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There is political movement to change the location of WIU from Macomb to Moline, as the Quad Cities lacks a four year public institution. For WIU to be a political football at its age and vastly declining enrollment is really telling. Don’t count on WIU being stable. https://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-wiu-should-be-here/article_e0d657a5-9c25-5b3f-ba7d-026b32b6d2da.html

Just trust that Kennedy extracted some $ goodies from Denny to get his vote. Augie would be a sore at SDSU’s and USD’s feet that will hang around and limit their potentials. For UND, it’s not ideal but not a disaster if it doesn’t royally piss off Denver and Omaha. A billionaire gets a lot of things to go his way with $ based skids.

This makes just as much sense: UND / NDSU SDSU/Augie USD/ Omaha DU / Weber Mont St / Mont Idaho / Seattle Both DU and Seattle tried to get in the Big Sky with the Montanas in the past. They were rejected by the low budget fb schools, not the Montanas. The Montanas and Idaho need a presence in Denver and Seattle, for alumni and potential students. Seattle and Idaho are Pacific time, so that is one down side. Denver, Seattle, Augie and Omaha are all good potential mbb schools.

Well, Texas and other states like LA and Ark have a much higher yield of Pentecostal and Charismatic faith based potential students. The Southland didn’t allow faith based institutions until UT-Arlington left, which objected fiercely. An ORU President should be naturally inclined to that population, which is tiny in Summit states. Think that ORU wanted to head to the WAC after the Southland, but the Summit needed them to keep their autobid (ORU is a key member as they have both baseball and men’s soccer.). So ORU headed back to the Summit for free just to get into the WAC with Southland schools that will move to FBS. The WAC would be perfect Conference for ORU if it has presence in Texas, Ariz, and California and having other Christian based schools like GCU and Cal Baptist. ORU and UMKC would make good travel partners, and that will come in the WAC.. Naturally, this logic will come under attack by NDSUers and others.

UND has signed 6’2 McCallister Gayle from Coronado HS, Henderson NV. https://www.ncsasports.org/womens-volleyball-recruiting/nevada/henderson/coronado-high-school10/mccallister-gayle

The Ralph could sponsor an esports tournament for students with consoles in their seats when a game is on. Maybe an e-dating site where everyone can be quickly rejected. Just some ideas to entice students to come. Or just reduce the ticket prices for students or at least allow them four games each for free.

Hopefully, Kennedy got some no strings money out of the deal from Denny. Denny could buy his way for Augie into the MVC if he wanted to, but the MVC doesn’t serve his purposes to make Sioux Falls happy. UMKC just got a new AD from Northridge. http://www.umkckangaroos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211780580&DB_OEM_ID=18300

Guess the seven recruits signed today.

Another Kentucky look at UND. https://www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sidelines-with-john-clay/article221630170.html

Had posted about Liberty moving up to FBS and the so-called experts on a realignment board moved it to a smack board as they thought it was so preposterous. But months later it happened, because Liberty has wheelbarrows full of cash and FBS is a good advertisement for tuition. Just today, ESPN is sponsoring a new bowl in Myrtle Beach, because it’s thirst for bowl programming is just about insatiable. Ive been saying this for years, but Presidents get wide-eyed at the thought of a >$1 million payout from the CFP after 2025 when it gets renewed. FCS will be practically drained dry when that happens. Cash drives the college sports world, not wins, but wins helps also with the cash flow.

kWSN 98.1 Sioux Falls says UMKC will announce tomorrow they will join the Summit and Augie may come after that. Dont have a link as another posted it. Could be “wishful” thinking. The WAC would be dead after a couple of years if that happens and the Summit would still be vulnerable if UMKC doesn’t start baseball. The UMKC athletics site had an announcement today, but more with improving school spirit, facilities and scholarships. Tomorrow there will be a staffing announcement. http://www.umkckangaroos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211780347&DB_OEM_ID=18300

Just rejecting the BS that comes from down south that the MVFC is somehow greater than the SEC.

So how is it possible no one from the world strongest Gateway/MVFC Conference won a championships between WKU and NDSU. SIU and Youngstown St won before that, but SIU is down in the Pitts now and YSU is almost there. But the histories of UNI, Ill St, and WIU are about as illustrious as NAU and below that of Idaho St. The historical record will remember only Youngstown St and NDSU. Between those schools, it had no national power schools, except departed for FBS WKU, that will be remembered.

Northern Illinois and six other Illinois area colleges are moving to ACHA DI. NIU could be a possible NCAA DI school with that USHL arena in the county closer to Chicago. NIU has sucked forever in mbb, so they need something. https://northernstar.info/sports/ice-hockey-awarded-division-i-status/article_de78e05c-e69f-11e8-a0c5-c3a395cb4f4a.html

Guess that’s like the Gateway Conference always losing steam in the playoffs, especially after WKU went FBS. A few new schools came in and it kind of changed things. History is never an unending repeat.

The MAC, CUSA, Sun Belt and ESPN announce the Myrtle Beach Bowl starting in 2020. https://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/11/13/football-mac-announces-creation-of-myrtle-beach-bowl-in-2020.aspx

Interesting that Cal Baptist attracted more than 5000 fans to their first game in DI. The arena shames UC-Riverside and other local colleges. Could be they will be another GCU in fan fervency. Heard that GCU actually pays some students to get wild at games and the rest emulate them. https://cbulancers.com/boxscore.aspx?id=8424&path=mbball Cal Baptist faces ORU as part of the Summit-WAC challenge next.

He got cleared.

Does the Big Ten regret adding Maryland and Rutgers after all their troubles? https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/11/05/big-ten-expansion-rutgers-maryland-jim-delany The article never went into the accounting to see if their States and NYC and DC cable networks made it worthwhile.

Well he has FBS experience and their fans were ecstatic that he was chosen again.

Like it a lot more than that multicolored bird head that was a big reason the the Fighting Hawks won the nickname election.. As far as the Fighting Sioux face silhouette, think that’s a tribute with a dead/ghost person morphing into a Hawk so UND is moving forward and official recognition that that nickname is dead. It’s a nice way of paying respect to the past without ginning up the PC crowd. It’s a denial of artistry to denounce that silhouette.

This is a great article on building a program. Sone examples are how Syracuse rebuilt its entire program in three years and is now ranked. Stanford used to be crap but Harbaugh built it from scraps. Boise St is almost a template. https://medium.com/therecord/syracuse-football-the-art-of-building-a-program-4b5120588046 Kostich and Rudy aren’t gone soon, Bubba needs to go first. UCDavis, Montana, Mont St, and even Idaho St have really changed up their programs with new coaches, as think their admin saw the old coaches as just status quo, which isn’t good enough. Weber St and EWU seem to have it right, currently.

Oakland U may be looking at football in addition to hockey. But with it negotiating to buy the Palace at Auburn Hills, hockey may be much closer to reality. Oakland U has grown a lot (new med school, law school and research) after being given its independence from Mich St, and the now with an enrollment of 20k. https://www.wxyz.com/sports/are-hockey-and-football-in-oakland-s-plans-new-ad-steve-waterfield-will-have-to-find-out With Green Bay looking at football too, is a Horizon League or midwest non scholarship league possible? Valpo and Drake MVC members), Dayton (A10),Augustana (DII now), Green Bay, Oakland and other Horizon League schools?

Forty six players from California are currently on DI posters. More teams could be formed in the West and South. https://www.uscho.com/2018/11/06/hockey-players-from-sun-belt-states-making-an-impact-on-ncaa-d-i-rosters/

NAU always has plenty of empty seats, even though it has a huge student population, over 31,000 but with a relatively low endowment. The students seem to commute back to Phoenix on weekends,