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This was a pretty good game today. We didn't dominate until the 4th quarter, but let's not forget that West Chester was one game away from the National Championship game last year. The defense was opportunistic, the special teams were fantastic. Dressler's 92-yard return was a beautiful thing to watch. Glas' 47 yard FG would have been good from 55. The offense was adequate and efficient. The O-Line seemed to get pushed around a little bit, and Belmore wasn't close on any throw over 10 yards, but he managed the game well. On a side note, the new NC banner surrounded by all of the NCC championship banners hanging in the Alerus looked great. Anyone hear the attendance figures? It seemed like a decent crowd for a holiday weekend.

TV schedule for the NHL is out. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/...tv-schedule.htm Have they always set the TV schedule so far in advance? Since it is only one station, I'd think OLN would want to shift some games so that they can air games with possible playoff implications towards the end of the regular season.

I think wdaz.com usually had it last year, I don't see the link yet today though.

If you're going to the TC, contact PSB. I'll I can say is go with the biggest dish possible. I use an old primestar dish, which works great. The bigger the dish, the better the reception. Hopefully, the new satellite will be better than last year's, as many with smaller dishes had problems last season. The dish needs to have a clear veiw of the southern sky. I think you could probably get a decent system for around $300, as long as you are only worried about getting Sioux games, and no other programming. I have used both Fortec and Satwork (which is what REA used to sell) receivers. In my opionion the Fortec is a far superior receiver, it costs a little more but not that much.

I just wanted to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PSB. Just got off the phone with him helping to find the new satellite for the upcoming FSSN broadcast season. I only use my system for Sioux games, so I thought I would find the satellite now, rather than when it is 5 degrees outside. PSB was a big help tonight, not the first time he has helped me so I can pick up UND games. For anyone looking to invest in a FTA satellite system so that you can watch the Sioux, I highly recommend contacting PSB for all of your equipment and/or questions. The first post in this thread will lead you to him. Once again, thanks alot PSB, I appreciate it. I'm looking forward to another great season of watching Sioux athletics in the comfort of my own home thanks to you.

Is the elevation the same for the new satellite? Will I get buy just turning the dish, or am I going to have to go up and down also?

All those WCHA championship banners in the Ralph look pretty darn good. How about having banners for the NCC titles hanging in the Alerus also? The Alerus is a great place to watch football games, and when it gets real loud, it's the best. But it does feel more like a community events center than it does the Home of the Fighting Sioux. More should be done to give it that "college atmosphere" for before and after the games, rather than just during them.

How about a shrine to Sioux football in the Alerus? Something like what's in the Ralph, only on a smaller scale. The NC trophy could be on display, along with the Nickel trophy. A history of the sioux football program, including the Sioux-Bison Rivalry. A "Wall of Fame" with pictures and a short bio on some Sioux greats. I admit it is kind of cool walking through the Fargodome and looking at some of the larger-than-life-sized game photos displayed on the walls. That could be neat to see at the Alerus.

NDSU looks bad because of the reasons they are publicly making for not wanting to schedule UND. UND's reasons, state to the public, were because it could have negative playoff implications, and it would not be a level playing field scholarship-wise. NDSU's reasons now for not wanting to play are basically to spite UND, "because UND has made their bed, now they have to sleep in it", as Gene Taylor said. I think it is probably true that an underlying reason for UND not scheduling the bison last year was because they didn't want to help them out in their first year of transition. But at least their official reasons had validity. NDSU's official reason is, "we're cranky, and now we can get even with you." That makes NDSU look bad.

Hey Iceberg, I know you're a big satellite guy so I'll ask you this. I'm sure the answer is no, but I don't suppose TSN or the NHL Network can be picked up on Ku band satellite?

Well, tonight's Vikings pre-season game was pretty pathetic. Bowenkamp didn't even see the field. I don't understand that. Unless he has been extremely poor in practice, I don't see why the coaching staff would not want to at least see him take a few snaps in only the 2nd preseason game. I understand that Hill had a nice third quarter, leading the offense to two TDs, but still, I would think that Tice would want to see all four QB's play in the game, especially since Hill has been with the team for three years, they've seen alot of him and shown little development. Tice is hands down the worst coach in the NFL. His skills were evident tonight by the 15 or 16 penalties that the Viqueens accumulated.

I don't know if anyone else brought this up in another thread at all, but when the Nickname announcement came out last week the "Common Man" Dan Cole on KFAN out of the TC had some pretty harsh words for the Sioux. Proclaiming that UND should change the name because it is the "right thing to do". Besides being the "right thing to do" he also said we have "a lousy hockey program" . Pretty hard to take that guy seriously, I know. Now, I've heard the FAN playing those soundbites in ads for his show! Gofer-Homer tactics never cease to amaze me.

Sounds like the comcast deal requires them to bring the NHL Network from Canada into the U.S., so that will be kinda neat. I wonder why Directv doesn't carry TSN on their sportspak? That would certainly help promote the sport if it were available in the States. I wonder when pricing for NHL Center Ice will be announced, I'll bet it will be a bargain.

I find it hard to believe that you have ever seen or heard of anyone in Grand Forks (other than an occasional belligerent visiting fan), any UND student, alumni, fan, or supporter ever "mock" a Sioux Indian or the Sioux culture. Have you ever been to the Ralph or to the UND campus? Both are shrines to UND Athletics, Academics, and North DAKOTA Native American Indian culture.

I wonder if using the old "geometric" logo would satisfy the NCAA for playoff competition?

Back to the subject of increasing football attendance, how about sending free subrscriptions of Sioux Illustrated to high school libraries in ND and NW MN? At only $15 per year, it wouldn't cost all that much to send it to 50 or so schools in the region, and could increase interest in Sioux Athletics.

Manke is 6'0", Belmore is 6'2", Bowenkamp was 6'5". I believe Klosterman was short as well, but he was a special player. Manke is no Klosterman. Whoever starts, I hope succeeds, but like I said I've seen Belmore and Manke as much as anyone else, they both scare me. But Belmore gives me little more confidence. Today's Forum said UND will pass more this season. That surprises me, hopefully I am wrong about the quarterback situation.

I hope Belmore doesn't start, and I certainly hope Manke doesn't start. They're both real scary. I say throw Freund into the fire. Seriously, Belmore will start and Belmore will finish. Manke has the potential to be the best holder in UND history.

My favorite memory didn't happen during a college game, but in the mid-90's during the summer the Sioux basketball team was doing some sort of promotional tour. Scott Guldseth, Rico Burkett, Broderick Powell, and several others came to my high school and I got to play with them on the court. It was awesome, alot of goofing around, but a great experience. Actually, it was my first experience with Sioux athletics. I got to visit with those three alot afterwards, all good guys.

What does Dan Hammer do when it is the offseason? He would be awesome as the host of a weekly Sioux Football radio show. Or even Tony Stein or Tank. Hammer is the voice but Stein and Macnamara are both hardcore UND fans. I really enjoyed Dan Hammer's radio sports show when 1280 AM in Fargo, then known as the "Ticket", was trying to do local sports shows in the mid-90's. I never hear anything about him when it is not football season.

The FSSN is a great asset. I'm sure the cost would be too high, but I think it would be great if FSSN/WDAZ televised away conference games. Perhaps run the livestar struck to at least the closer schools, i.e. St Cloud, Duluth, Augustana. Especially when the team is having success, watching an away game on TV could really make alot of folks want to go to the home game the next weekend. I'd rather see them televise zero home games and 2 or 3 road games rather than the one home game per year that they do now. I also like the beer garden idea. Something like a small scale club lounge like in the Ralph. It would be easy enough to do, just a minor remodel to sequester off 1/3 to 1/2 of the concourse above each endzone. More advertising would be great as well. It is too bad Fighting Sioux sports broadcast rights are owned by KFGO/Clear Channel. It's nice that games can be heard all over the state, but since the rights to the two major universities in the state are owned by huge Fargo stations, the sioux receive little air time. NDSU gets alot of talk on WDAY on Primetime Sports. Sportsnight with Derek Hanson on KFGO rarely mentions the Sioux other than the day after a game, and that is our flagship station. It would be nice if they devoted more time to our beloved Sioux. Or put a local sports show on in the evening on 1440 KKXL in Forks, with a host that is actually in Grand Forks. Or even if 1310 KNOX had the rights.

So will WWU and CWU have to increase schollies to 30 to meet the NCC minimum, or will they not be held to those standards because they are "affilliate" members?