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Let's please keep the conference alignment chatter in that thread and football talk here. Thanks.

How'd they pull someone from "west river" in SD away from USD and SDSU?

Interesting takes from Chaves: - regional rivals matter at the gate (and travel budget) - recruiting regions matter - time zones matter - travel time/distance impacts the student-athletes - a "sprawling geographical footprint" hits the travel budget https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/unds-football-ticket-revenues-showing-benefit-of-missouri-valley-football-conference-move Having UND in BSC versus UND in Summit/MVFC data to compare (even allowing for inflated travel costs) is good to have and be able to reference.

@Teeder11 the tease …

That “S” looks like dog poop literally and figuratively.

Tanner Komzak’s home town is West Kelowna, BC, and that area is burning right now. Hoping for the best for Tanner and his family.

My advice: don’t breathe the nitro. Anhydrous ammonia is a rose by comparison. It fries your sinuses.

Why UO over ASU? Football and Nike. Plus it gives UW a travel partner for west coast trips. After USC and UCLA the plum was UW. UO caught a break.

We’ll never know. ASU is going to the Big XII.

Losing ASU to the Big XII is a far worse look. And if ASU believed the B1G was possible in the next five years would they have taken the actions they did.

Um … https://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/34800-2023-24-university-of-north-dakota-hockey-season/page/71/#comment-1315994

If Americans 3 and 4 were together on a line everyone would have fun, everyone Whang Sung tonight.

Little known fact: @MafiaMan is “the guy” in every song by her.

Infamy and immortality.

I gave the link above ... and we all know I ain't got that much "art" in me. Right-click and "open in new tab" on the image and it comes from UND's domain. That is UND Athletics' official new secondary logo palate. The shirt from the shop is likely the best a screen printer can do at that size.

They all have ... beer budget?

Part of it was shear necessity; per the Herald: We were down to Senden and Frisch I believe.

We've needed that for a while. Secondary marks are simplified variations of a primary logo and used in instances where brand awareness is established. Secondary logos do not replace primary logos. When you're wearing a jersey with the full "North Dakota" wordmark, um, yeah, awareness is established. Wearing the solo hawk with it is just fine.

I should never be given nitroglycerin in any way, shape, form, or context. Devious mind. @PCM can confirm.

That's not so far ... https://www.google.com/search?q=rome+ny&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS929US929&oq=Rome+ny&aqs=chrome.0.0i131i355i433i512j46i131i433i512j0i131i433i512j0i512l3j46i175i199i340i512j0i512l3.2983j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

If Albrecht is leading the team in goals at Christmas, you and @AJS need to set up a GoFundMe to buy an AED for my seat at REA.

"None" is not a lot.

OK ... I'll tell ... "The Joker" of Denver wants to be a pilot.

Given their trending, I would not bet against this. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/06/15/st-cloud-state-university-eliminates-programs-lays-off-faculty-due-to-enrollment-decline

Pyke or Pehrson with a letter surprises me less than Albrecht. Here's hoping Albrecht surprises me even more with it and figures out the offensive side (ala Jim Archibald's last season). C'mon Carson, shock the < bleep > out of me and lead the team in goals. Let's see if my ticker can handle it. I had Gaber, LouieJam, and Schmaltz kinda penciled in.