PATRIOT

FWIW players read this forum

Nah not the wizard....just Mom and Dad in the stands this time

Can never have too much cowbell

No noisemakers?!?! How does that improve the game day experience? Is my Fighting Hawks cowbell now outlawed?? I thought it helped contribute to at least two false starts last year after my voice gave out!!

Be patient...UND will make this right... On to the Look Alikes Thread where you guys are already in Mid-Season form!!!!!!

You have taken good care of them and are justifiably proud to post them. They're Nice!! It's a little late...but Congratulations!! Note: In the current environment there is no assurance a National Championship gets these Hawks a ring unless the FCS buys them.

I'll ask UND Compliance....

Pretty much....amateurism rules on gifts and such. (sans Reggie Bush)

I "think" the only allowable options are: 1) School purchase 2) Student/Parent purchase

FWIW: Hawk logo was put on HPC during Spring Break for about $35K....

Max NCAA will allow a school to spend on a Conference Championship ring is $315 each....$415 for a National Championship ring.

New Roster Pics are posted! New Roster Pics are posted! New Roster Pics are posted!

2017 Football Media Guide is posted on the UND Football page...

Easy...You know that's his shtick/gimmick

There are several Tweets floating out there (didn't want to post it on a UND Forum out of respect) with EWU flaunting their 2016 BigSky Champ Rings...they look pretty nice...Although a ring with the new Fighting Hawk Logo would look nicer!!!!! Someone mentioned if you're playing for a ring then your priorities are skewed (or something like that). I Agree, in the voice of Herm Edwards, "YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!!" The ring is just a symbol of achieving a level of success (like the BigSky Trophy). Anyway, I have no problem buying my "Little Johnny" a ring with an approved Fighting Hawk design if it is available. Maybe not a big deal now....looking back in a few years it could be an opportunity missed. As for funding, I understand UND is cash strapped (broke) and their Boosters already give plenty; they are not a money tree!! Besides, the NCAA would probably have a **it fit about it!!! Any designers wanna whip up some prototype design suggestions???

In soccer they award these!!

They received t-shirts???

Did any of the other UND Teams that won BigSky this past season receive rings? Wondering if it was across the board or based on numbers since football would probably be over 100 rings....

Was wondering when/if this would ever rear its ugly head in a public forum....

Coach Stepps coaching 'em up!!

http://740thefan.com/podcasts/jack-michaels-show/962/eric-schmidt-brakes-down-the-competition-at-fall-camp-for-und-football/

By design maybe??

I THINK this means he could be available in Dec if allowed by UND....

Per NCAA: The penalty for a positive test for a performance-enhancing drug (PED) is strict and automatic: student-athletes lose one full year of eligibility for the first offense (25 percent of their total eligibility) and are withheld from competition for 365 days from the date of the test. A second positive test for a PED results in the loss of all remaining eligibility.