Cratter Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Here is a long but good read with the GVSU AD about why they don't want to go Division One. And I quote... "There is another DII school that is reclassifying to DI and they will join a league in which the average distance it will have to travel to its new conference competitors will be 930 miles." Is he talking about UND? http://www.gvsulakers.com/links/qatimselgo.html Quote
bincitysioux Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 "There is another DII school that is reclassifying to DI and they will join a league in which the average distance it will have to travel to its new conference competitors will be 930 miles." Is he talking about UND? http://www.gvsulaker...qatimselgo.html I wouldn't think so. The average distance between North Dakota and the rest of the Big Sky schools is much greater than 930 miles. Our two closest schools are about 850 miles. Works for me. It's a long ways from Lincoln to Happey Valley also.................... Quote
homer Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Its worth the cost. I really don't care if he's talking about us or not. Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Mmmmm... play the likes of minot mary and crookston on a nightly basis. Or play montana and weber. 2 Quote
darell1976 Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Mmmmm... play the likes of minot mary and crookston on a nightly basis. Or play montana and weber. Ask Golladay;) Quote
Vegas_Sioux Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 yes play schools who's enrollment is less then the grad school or play our peers the move to d1 was correct but the timing was about 5 years too late. 1 Quote
darell1976 Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 yes play schools who's enrollment is less then the grad school or play our peers the move to d1 was correct but the timing was about 5 years too late. Yep, we should have moved up in 2004 with the SU's Quote
SiouxVolley Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Here is a long but good read with the GVSU AD about why they don't want to go Division One. And I quote... "There is another DII school that is reclassifying to DI and they will join a league in which the average distance it will have to travel to its new conference competitors will be 930 miles." Is he talking about UND? http://www.gvsulakers.com/links/qatimselgo.html Its Metro State that he is referring to. The WAC has an even bigger footprint than Sky. Maybe GCU too. Was just in Phoenix and GCU definitely gained media attention.from DIi days. Quote
Hayduke Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Hell no. Agree. UND is the flagship university in the state. D-II is not an option. It's an embarrassment to be there or to return. Quote
Cratter Posted December 21, 2013 Author Posted December 21, 2013 We say yes to playing at the highest level of basketball, but no to playing at the highest level of football...for the same reason people wanted to stay d2 "costs to much" "I'd rather compete for championships." Quote
jdub27 Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 We say yes to playing at the highest level of basketball, but no to playing at the highest level of football...for the same reason people wanted to stay d2 "costs to much" "I'd rather compete for championships." Even if UND wanted to, they don't have a conference invite so it is not an option. Quote
Cratter Posted December 21, 2013 Author Posted December 21, 2013 You gotta put yourself out on the market if you ever want a date. Quote
darell1976 Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 I would rather UND move up if there is a split in the FBS and a new subdivision is formed with lower FBS teams and upper FCS teams combined, but until that happens its FCS all the way. Quote
fgoSioux Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 You gotta put yourself out on the market if you ever want a date. Totally agree, we should be getting ready so we are the first local school to move up. We need to get back to where we have an advantage over the local FCS schools in my opinion. Quote
mksioux Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Zero interest in going back to DII and there is zero chance of it happening. The core of the NCC, including all four Dakota schools, should have gone up to DI-AA in 1978 when the classification became available. 2 Quote
Herd Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 We say yes to playing at the highest level of basketball, but no to playing at the highest level of football...for the same reason people wanted to stay d2 "costs to much" "I'd rather compete for championships." So you'd rather play Minot, Mary and Crookston with 20 some scholarships for the Northern Sun, North Division Title, than stoop to the level of playing FCS football? You are so full of 'it that you've taken BS to a whole new level. Ya, FCS football is awful compared to ole Nothern Sun. I guess DII does fit the hockey model for the Duluths, MN States and St Clouds, but those schools with 16000+ students have to be feeling like they are a big fish these day. I'd actually like to see UND play FBS football, Idaho would finally have someone to pick on. Do you know what FBS football would do to UND athletic budgets, it would be a total resructure of athletics at UND, trying to find an extra 3-4 mil, dropping to the FBS minimum of sports to be able to afford it. Pretty small minded of you Cratter to think that Minot and Mary is your future. 1 Quote
geaux_sioux Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Yep, we should have moved up in 2004 with the SU's Defiantly Quote
JohnboyND7 Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Defiantly :| <-----very defiant look. no? Quote
zonadub Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 So you'd rather play Minot, Mary and Crookston with 20 some scholarships for the Northern Sun, North Division Title, than stoop to the level of playing FCS football? You are so full of 'it that you've taken BS to a whole new level. Ya, FCS football is awful compared to ole Nothern Sun. I guess DII does fit the hockey model for the Duluths, MN States and St Clouds, but those schools with 16000+ students have to be feeling like they are a big fish these day. I'd actually like to see UND play FBS football, Idaho would finally have someone to pick on. Do you know what FBS football would do to UND athletic budgets, it would be a total resructure of athletics at UND, trying to find an extra 3-4 mil, dropping to the FBS minimum of sports to be able to afford it. Pretty small minded of you Cratter to think that Minot and Mary is your future. I think you missed Cratter's point on this, Herd. The way I read it, he is not saying go back to DII and play Minot, Duluth, St Cloud... he is saying those that said UND couldn't move to DI/FCS because of the 'cost' actually 'cost' UND being on a level playing field with NDSU because of NDSU's head start into DI. He said "compete for championships" - that is what the Football Championship Subdivision does. You gotta put yourself out on the market if you ever want a date. Quote
geaux_sioux Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 :| <-----very defiant look. no? Definately auto corrected incorrectly Quote
Cratter Posted January 18, 2014 Author Posted January 18, 2014 Yeah playing Minot and Mary was the exact opposite of my point. Quote
zonadub Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Definately auto corrected incorrectly apologies for being the spell police, but if you had spelled definitely correctly, it may not have auto corrected incorrectly. Quote
darell1976 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 i wonder what the NOCO fanbase would reply to this question What happened to UNC, dominate in DII, goes to DI before the SU's and have sucked in football ever since. They have been to the dance but football they are a joke. Quote
Cratter Posted January 30, 2014 Author Posted January 30, 2014 Considering they have other sports that have been good including going to the dance. No they don't wish to go back. Quote
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