The NEW Official Thread of the Augustana Vikings

[NSU4LIFE]

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Meanwhile, on a serious note and maybe this is more of a post season, next year thread (we can start one if we wish). Augie has one walk on senior leaving...that leaves three juniors, four sophomores, seven freshman and three (as of now) in coming freshman. I cant remember the roster size and how it works with redshirts. I believe it is 15 and then can have redshirts correct but could be wrong, either way, that's a lot of numbers. Home games will look like the NSU womens branch wrapping around to the baseline.

[NSU4LIFE]

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To echo MrA's comments, the odds of winning a natty are super slim and a conference title would be a struggle. My statement was in jest to Simples kick AU out of the conference words. Augie's young guns are a joy to watch and hope springs eternal.

It was more so others than the Augie faithful, boy...never thought I'd see the day when i would say thing to get people wound up or just to be funny and have Augie posters coming to defend their actions when they dont really need to. What a world, MrAugustana will be able to go on to D1 knowing he has left his mark. Haha

[vikingfaithful]

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What's so funny about this whole thing is that everyone thinks a national title is happening let alone a conference title. I find it very enjoyable

To echo MrA's comments, the odds of winning a natty are super slim and a conference title would be a struggle. My statement was in jest to Simples kick AU out of the conference words. Augie's young guns are a joy to watch and hope springs eternal.

[MrAugustana]

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What's so funny about this whole thing is that everyone thinks a national title is happening let alone a conference title. I find it very enjoyable

I recognize that your default is to automatically assume the worst about Augie fans, but you do realize that basically all of us are making those kinds of comments with hopeful optimism, not legitimate certainty, right? When these conversations happen in-person, everyone I've talked to says it with a "Wouldn't it be so cool if..." tone and a smile, not an "After we win another National Championship, we'll make the jump and start winning the Summit League every year too" kind of tone.

Just wanted to clarify.

In reality, NWMSU will continue to be an unstoppable machine until McCollum is gone and Moorhead123 has made it very clear that Augie fans can't even look past our own conference knowing how good the Dragons will be in the coming years. And that doesn't count several other teams (like your highly esteemed Wolves and the always-underappreciated Mustangs) that will continue to be good as well.

Plus, in the hopefully unlikely event that Augie loses any of these current key players before they graduate, it will severely dampen those hopes before it even gets to the point of being realistic.

[Stanger86]

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NSIC get off your arse on this issue. Don't let Augie run the decision on this, give them the boot first. Don't just sit back and let them tell us when they are leaving, we should tell them when they're done.

No chance that happens

[NSU4LIFE]

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As a thanks to Augustana and Kelby Krabbenhoft the NSIC wants to give the Vikings another men's basketball national championship, therefore the two years.

What's so funny about this whole thing is that everyone thinks a national title is happening let alone a conference title. I find it very enjoyable

[vikingfaithful]

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NSIC get off your arse on this issue. Don't let Augie run the decision on this, give them the boot first. Don't just sit back and let them tell us when they are leaving, we should tell them when they're done.

As a thanks to Augustana and Kelby Krabbenhoft the NSIC wants to give the Vikings another men's basketball national championship, therefore the two years.

[Augieholic]

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NSIC get off your arse on this issue. Don't let Augie run the decision on this, give them the boot first. Don't just sit back and let them tell us when they are leaving, we should tell them when they're done.

What does the NSIC gain by kicking Augie out early?

[Augieholic]

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Talks with the Summit?

https://kwsn.com/news/articles/2019/...al-action-yet/

I mean yeah, if Douple wants to pretend he had never talked to Augustana officials until recently he can but that doesn't mean we have to believe him.

Hopefully everyone read the line about Augie being D2 for two more seasons and seared it into their brains.

[simple as a $3 bill]

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NSIC get off your arse on this issue. Don't let Augie run the decision on this, give them the boot first. Don't just sit back and let them tell us when they are leaving, we should tell them when they're done.

[laker]

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Talks with the Summit?

https://kwsn.com/news/articles/2019/...al-action-yet/

[MrAugustana]

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Why would nonconference games be on campus?

Strictly a guess, but I'm wondering if the cost of renting out the Pentagon (ushers, security staff, facilities, concessions, etc.) outweighs the cost of hosting a less-attended game at the Elmen Center, which obviously wouldn't have a rental fee at all...at least I'd assume it wouldn't. I know that a lot of Augie's staff/faculty work as ticket takers, etc. at the Elmen games, student-athletes from other teams help with post-game cleanup, and it seems students (or at least younger-looking adults) are usually running concessions at the Elmen. I would imagine much of that is either volunteering or fairly cheap if it's not free. So if Augie is playing an NAIA or D3 school on a Wednesday night and attendance is only 1100 instead of 2400, they would probably lose a decent chunk of money out at the Pentagon.

[Purple Mav Man]

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Perhaps Augie can play their home games on the side courts in the Pentagon. I believe there are six of them, they could even rotate. :)

[wscsuperfan]

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Why would nonconference games be on campus?

[simple as a $3 bill]

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A few things will help that out, at least while Augie is still in the NSIC for another year or two. First of all, nonconference games are still at Elmen. That usually takes us into December. Between December and February, the Skyforce played one Friday game and three Saturday games at the Pentagon this season. Not a ridiculous amount to work around. Besides, could easily see a scenario where there's an Augustana game in the afternoon and a Skyforce game in the evening.

I think that there's a time issue for time between games that would preclude this. But its Augie, rules be damned.