Very very strange that the Chiefs of both the SL and MVFC were in attendance and sitting right next to each other. There is a lot of speculation about UND getting an invite. Thoughts on this?
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Very very strange that the Chiefs of both the SL and MVFC were in attendance and sitting right next to each other. There is a lot of speculation about UND getting an invite. Thoughts on this?
Patty Viv didn't seem too excited about NDSU FCoA. Guessing NDSU can do what they want and wouldn't be challenged by the conference.
Possible Patty thinks UND would offer a regional team, a check and balance for FCoA recruiting, rival game, and $$$. I assume UND is very interested.
Yup done deal.
lol......MVFC will not be added them, ISU siu, UNI, YSU, all will vote no
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Originally Posted by I miss Chubs;1041008[B
Patty V is a worthless commish.....period.
Maybe add an eastern Illinois and create east/west or north south divisions? Championship game?
Work toward extra teams in case of some moving.
Douple and PattyV have been publicly "cooperative" since the Summit League football study back in 2010. Not surprising to seen them together, especially when there wasn't much going on in the SL.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. Was meant for patty v comment agreement
Would UN_play home games at Fargodome? This would save on visiting teams from riding a bus to ElForko for the game.
Yeah the mvfc sure has suffered under her leadership
Need more details. Where were they sitting? Was Faison sitting with them?
The Summit would sure be stabilized with UND. Maybe the BSC would be willing to go football only with UND? Save a bunch of travel in the other sports.
Location wise, UND moving to MVFC would be a good business decision on their part. Their costs to travel must be enormous. I would also think their fan support for away games would be higher.
And what were they wearing? Did they have a pretzel? Was Fullerton with them? Were they wearing disguises? Did they point to the UND sideline and laugh? Did they have a sign? Did they yell Bison at the end of the national anthem?
Not nearly enough details for a proper discussion on bisonville.
She has been the Commissioner of this conference for about 30 years. I'm not 100% sure but she might be the only Commissioner it gas ever had.
A comment about available TV deals is ridiculous from people who don't have a clue what is out there. I guess the new rage is to always criticize the professionals and the less you know, the wilder the comments get.
Don't forget that Viverito also works for the MVC. That matters.
I don't think Patty V does much at all but she has about four jobs so that is probably part of the problem. I doubt the MVC wants the MVFC to have a strong comish.
I doubt UND is added unless they find a 12th member. ISUR, SIU, YSU, MSU and ISUB don't want to fork out another massive check to pay for a Dakota charter flight. Flying a football team around is not exactly cheap, especially when you are a bunch of basketball schools.
Frankly, I could care less how long she has worked for the conference. Empty suit IMO.
I spend a lot of time in SE TX and the Southland has all kinds of exposure and not just local TV and ESPN 3. They are on Fox Sports, MW Network, SEC Network Alternate, Live Stream, American Sports Network, C-USD Digital Network and other Live Streams that are co-streamed thru other networks.
I don't know about other FCS conferences but I think the Big Sky is on multiple media outlets.
Settle down there, tough guy. I actually agree with you for the most part. My questions were more or less hyperbole aimed at the OP.
From the murmurs I've heard the Big Sky wants to jettison UND for all sports besides football. I'm not so sure that the MVFC has any interest in another Dakota school, other than making the conference one step closer to having divisions. Douple, Viverito, and Fullerton do get together from time to time to discuss the western FCS landscape and it's future. As much as they argue against it, UND needs to realize it has much more in common with the Summit and MVFC schools.
If you ask me... any MVFC team that whines about travel costs is not committed to D1 athletics. I want teams willing to fund expensive shit like full cost of attendance, get games televised, imcreased coaching salaries, and put money into the program. Not some raggedy D2 mentality like Indiana State who plays I'm a high school football stadium with a car on the sideline. UND may suck but they are dedicated. Nice facilities upgrades, full cost of attendance, etc...
Mostly Altitude for the BSC.
Would you prefer a weekly featured game that might, or might not, include NDSU in a media deal? Understanding it would probably preclude statewide NBC for all games.
As for expansion, the Summit is where stability is most needed. UND could provide that. MVFC expansion would be the only way that happens. I'm not sure who is all interested. If anything happens I can live with it.
Big Sky has Root Sports, which is available for every Direct TV subscriber. CAA has Comcast, which provides a ton of games on Comcast Cable Networks and of course a few on NBCSN.
Patty V has basically taken the lowest hanging fruit for media exposure. In fact the MVFC contract limits us from putting games on Fox Sports North.
How would the fans react to a move? It isnt hockey so most wont notice. Football fans wont like giving up the bestest conference in the world. But from an adminstrative standpoint it would be worth looking at. Makes way too much sense.
Wont happen.
Um, guys. Tom and Pat are a married couple as of last winter.
I think at the very least, the Summit makes perfect sense. It solidifies the conference from a stability standpoint. No matter who leaves, the core of the 4 Dakota schools would be rock solid and we would never be threatened by losing eligibility.
Attendance as a conference would go through the roof. In basketball for example, any game between NDSU, SDSU, USD, and UND would be a lock for a sellout. The Summit League Championship would nuts. On the negative side, we would even have a larger anti Bison crowd in Sioux Falls. (If thats even possible )
Personally I think we need to add 2 teams and add a travel partner for the Illinois schools or something in Missouri, Wisconsin, etc...
Getting into the MVFC would be a dream scenario. It fits our recruiting footprint perfectly. It would save tons of cash which could get pumped back into teams. The only cool thing about the Big Sky is playing the Montanas and Cal Poly, I have a soft spot for Poly because of their offense. I think a move would also revitalize the fans. We're familiar with the Dakota schools obviously and all of the games are easily road tripable.