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I didn't compare Denver lacrosse to those programs............you did. They have been one of the better teams in their conference which includes the likes of Ohio St. and Notre Dame. Speaking of desperation and passing off anything as fact to help an agenda, how's that UND and USD to the Gateway thing going?

I don't see how the Big Sky would be a step down for them. They would still keep their current conference affiliations in their wildly successful niche sports like skiing, lacrosse, and hockey; and they would join a more geographically friendly and one that they'd potentially be more competetive in for M & W basketball in the Big Sky. Like star2city says, they'll accept the invite when UND does. Really though, I think it is their private, christian status that is the hang-up. They'd like to be in the WCC, but they are not in a coastal state.

Anybody know what Bledsoe and Porter did to get suspended?

Now it sounds as if the FCS may go to a 20 team playoff field beginning in 2010. Proposal would add four spots to FCS playoffs in 2010 I hope that their final goal is still to get to a 24 team bracket at some point. It looks like the Big South and the NEC have autobids reserved for them. Hopefully around 2013 or so (once UND is playoff eligible), the Great West will have found another member or two and will be granted an autobid if the field does expand again around that time.

Most of us have known that scheduling will be very difficult and that there will be some pretty unappealing teams on all of the schedules with this transition. The frustrating thing about the football schedule though is that we heard way back last summer when UND joined the Great West that the schedule was nearly complete at that time. Then in November we had 10 games scheduled. Then in December we had 9 games scheduled. Then just 8 in January. Now we know McNeese is a no, and 99% chance that Cal-Poly is a no, so is it currently at 8 or maybe even just 7? Does the coaching change in St. Cloud have a bearing on that game? At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if the rumor of playing South Dakota twice became a reality. At one point, Lennon said that they would like to have or were going to be close to having 6 home games. The way teams are dropping off the schedule like flies, and with the possiblity of the USD game being in Vermillion, I'm thinking just 4 home games is more realistic. All of this is what I would expect for a first year transitional school, so normally I wouldn't be so frustrated, had Coach Lennon not said in July that scheduling was nearly done.

Anyone know any any info on Sadler? I can't really find much other than a few different articles he was quoted in. Just quick glance over the available info for the candidates, and I like Burke the best, follwed by Hickman and Schlickman. Does anyone else find Faison's interest in the job a bit curious? Years of experience as a DI A.D., recently promoted from his last AD position at a I-A school, and has interest in leaving sunny New Mexico for frigid North Dakota to head up a homeless and transtioning athletic deptment.

I know most of this info has already been posted througout this thread, but I just thought I'd put all the bios/articles I could find on the 7 finalists in one place. Barbara Burke--University of Wyoming (Bio at end of article) Tim Hickman--University of Missouri Tim Leonard--University of Central Florida Tom Sadler--Global Entertainment Website Brian Faison--New Mexico State Jay Hinrichs--University of Northern Colorado Paul Schlickmann--Stony Brook

SIOUX 60 AUGGIE 88 Final Score

Texas State students approve increased athletics fee for FBS football

sioux down 33 8:41 left

SIOUX DOWN BY 32 ~15:00 LEFT

HALFTIME STATS FG%: UND 48%, Auggie 63% REB: UND 13, Auggie 15 TURNOVERS: UND 15, Auggie 5 UND SCORERS: Little 10, Benter 7 AUGGIE SCORERS: McIntosh 14, Blank 11

SIOUX 30 AUGGIE 58 HALFTIME

UND will not be playing McNeese St. this season. They've announced their complete 12-game schedule, and the Sioux are not on it. Seems like the schedule is alot LESS complete than coach Lennon had led us to believe through Nov. and Dec.

This is bad. UND looked better than this against Iowa St.

SIOUX 19 AUGGIE 38 6:10 1ST HALF 13 TURNOVERS BY UND

They just mentioned that Lenhertz may be out for the rest of the season.

Now Auggie went on a big run SIOUX 14 AUGGIE 28 I think Swyg said UND has already turned it over 8 times. 10:04 1st half

Now Youmens picks up 2 quick fouls Don't need that when we're already short-handed

Sioux with a nice little run SIOUX 12 AUGGIE 15 13:04 1st half

here is the webcast. It appears to be free. Just click the play button in the video player on the right side of the screen

Sioux already down 6-0 call timeout at 17:55 mark

Lenhertz injured his knee in practice this week, questionable if he will play. Bledsoe & Porter are benched for tonight's game for disciplinary reasons.

Just a question/thought out of the blue: Could the UND softball team play games in the Alerus Center? I see that UND has played in a tourney in the UNI-Dome and they are playing in St. Cloud's bubble-dome that they set up over the field at Husky Stadium this weekend. I also know that USD plays softball games in the DakotaDome, and NDSU has played a handful of games in the Fargodome. Perhaps it is not possible, otherwise they would have done it at some point over the last 7 years. But if it could be done, that could help ensure that fewer home games get cancelled due to weather, and possibly even be a recruiting tool.