SWSiouxMN Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 10:33 AM, sioux24/7 said: Kevin Obanor ends up at Texas Tech. I’m surprised that Max decided to come back to ORU vs. going to a bigger school. They look to be a handful again. They have done a good job in adding some talented guards. Losing Obanor will hurt but Weaver and Lacis should shoulder some of the load. That's a big man to replace in the middle. They will still be contending for a championship with NDSU and SDSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 St. Thomas landed a big time recruit in MN. They are going to be really good,really fast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSSD Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 SDSU just announced an $50 million dollar renovation to Frost and it should be done by 2023 or 2024. USD - New Basketball/Volleyball (4,000) and major renovation of the Dakota Dome. NOTE: USD has mortgage payments for the next 20 years. SDSU - New football stadium, new indoor practice facility and now $50 renovations to Frost (5,500). NOTE: SDSU has mortgage payments for the next 20 years. NDSU - Fargo Dome, renovations to BSA (5,460) and new indoor practice facility. Everything paid for I think.. might have some Dome renovations to pay for not sure. UND - Alerus Center, new indoor practice facility... do we need to up grade the Betty (3,300). UND is facilities debt free - just finished paying for the Betty. We have an arms race in the Dakotas.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 3 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said: St. Thomas landed a big time recruit in MN. They are going to be really good,really fast You are correct - 6’9” Ahjany Lee at one time had offers from Kansas, Iowa and the Gophers. With so much talent in the Cities, the Tommies will be tough!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnboyND7 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Not sure what UND would do to the Betty? Still a very nice facility. No capacity issues anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 13 hours ago, JohnboyND7 said: Not sure what UND would do to the Betty? Still a very nice facility. No capacity issues anyway Unless we start contending for March Madness every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSSD Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 15 hours ago, JohnboyND7 said: Not sure what UND would do to the Betty? Still a very nice facility. No capacity issues anyway Create separate practice facility for VB/Basketball and then put permanent seating on both ends of the court. Plus remove the existing telescoping lower level seating and rework all of that with more premium seating and more permanent seating. I think the framework is in place - they just needs to take it to the next level. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 st thomas won't be in the slummit for long...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSSD Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 2 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: st thomas won't be in the slummit for long...... Or up your game and take the conference to the next level.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 25 minutes ago, FSSD said: Or up your game and take the conference to the next level.. kinda hard when this confrence is a revolving door and has been for years and years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSSD Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 2 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: kinda hard when this confrence is a revolving door and has been for years and years... Can't argue with that, but hopefully the old NCC schools of UND, USD, SDSU, NDSU, Omaha, St. Thomas can plus, larger urban schools of DU, ORU and UMKC can keep things more stable going forward. The reality is that academic profile of the Summit League has really solidified and in many ways the Summit League is comparable to both the MVC and HL. Summit League: Institution Location Population MSA Rank Growth Type Enrollment Endowment Research University of Denver Denver, Colorado 2,960 19 12.3 Private 11,952 $711,345,798 R2 University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri 2,190 31 9.09 Public 16,944 $152,800,000 R2 University of Nebraska Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 970 58 11.82 Public 15,431 $72,000,000 R2 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota 105 348 6 Public 13,847 $366,000,000 R2 North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota 250 192 19.67 Public 14,358 $201,600,000 R2 Oral Roberts University Tulsa, Oklahoma 1,010 55 8.3 Private 4,053 $40,490,533 University of St. Thomas Saint Paul, Minnesota 3,700 16 10 Private 9,878 $519,000,000 University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota Public 10,151 $213,560,000 R2 South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota Public 12,613 $135,700,000 R2 Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois Public 7,624 $32,134,249 Missouri Valley: Institution Location Population MSA Rank Growth Type Enrollment Endowment Research Bradley University Peoria, Illinois 402 136 -3.33 Private 5,451 $324,900,000 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa 709 82 16.98 Private 5,270 $219,800,000 Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 54 4 Public 20,706 $151,000,000 R2 Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana 185 231 -2.49 Public 13,584 $70,000,000 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois 9,600 3 1.66 Private 16,437 $711,000,000 R2 Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri 475 117 8.87 Public 26,000 $145,800,000 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 133 310 -4.11 Public 11,695 $154,000,000 R2 University of Evansville Evansville, Indiana 314 164 0.8 Private 2,526 $93,400,000 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 276 178 7.2 Public 12,273 $135,000,000 Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana Private 4,500 $254,000,000 - Research Levels - Summit League has 7 schools vs 3 MVC schools at R2 research activities - SL has 5 markets over 1 million in population. MVC has 1 market - now it's a monster (Chicago). But, 6 of the MVC markets have growth rates less than 4% and 4 of them are basically zero or less than zero. All of the Summit League markets are growing at healthy rates. The MVC has 3 healthy growth markets. - And the endowments for the schools are very comparable. So, in many ways the Summit League has put together several nice pieces. Now, several of these schools have to show signs of growing on the athletics side of things. But, the pieces are there to be leveraged. To be honest, I think you can ask questions on how healthy are all the Illinois and Chicago area schools and the MVC is very Chicago based. If Loyola leaves the MVC for the Big East or A10. It would have a huge hole to fill. NOTE: It has been stated that the MVC is looking toward the southern US for it's next expansion plans (two schools being mentioned ORU and Unv Texas- Arlington). I think the primary reason is that they are looking for larger healthy growth markets - which they don't have beyond Des Moines, Cedar Falls and Springfield. And the Summit League does (Denver, MSP, Tulsa, Kanas City, Omaha). The Summit League does have some positives. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 7 hours ago, FSSD said: Can't argue with that, but hopefully the old NCC schools of UND, USD, SDSU, NDSU, Omaha, St. Thomas can plus, larger urban schools of DU, ORU and UMKC can keep things more stable going forward. The reality is that academic profile of the Summit League has really solidified and in many ways the Summit League is comparable to both the MVC and HL. Summit League: Institution Location Population MSA Rank Growth Type Enrollment Endowment Research University of Denver Denver, Colorado 2,960 19 12.3 Private 11,952 $711,345,798 R2 University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri 2,190 31 9.09 Public 16,944 $152,800,000 R2 University of Nebraska Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 970 58 11.82 Public 15,431 $72,000,000 R2 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota 105 348 6 Public 13,847 $366,000,000 R2 North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota 250 192 19.67 Public 14,358 $201,600,000 R2 Oral Roberts University Tulsa, Oklahoma 1,010 55 8.3 Private 4,053 $40,490,533 University of St. Thomas Saint Paul, Minnesota 3,700 16 10 Private 9,878 $519,000,000 University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota Public 10,151 $213,560,000 R2 South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota Public 12,613 $135,700,000 R2 Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois Public 7,624 $32,134,249 Missouri Valley: Institution Location Population MSA Rank Growth Type Enrollment Endowment Research Bradley University Peoria, Illinois 402 136 -3.33 Private 5,451 $324,900,000 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa 709 82 16.98 Private 5,270 $219,800,000 Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 54 4 Public 20,706 $151,000,000 R2 Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana 185 231 -2.49 Public 13,584 $70,000,000 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois 9,600 3 1.66 Private 16,437 $711,000,000 R2 Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri 475 117 8.87 Public 26,000 $145,800,000 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 133 310 -4.11 Public 11,695 $154,000,000 R2 University of Evansville Evansville, Indiana 314 164 0.8 Private 2,526 $93,400,000 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 276 178 7.2 Public 12,273 $135,000,000 Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana Private 4,500 $254,000,000 - Research Levels - Summit League has 7 schools vs 3 MVC schools at R2 research activities - SL has 5 markets over 1 million in population. MVC has 1 market - now it's a monster (Chicago). But, 6 of the MVC markets have growth rates less than 4% and 4 of them are basically zero or less than zero. All of the Summit League markets are growing at healthy rates. The MVC has 3 healthy growth markets. - And the endowments for the schools are very comparable. So, in many ways the Summit League has put together several nice pieces. Now, several of these schools have to show signs of growing on the athletics side of things. But, the pieces are there to be leveraged. To be honest, I think you can ask questions on how healthy are all the Illinois and Chicago area schools and the MVC is very Chicago based. If Loyola leaves the MVC for the Big East or A10. It would have a huge hole to fill. NOTE: It has been stated that the MVC is looking toward the southern US for it's next expansion plans (two schools being mentioned ORU and Unv Texas- Arlington). I think the primary reason is that they are looking for larger healthy growth markets - which they don't have beyond Des Moines, Cedar Falls and Springfield. And the Summit League does (Denver, MSP, Tulsa, Kanas City, Omaha). The Summit League does have some positives. On an unrelated note, this data certainly points out how successful the UND Foundation has been in fundraising. Only three schools have larger endowments - and they are all private universities! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 48 minutes ago, UND Fan said: On an unrelated note, this data certainly points out how successful the UND Foundation has been in fundraising. Only three schools have larger endowments - and they are all private universities! Endowments can be deceptive when it comes to the economic health of an institution. Maybe a fairer assessment would include a comparison of gains versus cuts in jobs, academic programs, and sports, and - in the case of publics - dependence on state dollars. Pledged dollars and future returns on investments for the school mean very little to people who have been laid off due to budget cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Western Illinois is making an early statement in non-conference play. They might give SDSU a run for their money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux24/7 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 22 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said: Western Illinois is making an early statement in non-conference play. They might give SDSU a run for their money. Jeter was able to turn that dumpster fire around quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Tyree Ihenacho scores 2 points in 14 minutes of playing time in James Madison’s upset of Virginia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 12 hours ago, Jerry said: Tyree Ihenacho scores 2 points in 14 minutes of playing time in James Madison’s upset of Virginia. probably didn't score those 2 from the free throw line... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 SDSU marches into Fargo and gets a big Summit road win. Already with wins against ORU at home and now NDSU on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SWSiouxMN Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 Early Summit Thoughts SDSU is the favorite, wins in Fargo and defended the home court against ORU UST is showing that they can complete in the Summit League. Very well coached. What the heck WIU? 1-2 start and could easily be 0-3 in conference play. NDSU is still the biggest threat to SDSU, but ORU is starting to round into form Omaha will probably be looking for a new coach (the return of Saul?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSSD Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 23 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said: Early Summit Thoughts SDSU is the favorite, wins in Fargo and defended the home court against ORU UST is showing that they can complete in the Summit League. Very well coached. What the heck WIU? 1-2 start and could easily be 0-3 in conference play. NDSU is still the biggest threat to SDSU, but ORU is starting to round into form Omaha will probably be looking for a new coach (the return of Saul?) Interesting comments on Omaha - a couple years ago they had very solid teams and they looked like they were improving. Any thoughts on what changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 58 minutes ago, FSSD said: Interesting comments on Omaha - a couple years ago they had very solid teams and they looked like they were improving. Any thoughts on what changed? Last year was very rough and this year hasn't gotten any better. They seemed to have gone backwards since getting oh so close to the NCAA a few years back. They are very uncompetitive this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux24/7 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Our old friend Brian Jones is taking over at Illinois State for the rest of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Looks like Brian Jones will get 5 games as HC. Then look for another position. https://pantagraph.com/sports/college/illinois-state/watch-now-brian-jones-to-coach-illinois-states-basketball-team-the-rest-of-the-season/article_c5a96a2b-d54c-50e7-be47-24cefc1b3a73.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 2 hours ago, sioux24/7 said: Our old friend Brian Jones is taking over at Illinois State for the rest of the season. please alert mvc refers that some good old foot stomping and spastic movements will be coming shortly from the isu sidelines. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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