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  1. On ‎3‎/‎13‎/‎2019 at 12:07 PM, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

    Correct, the group of fans I hang around with went to UND in the 70's where BB had good crowds. In our eyes, this new seating capacity made a statement. 

    I would like to find the GF Herald article that was written when the Betty was announced.  If memory is correct, It stated that it would seat around 4,300.  Was that figure correct?  If so does that mean that additional seats can be added if needed?  Currently, 3.200 is sufficient as it barely, if ever sells out and is usually between 1,500-2,500...If either MBB or WBB gets back to more winning, maybe attendance will increase.

     

    Also, in the 90's when Hyslop was getting crowds of 5,000, the men were much more comperitive in the NCC and the women won three National Championships.  Also, they played double headers, so you could watch 4 games over 2 days, not 4 days.  And not many games were on TV.  Now many games are on TV and people like me  say home and watch on TV.  How much does UND get from Midco?  Does the TV income replace the lost ticket sales?

     

    I like the Betty, not sure if additional seats are necessary.

  2. 18 hours ago, homer said:

    I don’t know many that saw two grad transfers leaving in two years.  

    I agree it could have been managed better but he seems to have replaced those that left with the tyle of talent that could contend for a conference title the next few years.   

     

    UND lost 3 Grad Transfers the past 2 years, not 2.  I thought SDSU/Daum got a bit lucky in the end.  There were 3 rebounds that UND did a fairly good job of boxing out in the last 5 minutes and when the UND player went up for the rebound, the ball bounced off the side of the rim, out of the UND players hand and right to Daum, who then put it in.  If just one of those three rebounds end up in UND hands it most likely goes to Overtime.

     

    Daum also had a few no calls, one on defense when Avants went up for a shot and it looked like Daum fouled him and again on offense when Daum backed up very hard and Avants ended up on the floor.  Should have been an offensive foul rather than a lay up and 2 points.

     

    Overall I thought it was an entertaining game and I do believe this team has improved since the beginning of the season and will continue to improve over the next two months.  If we can make the Summit Tourney, maybe we can win a game or three???  Lets hope for a good showing Sat. in Fargo and a UND win.

  3. On ‎12‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 10:24 PM, SWSiouxMN said:

    fair enough.  

     

    On ‎12‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 9:10 PM, nd1sufan said:

    I am not sure. The announcer commented on one of the girls playing well and Brewster said something to the effect that she is their little pork chop.  It just seemed odd to come out of a coaches mouth on air. I am not saying it was negative toward the girl, just odd. 

     

    I heard the same comment on the radio.  I don't believe Coach Brew was meaning anything negative by the comment.  The player I believe is the shortest player on the team at 5'7".  Calling a player their little pork chop is just saying that although she may be short, she doesn't lack grit and plays harder than most.  Some people may take being called that a complement.

  4. 21 hours ago, SiouxperDave said:

    It's the most wonderful time of the year. A friend posted this on FB yesterday.

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    One seat is on the 35 yard line in a stadium of 18,000, the second one is nosebleed end zone in a stadium of 100,000+.  Look at the 35 yard line for the rose bowl, they are going for $550+.

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  5. 1 hour ago, nodak651 said:

    Haven't seen this mentioned anywhere - does UND need to wait 30 days like they do for a head coach, if they aren't already employed by the university?

    I do believe the position must be advertised internally first, not sure of how many days.  If no internal applicant is hired then they can go external.  My guess would be 2-3 weeks before we will know.

  6. 19 hours ago, bincitysioux said:

    Realize that the season is not over yet, but the latest bracket from STATS/Craig Haley has 5 Big Sky teams (when you include UND) in versus just 2 from the Valley.  That would make the Big Sky the stronger conference and illustrates that the Valley is not as "strong" as some believe or even hope.  I don't think the disparity has been as large in recent years as some people like to think.  The fact that the MVFC has been dominated by two DII move-ups since they joined that league says volumes about the quality of the other members.

    As far as "finding solace" in the fact that UND is moving to the Valley, I'll pass.  It's like leaving the Big 10 for the Big 12.  

    But to get back on topic, North Dakota just needs to win this weekend, preferably convincingly, and let the chips fall where they do.  Unfortunately, I have a bad feeling we are going to get passed over for whoever wins the Brawl of the Wild game.  Too much name recognition to overcome there.

    I can't see either Montana or UNI getting in ahead of UND, if we win SAt.  We handily beat Montana and they beat UNI so that should mean help the process. 

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    My thought is that UNI is the best of the rest MVFC teams.  They beat SDSU and played NDSU tight for 3 Quarters.  Don''t know how they got beat so bad by Youngstown.  If UND gets to 7-4, with their very good win against Montana, who will be either 7-4 or 6-5 after Sat., and UNI is 6-5, with a loss to Montana, I would hope UND would get in ahead of UNI.  I could see 1 MVFC team in at 6-5, but not 2. 

  8. 16 hours ago, SiouxVolley said:

    There are not any G5 schools that would come to the Twin Cities for NDSU.  No Ill plays games in Chicago time to time but they wouldn’t move a home game elsewhere unless it was major bucks (>$1 mill).  A school like Boise St often plays neutral site games with big paydays, but mainly against P5’s.

    Unless Burgum wants to donate his fortune to a new stadium (He seems more interested in building downtown Fargo) don’t think their is another donor capable.  Sanford would build for Augustana before he helped NDSU again.  Fargo paying for the flood diversion will take years.

    Just how large is Doug Burgum's fortune?   I thought when Great Plains was sold to Microsoft, Doug's brother had a larger stake in Great Plains than Doug did?  His brother (name escapes me) is a UND Grad and on or was on the UND foundation board.  Might see an on campus stadium in GF before a new one in FGO???

  9. I have always thought the when NDSU and SDSU moved up and we didn't was because UND thought of itself as a D! school because Hockey was D1.  They knew that MBB or WBB, Volleyball would never compete for National Titles.  Su's felt winning a conference championship and a 1 and done in BB was as good or better than actually competing for a DII championship.  I know UND has never won a championship in MBB but it was sure fun in the Vonesh and Gulseth days when they were ranked high and played in the elite 8 a few years.  WBB at both UND and NDSU had success in DII but will never compete in DI.

    Also, Joe Chapman was upset that UND was winning in football in the late 90's, early 2000's and he wanted to one up UND.  In hindsight, the SU's have a better, more successful move the since UND-USD moved up, but I do think UND-USD will or maybe have caught them, except in football and maybe passed them in women's sports.

     

  10. If Sam Houston stays in the top 20, that is a very good win on the road.  If Idaho St. continues to win and gets into the top 25, that would not be as bad of a loss as we thought at the time.  Beat Either Montana or Weber St. and end up 7-4 or 8-3, I think we are in.  8-3 for sure, 7-4 on the bubble with some quality wins.  Just can't lose to the bottom of the Big Sky again.

  11. I don't see how anyone could have SH higher than UND.  Close game but UND outplayed them in 3 Quarters, SH got the better of the 3rd quarter but UND Defense held them to field goals instead of TDs.

  12. I don't think Bubba or Rudolf were going to show any trick plays or new plays against a team that they had very little chance of beating.  Play UW tight, keep it close with limited injuries.  I would expect against SH this week we may see some new wrinkles as this game carries a lot of weight in post season positioning.

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