bincitysioux

I wouldn't be completely surprised if this game doesn't sell out. Interest in this program is at an all time low, no question about it.

I never said Lake St. wasn't good at hockey. I was countering the implication that the FCS is a haven for schools with modest resources to have the opportunity to win a national championship. I would say college hockey provides a much easier path to win an NCAA title. Having less than 60 participants and the number of titles won by schools that don't play any other DI sports seems to back that up from my perspective.

Honestly, I haven't heard of any of those guys. Like most Americans, I don't really follow the NHL. I have to admit that unless they played at UND or their last name is something like Orr, Gretzky, Lemeiux, or Crosby I'm a little bit in the dark.

Honestly I would think USD would easily be an upgrade over WIU. Maybe not financially, but just the fact that USD is flagship school in its state. How far down on the totem pole in Illinois is WIU? Northwestern, Illinois, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois are all above the Leathernecks in the hierarchy.

Well that is one ironic statement, considering that 37% of the schools playing "Division I" hockey are either DII or DIII in all of their other sports. An FCS title is far superior to a college hockey title, no question about it. Even UND's DII football title dwarfs all seven of our hockey titles as far as prestige. I love North Dakota hockey, but lets be realistic. When something called Lake Superior State can have as many national titles as Michigan St., you know it can't be all that tough to win it all.

Selling two in the lower bowl at the end UND shoots at twice for the SATURDAY Jan 2nd game against Alabama Huntsville. Section 103, row P. $60 for the pair. PM or text 701-797-7021.

I was only able to follow on Twitter until OT, but I pretty much wrote them off when I saw they were down ten. Says alot about their character and mental makeup to dig out of that whole and end up getting the win. Sounds like it was an ugly game from both teams, but the ability to come back was encouraging.

I didnt see any of the Griz game, but as far as bad QB play goes, Kuresa from PSU last night was horrible. I was shocked they didnt make a chsnge especially considering they had three different guys taking snaps at times this season.

This program isn't in a place where I would criticize ANY win over DI competition, especially on the road.

Montana St. hired Jeff Choate as its new coach. Longtime assistant of Chris Petersen at both Boise St. and Washington.

UNI beat PSU last night, so Panthers will be in Fargo next week. As much as I was pulling for the Vikings as the Big Sky conference mate, it was pretty apparent to me watching the game, that NDSU would have absolutely destroyed them. UNI will give the Bison a pretty good game I think. I wasn't at all surprised by the result of the Montana-NDSU game. That gimicky offense that Montana runs may be fun to watch at times, but it seems rarely successful against a quality defense like NDSU's.

Nice win on the road. Congrats to Coach Jones and the team.

Vermilion is much closer to the equator, more tropical climate, much easier to recruit to..........

But he has lost to lower paid DII and NAIA coaches. And in most cases, anybody knows you get paid what you are worth.

Doesn't matter. UND is the oldest and largest University in our state. It sports the largest athletic department budget in our state. We should be able to put up a fight amongst the worst that the Missouri Valley has to offer. The best that the MVC has to offer already blew us out of our own building. I certainly don't expect this team to do the same.......

Bradley is 1-7 on the season. They are one of the weakest programs treading water in the best Mid-Major Conference in the country. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever that North Dakota shouldn't come out and give them a VERY competetive game on Saturday. This should be a very winnable game for North Dakota's flagship university.................

I really think Dale made a mistake when he didn't take the Montana St. job that was offered to him in 2007. I have no ill-will toward him for going to SIU the following year because he was doubling his salary, getting away from a disfuncional athletic department at the time, and facing a 5 year purgatory of a transition to DI. I just don't know what he saw in SIU compared to Montana St. the year before. Being at SIU isn't unlike being at UND in that the football program will always be the 2nd tier sport. Sure, Southern Illinois won a I-AA title in the 80's, but outside of that one good year and the Jerry Kill/Early Lennon era, the Salukis have always been lucky to be .500. Seems like Bozeman would have been a much better fit for Dale. I think right now both Montana St. and USD would be foolish not to give Dale a look for their openings. I really think USD would be a great fit for him right now.

That's the same thing I said!! And it was 4 of last five seasons........

Well I would say swagger just entered the building. Waldorf was completely out coached in the 2nd half.

Hanging tough so far with the #15 team in the NAIAtion. Could be one to remember.......

The last 9+ years of North Dakota basketball have provided some good moments and some bad moments. Unfortunately, through my eyes, the bad have outnumbered the good by a pretty wide margin. Despite some wonderfully talented and entertaining players that have come through the program in the last decade, when I look back on the last 10 years most of the memorable games to me seem to be the ones that got away and in many cases the ones that ran away. I find myself stuck in a state of pessimism regarding the program, so I came up with what I think amount to the 10 worst losses of the Brian Jones Era. Later, I'll do some looking back on the 10 best performances. #10: 12-8-14 at Minnesota UND was expected to be down last year after graduating Huff, Anderson, and Webb. Nobody including myself expected a win in the Barn, but a competetive effort would have been nice. The Gophers were a so-so team last year, the game was on national television, and outside of games at NDSU, this was probably the best attended away game for our fans in years since the Twin Cities are huge alumni base. Those in attendance and those watching around the country were treated to a 36 point loss that was over by halftime. #9: 11-29-13 vs Cal Poly (neutral floor) This was a Thanksgiving tournament game two seasons ago. Cal Poly was an OK team that year. They finished that year with 208 RPI and 11 DI wins. They ran us out of a nearly empty neutral court by 27 points. #8: 12-13-14 @‌ NDSU NDSU was a superb team last season. This game was played right after the arse-kicking that the Gophers laid down. It wasn't even on their home floor, it was in a rather sterile Scheels Arena. The final score was 71-42, and again it was pretty much over by halftime. Again, NDSU was very good, but the effort was seemingly missing from this game. #7: 12-10-11 @‌ SDSU Again, SDSU was very good this year, probably one of the better teams we've played in the DI era. UND went into Brookings and lost by 38. No real surprise by the loss. Nobody probably expected it to be so lopsided. What makes this loss such a headscratcher is that just 5 days later, the Jacks came to Grand Forks and North Dakota beat them. Obviously they were not well prepared for the first game because they played well enough to beat the same team that drilled them in less than a week. #6: 12-10-10 @‌ NDSU This was the first Sioux-Bison basketball game of the DI era, the first meeting in a major sport in 7 years. It was played at the Fargodome in front of the second largest crowd to ever watch a basketball game in the state of North Dakota. UND again seemed ill-prepared as they lost by 26 to an average at best NDSU team that would go on to win 12 DI games on the season. #5: 2-16-13 vs Northern Arizona in Grand Forks Just a 2 point overtime loss to a conference foe, this is a game that will probably be remembered for many years by North Dakota basketball fans. UND controlled the game throughout most of it before costly errors and missed free throws allowed NAU to force OT and eventually escape GF with the win. The most memorable part was the post game interview when radio announcer Paul Ralston dropped the infamous "choke job" phrase, sending Coach Jones into a tizzy that resulted in a two game suspension for the radio guy! #4: 11-29-14 vs Texas Pan-Am (neutral floor) This was another Thanksgiving tournament in an empty building. It was an 18 point loss to a Great West team that finished the year with 7 wins against DI teams and and a final RPI ranking of 334. #3: 3-6-14 @‌ Southern Utah This was the final regular season game for our senior laden team that I believe was picked 3rd or maybe even 2nd in the Big Sky preseason polls. We lost by 6 to the Thunderbirds who were arguably the worst team in the nation, finishing the season with an RPI of 348. The only Division I team that they beat all season was North Dakota. #2: 11-28-15 vs Northern Iowa in Grand Forks Fresh in everyones mind, this was a 46 point home loss. UNI is easily the best team to come to GF in the DI era, a homecoming for their coach, a nice crowd of potential "new fans" on hand, and nationally televised. A great opportunity to at least compete with one of college basketball's "name" programs. The result was the worst loss in the history of the Sioux Center, and the worst loss at home overall since the 1940's. The game was all but over by the second media timeout. The end of the day included the head coach throwing the team under the bus and accepting no responsibility for the poor performance. #1: 12-8-09 vs Mayville St. in Grand Forks A 12 point loss to NAIA Mayville. I think that is about all that needs to be said.

I doubt anything gets done either way before the end of the season. Unless maybe they suffer a couple more 30+ point losses at home? Even then, still a big maybe.

I posted this in another thread, but I guess it fits here better. I think PSU vs UNI will probably be the best game of the day next weekend. PSU is solid, at home, had the bye week. UNI has probably been the best team in the FCS over the last six weeks or so. I think it is going to be low scoring and close, not unlike when we played the Vikings out there. I think NDSU rolls over Montana in Fargo. At 9-2 and seeded for the playoffs. There is no question that we would have beaten Idaho St. if Studsrud finishes that game.

I think that will probably be the best game of the day next weekend. PSU is solid, at home, had the bye week. UNI has probably been the best team in the FCS over the last six weeks or so. I think it is going to be low scoring and close, not unlike when we played the Vikings out there. I think NDSU rolls over Montana in Fargo.

Pretty sure that is what is happening now.