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westsidesioux Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I will be celebrating UND's grand entrance to the Big Sky deep in Big Sky country this weekend!!! I'm pumped!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I was listening to an interview with the Big Sky Commissioner the other day and he talked about how he looked at athletic programs and how many programs are being built on student fees, guarantee games and institutional support (sfgis) which is not sustainable in the long run. I thought that I would look at the Big Sky schools to see what the conference looked like in that context, plus I just wanted to learn a bit more about the Big Sky and what UND was getting itself into… As I looked at the data, I came up with the following chart – thought it would be useful to share with other just learning about the Big Sky. General description of the chart:X axis - % of athletic programs budget from sfgisY axis - % of athletic budget attributed to football programBubble Size – revenue from ticket sales – I choose this as an indicator of the following a program may have. General Quadrant descriptions: Top RHS – Football School with a healthy budget Top LHS – Football School dependant on sfgis Lower RHS – non Football dependant with a healthy budget Lower LHS – non Football dependant on sfgis NOTE:I added Idaho and New Mexico St just to see how they would fit in..Montana is impressive I can see why the WAC is talking to them.. Mods sorry if the image is too much.. I can delete it you like Cool data. Do you know what year those numbers are from. Just wondering if they were during UND's transition. I would think UND's money from ticket sales would be going up (possibly way up) starting this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSSD Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Cool data. Do you know what year those numbers are from. Just wondering if they were during UND's transition. I would think UND's money from ticket sales would be going up (possibly way up) starting this year. The data is from 2010 so it is in the middle of the transition. I would think that you would see a nice increase as part of joining the Big Sky. As I looked at the data I was amazed at how little ticket revenue many programs had.. I am really excited about the Big Sky and today it is in a great position: 1) 4 - programs will be playing in a auto-bid football conference for the first time (Poly, UCD, SUU and UND). I expect all four of the schools to make major jumps. 2) While looking at the data - I noticed that all large ticket revenue schools not only had successful programs but a major rival. If you look at the schools added to the Big Sky it gave existing Big Sky schools potential rivals going forward - Sac/UCD/Poly, SUU/NAU/Weber St. 3) Big Sky is now the number three football conference in the Western US 4) Portland has a new stadium and EWU won a NC. I expect to see those schools making improvements. In general I am bullish on the future of the Big Sky - I can not wait... still waiting for my season tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MoSiouxFan Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Starting the drum roll............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 14 hrs and 47 minutes!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108498 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 what is so big about finally being in the big sky? Nothing really goes on tomorrow. I relize we have been waiting for a few years, but tomorrow when we arwe in the big sky nothing will be different, we will still be waiting for fall practice and the first game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 what is so big about finally being in the big sky? Nothing really goes on tomorrow. I relize we have been waiting for a few years, but tomorrow when we arwe in the big sky nothing will be different, we will still be waiting for fall practice and the first game. Its more than just members of an AQ conference...we are officially DI members in all sports!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Its more than just members of an AQ conference...we are officially DI members in all sports!! Don't forget, 108498 was one of those people that wanted to keep using the name and logo at any cost and, based on his posts, doesn't care about much except hockey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108498 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 sorry fightingsioux4life, but I grow up going to all the football and basketball games. Never did I have much of a chance to attend hockey games. In all reality I love watching the sioux football games best. Those who came to the unc game last year would know. I was the one screaming my head off at the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDColorado Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I love your commitment to UND Football but you just confuse me because some posts you are all about it, such as the post above, then others you are off on another planet. I have to say that I was there and was cheering pretty loud as well; among others. (Beer helped because we were getting torched in the air in the 3rd quarter). For still being in the transition I thought it was a pretty good crowd and I think it will be even better this year, especially if we are having a good season because that is the last regular season game. Heck, out of the 3,000 people at the game I bet UND had at least 500 fans there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bincitysioux Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 what is so big about finally being in the big sky? Nothing really goes on tomorrow. I relize we have been waiting for a few years, but tomorrow when we arwe in the big sky nothing will be different, we will still be waiting for fall practice and the first game. It is just a good feeling to know that in a little less than 4 hours, the long, boring, painful move to DI will be officially over. We will no longer be technically homeless or wandering the desert. It is a very gratifying feeling for some of us, especially given the potential uncertainty of finding any conference home, much less a place in the most prestigious one of FCS, given what has transpired around UND the last several years. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bincitysioux Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Off subject, I plan on attending one away game this season, either Montana St. or Northern Colorado. More than likely it will be Greely due to work demands. I can't wait. The other away games I've been to for any North Dakota sports are Fargo, Minneapolis, St. Cloud, and Vermillion, and Davis, CA. I'm looking forward to exploring the west in the years to come....................... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodcon Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Off subject, I plan on attending one away game this season, either Montana St. or Northern Colorado. More than likely it will be Greely due to work demands. I can't wait. The other away games I've been to for any North Dakota sports are Fargo, Minneapolis, St. Cloud, and Vermillion, and Davis, CA. I'm looking forward to exploring the west in the years to come....................... Honestly every UND fan should try to get to Missoula for a game at Wa-Griz Stadium, there isn't any better atmosphere in FCS football than the whole gameday experience there. Tough place to play, but worth the trip regardless of how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Honestly every UND fan should try to get to Missoula for a game at Wa-Griz Stadium, there isn't any better atmosphere in FCS football than the whole gameday experience there. Tough place to play, but worth the trip regardless of how it goes. I was there in 2010, and I must say that they surely know how to treat their guests. Friday afternoon, after buying our first pitcher of beer, we didn't pay for another drink the rest of the night. Saturday, almost everyone we walked by stopped us to offer us food and drink, and to talk a little football. It was an amazing experience. I'm hoping to start getting to some other out of town games in the future. Davis, Poly, Montana State are a few that are on top of my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bincitysioux Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Honestly every UND fan should try to get to Missoula for a game at Wa-Griz Stadium, there isn't any better atmosphere in FCS football than the whole gameday experience there. Tough place to play, but worth the trip regardless of how it goes. I plan to fit Missoula into the travel itinerary at some point. I'm a farmer so I am pretty busy during most of the football season. That's why most of our road trips fall within the last 3 games of the season. I am hoping it will be Bozeman this year (sorry jodcon ) but Greeley looks more doable. Next season we are planning on Northern Arizona, 2013 is back to UNC (which is why I want Bozeman badly this year), and 2015 is gonna be sunny San Luis Obispo for sure.................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bincitysioux Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 I was there in 2010, and I must say that they surely know how to treat their guests. Friday afternoon, after buying our first pitcher of beer, we didn't pay for another drink the rest of the night. Saturday, almost everyone we walked by stopped us to offer us food and drink, and to talk a little football. It was an amazing experience. I'm hoping to start getting to some other out of town games in the future. Davis, Poly, Montana State are a few that are on top of my list. I had a great experience at UC Davis in 2009. Very nice campus and I thought it was beautiful stadium. All their fans were super nice. The game itself wasn't all that well attended, but the Davis student section was awesome (given what I'm used to over the past 3-4 years ) . They have a great Band-Uh!................that's what they refer to their band as if I recall correctly. We flew with the team and stayed in Old Sacramento. We did not have enough time exploring that area. Hope to do it again in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bincitysioux Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 In less than two hours, North Dakota will be a member of the Big Sky Conference..................................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxSioux Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Boy, has this been a long wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bincitysioux Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Eastern time zone fans will be Big Sky fans in 36 minutes......................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodcon Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Eastern time zone fans will be Big Sky fans in 36 minutes......................................... I suppose Bozeman would be the furthest east as far as BSC members, so I'm counting about 2 hours as the official time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bincitysioux Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 I suppose Bozeman would be the furthest east as far as BSC members, so I'm counting about 2 hours as the official time. Well, I'm right in the middle of ND so I've got 43 minutes to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoSiouxFan Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Starting the drum roll............. The drum roll begins to crescendo................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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