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That needed repeating.

And frankly, that comes down to leadership, starting at the top. As I said in the season thread, I think Bubba is either (a) afraid to show up a friend's team on the road, or (b) fears the road and it comes out. Last 25 home: 23-2 Last 25 road: 6-19

Dude has baggage (that he was completely cleared on) but he just wins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Hoffner

Give any reason you'd like, but the one that is indefensible is Bubba's teams being so bad on the road. 23-2 Home 6-19 Road Jekyll and Hyde There's 50 games, 5 seasons, roster turnover. What's consistent through the time period.

18-37 under Bubba 6-19 last 25 Gino Gasparini used to preach "win at home; split on the road". 23-2 (last 25 home) is "win at home". The other part, not so much. Split the road would be 27-28 (or 12-13 last 25). A just 27-28 road mark (vs 18-37) would be about one more win for each of Bubba's ten seasons.

UND is like 23-2 in last 25 at the Alerus. So what does that make Bubba’s career road record. I think Bubba is afraid to win on the road and make another coach look bad in front of their crowd. Like I said, all the work against NDSU means nothing if you don’t follow it up. Well… Not having the team ready is on the coaches, starting at the top.

BSC exists under VIII.6.1.f And such other state institutions of higher education as may hereafter be established https://www.ndlegis.gov/constit/a08.pdf

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Um ... no.

Do we know Chesley's issue, the thing that's sore? Asking for a friend. If it's a knee or ankle I'd hate for him to have to continually turn that direction.

Did Koster or Chesley make the trip? What's UND's health status; any surprises?

HC is the best call of my life. I told @PCM almost as soon as the bracket came out. I based it on two years earlier HC's Fr/So giving UND a run; they were now Jr/Sr. The intermission before OT I went to the concourse outside the press box (he was writing for USCHO at time) and when he asked if I was sticking with the call, I said nothing and only gave him the sly smirk and side eye.

That exception has become less the exception. I think a lot of top seeds wrap it up early and cruise control to the NCAAs; the fours are fighting the whole way so already have it "turned on".

To steal from Hennessy, this is a suvive the onslaught of the first ten minutes. Get the game to settle in, roll four, and introduce their D to the end walls.

I see too much traffic in this thread and not enough worry about UNI. I hope the team is not this way.

I would be disappointed in REA if they played that.

Haven't heard it quite like that before ...

I wouldn't wish that on anyone ... except ...

I thought he's more a 4-foot radius floater, master of the quick side step but not going far. (Masters of that were Brady, Marino, the Mannings.) And yeah, he's big.

I save time and just despise college teams that wear maroon and gold: UMn, UMD, Denver, BC, and recently ASU was added to the list.

Get special line item $5M bail out from Legislature for saving staff and programs. Turn around and spend $5M on move to FBS football. I'd need popcorn to watch the NDSU faculty and Legislative reactions.

You know this because that's what you come home smelling like from your 'dates'?

Time out. I was in a Fargo eatery and there was some maroon and some 'SU yellow in the room and they were yuckin' it up good toward my table and guests. Not so much an hour later.

RE: Embedding It works from my Win10 PC. Not working from iPhone. Strange. @jimdahl?

Assuming no prior appearances, the whole roster opens up with four regular season games remaining for as long as the season persists. Nice.