Conference Realignments - Take 2

[The Sicatoka]

 

[SiouxHawkGuy]

Summit should try to get Drake

[The Sicatoka]

1 minute ago, SiouxHawkGuy said:

Summit should try to get Drake

If Fenton has any Summit FB aspirations he should go after UNI before Drake. 

[Siouxperfan7]

3 minutes ago, SiouxHawkGuy said:

Summit should try to get Drake

 

1 minute ago, The Sicatoka said:

If Fenton has any Summit FB aspirations he should go after UNI before Drake. 

 

[SiouxHawkGuy]

Missouri Valley FB & BB 

Summit FB & BB

[zonadub]

On 2/25/2023 at 4:38 AM, nodak651 said:

Something is gonna happen.  https://csnbbs.com/thread-964943-page-3.html

The rumor is DII West Georgia to the OVC.

[SIOUXFAN97]

st francis of brooklyn....eliminating their athletics entirely....tough day for NEC.

[SiouxHawkGuy]

Could Minnesota State compete in the Summit? 

[SIOUXFAN97]

great lakes conference (glaic?) wants FCS football

and simon fraser drops football?

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/36069565/simon-fraser-canada-only-ncaa-member-drops-football-program

[SIOUXFAN97]

On 4/1/2023 at 5:37 PM, SiouxHawkGuy said:

Could Minnesota State compete in the Summit? 

why not?

[nodak651]

1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

great lakes conference (glaic?) wants FCS football

and simon fraser drops football?

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/36069565/simon-fraser-canada-only-ncaa-member-drops-football-program

link?

[SiouxHawkGuy]

15 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

why not?

Swap MSU and Drake for ORU and Western 

[SIOUXFAN97]

23 hours ago, nodak651 said:

link?

haha can't find it....was it an april fools thingy?  i can't find it

[SIOUXFAN97]

On 4/4/2023 at 5:04 PM, nodak651 said:

link?

yep...went strolling back on twitter....april fools fake news...stupid.

[Esoteric]

On 4/5/2023 at 5:32 AM, SiouxHawkGuy said:

Swap MSU and Drake for ORU and Western 

That would be acceptable.

[nodakvindy]

9 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

yep...went strolling back on twitter....april fools fake news...stupid.

 

Nope, it was real. 

https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/sports/simon-fraser-university-ceases-its-football-program/

[Sioux>Bison]

2 hours ago, nodakvindy said:

 

Nope, it was real. 

https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/sports/simon-fraser-university-ceases-its-football-program/

What about the GLAC wanting FCS?

[SIOUXFAN97]

13 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said:

What about the GLAC wanting FCS?

That was the fake April fools post 

[cberkas]

 

[rochsioux]

1 hour ago, cberkas said:

 

No thanks, not a big fan of the Summit brand.  I get why they might do it but I’d prefer to keep the NCHC. 

[SWSiouxMN]

1 hour ago, cberkas said:

 

Say what now?

[The Sicatoka]

At most this rumble is what we speculate here: Fenton goes NCHC -> Summit. Why not save costs and move NCHC admin under Summit umbrella. He knows both ledgers now. 

Should that happen Summit hockey schools (UND, DU, UNO, StT) and NCHC schools like UMD, SCSU, CC are easy choices as affiliates. Notice I stopped at seven and WMU and Miami are mysteriously missing from my list. You'll have a (Sun) Devil of a time who the target eighth would be as an affiliate. Think: snow birds. 

[FSSD]

24 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

At most this rumble is what we speculate here: Fenton goes NCHC -> Summit. Why not save costs and move NCHC admin under Summit umbrella. He knows both ledgers now. 

Should that happen Summit hockey schools (UND, DU, UNO, StT) and NCHC schools like UMD, SCSU, CC are easy choices as affiliates. Notice I stopped at seven and WMU and Miami are mysteriously missing from my list. You'll have a (Sun) Devil of a time who the target eighth would be as an affiliate. Think: snow birds. 

It might be coincidence, but schools might be finding out that media rights are more valuable when grouped together.  When StT is ready to go full scholarship football might be next.  Summit Leagues teams are carrying both conferences why have three conferences.  Show the full strength of the Summit League schools.  NOTE:  I am all for a conference name change I don't get the name.

I have seen several people ask why the Big Sky has a better media deal.  Well this could be the reason why - Summit League schools are too fragmented in conference affiliations.  No consistency in branding.

[SIOUXFAN97]

2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

At most this rumble is what we speculate here: Fenton goes NCHC -> Summit. Why not save costs and move NCHC admin under Summit umbrella. He knows both ledgers now. 

Should that happen Summit hockey schools (UND, DU, UNO, StT) and NCHC schools like UMD, SCSU, CC are easy choices as affiliates. Notice I stopped at seven and WMU and Miami are mysteriously missing from my list. You'll have a (Sun) Devil of a time who the target eighth would be as an affiliate. Think: snow birds. 

i don't think CC is an 'easy choice"....they don't bring much to the table....small d3 college that has been irrelevant for a long time. i do see this as an easy way of getting rid of cc, miami, and maybe western.

what's next fenton?...f...b...s.... go get Northern Iowa and Missouri State!  come to the summit...hockey, fbs football, lacrosse, and bowling.

lfg Fenton!

[SWSiouxMN]

The problem I see is that I don't know if this means they get rid of memebers, but if they don't, they would have an odd number and would have to add a 10th member...

and guess who's hockey program is juuussst about to get going here next year....