WWW.PANTHERNATION.COM
GO PANTHERS!
welcome

Welcome to the best UNI Panther forum on the net!

Become a PN Supporting Member! Get exclusive access to the Panther Den forum and more. Click here for info.

30-minute show exclusively highlighting UNI Athletics. Click here for info.

  • You need to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
  • To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
  • If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the help page by clicking this link.
  • If you have any questions please use the Contact Us form.
This website is not affiliated with the University of Northern Iowa or the UNI Panther Athletic Program.

Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

NDSU/SDSU to the GFC

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 4
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous 1 2 3 4 template Next
  • #16
    U dont realize how far away YSU is until you really look on a map im mean there essesntially in pennsylvania(you kinda wonder what they have to do with St.Louis and the Gateway). Without WKU leaving they lose the only team really near them and as far as them joining the MAC there could compete immediatley especially with the downward fall of the competiveness of that confrence. If InSU drops football then we just move the confrecne a little to the West, and SDSU is growing no where near as close as NDSU and we can make SDSU the punching bag for a few years(although our game against them this year was somewhat pathetic performence). I hear that North Dakota is comin up i mean there a D-II tradition who could compete immediatly they would be a great addition for the Gateway Football confrence
    ["the Northern Iowa Panthers, corn-fed stars of the Missouri Valley with three straight NCAA appearances"-Kyle Whelliston

    "Ka Boom Ka Bullseye"-the Gary Rima

    Comment

    • #17
      The problem that YSU has, Mac, is that the MAC doesn't want them.

      Comment

      • #18
        Originally posted by Brett Crawford View Post
        The problem that YSU has, Mac, is that the MAC doesn't want them.
        EXACTLY. See the heart of the mysteriously missing "UNI to the Big Ten" thread.

        Comment

        • #19
          Originally posted by Macattackiowa View Post
          U dont realize how far away YSU is until you really look on a map im mean there essesntially in pennsylvania(you kinda wonder what they have to do with St.Louis and the Gateway). Without WKU leaving they lose the only team really near them and as far as them joining the MAC there could compete immediatley especially with the downward fall of the competiveness of that confrence. If InSU drops football then we just move the confrecne a little to the West, and SDSU is growing no where near as close as NDSU and we can make SDSU the punching bag for a few years(although our game against them this year was somewhat pathetic performence). I hear that North Dakota is comin up i mean there a D-II tradition who could compete immediatly they would be a great addition for the Gateway Football confrence
          Both UND and SDU are moving to D1 and FCS football in the coming years. They could fill a void if they aren't firmly set in another conference if this should happen.

          YSU has grandiose impressions of its football program much like WKU. What they don't have is a basketball program in the caliber of WKU to offer to a BC conference.
          If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

          Comment

          • #20
            Originally posted by Newsbreaker View Post
            IIRC (and I don't follow that site closely) weren't they basically "squeezed" out by Akron and Kent, when the MAC last expanded, and those two schools have a 'handshake' deal with the MAC to keep YSU out for good?

            Those schools are almost on top of one another, it's odd that YSU (who's probably the better football program) is the odd man out. I think wins/losses have something to do with that.
            Exactly correct.

            Comment

            • #21
              Gary had some good audio on his show today from Patty Viverito from today's announcement.

              $250,000 entry fee per team and $500,000 penalty if they leave the Gateway within the first 8 years.
              The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

              Comment

              • #22
                Does that half-mil get split up between the existing members (with some going to operations) or does the "league" keep it to help pay for future costs?

                Comment

                • #23
                  Originally posted by Newsbreaker View Post
                  Does that half-mil get split up between the existing members (with some going to operations) or does the "league" keep it to help pay for future costs?
                  Didn't go into a lot of detail....but did open it up that it may be used to assist certain teams, i.e. Indiana State, with the increased traveling costs.
                  The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

                  Comment

                  • #24
                    Is anyone else sick of Indiana State whining about how they can't afford anything?? Either invest and try to compete or drop to DIII...

                    Comment

                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Brett Crawford View Post
                      The problem that YSU has, Mac, is that the MAC doesn't want them.
                      Im just tellin the reasons why YSU might leave i mean there very good competion every year
                      ["the Northern Iowa Panthers, corn-fed stars of the Missouri Valley with three straight NCAA appearances"-Kyle Whelliston

                      "Ka Boom Ka Bullseye"-the Gary Rima

                      Comment

                      • #26
                        It's interesting that the guy who headed the expansion talks w/SDSU/NDSU was Youngstown's AD.
                        The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

                        Comment

                        • #27
                          One of the teams that beat out YSU in the MAC expansion was Buffalo. Not positive who the other was.
                          Selling a lot of old UNI stuff here: http://www.panthernation.com/showthread.php?t=65762

                          Comment

                          • #28
                            The sooner UND and SDU go DI....the better. Keep the pairity in the Dakota markets......

                            Getting those schools in the GFC would be great too. We need to make scheduling as simple as possible.
                            "We're not an ordinary school," said Fort. "We have tradition. We have a good team year after year. We rebuild, and it doesn't matter who we have coming back."

                            dti

                            Comment

                            • #29
                              I like these additions. A rising tide lifts all ships. There was concern when YSU and WKU joined that they might come in a dominate, that didn't and hasn't happened, but they have been very good. Its been a while since UNI was able to dominate the Gateway in the early 90's, but I think the overall level of competition has gone up.

                              Comment

                              • #30
                                Good for the conference. Only thing is, when NDSU came to Cedar Falls back in the NCC days, they usually left with a W. Always big and physical, and looks like that hasn't changed.

                                Comment

                                Previous 1 2 3 4 template Next
                                Working...
                                X