UND to join Summit/MVFC

[EC8CH]

How much was UND's exit fee for leaving the Big Fluffy?

[StL Bison Fan]

Being we're playing you in Fargo in 2019, the first conference game in 2020 most likely will be in the Hawk's Nest. Be a great day!

Doesnt work that way. Played YSU two years in a row at home. Correct me if i am wrong

[Vet70]

Doesnt work that way. Played YSU two years in a row at home. Correct me if i am wrong

2011 and 2012.

[Bisonator98]

UND brings stability, but make it better? I'm not convinced of that.

Yeah I'm not referring to UND as making it better. Just in general the Dakota schools have elevated the league.

[Bisonator98]

How much was UND's exit fee for leaving the Big Fluffy?

The BSC is probably paying them to leave.

[tjbison]

Maybe they are replacing us in 2020 cause we are heading up???

kind of purple

[Bisonator98]

Maybe they are replacing us in 2020 cause we are heading up???

kind of purple

I fricking hope so. no purple

[bisonp]

Maybe they are replacing us in 2020 cause we are heading up???

kind of purple

Too bad about the budget issues. I just don't see how it could be feasible right now unless the P5/G5 thing blows up, which seems less likely than it did a couple years ago.

[BisonCardinal]

Man, I am not sure about all that, but I will drink whatever you are having. There is momentum in the Summit, but it is no MVC and never will be. However, you are right that sans Wichita State the Valley drops a pretty big notch. 5 current schools in the Valley have been to the Final Four and they have their annual MVC-MWC challenge, much like the ACC-B1G Challenge. 5 schools in the Summit have never even been to the NCAA tournament and outside of ORU in the 70's, we are the only current school to win a game at the NCAA's.

Sure, the MVC has a much better basketball history. But I had to laugh a couple years ago when Wichita State made the Final Four. They said it was the first time a MVC team had made the Final Four since 1979. 1979!!!. I think that is the Larry Bird era. I think he's collecting Social Security now. So the other 4 times are pre-1979, correct me if I am wrong.

Just think the trajectory for the Summit is more upward than the MVC right now. The Summit will now be a conference that's controlled by the Dakota's and will be able to be choosier about new members from now on. I think by adding UND, they are setting up the MVFC for two divisions with Wichita State starting football in the next couple years.

MVFC - West
NDSU
SDSU
UND
USD
Wichita State
UNI

MVFC - East
Illinois State
Indiana State
SIU
WIU
MSU
YSU

My personal opinion is that Elgin (MVC commissioner) should have raided the Summit of all its football members and made an all-sports MVC, but I think that ship has sailed.

[StL Bison Fan]

My only disagreement (besides having to go to GF), is not playing two teams each year.
Remember the SDSU coach whining about the sharing the championship? If he couldnt get that, How do you reconcile a championship if not everyone has played each other (ala NDSU-ISU or EWU-Und)