Where were they before?
Where were they before?
Can we just pump the breaks on the Augustana to the Summit League crap just because the league realized it made sense to move here? My goodness the media are desperate for attention.
I would be positively irritated is the UxDs and XSDUs let Augie even get a sniff. That is another great example of what we left, let not return as they are way more dissimilar to us, than we are to something like the U of M and I don't see a B1G invite coming.
I still struggle to understand why USD and SDSU would want Augie in the league, it just puts another mouth to feed right in the middle of the market they fight over. From an NDSU perspective all Augie adds is another body, they are a tiny school that brings no new market and no new recruiting grounds. No Bison fan gives a single damn if we play them in any sport ever again. I would much rather add UMKC, at least that brings in a new Midwestern market.
I also think the Summit needs to guard against becoming overly Dakota centric, we are the power players but we still need schools from other areas to have a healthy conference.
NDSU to the FBS always. In all ways.
Summit would have to be really desperate to add Augy
I look at Augie as a worst case scenario that would stabilize the league.
Pros.
We would never have to worry about losing an auto bid for any sports. Once Fort Wayne leaves we will be begging teams to come here so we can go to the NCAA tournament.
Travel costs. 5 teams and lots of bus trips. Direct flights from Denver to Sioux Falls. Many same time zones.
Could be good for attendance with 5 Dakota schools an easy drive away.
Good program at the D2 level and a decent sized market
Cons
Feels D2
More competition in same footprint.
Could further erode SDSUs home court advantage in the summit league basketball conference tournament. Some may view this as a positive
Nobody knows who Augustana is outside of the Dakota schools and, zero name recognition and seems to hurt the conference brand
Their facilities, while great for D2, have a ton of work that needs to be done
Could piss off ORU and Western Illinois
Will spread the talent pool even thinner with more scholarships
I would much rather add UMKC but if we had to add Augie, I would feel better getting both
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I don't think the Fargo media is infatuated, Dom might be but he is obsessed with all things realignment.
Guessing the SF media would love to have another DI team to cover that is right in SF....Augie probably also has some powerful allies in the community like Krabbenhoft
NDSU to the FBS always. In all ways.
We don't want Augie in the Summit. It's the Sioux Falls media that continue to beat that drum. If Augie joins I'd prefer the Dakota 4 to make a joint call to the Big Sky and get the F out of the Summit. Augie in the Summit means this conference is going absolutely nowhere.
lol, 3 DI schools in SD..HA If Augie is our lifeline in the Summit and they are not trying for better then Larson better be looking for a new home both for sports and him
Also who gives a shit if a couple secretaries move to SF from Illinois, the headquarters for a conference doesn't really matter.