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"When will he sign?" April 9, 2009?

It looks like Bowenkamp went back to NFL Europe with the Rhine Fire, but was unfortunately cut last week. NFL Europe

UND's spring soccer season is underway. Earlier this week they lost 6-0 to Iowa State. They also played at Creighton this week, but no results have been posted as of yet.

I didn't think defensemen played well. We gave up way to many shots and the puck was bouncing around 5 feet in front of Lammaroux way too often. We were short handed at the most inopportune times. I didn't agree with the elbowing call on Finley, but that is neither here nor there. I thought Porter took 3 really bad penalties. The first period was pretty even, but BC simply outplayed UND the final 35 minutes of the game. Congrats to them, go Michigan State, and thanks to the Sioux for another memorable season.

Yes they should have. I'll be there!

I like the interlocking ND, they've used it forever. I wouldn't change anything about the home uniforms. However I wouldn't mind if they did away with the black pants for away games. I would also like to see the player's name on the back of jerseys.

Yet another victory for the Univeristy of North Dakota in a heated Sioux-Bison matchup. UND 10, NDSU 8

The NSIC voted today to add all 4 of the remaining NCC schools. NSIC TO EXPAND TO 14 TEAMS IN 2008-09

I can't believe Craig Smith hasn't been interviewed.

Turning the corner

I already posted this in the basketball forum, but thought it should be in here as well. LINK So if I remember correctly, we have 3 DI games scheduled in the revenue sports for next season in which we are still DII. 2007-08 MBB: at Iowa St. WBB: vs. Montana St. FB: at Southern Utah 2008-09 WBB: at Montana St. FB: vs. Southern Utah Also remember that UND's agreement with Northern Iowa called for two additional football games if UND moved to DI. I wonder if they'll be on the schedule again in 2008, that would be nice. Regarding the women's basketball game, I'm somewhat surprised. I'm surprised that the first game of the home-and-home is going to be in GF. I don't think it is common for a DI to travel to a DII school for a game. Also, I would think that UND would prefer to host Montana St. during the 2008-09 year when scheduling will be very difficult.

Link Sould be fun, I'll be looking forward to it.

Kleinsasser might stay with Vikings

cool. Let's hope that they'll give us a few games when we're in the transition as well.

Just trying to pass the time until the spring game! I'd imagine that Roger Thomas and Dale Lennon are gonna dominate this poll, and rightfully so. After all, RT restored a floundering program to greatness, and Dale brought us home the national championship. But I'm actually gonna go with Jerry Olson. I feel that the 70's were the glory years of Sioux football. He won alot of games, including bowl games, and did it against some pretty stiff competition like Montana, Montana St., Northern Iowa, UNLV, Cal Poly, and others.

I actually agree with you aff. I think it is pretty obvious that the biggest reason for ramping up schollies in football right away is to cash in on a FBS payday game. But of course the money from those big payday games can be used for anything from football to tennis. It simply provides a new revenue stream.

The Missouri Valley is far from a mid-major conference. As far as basketball is concerned, it is possibly the fourth maybe even third best conference in the country. UND is on the same plan. There was an article last fall in the Herald saying that UND would be at 57 scholarships in 2008.

C'mon Hammer, can you honestly look me straight in the avatar and tell me that you truly beileve that if Patty V had called Joe Chapman and said, "Joe, we'd love to invite NDSU to join the Gateway. You have a solid program, nice facilities, and a rich tradition. But the presidents of the Gateway have decided that SDSU isn't quite our style". , that Chapman's response would have been, "Thanks, but no thanks Patty. Our relationship with the Jackrabbits is so strong and runs so deep that it far outweighs the benefits of being a member of arguably the strongest FCS conference in the country, which has an autobid, and a TV deal. We'll stay in the GWFC, there's a rumor that some non-scholarship team may join, as well as Sac St., and if we're lucky Utah Valley State will add football in the next few years." You're a very smart guy Hammersmith, you have a better idea than most how university leadership and conference leadership operate. There is no way that if one of the xDSU's were offered membership and not the other that the one offered would not have joined.

That would be fantastic! Will it be regular season or exhibition?

That would be great. One would think that with Coach Jones'/UND ties to Northern Iowa (alma mater/Jacobson/Glas), New Mexico (Alford), and Iowa State (McDermott) that games against those 3 schools could be a pretty decent chance of taking place during the transition. Are there any other former UND players or coaches on other DI staffs around the country?

Pat Sweeney said on the 10:00 sports last night that UND will be playing Michigan St. in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame game on Oct 13th at the REA. WDAZ

Beasley re-signed with the Dakota Wizards. Bismarck Tribune

Exactly, if nothing else, UND-USD games during the transition will provide game on the schedules that fans of both schools can look forward to, that is if they market it correctly. After Sioux-Bison games, I have always looked at USD as our biggest rival in football and basketball. There is a lot of history there, and not to mention the fact that the universities are very similar academically as well. Unfortunately, though I'm not sure if most Sioux fans would agree with me. Due to geographical location of UND, it seems that most fans view Minnesota schools as our biggest rivals after NDSU, namely St. Cloud and Duluth. I think that is because of our proximity to the state of Minnesota, and because of hockey ties to those schools, UND fans looked forward to football and basketball games with those schools. It is highly unlikely that after 2007, we will be playing WCHA/NCC schools in other sports so I hope that the rivalry with USD will start to pick-up. I think the administration is starting to pick up on that. UND aggressively advertised the UND-USD football game last season, and televised it as well. They should televise it every year from here on out in my opinion whether it is in Grand Forks or Vermillion seeing as how the FSSN is available in most areas of South Dakota. It wouldn't hurt to start playing for a trophy again either. We played for the Sitting Bull for 40-some odd years, they should bring something in to replace it.

First off, anyone who believes that it was truly "both or neither" regarding the xDSU's getting into the Gateway is just fooling themselves. If one or the either was offered, that one would have jumped at the chance to join. The Gateway took them both because they wanted 9 members which is ideal for a football only conference, not because they had to take them both to get one of them. As far as partnering with USD, it hasn't happened yet, but I hope it does. I think that UND is hanging onto the slim chance that the Big Sky may take them at some point, and I think USD would prefer the Mid-Con. But I give alot of credit to the way that NDSU and SDSU have worked together through the trasition, and I hope that the UxD's take a page from that. They have both done a great job marketing their rivalry, and UND and USD should do the same. But when conferences come calling, it'll be every man for himself.

Barring a complete showing of ineptitude, I can't imagine that Freund will not win the job going into the season. I'm really looking forward to seeing who steps up in the secondary. We had some issues in the defensive backfield last year, it'll be interesting to see who steps in beside Alexader and Manke this year.