NDSU/SDSU to MVC asap.

[Aargh]

It's baseball season. It's the first day of spring. The forecast in North Dakota includes temperatures of -30 degrees - that's Farenheit.

Yeah, let's bring North Dakota into the league and go up there and play some ball.

[CaseyGarrisonforPrez]

Maybe one of the MSU posters can fill us in on the politics involved with UMKC. They haven't supported basketball, and as I understand it they are really much more of a satellite campus of the U Mizzu system than they are an individual entity. Decisions to further emphasize athletics would be made in Columbia, not Kansas City, correct?

I don't believe that is the case. They are part of the UM system but have a good deal of autonomy. They have actually considered deemphasizing the Missouri part and calling themselves the University of Kansas City. Sort of like what UNC Charlotte did.

They have had abysmal basketball support. Maybe the new coach can turn it around. But they are terrible at athletics. If we want to add somebody else from the area, let's add Drury University then. They have a better athletics program than UMKC anyhow.

[Lakesbison]

NDSU has the nicest baseball field in the NCAA!

http://www.ndsubisonbaseballcamps.com/f ... ctions.cfm

[Lakesbison]

NDSU beats Notre Dame last night and has a RPI of 55. Now can we join the MVC?

[Saluki2009]

no, no one wants ndsu other than you

[Snaggletooth]

NDSU beats Notre Dame last night and has a RPI of 55. Now can we join the MVC?

much like certain schools fought against the addition of Dallas-Baptist for baseball, I suspect those same schools would fight against NDSU. I think you would find that if Elgin just proposed the MVC automatic bid be passed around to each school - there would be some schools who would be all for it.

[TheAsianSensation]

Frankly, NDSU should be banging down the doors of FBS conferences.

NDSU is a football school, the way things are going. They should in contact with the Sun Belt, MAC, or even trying to find a way to resurrect the WAC with a few other teams.

The MVC is a basketball league with FCS football. NDSU's goals and the MVC's goals are not equivalent. NDSU should be pushing elsewhere.

[agrinut]

Frankly, NDSU should be banging down the doors of FBS conferences.

NDSU is a football school, the way things are going. They should in contact with the Sun Belt, MAC, or even trying to find a way to resurrect the WAC with a few other teams.

The MVC is a basketball league with FCS football. NDSU's goals and the MVC's goals are not equivalent. NDSU should be pushing elsewhere.

NDSU would never be considered in any of those leagues. Expansion has very little to do with skill.

[isumvc1]

Frankly, NDSU should be banging down the doors of FBS conferences.

NDSU is a football school, the way things are going. They should in contact with the Sun Belt, MAC, or even trying to find a way to resurrect the WAC with a few other teams.

The MVC is a basketball league with FCS football. NDSU's goals and the MVC's goals are not equivalent. NDSU should be pushing elsewhere.

NDSU would never be considered in any of those leagues. Expansion has very little to do with skill.

the only conference(s) they will EVER be in are the Summit or Big Sky, that's IT, it's all because they're located in Canada, and NO conference wants to expand into Canada, EVER. It's location, location, location. Doesn't get any more easy to explain than that.

[TheAsianSensation]

I'm not saying it's likely that it would work, but they have no other options but to try.

The overarching point is that philosophically, the MVC should never be part of their ambition.