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The thing about D1 basketball is that I don't see much more movement from the BCS conferences as far as adding teams goes, and i'd also bunch the MWC into that. In fact, I'd put money on Conference USA all but disbanding in the next 5-10 years with the loss of memphis, Louisville, Marquette,TCU, St. Louis talking of getting out, Depaul doing the same (and the southeastern CUSA teams staying together to form something new). That being said, the CUSA and MVC walk on very much the same ground geographically. I don't see the MVC looking "down" (SDSU), so to speak, if they choose to expand, but instead adding schools like St. Louis, Depaul, Tulsa who play in better conferences, but whose conferences are rather unstable.

I think everyone can agree that "upgrading" is the last thing in the world NDSU or SDSU should be thinking about. Until a conference is found, there is no chance at all for an upgrade. And usually an upgrade calls for some success at the D1 level, which SDSU and NDSU have none of. There is no way the Missouri Valley would have interest in SDSU for another 25 years minimum anyway, they have much higher standards then accepting some team that recently moved up, had good D2 success, and was on postseason ban for 13 years. There are a boatload more teams in front of SDSU in the Missouri Valley's eyes, Illinois-Chicago, UW-Milwaukee, Detroit, Valpo, even schools from the Ohio Valley like Murray St and Austin Peay could work into the MVC geographically, and unlike SDSU they have good mid-major tradition at the D1 level.

So you never want NDSU (not that it will ever happen anyway) to make the Big Dance because they will just distract you and take away from the tournament when a big school could have gotten in there and been more competitive?

Another thing funny about the Fred Oien ordeal is that SDSU fans actually believe that, as Jackguy said, the Argus Leader, since it is owned by a USD alum, is blowing it out of proportion in order to stir up negative press while SDSU is in the midst of their move. "It is a personal issue and nothing the public should even worry about." The Argus Leader has run I believe 3 articles in the past week, causing this feeling of insecurity about the Argus, which they believe is anti-SDSU in the first place because of its ownership. It's really funny the conspiracy theories that NDSU and SDSU actually believe in, the kind of stuff that 10 year olds believe.

Why would they care, this whole ordeal is clearly a non-issue .

I don't envy anyone involved with making the women's regional this week. NDSU sweeps UND two weeks ago, but they lose last weekend to SDSU, who UND takes to the shed the next night. Kinda confusing.

That is plain stupid to say it wouldn't be an issue if SDSU wasn't in their current situation. Let's look to the past, why was it an issue with Entzion then, NDSU wasn't doing anything at that time and it certainly was an issue. What division was UND moving to when Ralph Engelstead's past issues came up while the REA was going up? What do we have to be jealous of SDSU for other then it is in the sprawling metropolis of Brookings where beer and hot girls flow like water. How naive can you possibly be to think that Oien is an issue because SDSU is moving up. If the boss at any workplace in America was a spousal abuser and an alcoholic it would be an issue, why should it be any different in glorious Brookings?

That is the state of basketball. Every team below the DI level literally has to play teams in lower divisions in order to put together a schedule that will not far exceed their budget. And there actually isn't that big of a scholarship difference between a lot of NAIA schools and D2 schools when it comes to baskwtball.

That scenario is impossible. If the schools dropped all sports but football and the basketballs, they would get sued by players, parents, coaches, alumni of all the sports that were cut and would lose millions and billions in the lawsuits that the universities would have little chance of winning. Title IX, or title xi as you like to call it, applies to everything, there are no ways around it. Having DI football means a school must also fund 85 women's scholarships, and that only can come about through funding at a minimum of 5-6 sports, not to mention offsetting the men's basketball scholarships. So you see, your scenario is impossible.

That would be a good regional win for the Sioux. Winona should be way down after losing a zillion SRs. I would guess it wouldn't happen because the Sioux probably don't want to go to Winona, and why should they, and Winona probably wants a home game.

Another article on Oien. This handling of this by SDSU is disgusting. I don't think there are many positions in the work field where a person can be charged with crimes like these and not be suspended or put on leave. If seems like SDSU is trying to ignore the issue and hopes everyone else will as well. Oien's trouble

The attendence figure for last nights game was something that I noticed in the box score last night. I don't think it was even with 1000 of how many were in attendence for the women's game, I was thinking a bit over 3000 and am pretty accurate of a judge having attended almost every home game at Hyslop since about '90. The reserved sections were pretty much full both in the upper level and courtside, and the general admission seats on the horseshoe end were pretty full up to almost the curve itself, and the SDSU section was full. I found the figure pretty puzzling.

Really, I don't remember that at all. What year was that?

The link is on the bisonville home page, I don't know it and doubt anyone else actually knows the address because it is longer then belief.

The Jacks did play the Sioux close in football for the first time I can remember (which I was showed after posting this that my memory is lacking)), but also remember that the UND men played your men close last night, and you have been nothing but incomplementary about them, so why would you expect the same for playing our national runner-up football ream close? Once again you present a double standard.

SDSU is a good team, not as good as I would have thought, though. And when will the Jack nation figure out that Matt Jones probably won't return to the court this year, and even if he does he cannot be counted on for much production at all having missed at least 2 months to this point, practicing little if at all, not being in basketball shape and having his normal great hops. I hope the guy can reuturn, but even the eternal optimist would have trouble agreeing that he will be a factor with the end of the season a bit more then a month away and no sign of him practicing, let alone playing in the foreseeable 1 week at the very minimum. He is good, but he is not Michael Jordan, he's played 1 year in the NCC, his presence alone does not strike fear into people eyes knowing he has done nothing but sit on his rear for the last 2 months.

That has nothing to do with the discussion at hand, and UND has advanced to regionals lately and made it to the Elite Eight repeatedly in the early 90's. You don't anwer a question with a lame attempt at an insult, no one quotes you and simply types "FOOTBALL".

Kind of like your institution looks for having an alcoholic and uncontrolable spouse abuser as the head of the athletic department.

Interesting and funny to note on the SDSU board that Jackguy posted that Rype is a jerk and a headcase. Don't know what, how, or why a person whould ever get that opinion of Rype, he's probably the quietest, least emotional, least contreversial human being I have ever seen or known in my life. I'll call Josh Cerveny in shape then since perceptions of reality are so scewed. Kind of ironic coming from people who consider Fred Oien a great man, they must have the definitions of the words great, jerk, and headcase mixed up.

Please review the 2nd part of the post about the post game, where Parks and an SDSU assistant had a discussion. No different then Glas talking to Jones, legal unless done to a SDSU player?

How's this then. The higher ranked Rabbits women's team got absolutley anhiliated by a lower ranked Sioux team. The higher ranked Rabbit men just about got beat in what turned out to be a pretty exciting game against a struggling, injury-riddled Sioux men's team. But almost only counts in hand-grenades, horseshoes, and nuclear missles, it was a good game nonetheless. Rabbit women looked terrible in a game where both teams had over 20 turnovers, I like UND's chances in another game with them, Roebuck played the match-up game with SDSU's coach very well. Rabbit men looked very beatable, another good team with a full lineup and compitent big man has a shot against them, their inside defense looked like the Sioux's defensive rebounding, much was lacking. No one in their right mind expected UND to win the game, hence the lack of discussion of the men's game. The Sioux played fairly well, but to expect more would've called for some hurculian efforts. Some of my accessments.

And the worst part of Lindahl's game lately has been his defense. I'm beginning to think Mark Kauk could undress him with a little ball fake. He's rushing his shot when he does get a good look, and his rebounding hasn't been there lately either. You'd think that with Rype's solid play that Lindahl's would be good too, Rype has been doubled a lot, Lindahl can't get open though. That is what that early season streth did to him, now he is th efoacl point of the other team's defense. Austin was real solid last night, I'd say his best all-around performance of the year. SDSU killed UND on the offensive boards despite being almost always outsized. As a Sioux fan though, you had to be pleased with the final score, the team is showing improvements and is competitive giving itself a chance to win, and with this injury torn group I think that is all you can ask, keep it close and see what happens.

He's hiding somewhere. And Legend, what do you go on here during halftime of the men's game? Get to work, balls need to be polished. You don't see a "good" team get their asses handed to them by 26 too often, when was the last time Duke, UConn, Arizona, the Tennessee women, the Sioux women got it handed to them by that margain in a regular season game. The new regional and national rankings will be interesting, NDSU beats UND 2 xs, NDSU loses to SDSU, but the Sioux hand the Rabbits a backhand to the face that even Fred Oien would appreciate.

In an ironic twist, I don't know if anyone else caught it, but during warm-ups of the men's game tonight against SDSU, the SDSU coaching staff, which recruited Keith Parks, were conversing with him for a good 5 minutes. After the game, the shorter, shatty African American SDSU assistant was talking to him as well. Interesting to hear Jackguy's take on that. Must be tampering.

Their facility isn't anywhere near the top teams in 1AA. Thier visitors seating is that of a high school field. If their coaches were that good, they would find a way fo scheme things to win a game they aren't supposed to....at least once. It hasn't happened yet.