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Estimated attendance?

Tommy is better than this Michigan State starter has played... holy cow.

On youtube as well.

St. Thomas might lose to Sioux Falls. Game on midco+

I agree for the most part. I just think Midco is missing out on people from DU, Omaha, and UND who maybe don't currently have Midco Sports Plus, but would purchase it if there was additional value - CCHA content in addition to Summit League could maybe get some people over the fence and it could help drive subscription growth. Other than St. Thomas, there isn't a whole lot of overlap with the teams involved, so I don't think there is much of an opportunity cost in providing better discounts for a bundle that includes both leagues. Just my opinion. Biggest issue is obviously the price point, and the contracts/revenue sharing agreements between Midco and each league - if Midco weren't required to distribute any additional money, based on subscription numbers or revenue, this would be easier to implement, but I'm pretty sure at least the Summit League get's additional money if certain milestones are met. In such a scenario there is also the question of determining how bundled revenue would be allocated between the two conferences. Perhaps the next contracts can be improved, and better bundling packages can be implemented once Midco gathers more viewership data from the current contracts.

Midco had a huge opportunity but I think they whiffed on this one. Not only is the CCHA content not bundled with existing content, but there is hardly any discount if you subscribe to both. Guessing there are a lot of UND, DU, and Omaha fans who would pull the trigger if they had access to both leagues, but who will not buy either individually, or at the price point of the "all-in" bundle.

Agreed. I'd have guessed more to be honest.

Speaking of Midco, I believe both USD and SDSU's deals with them expire in 2026. Will be interesting if Forum Communications tries to steal one or both of them away.. Rapid City TV station joining Forum Communications family Acquisition amplifies company’s South Dakota efforts as news, sports and weather leader. “We have big plans in South Dakota,” said Mary Jo Hotzler, chief content officer for Forum Communications. “Mitchell has long been a news leader in the state and is unmatched when it comes to high school sports coverage. Sioux Falls has quickly become a go-to source for news and sports, especially the (SDSU) Jackrabbits, and we are excited about adding Rapid City. This is just the beginning for us in the state.”

Palmer Luckey, VR entrepreneur, defense contractor, will be Sen. Kevin Cramer's guest at UAS expo GRAND FORKS – A tech billionaire who created the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset before founding a defense company will be Sen. Kevin Cramer’s invited guest at the 2024 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Expo in Grand Forks on Oct. 8-9. WOW! It's great to hear they will be able to get this guy to Grand Forks. Really interesting dude. If you don't know who he is, this is an interesting piece on him. Seriously, worth watching this for entertainment value alone.

seems somewhat relevant...

Interesting. Could last nearly a year - brings with it 800 additional airmen. "He said the base is making arrangements to house airmen in area hotels and apartments as well as putting up temporary hangars for winter maintenance on some plans and making “modest upgrades” to some base offices." Bummer with the timing of tearing down the old dorms. https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/grand-forks-air-force-base-could-temporarily-host-b-1b-bombers-in-2025

NAU probably thought they would have an on campus rink by now. All they need is a zamboni and a ice chiller. https://www.change.org/p/nau-fieldhouse-rink

Not that it means anything exactly, but it's interesting that Grand Canyon is playing up in Alaska this year.

Maybe he mentioned it in this interview.

Yeah, all it takes is one person to file a lawsuit. They don't have a defensible position, imo. They run a poll but don't do any analysis or follow up studies, according to them, when I've asked about it.

Not sure why they don't go after NDSU, who uses Prong 3 for title IX.

My point is just that it's not as dire of a situation anymore, because the Summit will no longer need soccer in order to keep it's basketball autobid. That would only affect M soccer.

I'm not really sure all that necessary that is anymore, now that the requirements for team sport sponsorships changed.

Please no. lol. The guy is entertaining, though. I'll give him that. He can do the alternate broadcast.

I want Gage Ausmus.

Any word on who will be announcing UND's Midco games this year?

And strength coach.

Not good.