GeauxSioux

My view from 2000 miles away... When I first read that UND agreed to two games in Fargo, I thought the UND athletic department made a mistake. I didn't think they should capitulate and should wait until the terms were more even. I have changed my mind. It obviously has impacted UND in a positive way and NDSU in a negative. It has created a positive buzz for UND. Why did the NDSU big wigs look like someone peed in their Wheaties at the press conference? It "appears" that there were some big time supporters that weren't pleased with NDSU making this deal. They tried to distance themselves from the agreement at the press conference. It wasn't us, uh, it was Taylor who put it together and it was just to fill a slot in 2015. There was no excitement about the game or what it means to the state of North Dakota. There were NDSU folks who thought that they had created separation between them and UND and this agreement killed that. UND doesn't even have to win the game next year. Separation real or imagined is gone. All because a bunch of guys playing golf said lets get a deal done.

I haven't been paying attention to what is going on in North Dakota, I guess, but I just heard about Measure 3 which would replace Section 6 Article VIII of the ND Constitution. I think we can all agree that the Board has been somewhat dysfunctional going back to the Potts/Chapman debacle. The Board may need fixing, but I don't think this is the answer. The first thing that jumped our at me in Measure 3 was the word "sites" in the first paragraph... The way the constitution presently reads.. The schools are listed, not "sites", in the current constitution. Why the change? A three member commission to run the University system? Sounds pretty easy for a politician to control. Speaking of politicians, let's see who supports this change.... Al Carlson and Tony Grindberg are two of the names on the list. We all know how much Al Carlson "helped" in the Sioux name issue. Grindberg is the director of NDSU Research and Technology Park. Too much consolidation of power and I don't care for the who or how they are consolidating it. I know that there are some in North Dakota that would like to reduce the number of higher eduction schools. I can see this being used as a way of doing that among other things. Also along the lines of the SBoHE, Rob Port of the Sayanthingblog has audio from the last meeting http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/higher-ed/ The Board and it's consultant had some comments about the Higher Ed presidents and in particular the NDSU President. Change is needed. Measure 3 isn't it.

I'm not sure who the "we" is you are talking about. From your past postings, I highly doubt that you are a true fan of UND and it's athletics. A story on the rankings..... Smaller area colleges rank high regionally; UND, NDSU didn't do so well

University of North Dakota Tailgate

From 2012 to 2013... UND 170 to 173... Down 3 NDSU 184 to 190... Down 6 SDSU 199 to 201... Down 2 USD 199 to 190... Up 9 Montana 199 to 201.. Down 2 Montana St. 190 to 199... Down 9 Keep in mind that 201 is the bottom of the ranking index. So it appears that USD is the only one going in the right direction.

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Reminds of FAMU. Me no likey.

Griz seek vengeful win against UND I like the end where they quote and link Siouxsports.com.. Unfortunately, the link doesn't work.

Nokota is a horse. Nakota is a tribe. Easy way to remember NOrth daKOTA.

Both the Montana schools have fallen also.

UND has dropped to #173 in the 2013 list. I don't have time to read the methodology to figure out why UND keeps dropping, 14 places in the past 3 years.

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TV of the Argus Leader is doing an SDSU chat that just started at 2:00.... http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/SPORTS0202/91221041&template=livestream

Updated video with more interior detail, but Phase II is no longer on it. Are changes afoot....?

I've read on a few message boards where the predictions are for either UND to get pounded or SDSU to just win comfortably. I seem to remember those same predictions prior to UND playing Northern Iowa, when UND was still D2. Let's hope the results are the same.

UND breaks ground for UND Athletics High Performance Center Thursday, Sept. 5 -

Thanks Jim.

Big Sky TV has a new name.

And last year had the second best YPC 2012 - 4.2 2011 - 3.8 2010 - 4.3 2009 - 3.7

You could likely search any word in the in Urban Dictionary and find a perverted version. For example, I took the ordinary word "running" and check out #7. I think the standard dictionary of the word crunk works better with the lyrics than the Urban Dictionary anyway.... "very excited or full of energy."

Crunk crunk /krəNGk/ noun noun: crunk; plural noun: crunks 1. a type of hip-hop or rap music characterized by repeated shouted catchphrases and elements typical of electronic dance music, such as prominent bass. adjective adjective: crunk 1. black slang (of a person) very excited or full of energy. "get crunk with some raw hip hop"

I picked this topic up from the SFI chat this afternoon. I am a New Orleans Saints fan and and have witnessed that the song Halftime by the Ying Yang Twins, gets the place rocking. I suggested this for hockey a few years ago and was pretty much told to shove off. After I thought about, I agreed. It doesn't translate to hockey. Having a football stadium full of people dancing and yelling "Here we come to get you",though, works. Flame away and/or come up with something better.

Tweet from SFI....

University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation has new CEO to replace O'Keefe

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