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UMKC did a study which is supposed to tell them what to do: stay D1, go DII, or drop athletics. No move has been announced.

An article about how Sacred Heart is doing in their rented 8500 seat Webster Bank arena. Hasnt improved ticket sales that much, but selling 1500 seats is an improvement. Almost all the AHA teams have been upgrading or built or are planning new arenas. Sacred Heart is not the pushover that it used to be. There is talk that a Connecticut Beanpot tournament will form using UConn, Quinnipiac, Yale, and Sacred Heart. http://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Sacred-Heart-hockey-looking-to-build-12425733.php#photo14692975

This year's bowls have the #2 CUSA team v the # 1 Sunbelt team, the #2 Belt against the #1 MAC, and the #1 CUSA team vs the #2 MAC team, so the playoff system is almost set up. Think in five years, the new Summit, a revised WAC, and a revised Atlantic Sun (mostly CAA teams) will be part of it too.

If the former Slummit becomes the best of the Big Sky and Summit, I'm all in.

UND is the glue that would keep Denver and Omaha in, otherwise they would leave too The XDSU's will rely on UND to get more Big Sky schools.

IPFW wants out badly, but SDSU fans are in denial. If IPFW leaves, the whole Summit could unravel unless the Montana's, Idaho, and EWU move over. The long term future of the conference needs truly neutral sites in those states; Bismarck, Rapid City, and Billings. That will grow region wide interest in college basketball rather than giving SDSU a carte blanche ticket to the dance.

Just today, Brett McMurphy tweeted that some G5 conferences had got together informally for playoff talk. It's coming, but it will take time. But the $'s need to be better than bowls.

In 2022, Ga Southern will get $ 1.423 million for playing at Lincoln.. So by being FCS, we are taking a $ 908,000 discount. FBS has some mighty bucks that were missing out that would nearly pay the scholarship difference.

For once, agree with the trolls. But for UND the issue is the Alerus would probably have to be used as the Ralph is reserved for hockey playoffs.

So you have the contract in front of you stating this is not true?

The loss of Berstine and Shanks will be felt even worse in the upcoming game with Gonzaga. Avants can't fill the middle by himself against higher level teams.

And it would be TWO million dollars if we go FBS.

The owners of the Thrashers and Phillips Arena decided that they didn't want the Thrashers anymore. Fan support would have been much better if the owners actually wanted the team and advertised. Support would be much high in Cobb County or Gwinnett County, where most hockey fans live, as getting to a parking spot isn't so risky as in downtown Atlanta. The Braves left downtown for Cobb County for a reason. But it would take a billionaire with a promise of a new Arena in the northern suburbs to get the NHL interested again

West Florida is close to Paradise, but too many social problems in my book. Fort Walton has fewer, but really liked Seaside and Rosemary Beach alot, but those are more invented towns. Crestview seems rather ideal, as beach towns are just too fake.

The Islanders may get a new 18,000 seat arena next to Belmont Park right at the border between Queens and Nausau County. The New York City FC is also trying to build a 26,000 seat outdoor stadium at that spot. Only one can win and they might both lose as some neighbors don't want anything built there, in spite of already heavy traffic beside Belmont Raceway. Barclays simply isn't a hockey venue with plastic piping and obscured views for thousands.

Cameron Lewis, a 6'1" WR at Southwestern JC in CA, says he has a UND offer on Twitter. His stats imply he could be a DB too. Originally from Raleigh NC.

The Sun Belt won't take UWF as long as USA is there. The Atlantic Sun might, but football would have to go to the Big South.

Haven't followed SDSU's recruiting, but aren't their best players from Minnesota? Did Brewster recruit them too? Their 28 RPI ranking is impressive. It's going to be a battle against the SD schools next year for the Summit crown. Agree that NDSU is finally getting quality players, even from ND. That program seems to have turned the corner but the Bizons don't care anymore.

Saw a report that because of the oil price rebound and renewed drilling, ND led to US in growth % last quarter at an unreal 8.5%.

A UConn donor who has given $ 22.5 mill has told the AD they had to start men's lacrosse. ( on Twitter).

Coastal actually is very ambitious and has a College World Series ring to prove it. Their volleyball and m&w soccer teams are already the class of the Sun Belt. If one is going to build a fb program up, have to expand the stadium.

Toledo will move its club team up to Acha D1. It might be a sleeper school to start hockey, as there is an 8k arena already in town where an ECHL team plays. Would really be a good rival for Bowling Green and Oakland.

Has added 8 iinches to his vertical, become more explosive and has a Drake offer. Other big schoois are considering him too. Played at the same HS with Jal, so that might be a plus.

A Des Moines Register article says UNI and Creighton have suddenly developed interest and Drake has offered, but he still in cointact with UND frequently.

Interesting story on the need for more ND gas processing plants. OneOK postponed a major new plant in McKenzie County when oil prices dipped. Crestwood and Oasis built their plants anyway. ND needs downstream nat gas plant's, like the GF fertilizer plant and the ethane cracker plant to actually be built. http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/