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It's been a long, long time since I've posted. Those that know me know that I've moved on but still follow the conference closely. But the recent situation with Augustana intrigues me and has me asking...
Augie has narrowed down the AD search to 4 people. Slade's departure hits a very volatile time for Augie athletics. The rumors are rampant. "Augie is going D-1." "Augie is NOT going D-1." Ultimately, President Herseth will make the AD hire fit her own agenda. The Summit League Tournament is in Sioux Falls until at least 2022 (I can't see the tournament ever leaving unless they want to rotate between Sioux Falls and Fargo), your first year of playoff eligibility would be 2023 if the move happened immediately.
So, how do you feel about the possibility of moving Division I in athletics? Do you think the money is there to fundraise and increase your budget 100%? Do you see any benefits of making the transition? I'm really interested in hearing your thoughts on the situation.
Edit: I don't know if this post gets more traction on the football half of the forum. Seeing that everything purged with the move to CR4, it might be worth the discussion since Spring Ball has started.
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Came across this tweet from Ryan James regarding incoming recruit Eric Tiedman. Lost in the state tournament to eventual champions Minnehaha Academy, but I watched some of the game and was impressed by how much of a "do-everything" type of player Tiedman is. He's 6'6" and ended up playing PG for a substantial portion of the game. Even out of position he still put up 20 and had 5-6 rebounds. Looks like he just works his butt off too. Reminds me a bit of a circa-2009 SMSU type of kid.
Eric Tiedman of Jordan is gonna be so good for Augustana. A top MN defender, played PG, had 20pts on 7-11fg #MNStateBB2018 pic.twitter.com/7GJp5UdAto
— Ryan James (@RyanJamesMN) March 22, 2018
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Originally posted by Stanger86 View PostMorton played football at UND from 1992-95
Schofield is from northwestern Iowa (Odebolt)
Fennern is from southwestern Minnesota (Wabasso)
Whipple played basketball at WSU from 2005-09
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Originally posted by MrAugustana View PostIn news equally as important as today's game, Augie has announced its four finalists for the open Athletic Director position. One of them will be particularly familiar to NSIC fans: http://goaugie.com/news/2018/3/24/ge...announced.aspx
Schofield is from northwestern Iowa (Odebolt)
Fennern is from southwestern Minnesota (Wabasso)
Whipple played basketball at WSU from 2005-09
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In news equally as important as today's game, Augie has announced its four finalists for the open Athletic Director position. One of them will be particularly familiar to NSIC fans: http://goaugie.com/news/2018/3/24/ge...announced.aspx
Augustana Announces Finalists for Director of Athletics
SIOUX FALLS -- Four finalists have been selected for the director of athletics position at Augustana University and will participate in on-campus interviews this week.
The finalists include Josh Morton, an assistant athletics director for Michigan State University; Steve Schofield, deputy director of athletics, external operations, for the University of Northern Iowa; Nikki Fennern, athletic director for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; and Travis Whipple, deputy director of athletics for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi University.
At Michigan State, Josh Morton works with alumni in Michigan and metropolitan areas of the western U.S. to build financial support for MSU athletics, capital projects, endowments and programmatic gifts. Prior to MSU, he served as an associate athletics director for the University of North Dakota where he was the liaison between the university and the architectural firm behind the UND High Performance Center. Before beginning his career in college athletics, he was a television sports anchor in Charleston, South Carolina. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota.
At Northern Iowa, Steve Schofield oversees marketing and branding, ticket management and communications, as well as partnerships and events for UNI athletics. He also supervises coaches and staff and manages student athletic groups with a focus on student engagement. Prior to UNI, he worked in NCAA Division I compliance at Florida State University, the University of Maryland and the University of Minnesota. He holds a bachelor's degree from UNI and a master's degree in higher and postsecondary education from Arizona State University.
At Saint Mary's, Dr. Nikki Fennern oversees the administration of 21 varsity teams, works with the university's development office to build fundraising support for athletics and works with coaches and staff on student-athlete recruiting and enrollment management. Most recently, she oversaw the construction of a $2.8 million track and field/soccer complex. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, a master's degree in athletic administration from South Dakota State University and a doctorate in educational leadership from Saint Mary's University.
At Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Travis Whipple leads fundraising efforts, guides the department's external relations staff and activities and has sport oversight for men's basketball, volleyball and tennis. Previously, he served as the assistant athletic director for external operations at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he was responsible for major gifts, event management and marketing. He holds a bachelor's degree from Winona State University and a master's degree in educational leadership and sports management, also from Winona State University.
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Posted this on November 16th:
Originally posted by MrAugustana View PostHard to swallow that we are about to lose to Graceland.
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Originally posted by simple as a $3 bill View PostNot such a bad guy after all, am I? Between you and the Northern guys, I'm not sure who loves me more over the course of this last month.
Then buy the 3 day package and its only $8 dollars a day. See right there I'm saving you $3 a day, over the course of a year, that's $1095. Tell you what, you send me $500 and we'll call it even. :)
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Originally posted by MrAugustana View PostOne of the few times I can say thanks without sarcasm.
Is the charge for the semifinals and championships new within the last year or two? I feel like I watched Bodey Behrends's team play in the state championship game a couple years ago on that prep45.com page for free. Bummer if they've started charging for it recently. I enjoy watching Augie's recruits, but not enough to pay $11 a day.
Then buy the 3 day package and its only $8 dollars a day. See right there I'm saving you $3 a day, over the course of a year, that's $1095. Tell you what, you send me $500 and we'll call it even. :)
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Originally posted by simple as a $3 bill View PostWebcast: The quarterfinals will be streamed live free of charge by School Space Media on www.prepspotlight.tv . The championship semifinals and championship games will be streamed live on prep45.com by GrandStadium. Cost is $10.95 per day or $23.97 for a three-day pass.
Is the charge for the semifinals and championships new within the last year or two? I feel like I watched Bodey Behrends's team play in the state championship game a couple years ago on that prep45.com page for free. Bummer if they've started charging for it recently. I enjoy watching Augie's recruits, but not enough to pay $11 a day.
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Originally posted by MrAugustana View PostI like Tiedman from the little I've seen of him (heard he's one of those works-his-butt-off types of kids), but I feel like it'll take a Herculean effort from his squad to take down Minnehaha, based on what I know of Minnehaha Academy.
The Cathedral game could be a lot better. From the schedule, the Crusaders only lost by 3 to Esko earlier this year, so maybe they'll have what it takes to advance.
Are these games live streamed now? Or do they not start broadcasting them until the next round?
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Originally posted by simple as a $3 bill View PostWell, both of your MN boys made the state tourney, and they both play in the same location on Wed. night. Jordan at 6:00 vs the #1 seed Minnehaha, and Cathedral at 8:00 vs #4 seed Esko. Both games are at the Target Center.
The Cathedral game could be a lot better. From the schedule, the Crusaders only lost by 3 to Esko earlier this year, so maybe they'll have what it takes to advance.
Are these games live streamed now? Or do they not start broadcasting them until the next round?
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Originally posted by Moorhead123 View PostMinnesota section playoffs start this week. By the end of next week should know whether cathedral or Jordan qualify for state. Mn has six classes. Believe Jordan and cathedral are either class 4A or 5A.
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Originally posted by vikingfaithful View PostWas Hanson and Fiegen matched up against each other and how did Fiegen do? Glad to see Trevor had such a good game.
Fiegen had 14 points, but he also has two teammates (SDSU football commits and extremely athletic) in Jadon and Jaxon Janke who help carry the load. I would say Fiegen is underutilized by Madison. I think if he were in a position as the "key player" and his team treated him as such, he'd most likely end up in the 22-25 ppg range. Even though he only had 14, you could easily see why he was highly sought-after by SDSU, NDSU, Augie and several other D2 schools west of the Minnesota border.
That being said, Hanson has some pretty sound all-around skills. I was really impressed with his court awareness. Must have racked up 3-4 assists just by having good court vision when getting surrounded by double teams and finding an open man, along with a couple of threes, several post scores, and a few dunks. I think by his sophomore/junior year, he's going to be a force in the NSIC (assuming he stays healthy/injury-free).
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