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I completely agree with this idea. Set a goal for the alumni to raise so much money with a set amout for athletics and the rest for academics. This should have been UND's stance as soon as NDSU started talking about their move, ultimately causing talk about UND moving. From the very beginning Kupchella and Thomas could have stated that now is not the right time to move due to money issues, but if you raise the money we will look at the issue. Start a fund raising campaign including athletics and academics and at the least the U has more money for academics and even if they decided not to go DI they would still have that added money in the endowment to help support athletics.

I think people are looking at this letter in the wrong context. I agree that some of what Kupchella said and how he worded it is up for debate if a president should be saying that. But what people need to realize is that this was a personal letter that was in response to letters that he had received from UND letterwinners. He did not make these statements in an interview. I am assuming that he intended for this letter to remain private and not be printed in the Forum. I will agree though that even though Kupchella has these feelings (as many others of us do) that you should keep these comments behind closed doors and off of paper! I can only imagine what the letters he was replying to looked like. I am sure that those letters were probably alot worse.

That is a great idea. Let's get rid of the student section, season ticket holders, and the sioux club. Let's just make half of the arena for fans who want to actually enjoy the game and be part of the action. The other half could be for all of the prudes who are there just to be social and feel important by talking about their great season tickets for that one game thingy when they go to work on monday.

Their coach sure isn't much of a public speaker. Part of me wants to cheer for Pitt in the NC since they are the ones that beat us. but considering how most of their fans act on message boards I may have to cheer for Valdosta.

Great Season Guys!!!!

42 seconds left. Who wants to bet they try to run up the score?

31-19

TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!!

Nice catch by Grossman, ball on 20.

Just proves that sometimes you should go for it on 4TH down.

31-13 Pitt 2:31 left in game.

That's game.

Pitt definately has a very nice stadium. It is just too bad they aren't playing at the Al. I would like to have some say in the outcome of the game. Do you think they can hear me right now. I am yelling pretty loud.

9:32 left in the game. We need something big here.

That field goal should not count.

They don't know what was called but it was against UND and gives Pitt a first down instead of a missed field goal. Let's shoot ourselves somemore guys.

Pitt missed the field goal but there is a flag.

WHAT WAS THAT?

Sioux have to punt. End of third 21-13 Pitt

We need to get something big here. Time to answere.

&@!#%&*&^$#@!!@##!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another penalty on the sioux. That's not helping us out. We need another big stop here.

Big play on third down byt still a yard short. In a big game like this sometimes you need to take chances. I would have put in the big boys and try push for the first down. Good punt though.

Three and out. That is definately what we need. Now let's finish off a nice drive. UND has it on their own 30.

Yards: Pitt 210 UND 258