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You have any idea on when an announcement will be made? Like are they waiting on a specific date or are they still fundraising?

Not sure if it was mentioned here, but UAF got hit with NCAA penalties this spring. https://www.ncaa.org/news/2022/3/18/media-center-ncaa-violations-occurred-at-alaska-fairbanks.aspx#:~:text=Alaska Fairbanks and the enforcement staff agreed that the violations,rules education or monitoring processes. Impermissible inducement and benefits violations Alaska Fairbanks, the head men's ice hockey coach and the NCAA enforcement staff agreed that the men's ice hockey coaching staff violated impermissible inducement and benefits rules when they arranged free or reduced-cost lodging for at least 18 incoming prospective student-athletes to stay with representatives and current student-athletes before the school's dorms opened for the fall semester. The impermissible benefits totaled more than $2,000. As a result of the violations, eight student-athletes competed and received actual and necessary expenses while ineligible. Additionally, a representative of the school athletics interests provided an impermissible benefit by allowing three student-athletes to use their vehicle on an as-needed basis for at least 15 days. Head coach responsibility violation All parties agreed that the head coach violated head coach responsibility rules and did not promote an atmosphere of compliance because of his involvement in arranging the housing accommodations. Further, he failed to monitor his staff, did not consult with compliance or self-detect violations that were occurring within his program. Failure to monitor violation Alaska Fairbanks and the enforcement staff agreed that the violations in the men's ice hockey program demonstrated that the school violated the NCAA principle of rules compliance by failing to establish adequate compliance reporting systems, rules education or monitoring processes. Penalties For the men's ice hockey violations, the school, the head men's ice hockey coach and the enforcement staff used ranges identified by the Division I membership-approved infractions penalty guidelines to agree on Level II-Standard penalties for the school and Level II-Mitigated penalties for the head coach. For the certification-related violations, the school and the enforcement staff used past case guidance and Division II Bylaw 19.5 to agree upon penalties for the school. The agreements contain the full list of penalties approved by the Division I and II Committees on Infractions, including: Three years of probation. A $7,500 fine. A two-week ban on off-campus recruiting contacts, evaluations and recruiting communications in men's ice hockey during the 2021-22 academic year. A 2% competition suspension during the men's ice hockey regular season for the head coach (at Alaska Fairbanks or any school that employs him). Vacation of team and individual records in which student-athletes competed while ineligible. The school must undergo an outside audit of its athletics policies and procedures. The athletics director and compliance staff must attend NCAA Regional Rules Seminars each year of the probationary period. All staff members with eligibility certification-related responsibilities must also attend Regional Rules Seminars during the first two years of the probationary period.

FSSD already said he/she pulled that number out of thin air. I was just showing that the REA has a hell of a lot of cash on hand.

Is SDSU still using swimming pool locker rooms?

page 26 Source is NDUS 2020 Annual Report, linked above.

I don't think UND Hockey improved the addidas deal much - its fairly standard compared to other fcs schools. However, UND does actually have a deal in place with CCM for "hard goods", and it seems to be pretty good (though I haven't seen other hockey deals).

McFeely: North Dakota-based BEK buys television signal in Grand Forks This is a really good article that describes the Summit's current situation: McFeely: How valuable is the Summit League? Conference wants to find out

That's great to hear. So we can finally listen to the morning show on Iheart's website?

Midwest Communications will have the rights it looks like. Assuming the contract is still being negotiated. https://apps.nd.gov/csd/spo/services/bidder/main.htm

Is this a newly created position? If so, this should take a load off some of the assistant coaches who currently have to handle some of this stuff, correct? https://campus.und.edu/human-resources/careers/job-openings.html

he was on the radio?

Great ideas so far. More of the band please.

If athletes are going to be treated as employees, how long until we see contracts that specify length/duration of employment and include buyout fees?

Can anyone explain what this is about? Was this discussed already? https://www.northpine.com/blog/2022/06/24/tct-gray-bek-weigel-among-full-power-tv-auction-winners/ TCT, Gray, BEK, Weigel Among Full-Power TV Auction Winners Posted on June 24, 2022 by Jon Ellis Tri-State Christian Television, Gray TV, BEK Sports Network, and Weigel Broadcasting will be getting new full-power TV stations in the Upper Midwest as a result of FCC Auction 112. Of the 18 allotments sold nationwide, the one bringing in the most money was channel 27 in Grand Forks, ND, which went to BEK Sports Network with a $6,411,000 winning bid. BEK already owns two stations in western North Dakota and its new station will have the potential to reach Fargo.

They have the perfect arena already downtown. 4.7K capacity for hockey.

I get crap from my college buddies for going on message boards all the time, but they beat the news yet again. Props to Cberkas for naming Binghampton first. What are the odds they move forward, 50/50?

This is a surprisingly good breakdown of the TV/Streaming situation with the Summit League. https://www.inforum.com/opinion/columns/mcfeely-how-valuable-is-the-summit-league-conference-wants-to-find-out My prediction (complete guess)... I really think that Midco is going to make a run at a streaming/linear deal with the conference, and Fenton will use that as leverage with ESPN. I think odds are 50% Midco, 40% ESPN, 10% Summit.TV (like nchc.tv). If Midco gets the rights, I think games would be on their espn-like midcosn+ platform, and I think Fenton would look to pair that with CBSSN, who would air the basketball championship game and potentially a handful of regular season matchups (kind of like their deal with the NCHC). Edit: Here's another article about the Summit/CSMG partnership that I think includes some different quotes from Fenton. https://www.on3.com/news/summit-league-collegiate-sports-management-group-media-tv-rights-strategy-mens-basketball/

Seems St. Thomas scrapped the hockey arena plan at the Ford site. A small but vocal opposition seemed to be brewing, but I don't know if that was the cause or if it was that St. Thomas found a more suitable location or what. “after careful assessment, the university has determined the Highland Bridge site is no longer a viable option for a future hockey facility, primarily due to financial considerations.” https://www.twincities.com/2022/07/07/st-thomas-pulls-division-i-hockey-stadium-plan-out-of-highland-bridge-but-baseball-softball-remain/

In their proposal, Midco said that they would continue to provide UND's live game streams for free to conference streaming partners. In regard to the Fenton interview, no matter what the Summit league decides to do, it will not affect conference Football streams on ESPN+/3 because that is a MVFC conference deal, and hockey would also stay on NCHC.TV (unless hockey or football move under the Summit League's wing at some point). If the Summit does make any changes I don't get the impression that anything would take affect this year (could be wrong).

We do. It's Midco and Iheart. UND is working on finalizing contract negotiations with them now. Additionally, it seems that UND put out a rfp for an exclusive radio partner in Fargo. I'm guessing since Iheart doesn't have a radio station in Fargo, and because UND wanted to retain broadcasting rights for markets in which their flagship partner (iHeart) doesn't operate (as stated in initial rfp). Good move imo. https://bids.sciquest.com/apps/Router/PublicEvent?CustomerOrg=UND Also, people with comcast in the msp market may hear some good carriage news soon.

On a related note, this is a good article about Fenton and Summit League media strategy https://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/summit-league-partners-with-collegiate-sports-management-group-media-rights.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

https://www.grandforksgov.com/government/city-departments/planning-zoning/planning-projects Some new projects on the city's website, including a new rydell dealership and mem village.

Looks like the zoning request is now listed on the city's website. https://www.grandforksgov.com/government/city-departments/planning-zoning/planning-projects

looks like this https://www.enclavecompanies.com/ivy-at-soco