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You mean play a bigtime D1 program at the Ralph like the Bison don't you....but you know what they would say to us though don't you.."Who the f*** are you"

One would think that they could of at least figured out the winners by now. Fans are are willing to spend hundreds more of their hard earned dollars and now we have to wait two days to find out anyting?!?

I have to disagree that in the long run that the Ralph will not produce 2-3 times the revenue. I just don't see people continuing to come to the Ralph, especially if the men don't start to win a little more consistently......but I wonder even then because if people didn't come out to see the Beas' , That atmosphere is just horrible and I really doubt people will keep coming to that many in the Ralph. Next year it is a 2-1 ratio of games with more in the Ralph.

The upper deck might be the best seats, but during the non-conference schedule they had them closed off, which isn't a bad idea so that everyone huddles together to make it look like there are at least 1,000 peeople there to watch another great edition of Glas' boys. -As far as the suites, they are half empty for BB anyway and people are not going to drop them just because they don't have access to see all the bb games...those corporates don't care about BB. -The Betty will have broadcast capabilities also. -People can also consume beverages in each facilty. So we are missing the club rooms and pro shop so far and I never see that many in the bars anyway during BB. In this day and age of a shortage in government funding, how can one defend a $8-10 million facility for a few games a year. Oh yeah, we can't forget about VB !

As far as UMC, it is all about the $$$.

What the hell is going on in the ad's office? Too many games in the Ralph....tell me one person, especially a fan, who wants ever play in that hell hole(for BB) again. After that travesty on Sat., it is quite obvious things have to change. The womens game was very quite except for when Ms.Knucklehead got her T and of course when the Bison women were "singing" after the game. That was one of the greatest games ever. If that was in the 'Slop, the sound would of have been deafening. During the mens game, one could hear a pin drop, but I suppose that isn't that unbelievable since at least 1/3 crowd left by early second half. Don't even get me started on the student seating in that place. There was room for a couple of hundred students on the ends on the metal bleachers...and they were forced to sit because the people sitting back in the boonies in the chairs couldnt see when the students stood up. The rest of the students were themselves exiled to the far end of the rink. Way to create a home-field environment,morons. And how about the way the players parents are treated at the Ralph, on the corner and way past the end baseline. If they give all the good seats to the corporates at the Betty too, well that is pretty self-explanatory. None of them ever come and we will be sitting there with the best seats 3/4 empty. No one cares about the people who have had season tickets for the past 20 years. Whoever is in charge had better wake up before everyone loses interest in BB altogether.

New regional rankings: Women: 1. Concordia-St. Paul 17-2 2. North Dakota State 17-3 3. North Dakota 17-3 4. South Dakota State 16-4 5. St. Cloud State 15-5 6. South Dakota 18-5 7. Nebraska-Kearney 16-3 8. Winona State 14-6 9. Fort Lewis 14-5 10. Northern State 11-9 Men: 1. Metropolitan State 17-2 2. Nebraska-Kearney 17-2 3. South Dakota State 20-3 4. Colorado Christian 16-3 5. Fort Lewis 14-4 6. North Dakota State 13-7 7. Nebraska-Omaha 15-5 8. Northern State 15-5 9. St. Cloud State 13-6 10. Minnesota State Mankato 15-5

For the final poll the NCAA says it uses these five criteria, in no specific order of course. -won-lost record -head to head competition -ssi -common opponents results -D2 w-l record within region

The rankings are based on a point system, there is no human evaluations until the final poll.

Here are the first regional rankings of the season: women's: North Central 1. North Dakota 16-1 2. Concordia-St. Paul 15-1 3. South Dakota State 14-3 4. South Dakota 16-4 5. Nebraska-Kearney 12-3 6. North Dakota State 14-3 7. St. Cloud State 12-5 8. Winona State 12-5 9. Augustana (South Dakota) 11-6 10. Northern State 9-7 mens: 1. Colorado Christian (14-1) 2. Nebraska-Kearney (13-1) 3. South Dakota State (17-3) 4. Metropolitan State (13-2) 5. North Dakota State (11-6) 6. Fort Lewis (10-4) 7. Nebraska-Omaha (12-4) 8. Minnesota State Mankato (14-3) 9. Colorado State-Pueblo (11-4) 10. St. Cloud State (12-4)

Also, UND had mostly Canadians then! They probably wouldn't be on the USA roster!

I heard over the weekend that Zach Harrington of Carrington has decided on NDSU.

UND Fan, by saying Parks might be here two more years, do you mean he would still have two years of eligibility?? I thought he would only have one..

That's as big, if not bigger blow than losing Lennon! WHY couldn't it have been Mussman?!?

They still let a lot of signs through then. About a third of their fans sat and taunted us instead of watching the players get presented the trophy after the game. Even as a UND fan, I sat to watch the presentation. I have been at quite a few NC games as a UND fans in the 7-8 years and never seen so many fans worry about the opposing teams fans after the game.

thanks moron! I can't believe how little has been said about the jacka** GVSU fans. A couple hundred of them only worried about flipping us off in the stands after the game, instead of celebrating.....then a couple of them mooned us...and some great signs like "Every North Dakotan likes Elephant Sex". I thought they had the most classless NC celebration I had ever seen in person.

Austin?

Yeah, i had been on all week and never made a post either. What a bunch of crap! Touch of class by the laker fans . We didn't ban all NDSU posters just because of a jackass like JBB.

Here is a little tidbit from the GV board, thanks to Alabama Laker Fan. Places to go in Florence but also another one's thoughts on the rooting interests by the locals. : First, thanks for the nice words about our volleyball team. We are extremely proud as they are now the D2 national champions. It was sad to see in the local newspaper this morning 3 full pages about the loss to UND and one little column about the volleyball team winning it all...only in the South. Here are my Florence Tips: Best Hotels: Hampton Inn (Florence) & Holiday Inn (Muscle Shoals); Webster Inn in Tuscumbia is pretty good as well. Restaurants: Florence has a LOT of restaurants for its size. Most of them are located on Cox Creek pkwy. There are mostly chain restaurants there (O'Charleys, Applebees, Chili's, etc.) and a decent mall. If you want a pricey, fine dining experience go to Dale's Steakhouse. It is absolutely fanatastic but you will pay $25 a plate. If you live in Florence and someone is coming to visit you, the one place you take them is Ricatoni's. It is an Italian restaurant with great atmosphere located in downtown Florence--about 5 minutes from the stadium. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED but will be VERY crowded. The best hamburger in town is at Stagg's Grocery. They are unbelievable! They are only open for lunch so you might want to go there on Friday or Saturday. Bars & clubs: Florence has none (collective GVSU gasp here). Lauderdale County (where Florence is) is a dry county meaning that you cannot serve alcohol on tap. We have restaurant bars where you can drink all you want, but just not on tap...don't ask me why. If you really want a bar, you can drive across the river to Sheffield (about 5-10 minutes). However, how do I say this?, you may run into some stereotypical, Deliverance-type Alabamians. Don't say I didn't warn you. If you really want bars/clubs, you will have to go to Huntsville which is about an hour east. It is very easy to get there though (one road...hwy 72). H'ville is a city of about 100,000 and they have quite a few choices. Parking: Parking for the game will be a nightmare as Braly has NO official parking lot. Everyone parks in the neighborhood around the stadium. Get there early or prepare for a hike. I'm sure you'll all be there plenty early though...will be a nice atmosphere several hours before the game. Let me know if you have anymore questions or need directions anywhere! Local newspaper had front page story about the UND & GVSU game on Saturday. Have lived through many national championship weeks here in Florence and it is always interesting to see which team the local crowd will pull for. I have a feeling it is definitely going to be the Lakers. North Dakota treated our fans like garbage on Saturday and word is spreading around town. They don't stand a chance against you guys if they're not in their dome. Can't wait to have you all here. We better hear "Sweet Home Alabama" blaring from every one of your cars as you roll into town! Your Florence e-tour guide, A.L.F.

First of all, Beasley was a fluke!! Richie hit the lottery, even he admits he thought he was only the third best of the three juco's that year. Beasley was the only one of the three that had a decent attitude. As far as Parks, lets wait at least a year or two and see what happens. Maybe he has problems to come, ala Lolar. Even if you count these players as studs, Glas has a tough time molding teams with smart players, mental toughness and depth. Hell, he couldn't make a team of out of last years team with all those veterans including many people who had been in the program for 4 years. Teams were triple and quadruple teaming Beasley and he still couldn't get anything out the offense besides a 26 foot fadeaway by Brandt. And that is a whole other story when local kids up and quit on the program after 4 years. Their distaste for Glas made them leave and give up four years of hard work. If that doesn't say something about him!!! The attitudes from some of these players have been just ridiciulous the past few years. Let's bring in a real coach who knows the game and start building a tradition in the new arena!! Every other UND program that has decent funding behind it is a solid program except for men's BB. Isn't 16 years of the Reverend enough?

And when he's off(Bowenkamp), he is BAD!! Can at times have the most inaccurate passes one would see at this level of competition. Has a tendency to misread coverage and force things. But as PCM said, when he is "on", the Sioux passing game is almost unstoppable.

I don't know why anyone would want to post over there with the infamous JBB lerking to attack, what a moron. Most people on the Bison board are ok, but JBB makes it worthless to even attempt to be civil over there. Man, can he come up with the BS! He cannot talk about the Sioux without getting his panties in a bunch! He just basically makes stuff up, oh well, no big loss for me to not post over there.

Last night on the Sioux highlight TVshow, all the seniors spoke of their memories of UND and what they will miss and Irvin spoke like he was not going to be back.

Exactly Sikatoka. It has been basically sold out for a while. I know of many people who are without tickets who would gladly pay 27.50 for a ticket. The market has proven that this price is acceptable for a game like this. Everyone should quit complaining and just watch the game on tv then. Cripes, I would pay 27.50 not to listen to John Bernstrom and his sideline reporting.

I know that in past years UMC received $15,000 to come up to GF