University of South Dakota to join Summit League

[dbackjon]

The University of South Dakota will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. this afternoon in Vermillion to announce its athletic programs will join the 10-school Summit League beginning in 2011.
On Tuesday, the league’s Presidents Council voted unanimously to invite the school into the conference beginning July 1, 2011, according to an email sent to Summit League member schools. USD will not compete in team tournaments that season, the last that the Coyotes are ineligible for NCAA postseason competitions.


In 2012-13 USD will be an active member of NCAA Division I and will participate in Summit League tournaments.


USD announced it would lift its athletic programs from NCAA Division II to Division I in 2006 and is now competing as a Division I independent.

http://www.argusleader.com/article/2009 ... S/90415031

[dgreco]

wow, I am a little surprised about that. UND next? GWC dead?

[clenz]

Where are they going for football?

[dbackjon]

This doesn't affect football. They will stay in the GWFC for Football.


UND will not get an invite until they settle the nickname issue.

[dgreco]

They will become an all sports member so this hurts GWC all-sports legitimacy.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

rofls at UND

welcome to the Summit 'yotes!

the Fighting Engelstad's are sooo screwed.

lose that 185 million dollar arena... or never get a conference... decisions, decisions.

[dbackjon]

rofls at UND

welcome to the Summit 'yotes!

the Fighting Engelstad's are sooo screwed.

lose that 185 million dollar arena... or never get a conference... decisions, decisions.

You must be enjoying this...

[TwinTownBisonFan]

They will become an all sports member so this hurts GWC all-sports legitimacy.

summit doesn't sponsor football... can't imagine USD leaving GWFC without an invite from the Mo. Valley...

[TwinTownBisonFan]

rofls at UND

welcome to the Summit 'yotes!

the Fighting Engelstad's are sooo screwed.

lose that 185 million dollar arena... or never get a conference... decisions, decisions.

You must be enjoying this...

like a fat kid loves cake. shoe, meet other foot. wish Gil was here to enjoy this with...

[dgreco]

They will become an all sports member so this hurts GWC all-sports legitimacy.

summit doesn't sponsor football... can't imagine USD leaving GWFC without an invite from the Mo. Valley...

I am not talking about football. I am saying this is going to hurt the GWC as an all-sports conference. USD/UND were supposed to help be backbones to the conference.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

summit doesn't sponsor football... can't imagine USD leaving GWFC without an invite from the Mo. Valley...

I am not talking about football. I am saying this is going to hurt the GWC as an all-sports conference. USD/UND were supposed to help be backbones to the conference.

i keep forgetting that... isn't the GW just a mish-mash of every independent left in college hoops?

UND (damn near canada)
UTPA (damn near mexio)
UC Bakersfield (West Coast)
NJIT (east coast)

and i thought the summit was far-flung...

[SDHornet]

I am not talking about football. I am saying this is going to hurt the GWC as an all-sports conference. USD/UND were supposed to help be backbones to the conference.

i keep forgetting that... isn't the GW just a mish-mash of every independent left in college hoops?

UND (damn near canada)
UTPA (damn near mexio)
UC Bakersfield (West Coast)
NJIT (east coast)

and i thought the summit was far-flung...

Bakersfield is in the Cal State system, not the UC system. I am unsure of what athletics they sponsor (I know they don’t have football), but I imagine they will be invited into the Big West when/if they will meet the requirements.

[NDSUFREAK]

rofls at UND

welcome to the Summit 'yotes!

the Fighting Engelstad's are sooo screwed.

lose that 185 million dollar arena... or never get a conference... decisions, decisions.

You must be enjoying this...

count me in with the party enjoying it wow.

[Fresno St. Alum]

I'll shed some light here.

GWC all sports
Utah Valley
UTPA
N.Dakota
NJIT
Chicago St.
Houston Baptist

Independent
Seattle
Longwood
CS Bakersfield
NCCU (applied for MEAC)
Savannah St. (applied for MEAC)

[Fresno St. Alum]

Schools that will probably join the GWC in 2011 when the Moratorium is up....
Grand Canyon
Oklahoma City

[dgreco]

if the moratorium has a few teams ie. Monmouth, CCSU become full sports members in another conference, new or AE, I think NJIT and Longwood would both be invited to the NEC. I am sure the A-Sun wishes they had Longwood now, or the Big South.

[Fresno St. Alum]

I wonder if the A-Sun will wait until 2011 to add W.Florida who is looking at moving up. N.Kentucky too (a bit north though). I know that LeMoyne wants in the AEC in 2011.

Are you hearing something about CCSU and Monmouth joining the AEC?

[dgreco]

nothing about Monmouth, but CCSU to AEC just makes a lot of sense. mid-sized public university, they will help bring football and it will be more of a fit than the NEC.

[Mike Johnson]

Not good news for the Great West Conference.

I wonder if the invite for 2011 has something to do with an expected departure by one of the existing ten teams in the Summit League. 11 is a strange number. Perhaps just hedging their bets if somebody leaves and if nobody leaves, UND would jump at a Summit League invite, pretty much guaranteeing 12.

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

Not good news for the Great West Conference.

I wonder if the invite for 2011 has something to do with an expected departure by one of the existing ten teams in the Summit League. 11 is a strange number. Perhaps just hedging their bets if somebody leaves and if nobody leaves, UND would jump at a Summit League invite, pretty much guaranteeing 12.

Welcome Mr. Johnson.

Good first post and I'm pretty sure you are the first Utah Valley guy on the board.

[dbackjon]

Not good news for the Great West Conference.

I wonder if the invite for 2011 has something to do with an expected departure by one of the existing ten teams in the Summit League. 11 is a strange number. Perhaps just hedging their bets if somebody leaves and if nobody leaves, UND would jump at a Summit League invite, pretty much guaranteeing 12.

Ditto Ursus's welcome.

Who do you think is going to leave the Summit?

[Fresno St. Alum]

I know Mike very well from the D-II board. He is one of my 2 info men out west.

Long time no see, hehe

[Mike Johnson]

Ditto Ursus's welcome.

Who do you think is going to leave the Summit?

Thanks to the Welcome.

The Summit (MidContenent) has been an unstable league with teams constantly moving in and out. I had nobody in mind, just wondering if there isn't more movement because of the historical instability.

[dbackjon]

Ditto Ursus's welcome.

Who do you think is going to leave the Summit?

Thanks to the Welcome.

The Summit (MidContenent) has been an unstable league with teams constantly moving in and out. I had nobody in mind, just wondering if there isn't more movement because of the historical instability.

And as long as it is so stretched, it will remain that way.
Ideal would be to lose the Indiana/Michigan schools, add UVU and UND (over time, of course).

[Mike Johnson]

Some would say it would be more ideal to lose Southern Utah. Oakland, IPFW, and IUPUI are at least fairly close to each other, with similar missions.