My rationale for posting the endowments of UND, NDSU, SDSU and St. Thomas was not to compare to Harvard/Yale which we will never, ever come close to but to compare the 3 schools which we have the most interest in and, in the case of St. Thomas, a school which is suddenly on our radar.
What is it with St. Thomas? Obviously a private, parochial school, St. Thomas of Aquinas, I guess. Why are they doing so well? Sometimes I find private, Catholic colleges do really well because they have a bond of religion. For those of us who believe, it is a remarkable, forging bond. I don't want to piss anyone else off but it is true. If I run into someone of my own religion in my travels, we immediately bond.
I read the whole Wikipedia on St. Thomas. Wow, kind of prestigious. Just under 10,000 stuldents, and very importantly, they used to be called the Tommys but when women were allowed to be on sports teams, they changed the spelling of the mascot to Tommies I guess to give it a feminine air. Adorable move.
I guarantee you it's not, I'm the one who suggested including St Thomas, and once you get to know me you will realize I have zero love for that place.
I think those of you poo pooing on the Tommies will be surprised. I would wager that when we play them in '25 they will field a more competitive team than some of our MVFC opponents.
All of our FBS opponents dismissed our legitimacy before we beat them in their own house too.
Isn't the hope that the Bison will be moving up to FBS by 2025? Go Bison!
Hail The Bison! The March Is Still On!