ORU Announces Return to Summit League

[filbert]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

I trust that I don't even need to go into detail about why Wichita State to the Summit

Will.

Not.

Happen.

(Beginning with #10/#12 in the current men's basketball Top 25 rankings . . .)

[Jacks-02]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

Another option to above is simply for Summit to break off from MVFC and go with a 6 team auto-bid football conference consisting of UND, NDSU, USD, SDSU, UNC and WIU.

[Nidaros]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

Another option to above is simply for Summit to break off from MVFC and go with a 6 team auto-bid football conference consisting of UND, NDSU, USD, SDSU, UNC and WIU.

This makes no sense whatsoever. A spiffed up NCC.

[6-4-3 Jackrabbit]

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I bet the ORU Baseball Coaching staff was happy to hear about this decision. Nothing like heading back north for baseball games in April and May.

GO RABBITS!

[propar80]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

How about this for a crazy outside the box scenario?

ORU gets us to 9.
UNC would get us to 10.
UALR would get us to 11.
UND would get us to 12.

Travel Partners
ORU/UALR
UNC/UD
UND/NDSU
USD/SDSU
IUPUI/IPFW
UNO/WIU

UNC/UND get invites to MVFC and it goes to East/West Divisions

MVFC West
UND
NDSU
USD
SDSU
UNC
UNI

MVFC East
WIU
SIU
ISU
ISU
YSU
MSU

This gives the Big Sky an out from their terrible travel with UNC/UND and allows MVFC to go to a 8 game league schedule where you play 5 against your division and 3 against other division. Games against other division would rotate every 2 years.

Thoughts?

This is an idea I would love to see....

[propar80]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

Another option to above is simply for Summit to break off from MVFC and go with a 6 team auto-bid football conference consisting of UND, NDSU, USD, SDSU, UNC and WIU.

This is an idea that I've seen brought up at AGS and I want throw up all over myself every time it is mentioned.

[FargoBison]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

No offense but I want nothing to do with Summit football.

DI options...UALR, NKU(suburban Cincinnati), UMKC(hard to deny that they are geographic fit), UND and EIU.

Solid DI school but kind of far flung option...New Mexico State

DII options...Bellarmine(Louisville KY), Mankato, SCSU, Washburn(Topeka), Lindenwood(St Charles, MO).

Some of those DII schools have football. Football as usual can create some complications. I would much prefer to add DI schools but I thought I would throw in some DII options for discussion sake.

[Jacks-02]

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This is an idea that I've seen brought up at AGS and I want throw up all over myself every time it is mentioned.

I never said it was an option that I preferred, I said it was an option.

[da_coach]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

This is an idea I would love to see....

Count me in that group. Can't see A-LR signing on though. UNC, UND, ...and...? New Mexico State? Not good travel partners.

[bigticket1]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

The news release doesn't mention if they will be ineligible for the Summit tourney for a year like the other new schools that come in , or if they will be able to play right away.

[Rabbit74]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

The times someone has been ineligible were when they were still transitioning from D!!. Denver is eligible to play this year and I am sure ORU will be next year.

[Nidaros]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

The news release doesn't mention if they will be ineligible for the Summit tourney for a year like the other new schools that come in , or if they will be able to play right away.

I think they play right away. I think you are confusing the NCAA rules for players with those that apply to institutions. If there were waiting periods, most of these schools would not do it that is leave one conference for another.

[jackdaniel]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

I think they play right away. I think you are confusing the NCAA rules for players with those that apply to institutions. If there were waiting periods, most of these schools would not do it that is leave one conference for another.

Isn't it just schools transitioning to Div one from Div 2 that have to wait to compete for NCAA tournament bid through the conference tournament to secure the "auto bid" ? This a conference rule?Those going from one conference to another do not?Looking back now,someone already mentioned this.

[Nidaros]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

Isn't it just schools transitioning to Div one from Div 2 that have to wait to compete for NCAA tournament bid through the conference tournament to secure the "auto bid" ? This a conference rule?Those going from one conference to another do not?Looking back now,someone already mentioned this.

If there is a conference, rule I would tend to think it would be waive especially for baseball. We need ORU to get an auto bid.

[bigticket1]

Re: ORU Announces Return to Summit League

The times someone has been ineligible were when they were still transitioning from D!!. Denver is eligible to play this year and I am sure ORU will be next year.

Denver is not eligible for the tournament this year . Go look at the tournament schedule on the Summit web site. Only 7 teams in the brackets - the #1 seeds get a first round bye and go right into the semi-finals. If Denver is eligible , then UNO still must not be.