Originally Posted by
blackdiamond2
If they make the move they would be a welcomed addition from my perspective.
One of our largest alumni bases in the Twin Cities and the the first I94 school to join the I29 schools. They would definitely fit our leagues footprint and one more short travel location for us. UND, USD, SDSU, Saint Thomas, Omaha, UMKC, and possibly Augustana in future.
With budget issues happening at Western and IPFW always looking to change conferences we will need Augustana and Saint Thomas for future conference stability.
UND, USD, SDSU, Saint Thomas, Omaha, UMKC, Augustana, NDSU that is 8 conference members that pretty compact to help reduce travel costs in future and create regional rivalries with.
Schools such on the fringes would be Denver, Oral, Western, and IPFW.
Next closest schools to conference headquarters in Sioux Falls would Drake (about 3.5 hours away) and UNI (about 4.5 hours). I wonder if they would if they would have any interest in new compact Summit that would include student recruiting centers of Minneapolis, Omaha, Denver and Kansas City.