Cratter

Did you write the Herald asking them to change the language of the article? maybe you, the herald, and the Ralph can agree with the right amount and terminology to use.

Regardless of ones personal preference, it's important to let people know the jackpots at the Ralphs 5050 isn't ones winnings. You sure your not a lawyer or at least want to be? And just like to argue. They absolutely guaranteed the pot would be $50,000 it's not even a question! Because otherwise they would have guaranteed the pot was $25,000. I can't believe I'm having this conversation. (You can go ask jody how much the office pool got to in the Ralph about how large they thought the "pot" was going to get that night...hint it started out at $50,000)... The article linked states this in the first sentence. ...... "The Ralph Engelstad Arena will hold a 50/50 raffle with a $50,000 pot". And then the next line could have read but 82SiouxGuy says "but it's not a guarantee that the pot will actually be $50,000. (Boy that would be confusing just like 82s implied "well the other $25,000 was never guaranteed by anyone to go to UND making it not a true 5050." )

Not sure if this has been posted but game worn UND football jerseys are on sale at the SiouxShop for $40 iirc.

The pot* was guaranteed to be at least $50,000. *Pot at the Ralph is always announced as full amount and not what individual winnings are.

Whhhhaaatttt?!

Yeah it was two days collected into one and guaranteed (Ralph or a business?) to be above $50,000.

One reason it jumps up quicker now could be didn't they start accepting cards and they never did before? as it's all digital now unlike the old paper tickets...

Brad really ripping into the process: http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/4129860-schlossman-just-read-between-lines

My guess is the water sports are definitely gone and probably softball (soccers field is at least on campus).

That's what I always assumed too, but a certain member of this site recently told me otherwise so hopefully he's reading.

Quick question: does someone at the Ralph always win the 50/50 every night or is it progressive (combining jackpots until a winner).

I wasn't being literal as it was an "upcoming locker room renovation" (not one in the past), and then you just listed a bunch of upgrades recently done to the Ralph proving the point.

Like outdoor skating rinks? Or children's playgrounds? Lots of people don't think the city should be giving away free land (or anything under market value at that). Here's the future Herald Headline: "City Gives Away Land, Asks Residents For Sales Tax Increase Because They Need More Money."

The Ralph's taxes are easily found free online. It's pretty interesting stuff. The Ralph has plenty of retained earnings to pay for these budget shortfalls. Faison: "Hey guys I see you have three million extra this year in retained earnings vs last year. As you know our budget is over by a million... think we could have one of the two back we gave you? Jody: "We need that for the next locker room renovation coming up."

People here been making fun of St Cloud for that for years now....whereyabeen?! Edit: Saw Sicatoka beat me to it.

This. http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4128501-arbor-park-sees-final-gf-council-vote-begin-building-negotiations Sounds like negotiations with only one company now. Besides the free land and paying zero taxes for a decade, the article doesn't mention but in the proposal was the city paying half the cost of connecting their condos to the nearby parking structure via skywalk.

Lol. Sac Cal St Poly?

Lots of talk of resting the UND starters. Cal Poly by 14. Edit as pointed out. Sacramento St.

The BSA will have a much better fan experience than the Betty. They a very wide ring at the top of the seats that runs 3/4 of the arena that makes socializing (balcony rails over looking the bowl like the end catwalk at alerus), bathrooms, concessions, much easier to navigate or just gazing out the large window that covers one side of the arena both stories...the only upside of the Betty is the lounge area in the middle that overlooks the court, but the BSA also has that (not seen in the pictures).

Arbor Park I believe it's called.

Grand Forks city council has agreed to go into negotiations about give away land downtown to a developer who would build condos.

Saw it yesterday on eBay along with the banner displaying the championship years. Christmas is just around the corner!

Implied inaccurate. UND won the 2016 National Championship.

That's because it's mainly Bison fans. Bison fans have been good about spreading propaganda against UND online and I'm sure some of it filters to the playoff committee. UND losses more than one more game this year they miss the playoffs. Polls are already starting to show it. Heck even 8-3 UND is a bubble team.

15 years in UND hockeys case.