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  1. 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.......

     

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  2. 3 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

    Well when you shoot like that and your opponent isn’t lights out from three you’re gonna have a bad time. Too bad. Sather needs to do a lot of work on the roster. Our depth was bad this year and we lost a lot of points.

    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.

  3. 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.

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  4. On 3/4/2020 at 6:04 PM, Oxbow6 said:

    The SS.com betting line to make the playoffs out of the MVC is at 2.5 years. What everyone got....under or over?

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

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  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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!

    :D:D:0:0:wink::wink:

     

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  8. Update from Jeff Kolpack on the St. Thomas situation.

    St. Thomas' D-I move looking promising

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    Look for the normal four-year reclassification from Division II to Division I to hold true for St. Thomas, with room for more legislation in case any other Division III wants to make the D-I move. NDSU athletic director Matt Larsen said St. Thomas cleared the first hurdle at the NCAA convention in January and that’s about as much as he currently knows about the issue.

     

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