UNDBIZ

The gift that keeps on giving..... http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/400600/

Especially since they're god's gift to the sports world.

Apparently Bville isn't aware of the requirements for a D1 conference either. From Zooropa (who actually appears to be an sdsu nut):

Basic English can be so difficult for those moo U graduates.

Oh ok, I was thinking just 2 men's team sports in total. Thanks

Then don't they have (1) Western Illinois, (2) IUPFW, (3) IUPUI, (4) Oral Bob, (5) Eastern Illinois, soon to be (6) UNO, and soon to be (7) Denver for Men's Soccer? Denver is joining just as Oakland leaves. Or does it have to be basketball and baseball? I'm not well-versed in this area.

Are they losing UMKC, Oral Roberts, and Oakland in Men's Soccer too or did any of them stay on as affiliates?

UM-Duluth is part of the "better" university system in Minnesota, but the real University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) may not let them move up.

Agreed. Silly to even suggest it.

Augustana would be the nail in the coffin for the Slummit.

It's about the same distance from GF as MSP is, but there aren't nearly as many UND alumni in Sioux Falls. I'd think it's another option though if politics did get in between UND and the X.

Exactly, for all we know UND had a $700K surplus from 2011 that was available to be spent down in 2012. Also, new uniforms and logo-free equipment for all sports isn't exactly cheap.

I think they really need to have someone with ties to UND at the head of the Alumni Association. I think it looks better to potential donors when they're being courted by a fellow alum (or if the potential donor isn't an alum, at least they can see someone that UND produced). Personally, I'd prefer to have university presidents who have prior ties to the university as well, but I don't sit on the SBoHE.

Haha, he also pulled the buttrpi card....

In the video it sounds like they pronounce his name Huh-ren-key.

SiouxVolley was identifying the teams that have already left the conference.

I don't think it'll be a question of ndsu accepting an offer, I'm holding out hope that the BSC doesn't give them one

I had heard that also. Apparently Bresciani and Douple don't see eye to eye on some things anyways as Bresciani gave Douple poor marks on his performance review.

I'm pretty sure that was just an unsubstantiated rumor.

My accounting professors were all good. Econ profs were good too. Finance..... not so much.

DU doesn't sponsor baseball.....

The BSC is far more stable than the summit. BSC and Summit basketball are the same as both are 1 bid conferences (right now), anything else is meaningless. BSC basketball has Montana and Weber St, Slummit has SDSU. BSC and MVFC football are the same (not same styles, but same competitiveness). Ndsu is on a good run right now for football, but that doesn't place the entire conference above all others. I don't advocate for inviting ndsu to the BSC, I'd prefer they collapse in a no-bid summit.

Whew

If true, I wonder if we'll lose Christian Evers along with him.

That wasn't a quote from Lakes, just another average bizun fan.....