Recent content by Panthadad2

I shouldn't be surprised to see Bemidji in the rankings anymore, but I am. That program sucked for so long. Bolte has done an incredible job.

The North Star Promise Scholarship (NSP) program for MNSCU schools doesn't exactly help Minnesota private schools either. Colleges are fighting over every last dollar right now.

My opinion is definitely filtered through maroon colored glasses. It's more fun that way!

The buzz about Brosmer making the squad is totally realistic given the mediocrity in the QB room. The 2025 Vikings aren't the 2001 Patriots with Bledsoe starting and Tom Brady backing up. It doesn't matter if the Vikes have playoff aspirations or not. It is what it is.

Brosmer will be QB 2. As my wife said, "he'd be cheap to keep too!"

I think athletics matter for the D2/D3 general student population. If nothing else, for name recognition. For example, there's a perception difference between attending Mankato/St. Cloud versus Metro State. I have no doubt that schools like St. Cloud or Crookston would eliminate all athletics if...

Yeah, the Twins not being on broadcast TV could be relegating them to niche sport status. It is what it is. On the bright side, the pitch clock rule improved the game. MLB had become unwatchable for me after years of watching fast-paced fastpitch from my daughter's teams.

Largely because of the bolded (bad TV coverage) and lots of bad teams, the Twins have become a non-factor for me since the 2000s. The hardcore fans follow no matter what, but I'm guessing tons of casual fans like me dropped off with lack of easy exposure.

Mankato should be FCS.

D3 and D2 use athletics as a recruitment tool. To really understand the profits, you'd need to build in the tuition and fee profits collected from athletes and students that wouldn't otherwise attend without sports. Alumni donations too. But to your point, some spend a lot of money on...

Yeah, I always forget about Carleton. Hard to imagine they fit 7,500 one one side. That old grandstand was built in the same 1920s era as the Gophers Memorial Stadium. At 7,500, it technically holds 18 seats more than St. Johns, even though the Johnnies get over 10,000 at some games.

Iowa fans just...won't...let...it...go.

At least MSU kept the natural grass...so it has that going for it. Side note for useless trivia, I think Blakeslee is tied for the 4th largest football stadium in Minnesota at 7,000 (tied with Concordia Moorhead) and behind USB, UofM, and Clemens/SJU. I'm guessing Blakeslee runs at about 50%...

Could Indiana make it up to the top 10-15 after opening against Old Dominion, Kennesaw and Indiana State?

Minnesota at least holds its own in football revenues but is getting outclassed in pretty much every other revenue category per EADA data. Other schools somehow bring in multiple millions in most "non-revenue" sports whereas MN only tops $1M in hockey and volleyball. Donations? Accounting...