2026-27 Conference Crossovers

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I agree, Bemidji has been up there for me as well. The white helmets put them over the top!

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Schedules should be starting to come out, so we should start piecing together a list of crossover weekends taking place.

Opening weekend...

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Well shoot, this was meant for the Central Region board but oh well

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Schedules should be starting to come out, so we should start piecing together a list of crossover weekends taking place.

NSIC/MIAA
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Unlikely...

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The entire NSIC, I believe....

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SMSU has three new GAs
WR coach Braylon Henderson - He is a NDSU graduate and former receiver
LB coach Kevin Silva - He is a D3 Trinity graduate...

[Stanger86]

Is it a "club" situation though? Winona State has gymnastics listed as part of the athletic department, not as a club or intramural sport....

[Stanger86]

Peschong and Kern were developed longer, but Ratekin came in as a JUCO transfer and started his two years here. He might be the closest comparison here...

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My understanding is that Title IX goes beyond just the NCAA because it is not simply a NCAA regulation.

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Since when are they not able to compete? Was the entire university ruled ineligible?

It's about standards. Some people say you must live...

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Title IX....

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So long Winona, Wayne, Duluth, St Cloud, Bemidji and Crookston!...

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Getting two years from Crowton is actually in line with what we were getting in the best years under Sauter - Ratekin, Peschong and Kern were all two-year...

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They didn't change "the bones" in Winona either, but it made a massive improvement....

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This has been exactly my point. Those demanding to kick out Crookston or saying Jamestown isn't worthy of this level should have the same level of passion...

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This is the NSIC, not the Big Ten. I wouldn't classify the investments here as "pouring resources" into it....

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Happy for them!

In terms of straight arenas, Bemidji was probably second-worst in the NSIC to Crookston. I had Winona down there in a similar...

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That's probably a big part of why Crookston is comfortable in the NSIC. Having Moorhead (75 miles) and Bemidji (90 miles) so close matters. Crookston...

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I can't pull up the article now, but there was an article from when Crookston and St Cloud dropped football, either the AD or president was quoted talking...