BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 1 hour ago, iramurphy said: I can read a map. It is about money. Location is a huge factor related to expenses. We won't save money if we are mired in the middle of the MVC. We were just establishing ourselves as a Big Sky power in FB and WBB. We are there in VB. Hopefully now in MBB. We haven't launched any marketing with the new logo. We haven't stepped up our marketing for athletics and the University. We leave a lot of money on the table and tend to focus on cutting expenses rather than increase revenues. UND is working extremely hard with alumni and friends to help us through these financial challenges ahead. Most of that energy isn't directly about sports, but many times sports at UND are somehow in that equation of conversation, and that is an immeasurable asset. Quote
siouxfan512 Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 21 minutes ago, UND-1 said: The move wouldn't be happening if UND had to go independent for two years. Moot point. I get that. I also get why they don't like it. But it really is more of, deal with it for two years, or deal with the travel and expense for much longer. Move just makes sense for UND and the other Big Sky schools. 1 Quote
AJS Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 I can understand the wanting to pave your own path crowd, but when you really take a step back, I don't see any negatives with this move. It saves you $500K a year on travel and should increase revenues, by playing more teams people actually want to see. UND has been on an island for years and I don't think its helped any of their programs from a hype standpoint. I want UND to have a well oiled athletic department and this is the first step. Step two is to cut a couple programs. 2 Quote
geaux_sioux Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 And if we do bring baseball back, for the love of God, do it right this time. No more half assed bs. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 It all makes sense now ... the Big Ten Conference (BTC) formed the BTHC (Big Ten Hockey Conference). UND (and DU and UNO) have the NCHC. Well, as Jack Michaels said on KFGO this morning, ..."We're putting the band back together." -- Jake Blues This new "Summit" is the band being put back together (UND, NDSU, SDSU, USD, Omaha, a team in Colorado). It is going to be renamed the NCC, because about half the members are already in the (... wait for it ...) NCHC. Quote
Popular Post Siouxphan27 Posted January 25, 2017 Popular Post Posted January 25, 2017 So in the end, everyone moved up to D1 for the opportunity to play the exact same competition for millions more, which we evidently can't afford. Can't wait. 10 2 Quote
Siouxperfan7 Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 Just in case people were wondering, here is what each conference ranked nationally compared to other FCS/D1 conferences for FB and MBB since UND started competing in the Big Sky in 2012. Big Sky FB MVFC Big Sky MBB Summit MBB 2012-2013 4th 3rd 28th 19th 2013-2014 6th 5th 26th 18th 2014-2015 4th 1st 26th 21st 2015-2016 6th 1st 28th 12th 2016-2017 5th 1st 29th 17th Hate to admit it, but the MVFC and the Summit has been a better conference than the Big Sky since 2012. Obviously this is just two sports, but it is the two biggest ones. So add another item to the list of why moving to Summit.MVFC is a good move......We are joining a much better conference. 2 Quote
AJS Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 I know rankings like this are completely subjective, but let's combine the MVFC and Big Sky. Ranking teams you want to see, rest being relatively similar (i.e. Northern Arizona and Illinois State). I'd put it: 1) NDSU 2/3/4) SDSU, Montana, Northern Iowa 5/6/7) Eastern Washington, USD, Montana State I think the MVFC has three teams that everyone will be very excited to see at home, compared to 1 in the Big Sky. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 10 minutes ago, Siouxphan27 said: So in the end, everyone moved up to D1 for the opportunity to play the exact same competition for millions more, which we evidently can't afford. Can't wait. Dude. Nailed it. NCC 2.0 2 Quote
andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 1 minute ago, The Sicatoka said: Dude. Nailed it. NCC 2.0 Should have just moved the NCC up in the first place. 1 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 How does this make sense? If there'a a longer-term plan. ... but there I go dreaming again. 1 Quote
andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 6 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: How does this make sense? If there'a a longer-term plan. ... but there I go dreaming again. Weren't Denver and UND the big drivers of the NCHC? Maybe there is something there... Quote
gfhockey Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 I like the big sky as the games weren't as stressfull Quote
AJS Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 Here's what I don't understand. The goal currently for Football is to win a FCS Championship, right? The goal for basketball is to make the NCAA tournament, right? Why would you pay more in expenses (as well as potentially less revenue) to accomplish the same thing? For those who are saying look towards the future, what in the upcoming years would the Big Sky provide that the Summit / MVFC wouldn't? 3 Quote
UNDvince97-01 Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 14 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: How does this make sense? If there'a a longer-term plan. ... but there I go dreaming again. I remember the day Bubba was named head coach. I wont name names, but many here were so disappointed and upset that the national search had yielded Bubba Schweigert. Turns out "Lowell Schweigert's circle of friends and influence" were right in the end. I'm guessing and hoping the end result for UND in the Summit/MVFC will be similar. We will see. I hope I'm right. 3 Quote
UNDhoops Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 from a cultural standpoint id rather be aligned with the big sky but this move always seemed coming due to the decreased travel expenses. gotta wonder how it will impact recruiting. Quote
siouxfan512 Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 35 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: It all makes sense now ... the Big Ten Conference (BTC) formed the BTHC (Big Ten Hockey Conference). UND (and DU and UNO) have the NCHC. Well, as Jack Michaels said on KFGO this morning, ..."We're putting the band back together." -- Jake Blues This new "Summit" is the band being put back together (UND, NDSU, SDSU, USD, Omaha, a team in Colorado). It is going to be renamed the NCC, because about half the members are already in the (... wait for it ...) NCHC. What a revelation! So ultimately this move is also prepping for NDSU to add hockey as well! haha Quote
BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 2 hours ago, Siouxphan27 said: So in the end, everyone moved up to D1 for the opportunity to play the exact same competition for millions more, which we evidently can't afford. Can't wait. Very well said, in the beginning UND and USD knew of the cost ramifications and therefore weren't interested in the initial move. And there are many more costs that came along that most people don't even come close to realize. The SU's like to say it was the scare of the NCC of not having enough FB scholarships. Here's where the drive was from within as explained to me in the early years of Div I by a cousin of mine, who was a county extension agent. And this is what the two schools sold their alumni on. We are loosing our great professors and sraff to Div I schools because if your Div I, everyone gets a much bigger salary. Sure, we are going to pay our coaches much more also, in fact everyone in the academics, we will be that much better a institution. We SU's really need this or we will end up with the not so desired staff. And wait, this will also help to raise salaries in the whole state with people in county extension offices, all employees of the SU's, and so on. Quote
siouxfan512 Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 49 minutes ago, Siouxphan27 said: So in the end, everyone moved up to D1 for the opportunity to play the exact same competition for millions more, which we evidently can't afford. Can't wait. I get what you are saying, but the conference is more than just the Dakota schools, and if you succeed in that conference you have the opportunity to play even more schools that were not in the NCC or at the D2 level with us, with the eventual goal to win an FCS championship. Basketball, we have the opportunity to do the same, play schools other than just the dakota schools with a shot at going to the big dance. (women's basketball has already had that opportunity, volleyball is the same) Moving up to D1 was absolutely the right move, and had the MVFC even been an option, this is where we would have started. The talent level and competitiveness has certainly been better than D2. NDSU, SDSU and USD are all better than they were, even if they are the same school, so does it really matter? We're playing some of the same schools, but certainly not the same teams. Quote
geaux_sioux Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 38 minutes ago, gfhockey said: I like the big sky as the games weren't as stressfull I guess you'll just have to start drinking Quote
UNDBIZ Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 37 minutes ago, UNDvince97-01 said: I remember the day Bubba was named head coach. I wont name names, but many here were so disappointed and upset that the national search had yielded Bubba Schweigert. Turns out "Lowell Schweigert's circle of friends and influence" were right in the end. I'm guessing and hoping the end result for UND in the Summit/MVFC will be similar. We will see. I hope I'm right. The disappointing thing about the Schweigert hire was it took 2 weeks longer than it needed to because Faison had no idea what he was doing, resulting in player defections and missed recruits. Quote
bincitysioux Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 55 minutes ago, Siouxperfan7 said: Just in case people were wondering, here is what each conference ranked nationally compared to other FCS/D1 conferences for FB and MBB since UND started competing in the Big Sky in 2012. Big Sky FB MVFC Big Sky MBB Summit MBB 2012-2013 4th 3rd 28th 19th 2013-2014 6th 5th 26th 18th 2014-2015 4th 1st 26th 21st 2015-2016 6th 1st 28th 12th 2016-2017 5th 1st 29th 17th Hate to admit it, but the MVFC and the Summit has been a better conference than the Big Sky since 2012. Obviously this is just two sports, but it is the two biggest ones. So add another item to the list of why moving to Summit.MVFC is a good move......We are joining a much better conference. Meh. The fact that NDSU has been the dominant basketball program in the Summit since they joined, and the fact that SDSU has been one of the dominant football programs in the MVFC since they joined tells me all I need to know about "how strong" those conferences are. Neither of those programs were ever known for doing much in either of those sports before they joined those conferences. 1 1 Quote
Popular Post Air Force One Posted January 25, 2017 Popular Post Posted January 25, 2017 I see some on here that want to stay Big Sky and say those that are in favor of the Summit/MVFC move have an unhealthy fixation on NDSU and that old rivalry along with playing old foes like SDSU and USD on a regular basis again. They usually also mention that in the Big Sky we get to play Montana. So being fixated on playing Montana is better than being fixated on NDSU? Since when are long time rivalries bad? We know who are rivalries were in the NCC and I would expect most of this to resume fairly quickly once UND arrives in the Summit and MVFC. My question to those posters is: Who is our rivalry in the Big Sky? Who makes our blood boil in football or any other sport? Who's blood boils to play UND? I have yet to warm up to Montana or Montana St as for our time in the Big Sky, we have not developed much of a history let alone a rivalry. Eastern Washington? They are a team to beat but a rivalry? Any sport, who is our rival in the Big Sky? Now in the Summit/MVFC, I don't even need to ask the question, it is NDSU. Their fan base says they have moved on, SDSU is the new hot rivalry because they made up a new traveling trophy after how many years of playing each other? 14 years and NDSU blood has continued to boil for UND, student chants, player chants, fans wearing derogatory clothing, administrative grandstanding, slanted contract. UND gives NDSU fits even when they don't play. I would much rather be in a conference where there is passion for the matchups vs who? from where? My wife and I were first time football season ticket holders this past season and she has told me we will renew, we had a blast at the games this year. Last night we talked about what MVFC road games we will be going to now that our closest one is not 800 miles away. I am on board for the Summitt/MVFC 10 Quote
siouxfan512 Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 1 minute ago, bincitysioux said: Meh. The fact that NDSU has been the dominant basketball program in the Summit since they joined, and the fact that SDSU has been one of the dominant football programs in the MVFC since they joined tells me all I need to know about "how strong" those conferences are. Neither of those programs were ever known for doing much in either of those sports before they joined those conferences. So you're questioning the strength of the conferences? or the teams? The way I see it, those teams made the most of their moves into the conferences. And haven't both been more successful than UND to this point? Haven't those conferences actually been more successful than the Big Sky? While I like the Big Sky, and it has been fun, hasn't the MVFC been more successful overall? and again, while I have like Big Sky competition in Basketball, hasn't the Summit actually been the higher rated conference, and had more success in The Tourney? I get why people might not like the move because they like the Big Sky, but this move is hardly a step backwards in any way. At the very worst, it could be seen as lateral, when you take all factors into consideration, and likely beneficial in the long run. The truth is nobody know exactly what the landscape of the Summit or the MVFC, or FCS football will look like in the next 10 years. UND just needs to roll with their decision and keep doing what they are doing to succeed. Quote
UNDvince97-01 Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 9 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said: The disappointing thing about the Schweigert hire was it took 2 weeks longer than it needed to because Faison had no idea what he was doing, resulting in player defections and missed recruits. There was absolutely disappointment from that aspect from many here, including myself. The timeframe was ridiculous. I agree. I'm saying many here were very disappointed that Bubba was the choice, regardless of the time frame. Jamie Marshall, Jeff Mills, Robin Pflugrad etc. "New Blood" with "D1 head coaching experience". Some were even giving Deboer more time than Bubba to turn it around because he was a UND guy. In a siouxports.com poll, 60% favored Kalen over Bubba here. "With Bubba it's 3 years.." I love the fact that you can search the forum archives here. Quote
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