Siouxperman8

My prediction - UND will get $$ from REA/Engelstad foundation (not exactly sure how that works) for the improvements at the Betty. Tied to that will be a delay in the transfer of control of REA to UND for some number of years beyond the scheduled 2030 date.

Per Herald article: UND set record in 2025 with $119.5 million in gifts to UND. Previous record for 12 months was was $100.5 million announced in August 2024. A little strange in that they changed from FY to CY recently but both are for 12 month periods. Record endowment now at $510.7 million. Forever UND campaign upped goal of $500 million to $625 million after met the $500 million goal 20 months early. I wish we had been able to keep the Sioux nickname but it doesn't look like the change has exactly crippled fundraising. https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/drop-the-confetti-und-alumni-association-and-foundation-announces-new-fundraising-record?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

Followed online. Stressful til end not knowing exactly what was happening.

And you obviously aren’t earning on the money you withdrew. I had coworkers actually benefit from that as the market dropped during that time but that money was taken out. They did earn whatever interest rate they were paying themselves.

I believe most 401ks already allow you to borrow against them for things like house down payments. Then you pay yourself back over time. I know mine does. Not exactly the same but works.

DT signing I hadn't seen before https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/eastern-illinois-tackle-adds-size-to-unds-defensive-front?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

I am a little confused by this thread. We are currently 4-2 in the conference and showing some signs of life even in the games we've lost. I know this is what message boards are for but there's at least a little hope that's been missing for a long time.

Still haven't seen anything on Fleming.

That is true. The question is will they start/play at the B1G school. If they can't cut it in the B1G they probably can't make it in the NFL anyway. All things being equal, they get a better look from playing in the B1G.

The past is relevant. NDSU would be the standard bearer for NFL players and they have 11. I am surely not a pessimist but just because you say something over and over doesn't make it true. You also reprimanded me early in the fall because I dared to say that we were probably a couple of recruiting classes away from winning the MVFC. New regime and all that. News flash - we were very competitive but it didn't happen last fall

ESPN lists Iowa with 29 players on NFL rosters this year. UND has 1 - Waletzko

I don't live in GF and haven't been to the Betty for many years. I was familiar with the old setup but not what's changed. I believe they moved the stands on the end back but not sure. It wasn't great originally so can only imagine what it is like now. Can someone explain what they did?

per what I'm reading that was the expected proposal. Not sure why it didn't get voted on and the 9 game redshirt rule did.

Reading FBS coaches just voted unanimously to extend number of games played from 4 to 9 and keep redshirt. Not sure if applies to FCS if it passes.