Conference Realignments - Take 2

[bincitysioux]

PAC-12 is only at 8 FB teams.  One would think they HAVE to keep adding in the coming years.

I would think UNLV & UTEP would be most likely targets. Plus one non-football school to balance out Gonzaga

[SIOUXFAN97]

7 minutes ago, bincitysioux said:

PAC-12 is only at 8 FB teams.  One would think they HAVE to keep adding in the coming years.

I would think UNLV & UTEP would be most likely targets. Plus one non-football school to balance out Gonzaga

i would say unm instead of el paso....and yes...add st mary's or heck grab grand canyon from the mwc..

so yes they will probably add a couple more....even above the above two mentioned....

mwc isn't what it used to be obviuously and will be even weaker in a couple years.....or months.

[SIOUXFAN97]

wonder what cal davis's AD is thinking right now???????????

[fightingsioux4life]

1 hour ago, bison73 said:

You were saying the same crap when we left D2. 

If you really think this is the same thing, you are in for a rude awakening. FBS is many times more expensive than FCS.

[SIOUXFAN97]

you would think that for all that money they would've gotten what delaware and msu got....full membership

[bison73]

51 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

If you really think this is the same thing, you are in for a rude awakening. FBS is many times more expensive than FCS.

Well aware of that.  Of course we heard that back then also. 

But heres a question--why are you guys so butt hurt that we are moving up?  UND has made no hint at moving up what so ever. So you must be happy where you are at. We werent and made the move.  so why the angst? Why not be mad at your leaders instead?

[FSSD]

1 hour ago, JohnboyND7 said:

I understand this is a really hard time for you but girls wrestling has like 50 teams in ND already lol

Hey, John boy could you fire up that Title IX - womens hockey lawsuit for the ladies in Fargo.  It's time to call NDSU's bluff on Title IX.

[bison73]

8 minutes ago, FSSD said:

Hey, John boy could you fire up that Title IX - womens hockey lawsuit for the ladies in Fargo.  It's time to call NDSU's bluff on Title IX.

Then do it.

[Hayduke1]

2 hours ago, bincitysioux said:

PAC-12 is only at 8 FB teams.  One would think they HAVE to keep adding in the coming years.

I would think UNLV & UTEP would be most likely targets. Plus one non-football school to balance out Gonzaga

UNLV probably would have bailed to the new Pac12, but they may have been told if Nevada wasn’t invited, they can’t go alone. Package deal.  
 

Lots of speculation on that. 

[siouxweet]

For $17 million they could have run a 2 minute infomercial during the Super Bowl. 

[JohnboyND7]

4 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

money out...."women's" wrassling.......how much money is coming in from it?  asking for some people that keep writing about how it's racist that und dropped women's hockey

adding any women's sport is EXPENSIVE in the long run

Money out the door on women's wrestling would be pennies compared to women's hockey.

Money coming in would be similar (basically $0)

[Sioux>Bison]

On 2/7/2026 at 7:35 PM, SiouxHawkGuy said:

Gotta add another game to play this season

The MVFC can just add another conference game, we have enough teams 

[Sioux>Bison]

5 hours ago, andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! said:

UND caught unprepared and looking like fools again.  Infuriating. 

No flipping way UND or even the SD or MT schools would ever be able to afford $17 million dollar entrance fee plus millions of dollar increase in budget every year. Good luck to NDSU for finding that cash every year, can’t wait to see the student fee increase get passed !!!!

[cberkas]

14 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said:

No flipping way UND or even the SD or MT schools would ever be able to afford $17 million dollar entrance fee plus millions of dollar increase in budget every year. Good luck to NDSU for finding that cash every year, can’t wait to see the student fee increase get passed !!!!

Griz have Daddy Dennis and if he wanted too he could

[Hawkster]

I'm surprised NDSU will pay no exit fee to the MVFC and gets to cancel their '26 games.   I always thought the point of having an exit fee was to keep teams from walking away without a long time notice.  UND will take a hit over not having that sellout game at the Al.

[SIOUXFAN97]

2 minutes ago, Hawkster said:

I'm surprised NDSU will pay no exit fee to the MVFC and gets to cancel their '26 games.   I always thought the point of having an exit fee was to keep teams from walking away without a long time notice.  UND will take a hit over not having that sellout game at the Al.

total joke....

[nd1sufan]

9 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

total joke....

The game this year should have been in the Fargodome anyway so there’s that. You will have to find someone else to play that you can screw your fans by charging $90 for a ticket that costs $12 for any other game.

[F'n Hawks]

4 hours ago, nd1sufan said:

The game this year should have been in the Fargodome anyway so there’s that. You will have to find someone else to play that you can screw your fans by charging $90 for a ticket that costs $12 for any other game.

It was NDSU that wanted SDSU and UND at home on different years wasn’t it? I would feel bad for you guys, but you wouldn’t play us in the Alerus when we were in the Big Sky. Bubba gave in and we went to the Dome twice.

Your ticket prices also aren’t correct, but whatever! 

[JohnboyND7]

14 hours ago, FSSD said:

Hey, John boy could you fire up that Title IX - womens hockey lawsuit for the ladies in Fargo.  It's time to call NDSU's bluff on Title IX.

Womens hockey?

[Kab]

57 minutes ago, nd1sufan said:

The game this year should have been in the Fargodome anyway so there’s that. You will have to find someone else to play that you can screw your fans by charging $90 for a ticket that costs $12 for any other game.

The game was scheduled again for UND, ndsu requested that to get UND and sdsu off the same years being at home 

your ticket prices are way off but ndsu has never been good at math, see 3 years of the same enrollment 

[FSSD]

1 hour ago, JohnboyND7 said:

Womens hockey?

Yes, the sport that puts a $2M dent in an athletic budget that gets no attendance.  You have an undefeated Fargo North/South combined program this year. Plus, Fargo Davies and West Fargo United are all having great seasons.  It's time for NDSU to account for it's survey/interest based Title IX scheme.

[JohnboyND7]

9 minutes ago, FSSD said:

Yes, the sport that puts a $2M dent in an athletic budget that gets no attendance.  You have an undefeated Fargo North/South combined program this year. Plus, Fargo Davies and West Fargo United are all having great seasons.  It's time for NDSU to account for it's survey/interest based Title IX scheme.

Im not sure what Fargo and West Fargo public schools have to do with NDSU. 

[FSSD]

9 minutes ago, JohnboyND7 said:

Im not sure what Fargo and West Fargo public schools have to do with NDSU. 

The Three-Prong Test Overview:

1. Proportionality: Athletic opportunities are substantially proportionate to enrollment.
2. History and Expansion: A history of increasing opportunities for the underrepresented sex.
3. Interest and Abilities: Fully accommodating the interests and abilities of the underrepresented sex. 

Key Aspects of the Prong 3 Survey Approach:

• Survey Purpose: To measure if the underrepresented sex (usually female) has unmet interest in specific sports or a sufficient number of participants to sustain a team.
• Validity: Surveys must be comprehensive, high-response rate instruments (e.g., web-based, mandatory, or high-response email) to accurately gauge interest.
• Interpretation: A non-response is often interpreted as a lack of interest, but schools must still demonstrate they have considered the potential for growth.

Action Required: If surveys indicate sufficient interest and ability to support a team, the school may be required to add that sport to meet compliance. 

NDSU has opted to support Title IX via the "Interest and Abilities" prong.  So, having a strong and growing High School Sport in the Fargo/Moorhead area will in time lead to interest at the next level.  That is how it is related.

[NDSU grad]

1 hour ago, FSSD said:

Yes, the sport that puts a $2M dent in an athletic budget that gets no attendance.  You have an undefeated Fargo North/South combined program this year. Plus, Fargo Davies and West Fargo United are all having great seasons.  It's time for NDSU to account for it's survey/interest based Title IX scheme.

As stated before, if a women’s sport gets added it will be wrestling. Way higher participation than hockey in North Dakota and NDSU has a good wrestling history. And much cheaper than hockey. 

[JohnboyND7]

1 hour ago, FSSD said:

The Three-Prong Test Overview:

1. Proportionality: Athletic opportunities are substantially proportionate to enrollment.
2. History and Expansion: A history of increasing opportunities for the underrepresented sex.
3. Interest and Abilities: Fully accommodating the interests and abilities of the underrepresented sex. 

Key Aspects of the Prong 3 Survey Approach:

• Survey Purpose: To measure if the underrepresented sex (usually female) has unmet interest in specific sports or a sufficient number of participants to sustain a team.
• Validity: Surveys must be comprehensive, high-response rate instruments (e.g., web-based, mandatory, or high-response email) to accurately gauge interest.
• Interpretation: A non-response is often interpreted as a lack of interest, but schools must still demonstrate they have considered the potential for growth.

Action Required: If surveys indicate sufficient interest and ability to support a team, the school may be required to add that sport to meet compliance. 

NDSU has opted to support Title IX via the "Interest and Abilities" prong.  So, having a strong and growing High School Sport in the Fargo/Moorhead area will in time lead to interest at the next level.  That is how it is related.

Yeah Idk what any of this has to do with Fargo/West Fargo public schools.