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Congrats to NDSU...................gotta give credit where credit is due.

Compare that to 91% at South Dakota St...............that is a huge difference.

I echo all that! Too bad they couldn't have had the HOF induction on a BYE week for Dale Lennon's team. Would have been great to see him back in town to be a part of this.......................

What he said.................. This is an extremely important game. UND cannot play on Saturday like they did in 2009 against Sioux Falls and Southern Oregon. They need to whip this team with authority. They need to use this game as an opportunity for every player on the roster to get better for the next game. Good teams improve each week, regardless of the opponent. I'm not sure we improved from week 1 to week 2, but we did from week 2 to week 3. Need to expand upon that. I'll be disappointed if North Dakota doesn't win by at least 30.............................. The team I saw last Saturday was deserving of a Top 25 ranking. I hope that the one I see this weekend is too...............

As I said before, it is most likely that the members of the National are aware of Notre Dame's intentions, and that is why we have this new development. Notre Dame likely slammed the door on the National, not the other way around. I hate the fact that it appears St Cloud is joining up, but you just made a pretty decent argument in their favor, when you consider that Notre Dame has apparently turned them down.................It is a contingency plan. Most on this site were claiming that the WCHA without Minnesota and Wisconsin would still be far superior to the Big 10 Hockey Conference. I fail to see how trading Alaska Anchorage, Mankato, Bemidji, Michigan Tech and Bruce McLeod for Miami and Western Michigan is a joke.................. Minnesota by far and away had the best TV deal in college hockey. Wisconsin and Michigan also had decent coverage from Fox. I'll reiterate that I hate the fact that St. Cloud is joining the National, but I do see the point IF Notre Dame has said no thanks as they likely have. Fox Sports North in 2013 will lose what, 35 Gopher broadcasts and 10-15 Badger games? Couple that with the Big 10 Network taking away the basketball and football broadcasts from Fox North the last few years, and they have a serious need for programming once the Twins baseball season is over. I would not be surprised to see Fox Sports North, Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, and Fox College Sports carry NCHC games every single Friday and Saturday during the season. Hell, the Fox Sports networks in Ohio and Detroit may jump on board as well with Miami and WMU in the fold. Again, I much rather would have seen Notre Dame join instead of St Cloud or either of the two that will be for that matter. But sometimes you gotta make lemonade out of lemons. I hate St. Cloud, but they are in Minnesota, and the state of Minnesota is pretty critical to college hockey.

LakesBison University.............................. I like it.

Like dmksioux said, my bet is that the NCHC are already aware of Notre Dame's intentions, and they probably do not include joining the NCHC. I don't like the addition of St.Cloud at all either. I would much prefer Bowling Green or Air Force. However, St. Cloud probably makes the most sense of anybody (other than Notre Dame) from a television standpoint. Fox Sports North is going to be losing alot of programming when Big 10 Hockey starts up, and having Duluth, St Cloud, CC, and Denver, the NCHC will have significant presence in 2 of the 4 major college hockey markets in the U.S. (if you consider Minneapolis, Denver, Detroit, and New England the 4 biggest markets for college hockey................)

NDSU is playing Minnesota this weekend? Well, now that I know I hope they play to a 0-0 tie. I can't imagine I'd ever "root" for either school in any sport.

I'll say this...................... It sure was funny listening to Kolpack on WDAY radio tonight trying to explain why North Dakota cracked the poll today............................radio "gold" if you ask me. He was truly offended................................

Don't kid yourself....................your Irish aren't all that relevant on skates either.................................

Typical Bison fan.............................. On vacation, out of the country, and bringing up North Dakota hockey..................................... The "which school is more well known?" arguement is pointless on these forums. NDSU fans and alums walking around Florida or Arizona with Bison gear on are bound to at some point run into someone that recognizes the NDSU logo. Then they will quickly run to their hotel room and log on to both Bisonville and SiouxSports to recreate the drama that was their interaction with some total strangers that apparently have heard of their favorite school, and proclaim that they are "NATIONWIDE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Same scenario will play out for many Sioux fans......................................

Brian Faison was on the Coach's Show tonight discussing scheduling. He said that North Dakota will be playing Bowling Green in an upcoming season for $350,000. He did not say which year. He said they are also "close" to coming to an agreement with Colorado St. Also said they are "almost there" regarding getting a series going with NDSU, but it will not be every year.................

I'm normally pretty hesitant to express my displeasure with the performance of North Dakota's head coaches. But on the Coach's Show tonight I heard coach Mussman say for about the 9th time since he became coach that although the defense was tired (in the Idaho game), that at some point "they have to make a play to get off the field". I think at some point, he needs to acknowledge that there is a problem with the offense. He is an offensive coach, but it seems like he holds the defense to a higher standard. The D was stellar in the 1st game and throughout 1st half of the Idaho game. The offense was mediocre against Drake and pitiful against Idaho......................

FWIW, and in a lame attempt to get this thread back on topic (before I close it), North Dakota A.D. said on the Fighting Sioux Coach's Show tonight that we "are basically there" when asked about scheduling NDSU. He said it will not be an annual series, but something is close to getting done...........................

IMO, Drake is better than St. Francis, but Lafayette is better than Drake.......................

I don't understand why so many are infatuated with Kalen Deboer.........................he was a successful NAIA coach...................that bailed when his program decided to move up and the recruiting parameters would be changed immensely. Southern Illinois had their worst season in years last season after he came aboard...............not at all saying it was because of him, but I fail to see what would make him an attractive head coaching candidate for any FCS program..................

Sorry, but the Sioux were basically equally as ineffective in the 1st half as they were in the 2nd, save for those 2 big plays................out of 70. Other than that there was basically no difference between the Sioux performance in the first half compared to the second half. Except that the defense continued to get more and more tired as the game went on. Mussman seems to be taking a lot of heat, and perhaps rightfully so, but why is the OC Greg Breitbach getting a pass? He was the genious behind the pistol last year, and calls all the plays. Honestly though, I didn't have any problem with play calling today, just execution.........................

I've said it before and I'll say it again: if Idaho's Kibbie Dome meets the requirements for FBS football, then so does the Alerus.

Those 4 non-DI games will be there for eternity.................... That's how many the NCAA allows, and that is 4 home games....................................

Saluki Stadium looks nice...................... So as far as venues of comparable size to the Alerus, it appears that UC Davis, Cal Poly, Southern Illinois, and Montana St. arguably have a better home venue for football than North Dakota. It sucks that 3 of the 4 will be in the same conference as us...........................but I'll take it.

Count me as one who thinks that NDSU's scheduling model is the way to go.........................it is a very beneficial model when it comes to playoff selection time............. Unfortunately, North Dakota won't be able to adopt the same model, because only 8,500 or at most 10,000 show up to our home games. Because of that, we can only afford Black Hills St. or South Dakota Mines for home games.....................unless we start filling the Alerus for every game, get used to seeing a DII or lower team show up on future schedules.

Still wondering which 10,000-15,000 seat FCS stadiums are vastly superior to the Alerus....................................

Is this supposed to be a negative comment toward North Dakota? What do you expect? As you pointed out, we have no playoff aspirations. This was a chance to beat what is apparently considered a high quality mid-major volleyball team, on our home court, that happens to be our biggest rival..............Of course it is probably our biggest match of the year. To say that this game was of little importance to NDSU is kind of silly as well. NDSU, the past couple seasons at least, was arguably good enough to receive an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament. North Dakota is a quality program that will probably finish the season with a respectable RPI, and is a counter. If NDSU doesn't get the Summit autobid, a win against North Dakota on the road could have been a nice little feather in the hat come selection time.............................. On the other hand, perhaps I am overestimating the quality of the 2011 NDSU volleyball team.............................

Just curious, how many 10,000-15,000 seat football stadiums across the country are superior to the Alerus either amenity wise or atmosphere wise? Obviously haven't been to or am even familar with most stadiums, but off hand I can think of UC Davis, Cal Poly, Montana St. Not sure how big Southern Illinois' stadium is or Youngstown's, but I understand they are nice and/or provide good environments. Memorial Stadium has some nostalgia, but honestly if attendance is currently 8,000-9,000 in a state-of-the-art 10 year old Alerus, I'll bet it would struggle to be half of that if we still playe at Memorial. I know there are alot of mixed feelings on this subject from both the younger fans and the long-time Grand Forkers that grew up with Memorial, but I wish some of the current students and younger alumni and fans ( I'm talkin' to you IrishSiouxFan and bisonh8er ) could have been around to experinence the games during the national championship runs in 2001 and 2003, and even 2004-06 when we were very good. That was great atmosphere..................even better than the Ralph at the time. People pissed and moaned about the REA being a sterile enironment until about 4 seasons ago as well. Like I've said countless times, everyone loves a winner, especially in Grand Forks. WHEN North Dakota starts putting a Big Sky Conference contender on the field in the next couple years, the Alerus will be rockin' again. If they continue to churn out 6-5 seasons, you can build your 25,000 seat retractable roof stadium, but it will still only have 8,500 in it..................