Should Jamestown be accepted into the NSIC?

[SW_Mustang]

The NSIC does a pretty good job of building up coaches - New Mexico's Jason Eck signed a five year extension yesterday, he spent time at MSU and Winona State. His S/C coach is an SMSU alum.

[WSUWarriorFan]

David Braun, head coach of Northwestern, played and coached at Winona State.
Matt Entz, head coach at Fresno State, coached for a while at Winona State.

Im sure there are many others buts it cool too see former coaches lead D1 programs

[Stanger86]

David Braun, head coach of Northwestern, played and coached at Winona State.
Matt Entz, head coach at Fresno State, coached for a while at Winona State.

Im sure there are many others buts it cool too see former coaches lead D1 programs

Of course, there's DeBoer and Dickert as well, for starters

[SW_Mustang]

David Braun, head coach of Northwestern, played and coached at Winona State.
Matt Entz, head coach at Fresno State, coached for a while at Winona State.

Im sure there are many others buts it cool too see former coaches lead D1 programs

Forgot about Braun - that's another good one too.

The GM of Wake Forest is an SMSU alum - was previously at Washington State.

[debergfan]

Props to Jamestown if they're able to hold on their Colorado kids. I haven't seen much transferring.

[MrMustang]

Props to Jamestown if they're able to hold on their Colorado kids. I haven't seen much transferring.

good point,.

I noted when I was up there for the game that they have a daily direct flight from Denver. That's a nice recruting tool

[debergfan]

good point,.

I noted when I was up there for the game that they have a daily direct flight from Denver. That's a nice recruting tool

Why, Denver? It’s not even warm

yeah, Jamestown held onto key pieces which is surprising given the nature of d2 football. Almost anyone with eligibility that can play is transferring.

[SW_Mustang]

Why, Denver? It’s not even warm

yeah, Jamestown held onto key pieces which is surprising given the nature of d2 football. Almost anyone with eligibility that can play is transferring.

It's 25 degrees warmer in Denver than it is in Jamestown right now. It's a major metro area, there's going to be some contingent of quality football talent there and having a direct flight to/from home could be seen as a benefit.

Now that being said, I don't think it ranks very highly on the list of things a recruit might value so it's more of a fringe benefit for most. If it was a deciding factor, Concordia and Minot might just be NSIC champions every year.

[SW_Mustang]

Jimmy men are 1-2 in conference play - getting their first NSIC win over Mary on Saturday. Jimmy women are 2-1 with wins over Northern and Mary. (Edit: Basketball)

[Millsy]

Why, Denver? It’s not even warm

yeah, Jamestown held onto key pieces which is surprising given the nature of d2 football. Almost anyone with eligibility that can play is transferring.

A lot of these small, regional airports only fly to airline hubs (Denver is United). From there, anyone can get just about anywhere, and in this case, passengers are kind of "locked in" to United (unless they are willing to change airlines in Denver).

[SW_Mustang]

Since this is the "random" thread - Jack Strand now has a QB coach and agent. Article is behind a paywall, but still. Kinda cool. Rooting for the guy.

Dragons' Jack Strand has QB coach, agent selected as he pursues pro football career - InForum | Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo news, weather and sports

[Purple Mav Man]

It's 25 degrees warmer in Denver than it is in Jamestown right now. It's a major metro area, there's going to be some contingent of quality football talent there and having a direct flight to/from home could be seen as a benefit.

Now that being said, I don't think it ranks very highly on the list of things a recruit might value so it's more of a fringe benefit for most. If it was a deciding factor, Concordia and Minot might just be NSIC champions every year.

Agree.
The flight is a much bigger deal for parents than students.

[MrMustang]

Agree.
The flight is a much bigger deal for parents than students.

my point is it helps with the perception it isn't BUM F *** Egypt.

Don't have to drive up there.

[MrMustang]

Agree.
The flight is a much bigger deal for parents than students.

i would agree a bigger deal for parents

[Dan Brookens]

Denver isn't regarded as a high school football hotbed, but when you look at the RMAC rosters, about a third of every team seems to be made up of Denver area players. Kind of like all the Chicago and Milwaukee players that end up in the NSIC.