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In 1930, great things were expected of Jarrett and the UND football team, and they both delivered. Again they finished 9-1, but their one loss turned out to be a highlight for Jarrett. On Nov. 1, UND played the Army team at West Point, and the Army Cadets had not given up a touchdown all season. In attendance for the game was noted sportswriter Herbert Reed, of the New York Evening Journal, who annually selected an All-American football team. During that game, Jarrett scored a touchdown by running for 32 yards and eluding tacklers. In his sports column, Reed wrote, “He is, in my opinion the greatest back of the year.” Excerpt from Bismarck Tribune Nov. 29, 2014. Army was ranked #9 in the Dickinson rankings.

Looks like when NDSU has won the Summit, they have played Gophers in first game.

If South Dakota wins Summit this afternoon would probably be placed in Nebraska and UND at Minnesota.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/volleyball-women/article/2016-11-09/di-womens-volleyball-committee-announces-top-10-ranking

The best part is the championship will be won on the field.

Nov. 21, 1936 UND beat #12 University of Detroit 14-13 in Detroit.

Another game of historical significance in UND history: Oct. 30, 1937 The first Nickel Trophy game UND 27-0.

Minnesota plays Nebraska-Wednesday, Wisconsin-Saturday at the Pavilion (old Mariucci). Minnesota is noted for one of the best atmospheres in volleyball with 4,000 to 5,000 in attendance for the better teams.

Upper Iowa adding women's lax 2018-2019. Just a tidbit. Not meant to restart a whole discussion on athletic program. Mods can delete.

I do not know if people have seen Pres. Kennedy's interview on Prairie Pulse. The impression I got is that he felt the institution lost focus during the nickname debate due to the time and effort spent on the situation. Maybe the look at athletics was a move to get that behind him, so that he can focus what he believes are to be the main priorities of the university going forward.

It will be a nice rink for the Minotauros, ACHA Beavers, and high school teams. If you where in a east coast bus league, it may suffice for a while. Lack of general seating, premium seating, and concessions probably would not allow it to be sufficient in a western D1 league.

No web cast, internet radio link http://www.700espn.com/

ACHA: Iowa St. vs Minot St. on BEK Broadcasting network, if curious about rink and such.

With the University of Montana currently conducting a study on the financial feasibility of a move to the FBS, UM athletic director Jim O’Day has been questioned throughout the past two weeks on whether his school would be interested in joining the WAC. O’Day told the Sporting News that an immediate decision is “practically impossible” and that “politics within the state of Montana could force the WAC to take Montana State, too.” Fields didn’t speculate on the state’s politics. Fields was AD @ Montana State at the time of the article (April 24, 2010)

I am not arguing for one conference or the other. I am saying Montana's primary concern is not how UND is affected by decisions they make.

The post was not about Montana moving to the MWC. Let me try this another way. U Jamestown and VCSU have been tied together for a number of years. The Jimmies have decided to move to GPAC because the administration felt it was best for their institution. U Montana/MSU are probably going to do what they think is best for their institutions despite whatever bonds that they have with other universities real or perceived.

So if Montana for some reason would receive an invite to the MWC, they would only accept if North Dakota would receive an invite also? Ultimately, the President and AD are likely to make a decision on what they think is best for their institution.

Wichita State president John Bardo needs conference resolution before moving on football Bardo said he is considering the FCS level more seriously now, after originally stating a strong preference for FBS. Playing FCS and staying in the MVC is an option, he said. The public university MVC members play football in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, widely considered the strongest FCS conference. “I’ve backed off on the FBS only,” he said. “There may be a reason FCS helps us. Maybe.” While Bardo admits emotionally he’s excited about football’s potential, he maintains common sense will guide his decision. The study tells him FCS football requires an operating budget of around $4 million. To step up to FBS, the range is $8 to $13 million for conferences.

Below is the link for the consultants report on adding football http://webs.wichita.edu/depttools/depttoolsmemberfiles/wsunews/wsu_football_report_css_2016.pdf

Sioux Valley is the Pete Rose and Lance Armstrong of message boards when presented with evidence of the contrary. So based on your posting, we should have a lot more D1 programs than currently exist and we will see plenty programs announcing moves to D1 in the next couple of years. You are officially being ignored on this topic. Good day.

UW-M was mentioned as looking at hockey and football at one time. The U gets free publicity. The AD gets free publicity. The AD can cross off the strategic planning portion of their resume. The U may gain additional donor contacts even if they don't go. The consultants report probably funded by donors. As far Minot St. hockey, I have seen some message board speculators thinking they are going drop back to NAIA so they can compete in the new NAIA division of hockey. I don't see that happening either. If additional universities take up take D1 hockey great but it is not going to be decided on message boards.

Iowa State has been rumored to be on the verge for 20+ years. It takes more than desire to make it happen, it will probably take a major donation to make it an actuality. It would be great for area universities if Iowa St. could ever accomplish that desire.

Probably the one of biggest games in UND history was in 1930: A loss to #9 Army at West Point. Another big game was Homecoming 1931: UND and Oregon played to 0-0 tie at Memorial Stadium before over 10,000 fans. The 1930's teams with the likes of Boots Richmond, Red Jarrett and Nip Felber played teams across the country. A Century of UND Sports by Lee Bohnet provides a rich history on UND sports up to 1994. I have been lucky enough to attend some of the games mentioned in this thread and agree they were special.

Went to D2 National softball tourney in 2013.

Come on now, Minot St. won regular season soccer title and went to regionals. Pretty quiet on the Simon Fraser front, reporter that broke story has not heard anything regarding consultant's report. Reporter said he would let me know if he hears anything in regards to report.