Should Jamestown be accepted into the NSIC?

[ESU Warrior]

Anyone where anything on Dakota State? I've been searching the net but I can't find anything. Rumors in your neck fo the woods?

[SW_Mustang]

Anyone where anything on Dakota State? I've been searching the net but I can't find anything. Rumors in your neck fo the woods?

I think the general consensus is they're getting ready to court the NSIC. Longtime AD just retired as well.

Nothing official though as far as I'm aware. Several (dozen?) pages back, I put together a post about what each NSAA school was looking into and included them, though I don't remember what info I had.

[ESU Warrior]

I think the general consensus is they're getting ready to court the NSIC. Longtime AD just retired as well.

Nothing official though as far as I'm aware. Several (dozen?) pages back, I put together a post about what each NSAA school was looking into and included them, though I don't remember what info I had.

All good and I appreciate it. I've been reading up through this topic for some time, and will occasionally use google for updates, but that is the 1 school I haven't seen anything recently.

[SW_Mustang]

All good and I appreciate it. I've been reading up through this topic for some time, and will occasionally use google for updates, but that is the 1 school I haven't seen anything recently.

I do have an article about it from February - if I get a chance this afternoon I'll share it.

They are making a massive push on the facilities end of things and if they see it through all stages, it will be very impressive. Though I think they started that process long before conference movement talk began.

On the higher ed side, they are pushing to get into Sioux Falls too which I think is of note - though I haven't heard any updates on that in some time.

EDIT: (Welcome to page 99, we got fun and games)

[SW_Mustang]

Here's that article - it might be behind a paywall.

Dakota State University weighing NAIA, NCAA D-II options with current league set to fold - Mitchell Republic | News, weather, sports from Mitchell South Dakota

[MrMustang]

I think the general consensus is they're getting ready to court the NSIC. Longtime AD just retired as well.

Nothing official though as far as I'm aware. Several (dozen?) pages back, I put together a post about what each NSAA school was looking into and included them, though I don't remember what info I had.

They are in, just when

[SW_Mustang]

They are in, just when

Well, yeah. There's just no hard news about it.

Not a huge fan of adding in a town like Madison to the fold, but I guess we've been okay with it as a conference for a long time given the other places we have.

[Stanger86]

Well, yeah. There's just no hard news about it.

Not a huge fan of adding in a town like Madison to the fold, but I guess we've been okay with it as a conference for a long time given the other places we have.

Now that you say it, the Big Ten should welcome adding the Mankato market (45,000) because they're okay with it as a conference with towns like State College (40,000) and West Lafayette (45,000)!

[oldyellaHer69]

Trojans and Jimmies will have better facilities than half of the NSIC

[SW_Mustang]

Now that you say it, the Big Ten should welcome adding the Mankato market (45,000) because they're okay with it as a conference with towns like State College (40,000) and West Lafayette (45,000)!

That would be sweet! I would gladly support a D1 move if that were on the table (I say that like I actually have a say or some sway). The idea of MSU having something that even remotely resembles the bare minimum qualifications for entry warms my cold old heart. But alas - being under the thumb of the U for 150 years ensured MSU would never be an R1 AAU (or even an R2 for that matter).

The older I get, the less desire I have to make the trek to these little outposts. Game that starts at 7:00 gets done at 9:30, and if one isn't local to the area - it's a hike back to the nearest city for accommodations much of the time. It's not my thing - but I recognize I'm in the minority around here.

[Brandon]

Not a huge fan of adding in a town like Madison to the fold,

Why?

[SW_Mustang]

Why?

I mean - it all boils down to personal preference obviously.

The older I get, the less interested I become in these little outposts that don't have much to offer and are more than slightly inconvenient to get too. I'm sure they have a hotel there but I don't recall ever seeing one. I mean - we're talking less than a third of the size of Marshall here.

They also don't have a great reputation locally - but I haven't exactly figured out why. I haven't done any further inquiring.

The college itself is a decent school and it has a nice little campus.

[zimmy21]

Now that you say it, the Big Ten should welcome adding the Mankato market (45,000) because they're okay with it as a conference with towns like State College (40,000) and West Lafayette (45,000)!

I'll accept the offer in a heartbeat and take the pounding every year. The school will boom and the TV money will be an amazing benefit to the school and community frankly

[Tundra_Man]

I mean - it all boils down to personal preference obviously.

The older I get, the less interested I become in these little outposts that don't have much to offer and are more than slightly inconvenient to get too. I'm sure they have a hotel there but I don't recall ever seeing one. I mean - we're talking less than a third of the size of Marshall here.

They also don't have a great reputation locally - but I haven't exactly figured out why. I haven't done any further inquiring.

The college itself is a decent school and it has a nice little campus.

Just for clarification, Marshall is just a hair over twice the size of Madison, not three times. Also, Madison has three hotels within the city limits: Best Western, AmericInn and Super 8.

[SW_Mustang]

Just for clarification, Marshall is just a hair over twice the size of Madison, not three times. Also, Madison has three hotels within the city limits: Best Western, AmericInn and Super 8.

I thought it was 4,000 people. Apparently it's 6,000. Marshall is 14,000 which is more than just a hair, but I digress. That's my mistake.

I went down there a few times after moving to the area but haven't needed to go back for anything. Just as easy to continue on to Sioux Falls.