(07-11-2017 08:26 AM)lew240z Wrote:  

Quote: UNC had always been a cultural and geographic outlier in the NCC. The Big Sky was much more attractive to them, but an invite was not imminent. The thing that pushed them over the edge was a promised donation of $1M/year for several years by a prominent Colorado business family. (Think it was Coors, but could be wrong.) That money gave them the confidence to make the move all on their own. (The money never came BTW, which is a big reason UNC basically face planted during their initial DI years.) As soon as the moratorium expired, they made their move.

I believe the promised and never delivered donation was made by the Monfort brothers, owners of the Rockies. They are based in Greeley and that type of failure to deliver the promised donation sounds just like something they would do.

Thanks for the correction. Like I said, it's been a long time and I was fuzzy on some of the particulars.