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The disbanding of the NCC
Posted:
Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:19 pmby henrij4
Now Mankato, St Cloud and Duluth must decide to go D-I or find another conference
Re: The disbanding of the NCC
Posted:
Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:08 pmby LaxRef
henrij4 wrote:Now Mankato, St Cloud and Duluth must decide to go D-I or find another conference
The Star Tribune claims those schools have no intention of going D-I.
Re: The disbanding of the NCC
Posted:
Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:10 pmby Sonny
henrij4 wrote:Now Mankato, St Cloud and Duluth must decide to go D-I or find another conference
What is the NCC and how does this effect the UMLL?
Posted:
Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:44 pmby KnoxVegas
The North Central Conference
Recent announcements by the University of North Dakota and the University of South Dakota that they will leave the North Central Conference after the 2007-08 school year make the breakup of the 85-year-old conference a virtual certainty.
"I remember getting an e-mail in 2003, when I had just been on the job for nine months," Minnesota State Mankato Athletic Director Kevin Buisman said. "It said, 'The sky is falling.' So, this scenario has been on our radar screens for a while. But what we hoped wouldn't happen, has happened."
http://www.startribune.com/513/story/856350.html
Other links:
http://www.keloland.com/Sports/NewsDetail7984.cfm?Id=0,52859
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/local/16147688.htm
Re: The disbanding of the NCC
Posted:
Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:13 amby laxfan25
Sonny wrote:henrij4 wrote:Now Mankato, St Cloud and Duluth must decide to go D-I or find another conference
What is the NCC and how does this effect the UMLL?
A little misleading - he's referring to football primarily - won't affect the Tier 1 sports like lacrosse!
Posted:
Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:19 pmby henrij4
In the next few days I know that our President and AD will have an open forum on campus for staff, and students to ask questions and express views on what the school should do, but our AD has mentioned staying with D-II status for now, with the recent success of our basketball program its hard to say for sure what will happen.
Posted:
Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:25 pmby Jay Wisnieski
South Dakota leaving the NCC to move to D-1 is ridiculous. They can't win a national title in anything in D-2 except indoor track, and they think they'll be competitive in D-1 sports?
The only thing I like about the decision is that we'll be able to face South Dakota State in sports again. Losing that rivalry made me sad.
Posted:
Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:08 pmby henrij4
MSU annouced yesterday they will seek entry into the Northern Sun which may end up dropping some of MSU's atheletic teams. This will make recruiting harder for teams like MSU and UMD and St Cloud because the Northern Sun has lower limits on scholarships that the NCC.
Posted:
Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:00 amby Rob Graff
Does that Mean UMD is in the Northern sun as well? Or are you suggesting that UMD/SCSU have no choice BUT to go to NOrthern sun?
Rob
Posted:
Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:40 pmby henrij4
I believe that they have already applied to the northern sun MSU was the last of the three to do so
Posted:
Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:48 pmby Rob Graff
Thanks for the information.