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UND's schedule is what it is. The home schedule is on the weak side and the road schedule is decent. As has already been said, UND tried to put together a tough schedule. I don't think NDSU did us any favors by doing as well as they did with their transition. They demonstrated that a mediocre DII team can move up and play at the next level quite successfully with equal resources. UND on the other hand has been one of the top DII teams for the last several years. The established teams in FCS are all quite aware that a game with UND with increased resources would be anything but a given this next year. You can even use SDSU as an example as well since their D11 program wasn't much to talk about prior to their transition. They goy some good games early on and beat some of the established FCS teams.

Any chance an 11th game may be added at a later date?

I think they are referring to Duluth getting swept next weekend...

I actually showed up at the Mankato booster event before the game on Friday night. I was with three other people, two buddies and a friend of a friend (who is a Mankato season ticket holder). He told me there was free beer and that it was a similar arrangement to what Duluth has at the DECC. So I anticipated other Sioux fans to be there as well having a little pregame. As it turned out, this was not the case. We walked in at 7:05 pm and my two buddies and I were the only Sioux fans. My one friend said "you gotta be kidding" and walked out immediately. I decided to stay. We did get several looks as we walked in, including the person who was speaking. He actually stopped speaking for a second or two when we walked in. The speaker was Coach Jutting himself, which I found odd...he talked until almost 7:20 pm and game time was at 7:37. He was actually taking questions from the crowd...I was pretty tempted to ask at which point in the game would he match Bruess' line with Kaip's line, but thought better of it. Only one comment about no serving "Don't serve Sioux fans"...but other than that, nobody said anything.

There have also been a couple of recent deaths related to alcohol according to a couple of the locals we talked with. A few weeks ago a Woman celebrating her 21st b-day died from alcohol poisoning. There was also a 50-something year old man who fell from the 4th floor at the Holiday Inn and died. We were visiting with a bartender from McGoff's on Saturday and he said he had cut that gentleman off the night before. Personally I saw many people celebrating, having a good time. I never personally felt threatened or in danger even though I wore a Sioux jersey for most of the weekend. I actually enjoy the setup they have in Mankato as the arena, motel, bars, and restaurants are all within walking distance. Not as good as Madison, but still a very fun trip!

I also posted this on the other thread...There will be four of us on Friday and six of us on Saturday. Sounds like UND will be well represented!

I will be heading to Mankato for the series. Two of us will be at the Friday night game and six of us will be at the Saturday night game. First trip to Mankato and we are staying at the Holiday Inn. Hope to see a good fan turnout!

I was told by Al that the bus would be returning at 8:00 am on Sunday...

I don't know that I would read too much into that since both the practice field and stadium field still say Sioux in the end zones...

I agree that the white out is better. It's been posted before, but there are too many shades of green. UND's green is "Kelly Green". That should be the only green UND officially markets. I personally enjoy the green jerseys the best of any of UND's hockey jerseys. A sea of white would look better and be more intimidating than a sea of multi-colored green...just my opinion.

I actually wouldn't mind seeing this '80s band as they are one of the few I haven't seen. I also think they will draw rather well since they haven't played in the area since the 80's. They also have a bit of a crossover appeal to the country audience. My guess is they will draw close to 15,000 people...of course it depends on ticket prices as well.

For you '80s rock music lovers...Bon Jovi is performing at the Fargodome on April 19th.

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but if Spirit Lake were to support the nickname, perhaps the supposed "silent majority" of Standing Rock could/would begin to become more vocal.

I realize this was their stance prior to the settlement. I haven't heard her state that since the settlement. To me it seems odd that they have been so quiet in the wake of the settlement...

I am beginning to buy into this as well. One thing that I find curious about the past couple weeks however, is the absence of the Spirit Lake tribe in all of this. It seems as though we are only hearing from the Standing Rock Tribe...or have I missed something?

I did see that...it was hilarious! I would have to guess he got a talking to...Just post a link to the video you have, I'm sure others will enjoy it as well.

Yes...this one would be College (NCAA) only. I don't know if it would make it financially or not, but there are many Canadiens who visit GF. Granted there is no College Hockey in Canada...at least not yet. But I think that Canadiens who visit Forks would still be interested in visiting a Hockey Hall of Fame. My understanding is that some people with GF connections currently have the naming rights for the HOF. However, they only have the rights for a certain period of time. If they don't build within that time the rights to the name go up for bid again. Has anyone else heard this?

I'm not sure what I think of this idea yet...I know we wouldn't be the first school to do this according to this website http://www.smargon.net/nicknames/#None. Not sure how many of those schools have athletics though.

Looking for lower bowl tix for Sioux-gopher Friday or Saturday night game. Looking for 2-4 tix, preferably together, but would also take singles. PM if you have any available...thanks!

As PCM stated this has been discussed at length elsewhere. However, one thing I would like to add is that if (and it's a big IF) UND gets approval from both tribes I would guess that a contract would be signed for a length of time...ie a twenty year agreement to keep the name...

You must be wrong...Pat Sweeney mentioned on the Fighting Sioux Coaces show last week that St. Cloud has agreed to play UND next year. Not sure if it's here or in St. Cloud...I would assume it would be a home game though.

The Frozen Four is a blast...I have been fortunate to go the last two years. I have friends who have gone when the Sioux are not there and they still had a great time. We do have two rooms at The Curtis which is next to the Pepsi Center and are hoping the Sioux will be there as well...Lots of Sioux fans in Denver so you will be amongst friends if you decide to go.

Last night on the Fighting Sioux Coaches show, Lennon talked about the new turf which was placed at Memorial Stadium. He also talked about upgrades to the Memorial stadium complex...specifically crowning the natural grass field and the addition of an inside practice facility.

Sorry about the confusion...I don't believe UND is replacing our logo/name with "Force of the North." I just wanted to point out that Mr. Blais wouldn't allow the Fargo hockey team (currently coaching) to take on a name that some believe UND (his former team) may adopt. In other words Dean is ok with the Fargo Force because he knows UND is only using it as a marketing slogan.

And even if UND were thinking about using the "Force" as their nickname, I would think that Dean Blais (being the head coach of the Fargo team) could/would have some pull and make sure not to infringe upon UND's potential new nickname.