With the recent departure of NC, NDSU and SDSU, the NEW NCC's chances of winning a National Championship has diminished greatly.
For years North Dakota and South Dakota DI caliber athletes that wanted to stay close to home, chose to attend DII schools because there were no DI schools in those two states. Not any more. We have seen almost all of the best athletes choose DI over DII now that they have a choice.
What is the future of once formidable league? More of the same. As NDSU and SDSU build their rosters to a full compliment of DI athletes the DII schools level of play will suffer.
The more years away from the switch the larger the disparity will become.
More and more people will begin to realize that the NCC has changed. Their chances of an NCC team winning a National Championship will become smaller and smaller over time because they will no longer be able to attract the quality of athletes they once did before there was a DI option in the Dakotas.
Maybe they should change the conference name to:
Not
Championship
Caliber
For years North Dakota and South Dakota DI caliber athletes that wanted to stay close to home, chose to attend DII schools because there were no DI schools in those two states. Not any more. We have seen almost all of the best athletes choose DI over DII now that they have a choice.
What is the future of once formidable league? More of the same. As NDSU and SDSU build their rosters to a full compliment of DI athletes the DII schools level of play will suffer.
The more years away from the switch the larger the disparity will become.
More and more people will begin to realize that the NCC has changed. Their chances of an NCC team winning a National Championship will become smaller and smaller over time because they will no longer be able to attract the quality of athletes they once did before there was a DI option in the Dakotas.
Maybe they should change the conference name to:
Not
Championship
Caliber
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