Summit Expansion?

[AKBison]

Northern Colorado will be joining the Summit as an affiliate member in baseball starting in 2022. That'll get the conference back to 6 baseball teams so they will no longer be in danger of losing the conference autobid until/unless someone else leaves.

Perhaps this opens the door for the Bears as a full member at some point in the future??? Could help balance things geographically with travel partners or provide stability if Western Illinois folds their athletic program or drops to D2.

NDSU/UND
SDSU/USD
Omaha/UMKC
Denver/UNC???
ORU
WIU/St Thomas???

I've said it before and I will say it again. At this point it no longer matters and the Summit may as well invite Minnesota State. We have already gone so far down the mudhole there is no reason to pretend the Summit is better than that. They can put football into the Pioneer league and have close rivals with UST and Drake. It makes geographic sense and builds a bridge between the Cities and Sioux falls. If were going to be in a low major conference then let's at least make it geographically friendly.

NDSU/UND
SDSU/USD
Omaha/UMKC
Denver/UNC
UST/Minnesota State
ORU/????

[Western4Life]

WIU would support adding MN State, Lindenwood or Northern CO. We do not want another Centenary aka Augustana. UMKC and STU will make things better for the SL.

Western will never drop football. Of the IL schools we have arguably the richest tradition. The current coach is a joke but it's the primary focus of the athletic department. Just look at the non conference schedule to see how people feel. We could just schedule SEMO or Murray State but we seek out elite teams.

[Bison bison]

Yes. Money games.

There's a different, real reason why you schedule those...

[Western4Life]

No, I am referencing playing Montana and Montana State in the same year when WIU could just stick to the Big Sky challenge and then a lesser opponent. This season WIU plays the challenge and Northern Alabama because this coach is trying to save his job. Nobody wants to see Northern AL on the schedule. It's another reason he will be shown the door.

Also, I am not upset WIU uses pay games to help fund things in the program. Western wins a decent number of those anyway. Basketball specifically should be playing more of them.

I will leave you too it but Western isn't going anywhere.

[Bisonator98]

Northern Colorado will be joining the Summit as an affiliate member in baseball starting in 2022. That'll get the conference back to 6 baseball teams so they will no longer be in danger of losing the conference autobid until/unless someone else leaves.

Perhaps this opens the door for the Bears as a full member at some point in the future??? Could help balance things geographically with travel partners or provide stability if Western Illinois folds their athletic program or drops to D2.

NDSU/UND
SDSU/USD
Omaha/UMKC
Denver/UNC???
ORU
WIU/St Thomas???

Well on our way to Summit League Football..............

[Hammersmith]

St Thomas waiver approved.

https://news.stthomas.edu/july-15-2020-press-release/

[tony]

St Thomas waiver approved.

https://news.stthomas.edu/july-15-2020-press-release/

You called it.

[El_Chapo]

1st und added , now St Thomas. what a laughingstock we've become. we don't belong in the same sentence as those 2 athletic wise

[NDSUstudent]

1st und added , now St Thomas. what a laughingstock we've become. we don't belong in the same sentence as those 2 athletic wise

Guess you would rather have had Augie then....

[ByeSonBusiness]

1st und added , now St Thomas. what a laughingstock we've become. we don't belong in the same sentence as those 2 athletic wise

Idk how you think NDSU athletics is too big for UND lol.