Should Jamestown be accepted into the NSIC?

[SW_Mustang]

That happened 80 pages ago.

[Purple Mav Man]

Wow. This thread got miserable fast.

[SW_Mustang]

At the end of the day, whether FCS or Division II, you're talking about "small college sports" in both the Summit/MVFC and the Northern Sun. There's not a significant difference. When that's the case, rivalries can have a significant impact on the bottom line. Most of Mankato's biggest historic rivals are at the FCS level, especially now that St Cloud dropped football.

Dropping hockey won't happen there though. But moving up might...

Absolutely. They would be among peer institutions - well with the Dakota schools anyway (if we overlook the R2 part). I do think playing SDSU would draw interest in basketball. Maybe NDSU.

It'll happen eventually. I know they aren't in a position now to do it, but it'll happen. I think we're only seeing the beginning of the shifts.

[Stanger86]

Wild we're talking about hypothetically throwing that away so the basketball team can play UMKC and SDSU 8 times a year lol.

At the end of the day, whether FCS or Division II, you're talking about "small college sports" in both the Summit/MVFC and the Northern Sun. There's not a significant difference. When that's the case, rivalries can have a significant impact on the bottom line. Most of Mankato's biggest historic rivals are at the FCS level, especially now that St Cloud dropped football.

Dropping hockey won't happen there though. But moving up might...

[SW_Mustang]

I just realized that MSU Hockey has more top four finishes in D1 than every sport and every team in the Summit League combined lol. And it's real D1 - so NDSU and SDSU fighting over the poverty football trophy doesn't count (it's not a Summit sport anyway).

Wild we're talking about hypothetically throwing that away so the basketball team can play UMKC and SDSU 8 times a year lol.

[SW_Mustang]

I must have walked through the poppy fields in the Wizard of Oz to be reading this. This seems very opium inspired.

Or it's a poor attempt at a troll.

[laker]

Jimmies Hockey 26-11 Mavs 18-15 Go Jimmies!

I must have walked through the poppy fields in the Wizard of Oz to be reading this. This seems very opium inspired.

[oldyellaHer69]

Jimmies Hockey 26-11 Mavs 18-15 Go Jimmies!

[SW_Mustang]

I'd sacrifice Hockey right now, if what remains of the Athletic Budget goes to the remaining programs and helps fund a new Football field.

If you're happy with your school being 3rd tier at best in Football, 2nd tier in all other sports by all means.
I'll take the jump to D1 all day every day, and forget all about Jamestown or Minot, or Upper Iowa

Wow lol. This is some next level delusion.

"Top tier" is FBS, P5, and Blue Blood basketball. MSU is not and will never be "top tier." Except in hockey - where they've been a consistent top ten team for the last 5-6 years.

MSU going D1 is one thing. Thinking they should drop the one sport they will ever be competitive in at the top level is beyond wild lol.

I really couldn't care less if they go D1 or not. I'm not required to watch that mess. But MSU Hockey is something I give a lot of attention, so I want that to stay.

[zimmy21]

Ha, this is a wild statement.

You'd sacrifice hockey to keep the others "healthy"? Not even SCSU would be that stupid (I hope). And please - define healthy. I want to know what you mean by that.

What I meant by "sacrifice" is allowing them to function in a Summit League capacity - basically playing meaningless exhibition games, and not cutting the sports entirely.

I'd sacrifice Hockey right now, if what remains of the Athletic Budget goes to the remaining programs and helps fund a new Football field.

If you're happy with your school being 3rd tier at best in Football, 2nd tier in all other sports by all means.
I'll take the jump to D1 all day every day, and forget all about Jamestown or Minot, or Upper Iowa

[Stanger86]

Someone needs to educate the writer at the Jamestown Sun....

Starting in his sophomore year, Musland and the Jimmies will be playing at the NCAA Division II level. Musland is familiar with the teams that the Jimmies will be playing in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference thanks to being recruited by the Cobbers and watching his sister, Molly, play for the Cobbers for the last two years.
“I knew what I would get into if I went to Concordia,” Musland said. “I’ve been to a lot of Jimmie games too, so I kinda knew what was going on there too.”

[SW_Mustang]

Ahh - anyway, DSU broke ground on DARC last week. I know it's not athletics related, but since they're basically an NSIC member at this point, it's worth sharing.

With groundbreaking, DSU Applied Research building hits critical milestone - SiouxFalls.Business

[SW_Mustang]

I was curious - so I looked, it looks like the only Final Four appearance a Summit League team made was in Men's Soccer in 2016 with Denver.

MSU fans are really shooting for the moon with this one lol.

[SW_Mustang]

Ala St. Cloud? No thank you. I'd much rather drop a sport to keep the others healthy.

Ha, this is a wild statement.

You'd sacrifice hockey to keep the others "healthy"? Not even SCSU would be that stupid (I hope). And please - define healthy. I want to know what you mean by that.

What I meant by "sacrifice" is allowing them to function in a Summit League capacity - basically playing meaningless exhibition games, and not cutting the sports entirely.

[zimmy21]

Hockey is paramount at MSU so if sacrificing the other sports to protect it is part of the future - then that's fine. I'm not obligated to pay for tickets.

Ala St. Cloud? No thank you. I'd much rather drop a sport to keep the others healthy.