(02-23-2021 10:06 PM)joeben69 Wrote:  

(02-23-2021 09:44 PM)Shox Wrote:  

(02-23-2021 09:26 PM)OhioBoilermaker Wrote:  

(02-23-2021 08:27 PM)joeben69 Wrote:  

(02-23-2021 02:38 PM)OhioBoilermaker Wrote:  Implications for the Summit are the most interesting part of this, imo. They were going to get to 10 members with St. Thomas next year, but they'll be straight back down to 9 if WIU leaves. Augie? CSBSJU? Northern Colorado? Seattle even? On the plus side, they're starting to look more institutionally cohesive.

it would seem that the Summit would morph into a North Central Conference (NCC) reunion of sorts...

SLC ===> NCC (D1 version)

UND ===> NCC (1921-2008)
USD ===> NCC (1921-2008)
NDSU ===> NCC (1921-2004)
SDSU ===> NCC (1921-2004)
UNO ===> NCC (1934-1946, 1976-2008)
UST ===> NCC (1921-1928)

if Augie & Northern CO ===> Summit
Augustana ===> NCC (1941-2008)
UNC ===> NCC (1978-2003)

CSBSJU = D3...doubt the Summit would go for another D3 ===> D1 exemption...
Seattle...doubt that SU would leave the WAC for the Summit...

Yeah, fans of the Dakota schools gripe about the similarities. They moved up to D1 to get out of the NCC, only to end up back in it.

I think there is a real possibility for Seattle to move. On their website, they list both Denver and St. Thomas as peer institutions, while listing none of the WAC schools as peer institutions. Plus, it's probably easier to fly to most of the Summit schools than the WAC schools, especially after WIU leaves.

Seattle to the Summit is DOA. With WIU leaving and the AAC looking to go West, the Summit would be a great fit for AFA Olympics.

So if...
Augustana ===> Summit
UNC ===> Summit
AFA ===> Summit
then...
AFA (football) ===> MWC
AFA (non-fb) ===> Summit

Summit Football (2025)
UND
USD
NDSU
SDSU
UST ([2025] after D3=>D1 transition)
Augustana ([2025] after D2=>D1 transition)
UNC

Why would Air Force want to leave the MWC for it's Olympic sports? If anything like this happens and I'm the MWC commissioner I'm on the phone to try to replace AF football with NMSU. Sell it as a way to kill WAC FBS before it restarts. You state all sports membership and see if it's worth keeping Hawaii as a full member or worth it to bring NAU or SUU up from Big Sky. NAU to the West with California and Nevada schools or if SUU then shift Boise State to the West in all sports. You either have 2 hard football teams in a division of 1 in each but pick up another basketball school. You trade saving money on travel to Hawaii from the negative of no week zero exemption.

I'm sure Boise would be at least happy with 2 california games every other year.the loss of Air Force could potentially be picked up by the additional quantity of basketball games.