George Ferguson Column: A glimpse into MSU-N's basketball future

A Frontier Rivalry?

MSU-Northern and

Dickinson State

Dickinson State University has applied for core membership to the Frontier Conference which could change the landscape of basketball in the league. DSU has been a men's and women's NAIA Division II power for years, competing in the now-disbanding Dakota Athletic Conference. If the Blue Hawks do indeed move into the Frontier in either 2011 or 2012, they will certainly form a league rivalry with Northern, but it will also eliminate a natural pair of nonconference games for each team's schedule. The Frontier will vote to invite DSU on Dec. 6-7...