Conference Realignments - Take 2

[farce poobah]

  On 1/9/2024 at 12:50 PM, The Sicatoka said:

Might be time for hard, honest discussion:

Mayville State enrollment (fall 2021): 1172

Jamestown HS has a larger enrollment. 
 

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I heard Mayville State applied to the Summit League, just for Women's BB. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

if we cant fund und sports like it should lets join mayville at the hip and push for nsic membership together 

[cberkas]

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

nau replaving ua in big 12?

[FSSD]

Dom's thoughts on the Summit League and the need to get back to 10:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/bison-media-zone/mens-sports/izzo-the-summit-league-needs-a-new-conference-member-and-soon

I thought the team he mentioned was interesting.  A D-II call that has football - Northwest Missouri State.

When I think of D-II Schools with that profile, I can think of:

1)  Minnesota Mankato

2) Grand Valley State

3) Colorado Pueblo - is the school that most people talk about.  I think Colorado Schools of Mines would be really interesting.

4) Of course Augie, with the success start of hockey and opening of new arena.  Does that put plans on hold or accelerate them seeing that D-I sports brings in the casual fans of Sioux Falls.  

But based on Dom's discussion with other coaches they are hoping for an established D-I program.  The only thing I can think of is:

Arkansas - Little Rock and the two Wisconsin schools in the Horizon or UNC from the Big Sky.  Anyway, same topics as usual.  It will be interesting to see how it goes.  The next steps for the Summit will be interesting.  Will some schools get impatient waiting for expansion and start looking again.  Expansion always tests conferences but the Summit always seems survive.

How about a little Summit League Trivia:

Name the one Private Schools to leave the Summit League for another D-I conference?

Name the other Private School to leave the Summit League to a lower level Division?

How many Public schools have transition to another D-1 conference?

What is the most popular destination for Summit League schools when they leave?

[SiouxHawkGuy]

  On 1/29/2024 at 3:17 AM, FSSD said:

Dom's thoughts on the Summit League and the need to get back to 10:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/bison-media-zone/mens-sports/izzo-the-summit-league-needs-a-new-conference-member-and-soon

I thought the team he mentioned was interesting.  A D-II call that has football - Northwest Missouri State.

When I think of D-II Schools with that profile, I can think of:

1)  Minnesota Mankato

2) Grand Valley State

3) Colorado Pueblo - is the school that most people talk about.  I think Colorado Schools of Mines would be really interesting.

4) Of course Augie, with the success start of hockey and opening of new arena.  Does that put plans on hold or accelerate them seeing that D-I sports brings in the casual fans of Sioux Falls.  

But based on Dom's discussion with other coaches they are hoping for an established D-I program.  The only thing I can think of is:

Arkansas - Little Rock and the two Wisconsin schools in the Horizon or UNC from the Big Sky.  Anyway, same topics as usual.  It will be interesting to see how it goes.  The next steps for the Summit will be interesting.  Will some schools get impatient waiting for expansion and start looking again.  Expansion always tests conferences but the Summit always seems survive.

How about a little Summit League Trivia:

Name the one Private Schools to leave the Summit League for another D-I conference?

Name the other Private School to leave the Summit League to a lower level Division?

How many Public schools have transition to another D-1 conference?

What is the most popular destination for Summit League schools when they leave?

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Drake would be sweet 

[SIOUXFAN97]

Northern iowa!?!?!

[SIOUXFAN97]

Where's Fenton?

[SIOUXFAN97]

has fenton booted miami yet and replaced them with the tommies?
miami is an embarrassment to the league 

[nodak651]

  On 2/5/2024 at 8:45 PM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

has fenton booted miami yet and replaced them with the tommies?
miami is an embarrassment to the league 

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I think you mean Weems.

[SIOUXFAN97]

  On 2/5/2024 at 9:34 PM, nodak651 said:

I think you mean Weems.

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fenton stills runs the nchc....shes a proxy. 

when he gets nchc, mvfc, and summit under one umbrella (summit) she can crawl back ipunder whatever rock she crawled out from under at scsu

[SIOUXFAN97]

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/39605350/sources-umass-set-become-13th-member-mac-25-26-season

Where's Fenton and a new soccer school

[gfhockey]

  On 2/26/2024 at 11:13 PM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/39605350/sources-umass-set-become-13th-member-mac-25-26-season

Where's Fenton and a new soccer school

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Fentons been a joke so far

 

hes been mysteriously missing 

[SIOUXFAN97]

Time for the two douchebags in Fargo to start explaining why and when ndac will be MACs 14 member

[SIOUXFAN97]

With UMass MAC would have 4 hockey schools....

Buffalo and one more add hockey and you have maction hockey.....

[Kab]

Maybe bison will apply for membership 

[AJS]

Does this not feel different to anyone else? I think there's a legit shot if the MAC expands to 16 like some have suggested that NDSU gets the call. My big question surrounds SDSU. Always has. Losing both XDSU's would be crushing to UND. 

[Kab]

  On 2/27/2024 at 12:28 AM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

Time for the two douchebags in Fargo to start explaining why and when ndac will be MACs 14 member

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I count 3 douchebags and more on any given day , the 3 forum guys at least 

[Kab]

  On 2/27/2024 at 2:12 PM, AJS said:

Does this not feel different to anyone else? I think there's a legit shot if the MAC expands to 16 like some have suggested that NDSU gets the call. My big question surrounds SDSU. Always has. Losing both XDSU's would be crushing to UND. 

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Does sdsu want to go and would their state legislature allow without usd?

[nodak651]

  On 2/27/2024 at 2:12 PM, AJS said:

Does this not feel different to anyone else? I think there's a legit shot if the MAC expands to 16 like some have suggested that NDSU gets the call. My big question surrounds SDSU. Always has. Losing both XDSU's would be crushing to UND. 

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If Miami didn't even want ASU, in a single sport, I don't see how MAC schools would be interested in sending all their teams to Fargo.  NDSU has nothing to offer them.

[SiouxHawkGuy]

Any G5 would be lucky to have us 

[Kab]

With St. Thomas location they have a better chance at g5 conference 

I still maintain ndsu would need to move all sports, not just football 

[zonadub]

UMass shows the MAC looking East, not west.

[JohnboyND7]

  On 1/9/2024 at 12:50 PM, The Sicatoka said:

Might be time for hard, honest discussion:

Mayville State enrollment (fall 2021): 1172

Jamestown HS has a larger enrollment. 
 

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JHS probably has about 700-800 students. I believe class sizes are usually under 200.

The point remains though

[The Sicatoka]

MAC + UMass ... up next ... Delaware.