Bison Dan

As you can see UNI was overrated and didn't make the playoffs.

First of all having been down to the NDSU - UoM fb game and talking with the Gopher fans they could care less about playing a DI-AA school in fb. At the time they all hated their coach. The Bison game had over 62,000 there, with very few empty seats. Appox 15,000 Bison fans attended and it was a great time. UND is 3-5 years away from being a DI counter, and no DI school will schedule you unless you count as a DI game. The Gophers have NDSU in 2007, Montana State in 2008, SDSU in 2009. It's a bus trip so you get to keep most of the game guarantee. The Bison have Iowa State in 2008.

So your saying demand doesn't pay any part in whether a game is televised??

Oh really you need to win?

It boils down to what people want to watch. If WDAZ had the advertisers lined up they'd put all the sioux games on TV statewide. It's a money thing. Fact is the interest isn't there. The low turnout for the sioux fb playoff games indicates that your last statement isn't necessarily true. It's not whether it's the playoffs but who are you playing.

Jealousy doesn't become you teamsioux.

Good analysis - One factor overlooked - GF is a one college town and Fargo has 3 universities with lots of grads living there from Moorhead and Concordia. It would make a difference in some of the calculations.

It's not going to get any better next year either. The state wide interest in dii sports is at a all time low. Who on your bb or fb schedule do you think would be of interest to anyone but the die hard sioux fan? Look at your attendance this year so far. Next years interest will be worse. The move up can be hard at times.

You need to go back to all the 2003-4 posts and see what all your friends were posting about NDSU's move up. Then we'll talk.

I wasn't smacking the "other sports" at UND but I like how some can pick and choose which sports they think are important. NDSU has usually been more "well rounded" thoughtout all the sports they play. Some seem to delight in the fact women's bb is struggling. Well that's one program, how many programs will be struggling at UND when you have a full DI schedule?

If I was you I'd wouldn't be concerned about any of the DI programs at NDSU - all are doing better than expected with womens bb getting a slower start. I'd worry about UND's programs that perennially do poorly in dii. Like Womens SB, Volleyball, and track, and men's bb and track.

Good Luck with that!

Does anyone actually think that the current AD would hire the old AD/old FBC as the new FBC.

Then why did rt step down as AD of UND and start working for the ncc? Poor decision on his part?

Last FB home game NDSU 19,058 UND 5,023 - I think interest in dii athletics is at a all time low with sioux fans. Your right NDSU fb fans will be glued to the tube watching the DI-AA quarter finals.

Comparing strength of schedule between divisions is foolish.

100% Right - Fans want to see games that are competitive.

So all the presidents of the BSC secretly got together and told UND that they're in if they go DI? With no travel partner! Just UND all by it's lonesome, way out here.

Oh you forgot the best one - that UND will have a conference invite & money in hand before they announce they're moving up.

The fb team just beat Indiana by 40

You'll be doing more than dropping your pants to get into a conference.

Maybe the states attorney would be interested in this. I sure glad Mr. Lapointe is your guys problem.

Because at the time they were the only conference that was in a somewhat expansion mode.