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Re: USD looking at DI
I seldom read the smack area -- particularly the comments by the two from UNO. Who cares about UNO -- certainly not most of the people who read GORABBITS.
But a couple of items of interest...the next move for D2 football is probably 30 scholarships -- not 24 this time around.
But there was another movement at the last NCAA D2 meeting -- D2 schools who play D2 schools who have D1 hockey are very upset with those schools (read UND) using D1 revenue to help fund other D2 sports (read football). A move to require separation of the funds was discussed (read...another reason why UND is looking more seriously at D1).
And the other reason is that UND is realizing how far behind they are going to be in ther recruiting wars with NDSU.
Finally, USD isn't going anywhere -- except maybe to a different D2 conference if UND goes D1. The announcement that USD received the largest bequest ever didn't change their financial problems a bit (it all went to the medical school).
Oh and PS: I would guess UNO is having $problems when they get 200 people at a men's basketball game!
I seldom read the smack area -- particularly the comments by the two from UNO. Who cares about UNO -- certainly not most of the people who read GORABBITS.
But a couple of items of interest...the next move for D2 football is probably 30 scholarships -- not 24 this time around.
But there was another movement at the last NCAA D2 meeting -- D2 schools who play D2 schools who have D1 hockey are very upset with those schools (read UND) using D1 revenue to help fund other D2 sports (read football). A move to require separation of the funds was discussed (read...another reason why UND is looking more seriously at D1).
And the other reason is that UND is realizing how far behind they are going to be in ther recruiting wars with NDSU.
Finally, USD isn't going anywhere -- except maybe to a different D2 conference if UND goes D1. The announcement that USD received the largest bequest ever didn't change their financial problems a bit (it all went to the medical school).
Oh and PS: I would guess UNO is having $problems when they get 200 people at a men's basketball game!
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