darell1976
June 5th, 2012, 08:32 AM
http://www.bigskyconf.com/news/2012/6/4/GEN_0604121717.aspx
OGDEN, UTAH (June 4, 2012) - In less than a month, the Big Sky Conference will officially welcome Southern Utah University and the University of North Dakota as full members, and also admit UC Davis and Cal Poly as football affiliate members.
The additions will bring the Big Sky to 11 full members and 13 football-playing schools. Four of the original six charter members of the league – Idaho State University, The University of Montana, Montana State University and Weber State University - still call the Big Sky Conference home. Northern Arizona, which joined the league in 1970, gives the Big Sky five members with at least 40 years of continuous membership.
For the first time, the Big Sky will sponsor a championship in women’s softball. Idaho State, North Dakota, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State, Southern Utah, and Weber State currently field teams. The University of Montana has plans to add the sport.
In football, teams will continue to play an eight-game conference schedule. Each team will play a two “rivals” each season, and rotate through the remaining teams. A tiebreaker format has been formulated to determine who will earn the league’s automatic bid to the Division I Football Championship.
I wish the BSC would add baseball along with softball, but maybe in the future. Its nice to belong to a strong and sturdy conference.
OGDEN, UTAH (June 4, 2012) - In less than a month, the Big Sky Conference will officially welcome Southern Utah University and the University of North Dakota as full members, and also admit UC Davis and Cal Poly as football affiliate members.
The additions will bring the Big Sky to 11 full members and 13 football-playing schools. Four of the original six charter members of the league – Idaho State University, The University of Montana, Montana State University and Weber State University - still call the Big Sky Conference home. Northern Arizona, which joined the league in 1970, gives the Big Sky five members with at least 40 years of continuous membership.
For the first time, the Big Sky will sponsor a championship in women’s softball. Idaho State, North Dakota, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State, Southern Utah, and Weber State currently field teams. The University of Montana has plans to add the sport.
In football, teams will continue to play an eight-game conference schedule. Each team will play a two “rivals” each season, and rotate through the remaining teams. A tiebreaker format has been formulated to determine who will earn the league’s automatic bid to the Division I Football Championship.
I wish the BSC would add baseball along with softball, but maybe in the future. Its nice to belong to a strong and sturdy conference.