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36 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:
Within the grand scheme, if this is the approach, then therein lies the problem with UND athletics.
I was referring to the level of donation where an administrator or coach would spend much time listening to the “demands” of a donor.
They will take time to interact and listen to fans who don’t necessarily donate more than time and buying tickets. Very few donors approach admin or coaches with demands, and those that do are a pain in the butt for multiple reasons. There is a better approach. It works in trying to overcome almost all challenges and starts with a simple question. How can I help?-
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52 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:
In this day and age, 6 to 7 figures minimum. See recent Sanford gift (https://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2024/04/und-announces-6-5-million-gift-from-sanford-health/).
As we sit at present, UND leaders prefer cost-effective, comfortable football coaching options and a hockey focus over perhaps more risky coaching enhancements, while sentiment-driven football donors unknowingly accept third (or fourth) place.
6 figures doesn’t cut it. It will get you invited to social functions, name in publications and certainly is appreciated. The 3,4, and five figure donations are also recognized, appreciated and added together these donations make a big difference.
For 7 or 8 figures you may be able influence some decisions. (Speed up new business college construction, new softball field, Sports Med contract).
Your second paragraph is kind of the same sentiment you have expressed many times.-
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3 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:
Bubba ball and Chaves coordinating …
Ridiculous.
Influential donors need to start demanding results/wins, not nice guy hand-shakes.
Define influential donor. 4 figures? 5 figures? 6, 7, 8 figures?
In my experience, most donors give to organizations as a sign of gratitude for how they have benefited from their previous relationships with an organization or support for future success of an organization that they feel is important to them or their community. Very few major donors give with the idea that recipients will respond to their demands. They don’t tend to “demand” anything, even a handshake.
It can happen, as it recently did, with billionaire donors pulling donations from a number of our nation’s universities but only after said universities were garnering negative coverage by major media outlets.
I believe rather than trying to dictate how should interact with our athletic department staff, we should become influential donors ourselves then make an appointment with the decision makers to express our concerns. I can tell you it’s going to take donations more than 6 figures to get the kind of attention we think that should get us.
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16 minutes ago, Sioux94 said:
Hopefully we'll see Matt on the field some this fall.
He must stay healthy this year. They are high on him but worried about injuries.
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28 minutes ago, SiouxFanSince1990 said:
My favorite was Johannes undressing the defenseman and sniping a goal, only to celebrate skating by the Mankato bench. The greatest one and done in Sioux hockey history.
Eddie Balfour was probably the best, but he was a different one and done. Johannes injury showed how important he was to this team.
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1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
*brought to you by Phizer.
What is Phizer?
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1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
you could've stopped there.
Oscar was 28 and a world class athlete and developed myocarditis and died of a heart attack within two years of getting his shots. And yeah we will never know bc human trials were cut short bc.......................................the ones getting the "vaccine" were dying of heart attacks at much much higher rate than the placebo group.
That was the false narrative pushed by some of the media personalities and a small handful of self serving researchers and doctors.
All case mortality in multiple studies was less in the vaccinated groups. There was a slight increase in cardiac complications and young adult males were at a higher risk. The studies from Italy and Australia didn’t show a lower risk in the vaccinated groups but a compilation of studies referenced by the CDC did find a slight increase in cardiac complications in healthy vaccinated subjects when compared with healthy unvaccinated subjects who had not contracted COVID. The studies showed a significant decrease in serious illness and death in vaccinated subjects.
However, otherwise healthy subjects who contracted Covid had a significantly higher cardiac complication rate and a much higher death rate than those who had complications following the vaccine.
People were much less likely to develop cardiac complications and die from the vaccine than to contract Covid and develop cardiac complications and die from Covid. That is why the vast majority of physicians and cardiologists recommended their patients get vaccinated.
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6 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:Oscar Cabrera Adames is on line one Ira.
No he isn’t, he died.
He died 1 1/2 yrs after receiving the vaccine. He claimed the vaccine caused myocarditis. Whether or not he developed myocarditis from the vaccine or previous Covid infection was never determined. Normally deaths related to vaccines occur within the first 2 weeks of receiving a vaccine. Virtually all deaths related to the mRNA vaccines were due to anaphylactic allergic reactions.
Having been a young male increased his risk of contracting myocarditis from the vaccine. I couldn’t find confirmation that he had myocarditis but it seems likely based on information available. Any athlete who develops myocarditis whether from the vaccine or from Covid should have had his/her physical activity restricted until they have gone through an approved return to play protocol. It was reported that he died during a stress test. Normally, follow up testing for myocarditis would be an echocardiogram as opposed to an EKG or stress test.
The information available wasn’t complete enough to determine cause of death. It wasn’t determined that he died from the COVID vaccine.
However, I don’t believe there was enough information to state it couldn’t have been an indirect cause.The other multiple cases listed showed no evidence those deaths were related to any vaccine.
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On 3/19/2024 at 12:23 PM, MoSiouxFan said:Wonder how many of these sudden deaths can be attributed to "the vaccine."
That would be zero. In reviewing obituaries that were available, of the deaths listed, none were found due to the vaccine. The handful of deaths related to Covid vaccines were almost all due to allergic reactions that caused anaphylaxis.
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10 minutes ago, Nodak78 said:
Nice photo of Jimmy. I like the legacy.
This kid is the real deal. Offer him now. Sheds blockers quickly and gets to ball carrier quickly. No reason to delay an offer. Gophers should be interested.
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On 4/2/2024 at 12:23 PM, sioux24/7 said:
At their indoor conf meet this week this kid won the 60 meters (7.33 sec), the 200 meters (23.8 sec), and placed 2nd in the 60 m hurdles (9.11).
For a kid that size that’s pretty impressive. It will be interesting to see how these times improve in the outdoor season in the 110m, 200m and high hurdles. Good get to start 2025 recruiting.-
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I drove up to GF to watch the scrimmage and get a free donut. The QB’s threw the ball well. Feeney got picked once but receiver might have knocked it down. Otherwise he had a good day. Kaminski missed on a slant pattern but through a TD on another. Romfo had more pressure from DLine but also threw the ball well. They all threw the ball well in drills. Hentges (transfer from Mary) didn’t get through his reads as fast but also threw well. Our receivers looked good but we didn’t really try many deep throws. My biggest disappointment in the passing game was despite a new OC it doesn’t seem we realize the TE is an eligible receiver.
Zeibart and Seidel were held out. Donovan Hunt is quick and accelerates quickly. We need to hang on to him and get him involved in the offense.
Oline looks big. Couldn’t tell much cuz it was a scrimmage whistles blown early to protect QB’s. Grant Romfo was the workhouse RB during live running game reps. Most plays were inside runs.
Defensive line kept running game bottled up for the most part. Secondary looks much better. Receivers weren’t running free. LB’s looked to be reacting quicker.
FG guys decent distance but must be more consistent. Punting was nothing special.
I’m sure there were some things I missed. Overall I wouldn’t be pessimistic but we have to get a lot better over the summer.-
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8 hours ago, Hans8891 said:
First of all, St. Thomas is very good. They are very well coached - offensively and defensively. There is a reason that they were one point away from taking down Marquette with a minute left when they were #5 in the country. Hats off to them. They earned their win tonight. As for us, we didn’t compete. The coaches failed to make any adjustments, but the players don’t get a pass on this one either. St. Thomas simply outworked, outhustled, outdefended, and outrebounded us. If there was a loose ball, they got it. We didn’t. That is on the players. As for the coaching staff, we apparently don’t recognize when we have a serious mismatch. When our 6’4 guards are being taken one on one by a 5’11 defender, why are we not attacking the basket. St. Thomas is very good at help side, double teaming to prevent penetration. Unfortunately, our guys stay 5 feet away from the penetrating player so there is no space to move and no place to kick. Makes it incredibly easy to jump back and not get caught. Contrast that with our complete inability to figure out what to do with ball screen at the top of the key. There is a virtual certainty someone will be wide open. Our bigs are not fast enough to cover, don’t know where to go, and we lack communication. This has been the story all year long - and we are still doing it. Our defenders continually turn their backs to the ball and don’t know what is happening with the ball resulting in wide open layups or getting caught in switches. Our offense got pushed further out on the perimeter by a much smaller team and couldn’t attack the rim because they are constantly in each other’s way. Eri King was our only competitor tonight with a few glimpses of Tyree. Other than that, nobody showed up. I believe we are a better team than we showed tonight, but if that is the effort we give and the lack of any coaching adjustments whatsoever, its going to be a long year.
Great observations. Shows insight and knowledge of the game. Appreciate the post.
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Not necessarily just 2024 but I saw that Josh Morton has Augustana contracted with a company called “Athletes Thread” which contracts with athletes for NIL merchandise. It looks like the athletes arrange the contract and the company makes clothing/jerseys etc which can include school name/logo on the merchandise. I didn’t review details but looks like a good option for NIL and much cleaner than what seems to be happening in many places.
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8 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:
And all that money has done what for the mighty powerhouse that is ULM football?
Stop making excuses for the FB program...Francis.
I’m not making excuses for the FB program. My comments have nothing to do with our FB program. Like you, I wondered why anyone would go there. I wondered if there might be NIL money. It’s not that complicated. I thought your name was Francis based on your posts. Sorry.
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4 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:
And what does that have to do with this topic? ULM is garbage.
What's next, losing recruits to Prairie View A&M?
Those guys have lots of money. Money is a big part of recruiting. It’s the only reason I could think of that might entice someone to go there.
Lighten up Francis. It has more to do with recruiting than some of the nonsense posted on this thread.-
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39 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:
Louisiana-Monroe is a crap-hole program. I hope they enjoy losing because they are going to be doing a lot of it.
Duck Commander is located in west Monroe. The Robertsons are big FB fans.
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10 hours ago, Bison06 said:
NDSU fans haven’t been happy with a single offensive coordinator in the last 25 years. I can’t name one in my adult life that was appreciated while they were at NDSU.
Vigen recruited, developed and coached three nfl draft draft picks at the QB position(wentz and stick(just recruited)and then Josh Allen at Wyoming) and people still thought he wasn’t good enough. I’m proud to be an NDSU fan, but the expectations of the fanbase are completely out of control.
Vigen is a good recruiter. They were successful during his time as OC. That is a better measurement of success than a fan forum. I think Hedberg also deserves a lot of the credit for QB development.
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13 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:
We’ll find out. Until live bullets are flying, though, hard to say with certainty what we’ll get. I certainly hope 1 of the 2 is ready to go, and for starters, I hope it’s a fair, open competition. No favoritism or promises.
Fortunately, they won’t have to face live bullets.
Coaches play kids they think will give them the best chance to win. Fans may not agree with coaches decisions, but coaches who play favorites or make promises to recruits regarding guaranteed PT won’t last. No matter what we think of our staff, I don’t believe that would be a concern.-
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1 hour ago, sioux24/7 said:QB in question:
3 star out of high school. Offers from the MAC mostly.
Good HS player. Doesn’t look like he played at Marshal. Buried on depth chart. We already have 3 guys who were outstanding HS players, and Feeney has played well when given PT. If we can replace the OL guys so we can protect our QB and run the ball consistently, I think we are OK at QB and can score points. I’d be surprised if he would be more than a depth guy, but who knows.
We have lots of holes to fill on defense. If we can play defense, we create offensive opportunities. I’m more concerned about OL and our defense than QB.
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1 hour ago, geaux_sioux said:
Lobster Mac from Harry’s is nice. Most any beef is as well. They also have a really good tequila cocktail that I enjoy. Best of all is the feel and atmosphere though. They did a great job with the interior.
When Hal is there he is great about greeting guests and making sure they have a good time. Hash browns are a must. Salmon always good but hard not to order a steak.
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On 12/6/2023 at 9:58 PM, HoopsFan03 said:
Anniversary coming up, what “nicer” restaurant would you recommend?
Harry’s is outstanding. Toasted Frog offers some unique options and always good.
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21 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:
Life is not simple, hindsight is 20/20, and people need to make the right decisions … okay.
I mean, I agree with all of those statements in general, but it doesn’t offset any of the previous comments and concerns. I would say that you just skipped over the highlighted concern of whether or not the right people are in fact in the right position.
Lastly, I don’t appreciate your first statement, but I understand there’s a combination of frustration and ignorance at play.
You obviously don’t know the person you are addressing or you probably wouldn’t use the word ignorance. Leave stupid judgements like that out of your posts and you have valid points.
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Just now, UND-FB-FAN said:
Learning from the past is different than relishing in the past. So, it would be ok to acknowledge that, and not distract.
I think most understand that. Try acknowledge it and move on. It makes for healthier debate.
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UND has worked very hard for donations at virtually every giving level. I think over time they have recognized gifts of $100 and up.
What I was discussing was your comment regarding what “influential donors” demand. My reference to the 6 and 7 figure donors pertained to that statement. My opinion is that the best institutions don’t respond to boosters “demands”. They will listen to 7-8 figure donors and their ideas or opinions as to how best to utilize that donation.
No institution should succumb to demands of a booster based on a monetary donation that would compromise the integrity of the institution. It would be an egregious mistake to set a precedent by allowing boosters to demand specific decisions based solely on a monetary donation. .