(04-25-2017 01:23 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 01:11 AM)AZcats Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 12:17 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  http://www.courierpress.com/story/sports...100788962/


Article about smoke that Southern Indiana in Evansville could be gunning for D1.

The article's headline clearly states the opposite. They also say, "it’s not being discussed right now". USI may eventually make it to D1 but it's so far in the future that it doesn't come close to being labeled as 'gunning for'. Quit trying to force something that's not there.

You skipped the part about the students want to go D1 to join Northern Kentucky. They are getting support to make the move.

I skipped nothing. Have you heard of daydreaming? Among the very few students remaining at Southern Indiana who were there when Northern Kentucky was a conference mate, not many were paying that much attention. There is no 'smoke' or 'gunning for' happening as a chance for D1 is in the distant future. Facility improvements is all they are doing and the budget is severely lacking at D1 standards.

Quote:“Our main focus right now is taking the programs we have and putting them in a position to compete for NCAA championships on a more regular basis,” USI Athletic Director Jon Mark Hall said. “We don’t really talk Division I, but I do think once the new facility is finished then you can check off one thing that maybe we needed to get ourselves to a certain level.”

The local conferences are not going to add a D2 school so the only option would be the A-Sun making travel costs a major obstacle. Again, a D1 move is far from being called a 'done deal' and you're reading way too much into the article that's not there at all.