91jack Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 There is an artlcle in the Argus Leader today that is titled, "NCAA would be 'Receptive' to waiver request from St. Thomas. Tom Douple called action taken Wednesday as "a positive step forward". for both St Thomas and the league. "We will be working with both the NCAA and UST to make the formal waiver request and advance the process as expeditiously as possible".
Hammersmith Posted July 15, 2020 Author Posted July 15, 2020 Waiver approved. https://news.stthomas.edu/july-15-2020-press-release/
Old Titan Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 18 minutes ago, Hammersmith said: Waiver approved. https://news.stthomas.edu/july-15-2020-press-release/ Very impressive, on both St. Thomas' AND the league's part. Now if everyone can just manage to actually play some games this season...
Old Titan Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 Well, fast-forward almost one full year from the last post on this thread, and "what in the ‘Wide, Wide World of Sports’ is a-goin' on here??" St. Thomas officially joining the Summit League July 1st, with conference basketball schedules released today featuring the Tommies with their new travel partner, Western Illinois. Augustana College in Sioux Falls gets a firm "No, thank you" regarding Summit League membership anytime in the near future. Few if any anticipated COVID restrictions across the league for the coming school year. The Summit League basking in the glory of their first Sweet Sixteen run in over 30 years by none other than that li'l ol' bible college from Oklahoma. A Summit League player invited to the NBA Combine in anticipation of being selected in the first round of the 2021 draft. UND hockey and Big Sky football still nowhere in the conference mix. Hey, does anyone know if St. Thomas has an online fan forum? I can't find one yet; just wanted to introduce myself...lol. 1
Hammersmith Posted June 17, 2021 Author Posted June 17, 2021 Sounds like Augustana finally took the hint from the Summit League. They've announced they are starting a DI hockey team. Pretty sure that means they're no longer pursuing full-DI; too expensive to do both. NDSU did the opposite back around 2000. We were considering adding DI hockey, but the decision hinged on a Fargo public vote for a new hockey arena. When the vote failed, the hockey plans were shelved and we went to plan B, which was going full-DI. 1
Dr. Cornelius Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 22 hours ago, Hammersmith said: Sounds like Augustana finally took the hint from the Summit League. They've announced they are starting a DI hockey team. Pretty sure that means they're no longer pursuing full-DI; too expensive to do both. NDSU did the opposite back around 2000. We were considering adding DI hockey, but the decision hinged on a Fargo public vote for a new hockey arena. When the vote failed, the hockey plans were shelved and we went to plan B, which was going full-DI. Seems like it worked out pretty well for NDSU. Smarter to go that route anyway when UND had so much history and probably local attention.
Dr. Cornelius Posted September 14, 2021 Posted September 14, 2021 St. Thomas gets another 4-star (out recruiting KU this time). St. Thomas will be a contender in the Summit VERY quickly.
ORUTerry Posted September 14, 2021 Posted September 14, 2021 Must have really good recruiters. Have to think they are going after devout Catholic kids. Also not a lot of competition if players want to stay local.
TrueBlue82 Posted September 14, 2021 Posted September 14, 2021 7 hours ago, EagleManiac said: How....? They must think that they're going to be playing at St. Thomas... of the Virgin Islands. It will be a rude awakening when they arrive in Minnesota! 3
Keenan Henderson Posted September 15, 2021 Posted September 15, 2021 They are blessed! St. Thomas only has the the Gophers as a D1 rival for the high school stars in their state and they cannot all go to the Big U of M. The state of Minnesota has had a lot of really good ball players in the last few years, including the number one player Chet Holmgren. Starting in year two St. Thomas will be a handful in the Summit League.
ORUTerry Posted September 23, 2021 Posted September 23, 2021 According to this story, St. Thomas will be eligible for NCAA championships in the 2026-27 school year. So they will not participate in Summit League post season tournaments until then Link: https://m.startribune.com/st-thomas-championship-opportunities-will-be-limited-for-five-years/571796572/
EagleManiac Posted September 23, 2021 Posted September 23, 2021 Do they compete in conference tournaments then? What happens if they win the Summit tourney and then can represent in the NCAA tourney?
ORUTerry Posted September 23, 2021 Posted September 23, 2021 Just now, EagleManiac said: Do they compete in conference tournaments then? What happens if they win the Summit tourney and then can represent in the NCAA tourney? No, they won’t participate in any Summit post season tournaments that result in a NCAA berth until 2026-27
EagleManiac Posted September 23, 2021 Posted September 23, 2021 33 minutes ago, ORUTerry said: No, they won’t participate in any Summit post season tournaments that result in a NCAA berth until 2026-27 Sorry - it looked like the article was behind a paywall when I first clicked on it. Reading now. So these 4 star guys are committing with the knowledge that the best they can hope for in terms of a post season is the CBI or CIT tournies? They must have some unreal recruiting talent on that staff.
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