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So what are those expectations from Administration. Bill gives the impression that this is good enough. I'm giving Andy a full season at the helm to make observations.

I get the impression at times that UND is afraid to "hang a number" on an opponent. Other schools roll up 56 and never come off the throttles. UND gets a lead then then sits back and plays for the end of the game. It's like UND is afraid of more than 30 points on their side of the ledger. That's the leadership's doing.

Rensselaer (RPI) had one during my matriculation, so it's more common than we realize. What's 100kW? For comparison, https://casscountyelectric.com/solar <- That takes acres; pretty sure Utah's 100 kW reactor takes up 100s of square feet.

Found last night's scores ... https://scorestream.com/explore/r/north-dakota/high-school/scores Tell me the last time on the same night both GF schools won and Bismarck High was blown out by 40+ on their home field.

I thought Kindred and Central Cass would be closer. Kindred has a man-child that plays O and D tackle and punts. Jamestown was easily dealing with Dickinson last I checked ... (ok, ok, I might have dozed off) ...

You should've. After you could've had a few beers at Engelstad watching exhibition hockey to drown away the memory of a Bears loss.

Pulling out my wrinkled rain coat and half chewed cigar ... Bobby wouldn't put his team on a natural surface that they hadn't checked out first, so turf would be the next logical ... So turf in Greater Grand Forks is The Al, Pollard, Memorial, Cushman, or EGF HS. And he wouldn't go all da way to UM-Crookston, would he? He might be that crazy, but that's grass. So let's drive over to EGF HS and look ... ... and just one more thing ...

We have no way to gather intel in East Grand Forks or Crookston, HumInt or otherwise. We don't know anyone in MN or nothing. None. Nope. Zip. Nada. Zilch. I'll just leave this here.

That would trigger cognitive dissonance over at least five states.

Famous Dave's and Carino's in Fargo both closed: staffing.

You seem like you want your brain melted ... How's this: According to this source, he’s one of the 30 hottest coaches under 30 in college FB. https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/247Sports-30Under30-2022-list-top-young-coaches-in-college-football-190685546/#190685546_7 He played at MSU-Moorhead …

So you're saying it's wise to hire a coaching staff that's not already at peak potential?

So ... recruiting, facilities, head start, uh-huh, uh-huh, ... When they jumped their facilities were junk and they were an average DII regarded as a basketball school. Yet, there they are today. Might they have simply had a vision, then developed a plan, and then executed it, regardless of. and not focusing on, what was happening around them either internally or externally?

It's the new cool-kids buzz word. If you can't reimagine a robust, scalable space after a leveraged synergistic deep-dive you're not on the same page.

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana

We had the chance. It's now in Seattle at "The Dub".

Following where @nodak651 pointed ( https://campus.und.edu/facilities-management/_files/docs/2022-master-plan-supplemental-planning/athletics-masterplan-2018.pdf ) on page 11 of the PDF, there's a four-court complex (building) attached on the north end of the Betty. That would replace all the practice space they presently have in the Betty in practice config and it would allow the Betty to be strongly* configured to a bowl setup. *Not so bold as to say permanently.

" ... will ... " is a definitive word.

Is there space? My brain says the original renderings showed four BB courts side by side running E/W and game day config as is today (one court N/S). What's the plan? Leave the main space always in game day config? To do that you'd almost have to add on.

Two items caught my eye ... • Replacement to the turf and track on current Memorial Field <- didn't realize that was in scope • Addition of practice court to the Betty <- Will this allow permanent "bowl it out" seating

Forum. Hockey. Enough said.

And he just happened to have Goldie, DU, Q, and the purple cows as his first four "interesting" ...

2022: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/the-2022-grand-forks-herald-preseason-college-hockey-top-20 4.

Folks, that's an expert on the subject speaking.