GeauxSioux

Dahl is choosing not to run for re-election in her UND district. Just guessing, as to he is talking about.

But he is a part of the athletic department, which has to think of the big picture and not just men's hockey.

The NCAA is now using off-campus venues for men's hockey. Do we know what they will be doing 5 years from now? To say that UND will never host home NCAA mens hockey playoff games is questionable. The women might be in a position to host NCAA playoff hockey this year. UND will likely host NCAA playoff games in football. That is, if UND is removed from sanctions.

Good question. I thought about that one last night. If not available now, maybe they will make it available post Fox College Sports. I'm so far behind the curve on tech.

I know that the Super Bowl was streamed, but are most NFL games streamed now? I know that I can still stream a lot of the Sioux stuff via UNDSports.com, so maybe the FTA isn't worth it for us.

My wife and i are discussing dropping our cable and possibly going FTA or just streaming. It just doesn't make much sense to pay that much money to watch less than 10 channels of programming. We just don't have to time to watch that much TV with a houseful of kids anyway. Our TVs are ancient by society's standards, the newest one being 9 years old and neither of them are HD. We do have a blue ray that picks up the wifi, so we are able to stream youtubes and nefflix to our 2000 pound TV. So my questions are do you get anything worth watching, besides Sioux hockey, on the FTA satellite? Has anyone else gone the "streaming only" route? Are there other alternatives? Obviously none this can't happen until after hockey season is over.

I think it is that last bit you mention.

Wanless did a nice job fiscally, but sometimes that doesn't make a lot of friends.

Got to see parts of the game. The first time I turned it on within 2 seconds Rowney scored on the wrap-around. Sioux for a sweep!

If Faison/Kelley hadn't jumped on the Big Sky invite, UND may still be homeless. USD had a huge exit fee from the Summit and big brother, SDSU, calling the shots, hoping to keep the Summit tournament in Sioux Falls. If USD had taken the Summit/MVFC route before UND accepted the offer, would the Big Sky have said backed away?

June 6th... D-day. How appropriate. If there is a certainty that the vote will pass, why would any of these presidents want to "have our back"? I'm hopeful that the SBoHE and AG can head off this train wreck.

I believe this "The said state board of higher education shall have full authority to organize or reorganize within constitutional and statutory limitations, the work of each institution under its control, and do each and everything necessary and proper for the efficient and economic administration of said state educational institutions. limits the board from closing an constitutionally provided institution and reorganizing it somewhere else. And I agree with Philly, the contracts clause is probably an easier target.

I have heard it is because it is a conference issue. Just as Minnesota and Wisconsin play UND in hockey. The teams from the two conferences are locked in due to their conference affiliation.

I think group 1 resides on this forum. I'm not on the ground to know the extent of group 2. I will point back to my post from last night regarding the constitutional amendment in Florida for pregnant pigs. People will go into a voting booth ignorant and just start checking boxes.

From the ND Constitution...

Would ignorant be more befitting? I truly believe that there are those who would blow up the university (figuratively) to keep the name. I read where one name supporter went so far as taking UND hockey out of the NCAA to keep the name. I don't think any amount of discussion of information will dissuade them from their point of view.

Nice work there, Philly.

I cannot imagine the scheduling nightmares for an independent. Yes, I'm sure that UND really should drop back down and play Minot, Mayville and Crookston. I'm sure people will be lining up to the see those games. This isn't just about athletics. When UND decided to go Division I for all sports, the bar was elevated for the entire university. Your signature line is filled with pride of UND's accomplishments. Drop back down and watch those accomplishment start to dwindle. Being the only Division II school of the largest 4 Dakota schools would not be a place UND wants to be.

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Faison says Big Sky tone has changed Okay clueless ones, try and smash some holes in this, This is real, folks.

The more I think about this, the more I come to the conclusion that the SBoHE has to take control of this issue. It cannot be left up to a statewide vote. You have the nickname supporters, the folks who want to see UND harmed and the ones who go to a voting booth without studying an issue and vote for it. That it a recipe for disaster for UND. I live in Florida and about 10 years ago, there was actually a vote for a constitutional amendment regarding pregnant pigs in a cage. I laughed when I first read about and obviously voted against it. It had no business being placed on the ballot. It passed and is now part of Florida's constitution. Maybe someone should start a petition that NDSU should be called the ______ (fill in the blank). Get enough signatures and put it out for vote. This whole fiasco is just plain stupid.

UND wins on the road 75-69

UND up 6 with 5 min. left

Huff has hit 4 3's and has 20 points. UND up by with 7 minutes left.