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U-Mary made right choice
University of Mary athletic director Al Bortke talked about how simple it is for one to have hindsight.
It's easy to sit and talk about the should'ves, could'ves and would'ves. Decisions are made best with what we know best at the time.
It appears that U-Mary possessed foresight when it made the decision to move from NAIA to NCAA Division II and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
U-Mary is lucky it got accepted into the NSIC when it did. It seems everybody and their dog wants into that conference.
The North Central Conference will disband after the 2007-08 season. TheNCC numbers have dwindled since Northern Colorado, North Dakota State and South Dakota State moved to NCAA Division I. The University of North Dakota and the University of South Dakota also made the announcement that they will follow suit.
NCC schools Augustana, St. Cloud State, Minnesota State-Mankato and Minnesota-Duluth all announced their intentions to get into the NSIC. Nebraska-Omaha is looking at joining a conference in Missouri.
"As we look back, the timing was exactly right for us to make that move," Bortke said. . . . (read more)
Go State!
U-Mary made right choice
University of Mary athletic director Al Bortke talked about how simple it is for one to have hindsight.
It's easy to sit and talk about the should'ves, could'ves and would'ves. Decisions are made best with what we know best at the time.
It appears that U-Mary possessed foresight when it made the decision to move from NAIA to NCAA Division II and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
U-Mary is lucky it got accepted into the NSIC when it did. It seems everybody and their dog wants into that conference.
The North Central Conference will disband after the 2007-08 season. TheNCC numbers have dwindled since Northern Colorado, North Dakota State and South Dakota State moved to NCAA Division I. The University of North Dakota and the University of South Dakota also made the announcement that they will follow suit.
NCC schools Augustana, St. Cloud State, Minnesota State-Mankato and Minnesota-Duluth all announced their intentions to get into the NSIC. Nebraska-Omaha is looking at joining a conference in Missouri.
"As we look back, the timing was exactly right for us to make that move," Bortke said. . . . (read more)
Go State!