Conference Realignments - Take 2

[Oxbow6]

15 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

It ain't your daddy's PAC. Only remnants are WasSU and OrSU. 

The Montanas want that west coast exposure (athletes and students). 

Two words....Texas State

[Oxbow6]

26 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Given Miami was just here and we go to Western Michigan in a week, Chaves and Armacost should be talking permanent MAC membership. 

(Sac paid $18M for a five-year slot when you read and dig deep.)

Who wouldn't love some MACtion on a Tuesday or Wednesday night???

#1800gambler

[forksandspoons]

48 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:

Not saying it even has a 1% chance, but if it’s true about the Montanas aiming for the PAC 12, then UND should aim for it too. Comparing enrollments and endowments of the Montanas and the 2026 PAC 12 , UND could fit. Call up SDSU as a travel partner. 
 

Don’t need $ from the big fish, but instead a whale. 

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, Hawkster said:

What has Bill Chaves done in the last week?

Sat on top the shitter and watched both or bb teams get beat 

 

his sleeves weren’t even rolled up

[zonadub]

2 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

Rumor out of Missoula, per boots on the ground, is that the Cats and Griz will make a push to join the Pac-12 after NDSU's jump. 

The PAC could really benefit from adding the Montanas, UND, SDSU and maybe Cal Davis. That would be 12.

[forksandspoons]

1 hour ago, gfhockey said:

Sat on top the shitter and watched both or bb teams get beat 

 

his sleeves weren’t even rolled up

Is it time to start tracking tail numbaz again?

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, forksandspoons said:

Is it time to start tracking tail numbaz again?

No 

[JohnboyND7]

1 hour ago, zonadub said:

The PAC could really benefit from adding the Montanas, UND, SDSU and maybe Cal Davis. That would be 12.

Not sure what benefit UND or SDSU would provide the PAC when the PAC could just raid the MWC. The Montana's at least conceptually make sense. 

[Kab]

In this day and age it’s not hard to fly to most sites

at least you can charter into grand forks

not Pullman Washington , or vermillion or bookings 

it’s all about the dollars

not sure how big a TV market Washington state has 

‘it’s also about perception, what do pac 12 schools think of UND, sdsu or the Montana schools, they dont

 

[The Sicatoka]

Heard the Gov say as much in person last week.

https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/how-is-north-dakota-preparing-a-budget-that-will-have-millions-of-dollars-less-than-last-biennium 

[SIOUXFAN97]

13 hours ago, Hawkster said:

If we're going to fork out $23 million to move I'd rather spend it getting to a better conference than the MAC.  That's pretty much slum territory.

any port in the storm

[Hawkster]

48 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

any port in the storm

Translation: Desperate

[SIOUXFAN97]

14 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Given Miami was just here and we go to Western Michigan in a week, Chaves and Armacost should be talking permanent MAC membership. 

(Sac paid $18M for a five-year slot when you read and dig deep.)

hockey on the talking points?

[zonadub]

22 hours ago, JohnboyND7 said:

Not sure what benefit UND or SDSU would provide the PAC when the PAC could just raid the MWC. The Montana's at least conceptually make sense. 

That may be, but this is a UND fan site, so why not dream?

[SIOUXFAN97]

alledgedly ndac turned down a cusa full member offer that eventually went to Missouri state but they declined bc it was "untenable"...or something...

can someone explain how delaware is doing it PLUS adding women's hockey...

 

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

work the phones chavez! 

cusa adds und/sdac/Montana/idaho/Tarleton/umass

let montana state go west and USD go nsic...don't care

get umass from the MAC

get cusa up to 16 fb teams...8 west and 8 east with 4 pods of 4

northwest=und/sdac/Montana/idaho

southwest=nmsu/Tarleton/Sam Houston/missouri state

mideast=western Kentucky/mtsu/Jax state/kennesaw state

east=Delaware/umass/liberty/fiu

add men's hockey with und and umass  as anchors (I think Liberty has a team and a decent venue (better than Jan brady's dump)

add lax with Delaware and UMass as anchors (I think Missouri state and liberty have good club teams) (Utah and air force are potential targets as affils)

would be 2nd conference with all 4 major sports (baseball, 1a football, basketball, and hockey) +lax (big10) and the only one with the big 4 + lax+women's bowling!!!)

 

North Dakota

Idaho

Montana

Massachusetts

Delaware

Missouri State

New Mexico State

South Dakota State

Tarleton State

Sam Houston State

Jacksonville State

Kennesaw State

Middle Tennessee State

Western Kentucky

Florida International

Liberty

 

 

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sacramento-state-football-mac-fbs-financial-questions/

[NDRA]

On 2/18/2026 at 9:13 PM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

work the phones chavez! 

cusa adds und/sdac/Montana/idaho/Tarleton/umass

let montana state go west and USD go nsic...don't care

get umass from the MAC

get cusa up to 16 fb teams...8 west and 8 east with 4 pods of 4

northwest=und/sdac/Montana/idaho

southwest=nmsu/Tarleton/Sam Houston/missouri state

mideast=western Kentucky/mtsu/Jax state/kennesaw state

east=Delaware/umass/liberty/fiu

add men's hockey with und and umass  as anchors (I think Liberty has a team and a decent venue (better than Jan brady's dump)

add lax with Delaware and UMass as anchors (I think Missouri state and liberty have good club teams) (Utah and air force are potential targets as affils)

would be 2nd conference with all 4 major sports (baseball, 1a football, basketball, and hockey) +lax (big10) and the only one with the big 4 + lax+women's bowling!!!)

 

North Dakota

Idaho

Montana

Massachusetts

Delaware

Missouri State

New Mexico State

South Dakota State

Tarleton State

Sam Houston State

Jacksonville State

Kennesaw State

Middle Tennessee State

Western Kentucky

Florida International

Liberty

 

 

 

I thought the AC going FBS was stupid.  Why would UND want to do it?

[SIOUXFAN97]

57 minutes ago, NDRA said:

I thought the AC going FBS was stupid.  Why would UND want to do it?

if the summit goes it away it's any port in the storm....

i'm either way on 1a or 1aa or in a couple years...1aaa 1aaaa 1aaaaaa and 1aaaaaaaa

ndac bought a foot in door to full membership down the road (maybe) 

we need to at least as ask around or just wait like everyone else...but if the summit folds ...watch out

wheres fenton

[NDRA]

39 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

if the summit goes it away it's any port in the storm....

i'm either way on 1a or 1aa or in a couple years...1aaa 1aaaa 1aaaaaa and 1aaaaaaaa

ndac bought a foot in door to full membership down the road (maybe) 

we need to at least as ask around or just wait like everyone else...but if the summit folds ...watch out

wheres fenton

I don't see the  Summit folding, mostly remarks  in fan forums that I  can see.  Could be wrong.

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 minute ago, NDRA said:

I don't see the  Summit folding, mostly remarks  in fan forums that I  can see.  Could be wrong.

denver going to wcc already

st thomas to mvc soon

oral roberts to the uac soon

omaha to mvc (maybe)

umkc-uac...southland...anything but summit

any of those 2 or 3 or 4 and it's on.

wheres fenton

[gfhockey]

19 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

denver going to wcc already

st thomas to mvc soon

oral roberts to the uac soon

omaha to mvc (maybe)

umkc-uac...southland...anything but summit

any of those 2 or 3 or 4 and it's on.

wheres fenton

We have no clue

 

did Chavez ever comment on the ndsu move or anything we got was the out of town comment

[SIOUXFAN97]

4 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

We have no clue

 

did Chavez ever comment on the ndsu move or anything we got was the out of town comment

i think they sent out a fluff piece saying monitoring the situations....whatever that means.

[SIOUXFAN97]

34 minutes ago, NDRA said:

I don't see the  Summit folding, mostly remarks  in fan forums that I  can see.  Could be wrong.

the summit has been sloooooooowly folding for 60 years