yote18
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Post by yote18 on Apr 2, 2024 13:04:23 GMT -6
Definitely true on the media market part. But the Valley doesn’t gain much within the KC or Omaha markets that is doesn’t already have. In Omaha you’re competing with Creighton and UNL for fans. Omaha has the facilities but lacks the fan interest at the moment. In KC you’re competing with Kansas, K-state, Missouri, Missouri state. You secure the market but are you really gaining league recognition. KC lacks the facilities and also the fan interest. It’s the same situation that the Summit is in, we have some big markets but no one really cares about the summit because there’s just no interest in the teams.
Now if those two teams were to start continuously building buzz around their programs I think they get in to the valley. But i think the valley looks towards St Paul before it looks towards the others.
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dbyote
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Post by dbyote on Apr 3, 2024 7:00:02 GMT -6
NDSU to the mountain west in 2026. That changes everything.
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 3, 2024 7:40:31 GMT -6
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dbyote
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Post by dbyote on Apr 3, 2024 8:07:17 GMT -6
I just saw the headline come across my Google feed. Didn't actually read the article. Google is in the Fake News business now too I guess.
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Post by notkiotees on Apr 3, 2024 8:14:19 GMT -6
They have been for some time.
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Post by Yotes on Apr 3, 2024 11:06:37 GMT -6
Definitely true on the media market part. But the Valley doesn’t gain much within the KC or Omaha markets that is doesn’t already have. In Omaha you’re competing with Creighton and UNL for fans. Omaha has the facilities but lacks the fan interest at the moment. In KC you’re competing with Kansas, K-state, Missouri, Missouri state. You secure the market but are you really gaining league recognition. KC lacks the facilities and also the fan interest. It’s the same situation that the Summit is in, we have some big markets but no one really cares about the summit because there’s just no interest in the teams. Now if those two teams were to start continuously building buzz around their programs I think they get in to the valley. But i think the valley looks towards St Paul before it looks towards the others. When the MVC lost Loyola they added a pretty bad UIC program just to keep a Chicago presence. I think it has little to do with market share and more to do with profile and recruiting. It's a lot more attractive to have a team located in Omaha or KC than Vermillion or Brookings.
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Post by GoYotes on Apr 29, 2024 15:01:07 GMT -6
I have no idea if any of this has any substance and if so, how all this fits together: UND Message Board says Summit League looking at adding multiple schools and some Huge Changes
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yote18
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Post by yote18 on Apr 29, 2024 21:14:19 GMT -6
I don’t really see how adding hockey benefits the summit league. Maybe I’m looking at it wrong but wouldn’t it make more sense to add football and try to peel away some of the valley and big sky schools?
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