NLA pt. 2 - Zim on Summit League stability beyond this season after Denver leaves

By now, anyone who follows college athletics understands the only constant is change, especially when it comes to conference affiliation.   The Summit League has spent most of its 40-plus years in constant flux of teams, but the current stable of teams seems to make the most sense for, well, stability in both the opinion of Zim and the host.   And yet, there's a horse that appears to be huffing and puffing to leave its stable again. Omaha brought in representatives from the Horizon League and Missouri Valley Conference in recent years but did not receive an invitation. But according to its well-connected play-by-play announcer, the public school in the heart of the largest city in Nebraska is well-positioned again to attract a different league.   Considering Denver is on its way out and dropping the basketball affiliation to eight teams next year — and considering at least a couple of the schools not in the Dakotas are reportedly displeased about being shut out of a non-conference basketball event featuring teams from the Dakotas, Montana, and Idaho next year — should we consider the league to be on shaky ground?    A couple of guys who have been covering the Summit League and its annual March gathering in Sioux Falls have their thoughts and what a future without the Summit League Tournament in the city would mean for SDSU and USD.