^^ maybe archive the Reclassification to Division I thread and replace it with a Big Sky (or all conferences) news thread

Still the most user friendly fan forum on the web. Nice job Mr Dahl.

more like a hijacking

you can click on the "go to first unread post" line at the top right of the page rather than scroll thru the page

and no 'rep' icon

Not to bring up the team to the south, but to only have one player from the state's two schools on the team, and no its not Zeb Miller, is kinda a slap in the face of the defending national champions.

don't remember if this has been suggested before and really don't want to go back over 40 pages of posts... Zebras, maybe the refs will think they are members of the Fighting Sioux team!

Although my vote went to Nokotas, agree that Roughriders would be the best and most logical choice. Have a feeling that it will be Roughriders up against Spirit and Flames as the three finalists.

Glad you like it. Feel free to bring it to the NDSUA&AS administration as the new nickname for your teams --> NDSU Flickertails.

and the expectations begin to rise...

OK, now on to the topic....... Albuquerque Anchorage Birmingham Houston Indianapolis Milwaukee Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Tucson tough question, that's probably why the thread got derailed. Winnipeg would have deserved to be on this list a year and a half ago even tho its not in the US. Apologies, I know I missed some place(s) that is(are) truly deserving (as in "why Tucson?")

Conspicuous in their absence --- where are the Gophers & Bulldogs?

I'd be willing to bet dollars to donut holes that "Fighting" will not be a part of the new nickname.

fair statement. any good nickname is already in use or was forcibly retired.

definitely great news

Has anyone heard if Midcontinent Cable will be picking up ROOT Sports?

Sell. Hockey has been to the Frozen Four & football is only now becoming playoff eligible. Football is entering the arena that hockey has been playing in for decades. Buy or Sell: UND football is undefeated at home in 2012.