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So, today on the radio a local sports station was talking about Bellarmine and their move and how it was essentially done in a three month period. After, he continued about Augustana and how long ago they announced their intention of going D1. He then went on to discuss the Summit League and how their should be some urgency in getting proactive.
According to him the idea of PFW leaving is fairly likely and makes sense. Also discussed Western Illinois and the amount of issues there. (Apparently A LOT of Illinois universities are having massive drops in enrollment. He predicted WIU would likely look into D2.
The main reason for all of this to cause urgency was because of the sports requirement to be a full D1 member/conference. Of they lose those two schools they will no longer be in tact. If they are no longer in tact, the four schools in North and South Dakota would essentially be left out on an island.
There is a little more and I missed pieces but it pertains to Augie and the summer action has slowed. Regardless, I found it very interesting and something I hadn't really foreseen, likely because I dont pay near enough attention to the league.
According to him the idea of PFW leaving is fairly likely and makes sense. Also discussed Western Illinois and the amount of issues there. (Apparently A LOT of Illinois universities are having massive drops in enrollment. He predicted WIU would likely look into D2.
The main reason for all of this to cause urgency was because of the sports requirement to be a full D1 member/conference. Of they lose those two schools they will no longer be in tact. If they are no longer in tact, the four schools in North and South Dakota would essentially be left out on an island.
There is a little more and I missed pieces but it pertains to Augie and the summer action has slowed. Regardless, I found it very interesting and something I hadn't really foreseen, likely because I dont pay near enough attention to the league.
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