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They could share in consuming some atheletic $, at least cheeleading. Who supports the band financially?

The $ in college atheletics can be really challening to get out in the open. The report to the NCAA is just that a report to NCAA, not a true accounting of what actually happens in house. This budget reduction could shed some light on how atheletic departments are run in this state. I'll use one illustration to make another point. If we cut all sports, what effect would that have on all future donations to UND (most donations to UND go to the acedemic side, not atheletics)? Be interesting to get on here: What the alumni association brings to the table on a yearly basis, where these donations are going. UND has $230M endowment, NDSU has $138M. UMinn has $3.28B. What The Ralph does with the $ and how that intereacts with the atheletic department. Season tickets have ticket price and donations combined?

I recently bought an addditional 8 season tickets in Sec 215, student section is to the left, and visitors section to the right in Sec 217 which is 2 sections over, very few visitor Big Sky fans and seats above them usually sold on game day to UND fans. I watched the Richmond game in this section, they were really good seats (till the last part of the game).

Ya, there a good team, might be a different ball game in 2019 though, especially in 2020 here at the Hawk's Nest.

The bold part of your last sentence is exactly what I'm saying, "I don't disagree (no reasonable person would) that NDSU is not at the level they were" = slipping. With Youngstown, you used 2 years, with SD I compared 5 years in the post you replied to. Here is NDSU vs YSU last 5 years . 2016 24 - 3 2015 27 - 24 2014 38 - 14 2013 35 - 17 2012 48 - 7 NDSU slid from 48 points down to 24. Also look at all of NDSU's games comparing score and total offense yards - avg / gm Year Points / Game Yards / Game Bizon Opponents Bizon Opponents 2016 29.1 16.6 407 319 2015 34.9 15.3 423 271 2014 32.9 14.1 432 280 2013 38.7 11.3 457 255 Gap is tightening, the lines of the graph are on a collision course. Slip and Slide?

In 3 hours the buses show up. There'll be some that will take the bus that goes to the jail.

I have season tickets, recently bought 8 more for the upcoming season, C U at the spring game. Should be an exciting upcoming season.

Then you agree, we all know they can loose.

Some $ may go to UND and not stay in the athletic department, without extra events, anyway. Not saying that's a bad thing.

We need a couple of hat tricks down the stretch.

Hopefully 1 and done is around the corner or missing completely isn't far away either. Here are some interesting stats of points scored and total yards over last 4 years of Bizon vs their opponents. Year Points / Game Yards / Game Bizon Opponents Bizon Opponents 2016 29.1 16.6 407 319 2015 34.9 15.3 423 271 2014 32.9 14.1 432 280 2013 38.7 11.3 457 255 Gap is tightening, the lines of the graph are on a collision course. Slip and Slide?

Seems like it's difficult to get in good a good show?

R U sure? Sounds like employees I wouldn't want working for my company.

No trolling by a past UND hero.

And to top that off, the Bizon are slipping.

I believe NDSU is a better team than UND or USD today, I've given you that before. Of course the pollsters will have JM, Youngstown, and NDSU up there at the start. They weigh heavily on past results, and then the polls change through out the year. Now I responded to both You and a poster named "North Dakota", of which both of you showed weakens in SD. You stated "They certainly weren't the best representative of what the MVFC offers up for competition". I showed how close SD games where with NDSU in the last 2 years. Look below. NDSU split one score games in last 2 seasons with SD. Prior three years NDSU won 2014 47 - 7 2013 42 - 0 2012 54 - 0 2011 didn't play Competition get n better and Bizon slipping. Going to DL ice fishing, There will be no trolling, fishing in of a skid house.

Good post, Paragraph 4, ya, I'll leave alone, The first 3 paragraphs I'll comment on. 1st: No additional B1G school wants MH (that's the energizer to the affiliate search for #8). B1Ghc schools want more than 7. Other 8 Presidents may give in to B1G6 demands, just to appease them. And, UND is a flagship research U with a Law School and Med School. Also, not a U which is from within one of their own State University Systems. 2nd: Would be in their footprint with all sports by 2020. 3rd: Research potential in some way, and maybe more so down the road, Pres. Kenned knows how this works. After more than 5 years of seeking for more MH teams and only finding affiliate Notre Dame, the B1G is lowering it's sights for team #8.

He probably sees the writing on the wall better than we do.

If we win tomorrow and the right teams loose tomorrow, the top of the bubble gets delayed another week.

RPI pretty tight in 7 spots 7th .5579 13th .5512 Win tomorrow would be OKKKKKKKKKKK.

Put our selves in a pressure game again on Saturday.

UND played pretty good most of the 3rd but gave up 2 goals at the end

2-4 empty net goal

empty net

and W MIch didn't 3-2