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They beat Eastern Mich a low middle of pack MAC program. But, where do we stack up against the MAC. I'd like to believe we'd be in the upper tier of the MAC, but......... We should not underestimate New England FB teams.

We will not blowout LIU. They will be competitive. Our OL will be bigger so we should control, but a 10-12 pt win. St Thomas will be a bit easier, but no blowout. 17 pt win.

And, it gives the talented other QBs opportunities so we don't lose them.

That's where NDSU excelled. They most always took care of business and won games even when not playing well.

I've been doing a little research on LIU based on last years games etc. and some discussion on the KU fb website their next opponent after UND. They look to be a pretty solid FB team if game and score comparisons are any indication which of course can be a poor measurement. They seemed to have pretty well dominated Eastern Michigan, but Eastern wasn't real strong. Eastern did play a MAC schedule and had some decent games so it's hard to tell. I think LIU will be a very good test with a mobile QB, but our size on OL could be a big advantage. I wouldn't go into this game too overconfident though.

Thanks. Was only in there briefly on a tour of Englestad many years ago. With an intelligently designed makeover what's the ultimate max for seating in there? Could a concourse with all concessions be built outside the arena footprint on one or two sides to accomodate hungry fans? Can it get to 4000 or more?

I keep seeing this reference to seats in the Betty parking lot. I rarely get to GF and am wondering what this means. Could someone clarify? I assume that it means they moved end line seats further back or some such reference. What's the thought process here. Thanks.

You can never have enough guards!!!

Early bowl predictions have NDSU facing Toledo in the Famous Idaho Potato bowl.

Kupchella and Thomas made a huge mistake with the decision not to move when the SUs did. Not sure the current situation now with NDSU moving to FBS is the same. But if Montana, MSU, SDSU and USD decide to move then we should probably go too. My 5cents worth.

OMG! What a fantastic classy video! I am 79 yo, been a Sioux FB fan since I was a toddler, grew up 6 blocks from old Memorial Stadium and I have never been so excited about UND FB. I used to ride my bike to watch practices outside Hyslop. Wish I lived closer to GF to watch all this great transformation.

I often wonder based on information available from various sources, Herald, Siouxsports etc. if UND still has a basketball program. So little press.

So does anyone have the backstory on this one?

Yeah I agree game experience is valuable. Note the LIU game is in Brookville, NY on Long Island not Brooklyn. Plan any travel out there ahead of time. It can take 1-2 hours depending on your mode of transportation.

Reasonable comment, but I think the talent they face in practice is probably better than 90% of the kids on LIU and Valpo. Traveling to Long Island can be difficult.