The Sicatoka

Give Bill Chaves credit: - he had the biggest bid of the 2022 first round - he metered his public words after the brackets came out so to not burn bridges ... publicly Seeing those wise and professional action, I strongly suspect Bill Chaves has had some strong and pointed private conversations with the appropriate persons (e.g. MVFC commissioner, the MVFC committee representative, for starters).

Yes, yes they did. ... the list of rules modified after they "negatively impacted" UND ... - the 2022 FCS seeding (high bid until it's not) - off side reviews for goals (NCAA hockey regional) - hockey regional game times and adding the off day (the COVID fiasco)

Jones have to pick up the check at supper?

Anyone keeping the list of rules modified after they "negatively impacted" UND? - the 2022 FCS seeding (high bid until it's not) - off side reviews for goals (NCAA hockey regional)

Not the same.

I've never understood the jersey wearing crowd. I didn't earn the right to wear it. (Heck, I barely earned the right to wear the jerseys I did! ) Full disclosure: I was gifted one by friends and feel obliged to wear it with them once a season.

If I were a bettin' man, ... Adidas is done with NHL jerseys after 2023-24. (New NHL vendor for 2024-25.) Last time the NHL changed suppliers one year later UND changed to the same supplier. I'd guess UND goes to the new NHL vendor in about 2025-26. https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/adidas-inks-seven-year-university-of-north-dakota-deal/

BOHICA More reason why ...

That's their go-to stud receiver. When he's on he's a terror to cover.

... yet here we are, or more correctly they, Montana, are.

If you offered "split and don't even start the bus to travel" I'd ask "where do I sign."

I think more the "BOHICA" ... Bend Over, Here It Comes, Again.

No Frisch. < verbal utterance redacted >

Lemme get this straight: Montana bids $126,281 and gets home game against conference champion. North Dakota bids $127,500 and gets sent on the road against a third-place team (like UND is a third-place team). And UND's bid was 3x Weber's.

Agree. He has the body type and looks like he has room for more muscle mass.

But-but-but ... he's a DII!

You are looking into a mirror.

What? Hawks don't gamble?

< ding > Winner.

I suspect we'll find out soon enough.

@jimdahl , please pick up the courtesy phone. Some history: https://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/21088-reserving-hawks-names-for-this-site/

< checks his watch >

Because committee members love being "lobbied" for seeding preferences. Make it analytic and the "lobbying" (and any perks that may come along the way) goes away.

ADDENDUM to original posit: For this (admittedly absurd) notion to work, every UND Football supporter has to contribute significantly fiscally to the effort. Every. Supporter. Contribute. Significantly. Fiscally. There's no margin on that. There's no magic pot of gold at UND for it. There's no "whatabout" whining about directed contributions going to other UND sports. It's how the xDSUs have done it: Private directed football donations For that matter, that needs to happen to stay competitive in FCS.