Tell us a bit about your conference

[Wide_Right]

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I believe only three, and up until last year they were all in the same region. As laker said, the NSIC does in SR4, while the GAC and the MIAA do in SR3.

That needs to change.

Totally agree. I really wish the MIAA would play other teams from GLIAC and GSC, GNAC. I wonder where Brandon stands on this.
LSC has incorporated GSC into its' scheduling . And this year, I was happy to see the Lakers travel to Clinton, MS. and play Delta State.

[laker]

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Any chance it will change. Do they gain any advantage as it relates to the playoffs?

I would say no. With 16 teams it makes it easy to play all the teams every two years.

If you go unbeaten you are either going to be #1 or #2. And you could end up having two unbeaten teams. Back when they still had OOC games some teams still played other NSIC teams due to travel costs.

[laker]

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And I would like to see some new teams play. I've seen 492 college and major pro teams in person, I'd like to push that over 500. :smile-big:

[Brandon]

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Totally agree. I really wish the MIAA would play other teams from GLIAC and GSC, GNAC. I wonder where Brandon stands on this.
LSC has incorporated GSC into its' scheduling . And this year, I was happy to see the Lakers travel to Clinton, MS. and play Delta State.

I would make at least one non-conference game as a requirement for playoff participation. I would make the MIAA, NSIC, and GAC ineligible for the playoffs unless they changed their scheduling structure.

[SW_Mustang]

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NSIC has been covered pretty well, but I'll add a few points.

-Current alumni in the NFL include Adam Thielen (Mankato) and CJ Ham (Augustana), both with the Vikings.
-Football alumni of member institutions include Josh Duhamel (Minot) and Isiah Whitlock Jr. (SMSU)
-Bemidji State's homecoming tradition is to jump into the lake after a win. I've been to Bemidji before and while I love the town, and the enthusiasm... that just sounds painful.
-Non-football alumni of Minnesota State-Moorhead include Hercules Kevin Sorbo and the duo responsible for creating The Annoying Orange (if you don't know, you probably don't want too).

The conference is made up of a hodgepodge of schools from other now-defunct conferences, so I don't believe there are any major rivalries really happening. I know Mankato has some sort of beef with just about everyone in some fashion, but other than that and the Key to the City rivalry in Sioux Falls, I can't really think of anything.

That's all I got. I like the conference in terms of the fans. It kinda feels like a big 'ole family.

[laker]

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I know Mankato has some sort of beef with just about everyone in some fashion,

I get gout, so I have to limit my beef intake.

[Twincitiesmav]

[laker]

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Or resettle in D1 and the Pioneer League.

[zimmy21]

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NSIC has been covered pretty well, but I'll add a few points.

-Current alumni in the NFL include Adam Thielen (Mankato) and CJ Ham (Augustana), both with the Vikings.
-Football alumni of member institutions include Josh Duhamel (Minot) and Isiah Whitlock Jr. (SMSU)
-Bemidji State's homecoming tradition is to jump into the lake after a win. I've been to Bemidji before and while I love the town, and the enthusiasm... that just sounds painful.
-Non-football alumni of Minnesota State-Moorhead include Hercules Kevin Sorbo and the duo responsible for creating The Annoying Orange (if you don't know, you probably don't want too).

The conference is made up of a hodgepodge of schools from other now-defunct conferences, so I don't believe there are any major rivalries really happening. I know Mankato has some sort of beef with just about everyone in some fashion, but other than that and the Key to the City rivalry in Sioux Falls, I can't really think of anything.

That's all I got. I like the conference in terms of the fans. It kinda feels like a big 'ole family.

Rivalries with SCSU, UMD, WSU and BSU and a budding rivalry with USF in football only

[Otis Day]

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NSIC has been covered pretty well, but I'll add a few points.

-Current alumni in the NFL include Adam Thielen (Mankato) and CJ Ham (Augustana), both with the Vikings.
-Football alumni of member institutions include Josh Duhamel (Minot) and Isiah Whitlock Jr. (SMSU)
-Bemidji State's homecoming tradition is to jump into the lake after a win. I've been to Bemidji before and while I love the town, and the enthusiasm... that just sounds painful.
-Non-football alumni of Minnesota State-Moorhead include Hercules Kevin Sorbo and the duo responsible for creating The Annoying Orange (if you don't know, you probably don't want too).

The conference is made up of a hodgepodge of schools from other now-defunct conferences, so I don't believe there are any major rivalries really happening. I know Mankato has some sort of beef with just about everyone in some fashion, but other than that and the Key to the City rivalry in Sioux Falls, I can't really think of anything.

That's all I got. I like the conference in terms of the fans. It kinda feels like a big 'ole family.

Solid summary... I'll also add that the Arizona Cardinals are currently home to two NSIC alums: Sioux Falls' Dennis Gardeck and Concordia-St. Paul's Zach Moore.

[Wide_Right]

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I would make at least one non-conference game as a requirement for playoff participation. I would make the MIAA, NSIC, and GAC ineligible for the playoffs unless they changed their scheduling structure.

That would be wonderful. Just one non-conference game would help with "in-breeding". But it would take a lot for administration to approve a change like that.

[EveryCatAWildman]

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I would make at least one non-conference game as a requirement for playoff participation. I would make the MIAA, NSIC, and GAC ineligible for the playoffs unless they changed their scheduling structure.

That seems overly rash, especially in a lower division athletics and 40 teams it effects. However, something akin to those conferences can't host a home game in the playoffs or cannot be seeded #1 & #2 would probably be a simpler approach, put enough pressure to move the needle away from the silo schedule; but if they still don't play OOC then so be it that's still their choice but with some consequence to the upper teams of the conferences.

[gr8ness97]

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And I would like to see some new teams play. I've seen 492 college and major pro teams in person, I'd like to push that over 500. :smile-big:

Laker, have you been to any SIAC/CIAA games?

[laker]

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Laker, have you been to any SIAC/CIAA games?

No SIAC teams yet. CIAA-not their home games, but in tournament play: Chowan, Virginia Union

Here is my D2 list. Capitalized teams are the ones I have seen at their place.

Ak-ANCHORAGE
AUGUSTANA
BEMIDJI ST
CONCORDIA Mn
HAWAII HILO
MARY
MN-CROOKSTON
MN-DULUTH
MS MANKATO
MS MOORHEAD
MINOT ST
NORTHERN ST
N'WEST MO
ST CLOUD ST
SIOUX FALLS
SW MN ST
UPPER IOWA
WAYNE ST NE
WINONA ST-19

Adams St
AL-Huntsville
AK-Fairbanks
American Inter
AR-Monticello
AR Tech
Ashland
Barry
Bellarmine
Bentley
Black Hills St
California-PA
Cal Poly Pomona
Carson-Newman
Central MO
Central OK
Central WA
Chadron St
Chico St
Chowan
CO Mesa
CO Mines
CSU-Pueblo
Columbus St
Concord
Dominican C Ny
Drury
E Stroudsburg
Edinboro
Emporia St
Fairmont
Felician NJ
Ferris St
FL Southern
FL Tech
Fort Hays St
Fort Lewis
Francis Marion
Glenville St
Grand Valley St
Harding
Henderson St
Hillsdale
IUP
KY Wesleyan
Lake Superior St
LeMoyne
Lewis
Limestone
Lincoln MO
Lincoln Memorial
Lindenwood
Lubbock Christ
Maryville MO
Mercyhurst
Metro St
MI Tech
Midwestern
MO-St Louis
MO S&T
MO Southern
MO Western*
MT Billings
NE-Kearney
New Haven
NM Highlands
NYIT
Northeast OK
Northern MI*
Northwood
Nova SEtern
Pace
Palm Beach Atl
Pitt St
Post
Queens
Quincy
Regis
Rockhurst
Rollins
St Thom Aquinas
Shippensburg
SD Mines
Southern AR
Southern IN
SE OK St
Stonehill
SW Baptist
SWtern OK St
TAM-Commerce
TAM-Kingsville
Truman St
Union TN
Valdosta St
Virgina Union
Washburn
Wayne St mi
W TX A&M
W'tern WA
WI-Parkside
D2 119-19

[Predatory Primates]

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Holy cow. That's impressive.