Geographically, the Missouri Valley would have made sense
by Tex Francisco (2020-07-21 10:58:41)

In reply to: I don't think there are a ton of options for football  posted by fontoknow


but it's probably the toughest conferences in FCS, so it would have made their on-field transition even harder, probably impossibly hard. I have no idea if the MVC would have had any interest in St. Thomas, but it seems like Northern Iowa and the Dakota schools would benefit by playing in the Twin Cities


they don't have the money for scholarships
by jt  (2020-07-23 19:30:15)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

and they would get destroyed by those schools.


I think the MVC might be the long term destination
by NDTommie  (2020-07-21 11:09:18)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Save the money on the 63 scholarships for a couple years and try to build a respectable Pioneer League program. Hopefully they can also gain some incremental revenue from basketball and hockey. If they could make the jump to the MVC eventually and start offering scholarships, many kids from the Twin Cities that normally fill the rosters of the Dakota schools would certainly have to consider staying home. I think we'll see that in hoops right away.


How many Catholic schools are there playing FCS football?
by fontoknow  (2020-07-21 14:08:20)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Villanova? St. Thomas. San Diego. Anyone else?


12 in total now including STU
by irishlaw2010  (2020-07-28 21:11:21)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Incarnate Word, Merrimack, Sacred Heart, St. Francis, St. Thomas, San Diego, Villanova


Incarnate Word *
by fortune_smith  (2020-07-23 05:49:52)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


BC *
by Irish Tool  (2020-07-21 17:25:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


FCS?
by tf86  (2020-07-23 14:26:26)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Maybe that's more in line with their caliber of play, but last I checked they were in the ACC.


Did he stutter? *
by DakotaDomer  (2020-07-23 14:44:24)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


GU, Fordham, Holy Cross in the Patriot League *
by Tex Francisco  (2020-07-21 16:16:22)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Dayton is another *
by TommyZ  (2020-07-21 16:13:46)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Villanova *
by Pjnuge  (2020-07-21 19:42:06)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post