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Originally posted by wscsuperfan View Post
I would have thought the same with Omaha, but D1 hockey is expensive......you also have the Title IX implications. Never say never.
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Originally posted by njmav1 View Post
The whole story of Augustana moving up to D1 has been strange. The announcement to add D1 hockey just makes the whole saga more so.Last edited by vikingfaithful; 06-20-2021, 09:58 PM.
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Originally posted by vikingfaithful View Post
Really don't know what so strange about AU pursuits. The attempted move to the Summit league didn't work out most likely SDSU and USD helped thwart that. The hockey announcement was forced because of a leak, I'm assuming. They have a lead gift in place from Denny Sanford and what is wrong with being the only school in SD to offer college hockey. My guess is AU will be content to stay D2 in other sports.
Now Augie announces a D1 hockey program, and I'm not sure anyone anticipated that. I actually think that could be a great idea for Augie depending on the execution of the plan. Are they building an on campus arena? It should be easier to be accepted into a conference in hockey as there are so few schools playing D1 hockey. I would expect they would be invited by some of their fellow NSIC brethren, unless the move to D1 in other sports has upset some ADs and presidents and they look to leave Augie out in the cold for hockey as well.
I still maintain that Augie is more suited to be a D2 institution. However, I get the allure of wanting to play with the big boys. SDSU and USD garner the lion's share of the attention in South Dakota and I get Augie wanting to become Sioux Falls' college team. I think that is going to be a difficult task. Selfishly, I enjoy the NSU vs Augie games for basketball and believe we could have a similar rivalry in football if NSU can build up that program. As long as that sweet, sweet Denny money keeps coming in, I'm sure Augie will get where they want to be someday. It will be interesting to see what happens with the Vikings, but yes it has been a bit of a strange story so far.
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Originally posted by vikingfaithful View Post
Really don't know what so strange about AU pursuits. The attempted move to the Summit league didn't work out most likely SDSU and USD helped thwart that. The hockey announcement was forced because of a leak, I'm assuming. They have a lead gift in place from Denny Sanford and what is wrong with being the only school in SD to offer college hockey. My guess is AU will be content to stay D2 in other sports.
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