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ND wants to bail from sinking ship (merged topic)
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Who gives a s*** about the conference? The BSC could be composed of any combination of teams and the only one I'll give a rats ass about is the Griz.
The teams coming out of the big sky have been weak in the last couple years, that's a fact. This conference has too many teams, even more obvious fact. If UND wants out of this hugbox then they should feel free to do so and for whatever justification.
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The teams coming out of the big sky have been weak in the last couple years, that's a fact. This conference has too many teams, even more obvious fact. If UND wants out of this hugbox then they should feel free to do so and for whatever justification.
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BadlandsGrizFan
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griz71 said:
For Dartmouth....the 7th best Ivy school.
WILDCATFAN
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So is the sinking ship their own athletic department?
Cause the Big Sky is anything but a sinking ship.
Cause the Big Sky is anything but a sinking ship.
siouxfan512
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PlayerRep said:
Actually, if you go to Siouxsport, most fans (not all) are not happy about this at all. They really want to be in the Big Sky. They really want to see Montana and Montana St. on the schedule every year, and are especially unhappy about the move as it pertains to basketball.
I'm fairly middle of the road on this issue. I've really enjoyed watching Big Sky competition, especially as the football program has started to improve. And the basketball competition has been fun too, and I'm not a big basketball guy.
On the flip side, there is no denying that there would be perks in the MVFC/Summit as well. Proximity, and being with the other Dakota schools. Most importantly, improving the spending situation. Being in the BSC comes with a big time price tag for travel. UND could have probably stayed in the BSC, but refuses to make the tough call in cutting some sports. I had to see sports go, and limit opportunities to some kids, but from a business perspective, UND is supporting more sports than it can sustain right now.
I do hope that if UND does move conference, that they can schedule some OOC matchups with Montana periodically. It has always been a good draw for the crowd in GF, and I'd rather see UND play MT and up the SOS, rather than some garbage team, or D2 school.
siouxfan512
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PlayerRep said:
IMO, absolutely not. I think this is a completely financial decision that UND is trying to make. Also, aligning with the other Dakota schools has its incentives. Makes travel much easier for fans too.
My in-laws are big time Bison fans, so I would really like to see that game on the schedule every year. It would be fun to watch, and tailgating in Fargo is a pretty awesome time.
BadlandsGrizFan
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BadlandsGrizFan said:
IDK man i just read an article ranking the Ivy's and they had Dartmouth at 7.....if you were a man of Harvard or Yale...or even Princeton I might be impressed or even believe you but Dartmouth......mehhh
Could be better
UTGrizFan
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If the OP thinks the conference is a sinking ship I feel he is rather mistaken as we still are considered one of if not the best FCS conferences in regards to football and a solid conference in D1 for all other sports. If North Dakota leaves for the Summit / MVFC it makes perfect sense to me especially financially for them. That would leave the following conference members:
-Montana
-MSU
-ISU
-EWU
-Idaho
-UNC
-NAU
-WSU
-Sac State
-PSU
-SUU
-Cal Poly (Football only)
-UC-DAVIS (Football Only)
That's a solid-looking conference in regards to full-time members with the only downside being still stuck in the 13-team shenanigans that football scheduling has become. That being said however it does give us an opportunity to potentially add another school such as NMSU or maybe San Diego to the conference as a full time member. To assist with the finances in regards to travel we could break up football into 2 Divisions, for example:
Big Sky North:
-Montana
-MSU
-EWU
-Idaho
-ISU
-PSU
-WSU or Sac State
Big Sky South:
-Sac State or WSU
-Cal Poly
-SUU
-UC-Davis
-NAU
-UNC
-San Diego/NMSU
There would be no Conference Championship however you would play the teams in your division every single year and only 3 teams from the opposite division. There would be an option to schedule a single team from the opposite division every single year as a "Rival" (SUU vs WSU for example) if they wanted to and most importantly cut down on expenses for travel.
-Montana
-MSU
-ISU
-EWU
-Idaho
-UNC
-NAU
-WSU
-Sac State
-PSU
-SUU
-Cal Poly (Football only)
-UC-DAVIS (Football Only)
That's a solid-looking conference in regards to full-time members with the only downside being still stuck in the 13-team shenanigans that football scheduling has become. That being said however it does give us an opportunity to potentially add another school such as NMSU or maybe San Diego to the conference as a full time member. To assist with the finances in regards to travel we could break up football into 2 Divisions, for example:
Big Sky North:
-Montana
-MSU
-EWU
-Idaho
-ISU
-PSU
-WSU or Sac State
Big Sky South:
-Sac State or WSU
-Cal Poly
-SUU
-UC-Davis
-NAU
-UNC
-San Diego/NMSU
There would be no Conference Championship however you would play the teams in your division every single year and only 3 teams from the opposite division. There would be an option to schedule a single team from the opposite division every single year as a "Rival" (SUU vs WSU for example) if they wanted to and most importantly cut down on expenses for travel.