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RE: The Big Sky and Summit schedule a crossover challenge series with select schools
(11-29-2017 01:41 AM)LatahCounty Wrote:  I'm just happy people are talking about this as a plausible idea, because I'm in favor of it even as an FCS conference. Putting athletics aside, it makes more academic and marketing sense for us to affiliate with those flagships and Denver than with most of the Big Sky.

The problem is, it seems like there's a lot more in it for us than there is for the Dakotas. The Big Sky is a bloated, far-flung mess and a godawful basketball conference, so no huge loss there for us or the Montanas. But the Dakotas currently rule the roost in the Summit and would have to leave the MVFC to join up with us, which seems like a decent-sized sacrifice to make.

Plus, Montanans are cowards. Proven fact.

The MVC does not want Dakota schools or research focused schools. No single Dakota school ever gets even an MVC campus visit when the MVC is expanding. Omaha got one but the Dakota's are not wanted because the MVC is so afraid of the cold and doesn't want ambitious schools. Think that has finally resonated with NDSU and SDSU- the only way they can move up in the conference landscape is to look west.

Idaho has finally recognized that California schools aren't committed to their welfare (I. e. Long Beach St, Fullerton St, UCDavis etc) and NMSU is just too far so they need to make a permanent alliance with the Montana's. EWU will tag along with Idaho and the Montana's because those schools are such bread and butter games for them and EWU provides a needed travel partner for Moscow.
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