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    Re: Summit Expansion?

    The piping is there, but the odds of regular hockey at the dome are pretty much nil. There are several small physical issues with the hockey config that would cost a million or two to fix, but the...
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    Little Rock will be looking for a new home soon(also UT Arlington). Wonder if the Summit is going to give them a call? Would make a good travel partner with ORU.
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    Doubtful. Denver has had opportunities to join the MVC and effectively turned them down.* Nothing has changed since then.


    *Denver and the MVC talked when Denver left the WAC. The MVC told...
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    St Thomas waiver approved.

    https://news.stthomas.edu/july-15-2020-press-release/
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    I would think so, but I don't remember what their plans were before all the COVID delays. I thought I heard recently that they had two full seasons left in their current conference before they were...
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    St. Thomas is basically in. The NCAA committee that met today decided to start working on new legislation for DIII to DI moves. That new policy will be written up over the next few months and voted...
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    UST issue goes before the NCAA this week.

    Have we heard if the Summit is considering going to Fri/Sat games once this all shakes out? Depending on how the conference pairs up the schools, the...
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    No. St. Thomas is in, but the waiver hasn't been granted yet(though the conference is confident it will). The decision on the waiver(or a new rule for DIIIs in general) will be voted on later this...
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    St Thomas hasn't put a pause on their move. The NCAA has postponed their decision for two months because they wanted to free up their meeting agenda to deal with COVID issues, but that's not the same...
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    The St. Thomas situation has been delayed a bit due to COVID-19. The NCAA DI Council was supposed to discuss and vote on it during their April 23-24 meeting, but they have decided to push most...
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    Yeah, the quotes in that article and the one in the Forum do not paint a warm and fuzzy picture if you're in Augie's administration. I'm honestly surprised at how negative the quotes were. Normally...
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    Maybe read the more than just the headline. Chance of acceptance is not looking good.
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    I think at one time there was a grandfathered rule about hockey or football, but that door was closed a long time ago and the schools were forced to move up their programs. Pretty sure I'm thinking...
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    No, they'll have to move hockey up. But I bet the WCHA will take them(or whatever that group of schools ends up naming themselves).
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    Very slightly. About 0.5% per year for 3 years, then an almost 4% drop last year. But the drops have been enough that it's costing money. More, it's costing opportunities.

    Sent from my XT1650...
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    I don't think academics come into play 98% of the time when NDSU and the Summit consider new members, but I bet GCU is one of the other 2%. Beyond the diploma mill thing, remember that GCU is...
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    I think a couple BVers check out the realignment forum over at csnbbs. If you don't, and realignment talk interests you, you might want to head over there now. Just realize that 80% of the talk at...
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    Not surprised. Adding GCU was one of the reasons Denver bolted the WAC. GCU's history as a recent for-profit was something Denver wanted no part of. It also looks like the Dakotas and Omaha didn't...
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    That's the list all right. Maybe add some DII move ups for the sake of completion. Possibly NKU as a long shot as well.
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    Re: Summit Expansion?

    As much as I'd like to believe in the sunny side up, I think the Devil's in the details and you'd have to be a hard-boiled optimist to think differently.
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    Would I love an invite to the MVC and its conversion to an all-sports conference? You betcha. Do I have any belief left that it could happen? Not a hope in the world. The only hope was for three...
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    Going to dig up this thread due to some stuff being said over on SDSUFans. At a booster meeting two or three weeks ago, Aaron Johnston reportedly made some comment about several schools being...
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    Can't start the DII to DI move without one anymore.
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    Yeah, a quick read of the DI and DII manuals make it look like a 12 or 13 year process. DIII to DII looks even more complicated than DII to DI. To get into DII, you need to spend at least 2 years as...
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    Filbert from SDSUfans has brought up an interesting thought a couple times. If you're dead set on considering a Minnesota school, why not Concordia(St Paul) or one of the other privates? Bet they'd...
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