(07-10-2017 11:45 PM)NoDak Wrote:  

(07-10-2017 11:41 PM)NoQuestion Wrote:  

(07-10-2017 11:22 PM)NoDak Wrote:  

(07-10-2017 10:09 PM)NoQuestion Wrote:  

(07-10-2017 09:46 PM)NoDak Wrote:  As expected, you give the NDSU board perspective, not an AD or President one with the real facts.

Please tell me what Cruzado and what the yet to be determined UM president want. Real facts only.

They want to be associated with the similar or better academics and depth of programs, with research, with med schools, with law schools, with grad school numbers, with real residential campuses, with similar financial capability, and with similar political influence in their states or neighboring ones. That effectively eliminates all the Big Sky except idaho and UND. From a Montana perspective, the western rump of the Summit is ideal with which to start a Northern Tier consortium of research universities. No offense to Weber St, or Idaho St, or N Colorado, but they just don't measure up to the Montanas. Former conference mate Nevada is already too high up mostly because of athletic expenditures of its conference. Denver fits even though it doesn't have football and is private.

I've never heard Cruzado or the unnamed UM President mention any of that. Didn't see any of that in the university or athletic strategic plan. You give the perspective of a UND fan who wants FBS and has absolutely zero real facts.

You don't seem familiar with conference realignment politics at all. Some things are best left unsaid by Presidents, as they would infuriate the masses.

The Weber St and the SUU Presidents have said there is coming a break off of the Big Sky research schools. But they are totally discounted here because certain posters don't want to hear it.