Post by HLFanaticus on Nov 7, 2016 0:05:49 GMT -6
Link per inforum.com: North Dakota in talks with Summit League & Missouri Valley Football Conference
GRAND FORKS, N.D.—The University of North Dakota is in discussions with the Missouri Valley Football Conference and the Summit League about feasible timelines to leave the Big Sky Conference, according to text messages obtained by the Grand Forks newspaper..
On Oct. 20, UND athletic director Brian Faison sent a picture text to Missouri Valley Football Conference commissioner Patty Viverito. The picture appears to be an outline of steps from the Big Sky Conference sent to UND explaining the process to exit the league.
Step 2 on the document in the picture says: "If, prior to Nov. 1, 2016, UND provides notice of intent to withdraw effective June 30, 2017, the conference will waive notice fee."
That Nov. 1 deadline has since changed, according to a source.
Step 3 says: "Following withdrawal date, UND will no longer be considered a conference member and therefore ineligible for all conference championships, but the conference will honor the current football schedule through fall 2019."
Faison then texted Viverito to look at Step 3 and says "makes our request to you for 2019, but looks like it gives you the time you are going to need. They apparently are not going to share any of this publicly (although it is already on the rumor mill cycle). Still need to hear from Tom on what the Summit comfort level is with 2017-18 versus 2018-19."
Faison is presumably referring to Summit League commissioner Tom Douple.
GRAND FORKS, N.D.—The University of North Dakota is in discussions with the Missouri Valley Football Conference and the Summit League about feasible timelines to leave the Big Sky Conference, according to text messages obtained by the Grand Forks newspaper..
On Oct. 20, UND athletic director Brian Faison sent a picture text to Missouri Valley Football Conference commissioner Patty Viverito. The picture appears to be an outline of steps from the Big Sky Conference sent to UND explaining the process to exit the league.
Step 2 on the document in the picture says: "If, prior to Nov. 1, 2016, UND provides notice of intent to withdraw effective June 30, 2017, the conference will waive notice fee."
That Nov. 1 deadline has since changed, according to a source.
Step 3 says: "Following withdrawal date, UND will no longer be considered a conference member and therefore ineligible for all conference championships, but the conference will honor the current football schedule through fall 2019."
Faison then texted Viverito to look at Step 3 and says "makes our request to you for 2019, but looks like it gives you the time you are going to need. They apparently are not going to share any of this publicly (although it is already on the rumor mill cycle). Still need to hear from Tom on what the Summit comfort level is with 2017-18 versus 2018-19."
Faison is presumably referring to Summit League commissioner Tom Douple.
