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Don't forget Omaha. Omaha has a great reputation of hosting and supporting NCAA events. College World Series, NCAA BB tournaments, NCAA swimming meets, etc. I'm surprised they haven't put up a...

Very good synopsis here. Augie is being pulled into this for all the wrong reasons, IMO. It is all about the SLT that one weekend in March. A place at the table so Sioux Falls can call themselves...

NDSU -> NDSU
SDSU -> SDSU
Oral Roberts -> ORU
Oakland -> Denver
Southern Utah v-> Omaha
UMKC -> UMKC
Western Illinois -> WIU
Centenary -> St. Thomas
IUPUI -> USD
IPFW -> UND

Except you are the only person bitching about UST. All I have read is universal praise and excitement. The Tommies are a great addition. Way, way better than Augustana.

Probably the same thing UNO did with their stadium, or Wichita State. I dunno.

LOL, much rather associate with Centenary and Chicago State, huh.

Funny, because if USD hadn't snubbed the Big Sky for the Summit/MVFC the Summit would have folded years ago and there would be no...

Keep posting. You bring good info to the thread. We can debate and go back and forth on this, as you can see I am 100% against Augie making this transition for many reasons. It might surprise you...

They have been kind of cryptic from the stuff I have heard out of SF regarding football. I've heard the Pioneer League being tossed around as an option but then I read a conflicting quote from Kelby...

Which question is that, you've thrown a lot up on the board here? The one about funding? I'm not worried about USD's ability for corporate sponsorship, the U will be able to get the funding it...

So a small, private, liberal arts school is not viewed in the same light as the two State Universities? Gee, no kidding, because they shouldn't be. You reference Augie as not wanting to be the left...

It's not really Sanford money I am worried about. In fact, I don't think USD should get in any deeper with him. He's going to buy Augustana, not just the athletic department, but the entire school....

Western Illinois is just that, over in Illinois. They are in a different region where they call upon a different group of corporate sponsors and donors. Augustana is in the Dakotas and will be...

I think that's where UND and a few other come in and do the dirty work for us. USD and the XDSUs can be publicly supportive and vote for Augie in order to keep those relationships but privately ask...

Then Augustana being invited to the Summit shouldn't even be a topic of conversation. They don't fit the profile of the schools in the conference and don't increase the status of the conference. If...

Well, exactly! When you put it that way, why are we looking at Augustana? Denver has standards, rightfully so. We should have standards as well.

Augustana people (and everyone else in this region) just assume that if Augustana goes D1 that they are a shoe-in for the Summit, that all they have to do is show up and they will be accepted into...

Saw one of those Midco stories this weekend where they recapped the history of the NCC and then brought it into present day talking about the Summit. They were absolutely giddy about the prospects...

Speaking of former NCC schools, I'd be fine if Minnesota State, Saint Cloud State, Minnesota-Duluth wanted to transition their schools to D1 and apply for Summit membership, or if UNC or UNI wanted...

I believe they signed a 10 year agreement with Sanford to play conference games at the Pentagon.

Just Say No to Augustana.

How irritated are the donors that donated millions of dollars towards building Kirkeby-Over Stadium less than 10 years ago going to be if they decide to scrap football in order to move to D1? How...

Yeah, except the USD men and women have won regular season and conference tournament titles and are in the top half of the conference each year along with contributing strong track, volleyball, etc....

Actually, USD had the option of which conferences to join as they had a Big Sky invite in hand, and they chose the MVFC. So yeah, USD did get help from the SU's to get into the MVFC, but that was out...

It's as simple as this, would Augustana be able to make, or even contemplate, a move to D1 if the 4 Dakota schools did not exist and they would be on their own? Because that's the point of view you...

Instead of Thursday/Saturday go with Friday night/Sunday afternoon mirror scheduling. Don't necessarily have to do doubleheaders, though would be nice when possible, more important to have a...

Well, the bolded part pretty much says it all. Try a weeknight game, after work, with kids, or fitting a game in around kid's activities. Weeknights suck.