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Attendance was 4,306. I'd estimate the break down was 50% NDSU, 35% UND, 15% SDSU/USD. NDSU brought their band and had a decent student contingent. No band for UND, and I can't imagine more than 50-60 students if that. Gotta love how Bubba supports the entire University. Looked to me like the entire FB coaching staff was there.......

Talent wise, this season was the first year that I feel that NDSU had better talent/athletes than UND has had on the roster during the DI era. We still split with them in the regular season, and really just hit a wall tonight against a solid and well coached team. I feel that NDSU has been so well coached for such a long time now. Bison fans like to bag on Richman, but I think he is a really good coach. His teams are always disciplined and execute well. His record seems to confirm that. Based on one years work I'm optimistic that Sather has a similar accumen for getting the most out of his players in a successful system.

Have to think there is going to be significant roster turnover. Rebraca has a chance to go down as one of the all time greats for UND. DAE has loads of potential, but has lots of room for improvement. Moody was sorely missed this season and would be a key piece next year. I hope the rumors of him transferring are unfounded. Danielson is obviously a Sather guy and a solid contributor. Gertautus is a talented big man that can have a nice career here if he can be patient as Rebraca's understudy for two more years. As a foreigner with Rebraca in front of him, I worry about him sticking it out for the long haul. After those guys, I'm not sure where the other players fall into Sather's master plan. A good ball handling point guard is the biggest question mark heading into next year. For all the credit we gave to Brian Jones (myself included) over the years for, at minimum, being a really good recruiter of talent, he sure didn't leave a ton of talent behind when he left. Stewart, Rebraca, and DAE are really the only overly athletic guys that Sather inherited.

Fuel for the fire...........

Absolutely! Tough way for it to end for them, but they gave us a good ride at the end of season!

DAE should have been this aggressive in the first half. Or perhaps all season.

Would be a nice option but we just don't have the stamina or depth for it. Would get torched by doing it me thinks......

Epic comeback about to begin........

They just have nothing left in the tank. Flat footed and hands on their knees. Depth has been an issue all year, and 3 games in 3 nights has caught up to them......

Bison are 7/8 from beyond the arc.....

NDSU band is good too. Playing Game of Thrones theme song. Apparently we can't afford to bring our band.

I think I know the answer as far as the two guys next to me wearing the !@#$ the Bison/Anybody but NDSU shirts......

The crowd is decidedly pro-Bison

Most here know what an ENORMOUS fan of the Summit League I am. I am sure you will all be happy to know that I am in fact in attendance tonight. And yes I will admit.........I appreciate the fact that I was able to drive down on a days notice. Looking forward to the game, hope it is a good one.......

#FakeNews

I swear must be the only one here that doesn't !@#$ himself on a daily basis at the thought of joining the MVFC..........

From the hour or so that I watched, and basically the QBs were all I looked at, there isn't a huge difference between those two on the 2nd day of practice. They were both throwing very nice and accurately to my untrained eye. Schuster obviously has the advantage of a years worth of experience in the program and deserves to be #1 on the depth chart at this early point. But Vaughn's physical attributes are very noticeable. I would venture to the guess the starting job will be up for grabs throughout fall camp. Again, this is all coming from an arm-chair rube watching for a little over an hour. Vaughn looks like he could be the athlete that this program has been missing at the QB position for many years. On the other hand, Schuster has proven that he can lead the team in a pressure situation, and that can go along ways to overcoming any physical shortcomings.

I watched practice for a little over an hour on Saturday. Vaughn is a big kid, and has the strongest arm of the 3 QBs easily. Both he and Schuster were throwing it well. Neil isn't quite on the same level as those two guys yet. Luke Skokna wasn't participating in drills.

For me, about as expected. The cupboard was and is pretty bare when Sather got here. You can tell offensively that there is actually a plan, rather than just clearing out and having our most talented player go one-on-one and hope for the best, which is what the M.O. was for Jones' teams for 13 years. Free throw shooting seems to have improved measurably. I also feel like if Moody had been available for the entire season, that would have been worth 2-3 more wins minimum. This team just doesn't have much depth right now.

Home attendance numbers are in for the 2019-2020 season. I have updated the WIKI. The men averaged 1,551 per home game. That's the lowest figure for attendance that I can find data for going back nearly 30 years. The women averaged 1,488 fans per game, which is the second lowest in 20 years or so. They drew a paltry 1,200-ish while hosting NDSU. Attendance on the men's side is down about 17% since joining the Summit League. Which is SO weird, because I was told the Betty would be packed to the rafters once we started playing all those I-29 teams!

Update from Jeff Kolpack on the St. Thomas situation. St. Thomas' D-I move looking promising

I have two tickets for sale on Ticketmaster for the Saturday, February 15 game against Denver. Section 103, Row P, the end that UND shoots at twice.

Said he sprained his ankle in practice earlier in the week. Was a game time decision last night, and will hopefully be available on friday.

I think the recruiting ties of any potential candidate will be the most important factor.......

I have 2 lower bowl tickets listed at Ticketmaster for the SATURDAY game against Omaha. Section 103, Row P. $49 each.