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I have 2 tickets available for Saturday against UNO. Tickets are at the top of Section 306. Asking $100 for the pair or best offer.
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30 minutes ago, sioux rube said:
So what. They should be one of the teams like Bucky, the gophs and UMD. UND has all the advantages in the world with their facilities and what not but can't get over the hump. Changes needs to be made.
Those 3 schools have plenty of advantages, plus they have tradition on their sides. Duluth won 2 national titles before UND started playing. They have 5 total. Wisconsin has 4. Minnesota has 6 and have dominated most recent years. Those 3 schools have won every title ever given out by the NCAA except Clarkson in 2014. They have also taken 5 of the runner-up positions. Out of 32 teams playing in NCAA finals, those 3 schools represent 20 of the 32 spots.
Those 3 schools have dominated the number of Olympians. Minnesota still has the same successful coach for the past 9 years. Wisconsin has had the same successful coach for 13 years. Knocking the king off the top of the mountain isn't exactly an easy task.
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6 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said:
Against Duluth, Minnesota, and Wisconsin this year, the team went 0-9-3. Not a recipe for success.
Those 3 schools have a record of something like 63-3-8 against all other teams this year. UND had 3 of those 8 ties. Mankato, Bemidji, and Boston U got the wins, Ohio State got 2 ties, Bemidji got 2, and Boston College got 1. Wisconsin, Duluth, and Minnesota are currently 1,2, and 3 in Pairwise. So, no one is having much success against those 3 teams this season. UND is 13-4-3 against everyone else.
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25 minutes ago, Scotty said:
I'm looking for three tickets (tough number, I know) for next weekend's Saturday night game vs. St. Cloud if anyone has any they're trying to dump.
Sorry for jamming up this week's match up thread, but I can't find any other thread that makes sense and I'm trying to get this out more than a week in advance. If there's an actual ticket exchange thread, please let me know.
There is an entire section for buying and selling tickets at the bottom of the UND Community forum. It has been very effective for me when moving tickets.
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I sat in 104 for Elton John. They had a plain flat stage setup. Most of the concert was aimed at the other end of the arena, so we saw the back of the band most of the time. But they would turn our direction part of the time. We did see a little more of the backstage type stuff that most people don't see and I find that interesting. Our tickets were also quite a bit cheaper. The sound was the same, and I went to hear the music, so I enjoyed the concert.
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23 hours ago, southpaw said:
Can UND post a job for a super low level athletic department employee, just happen to hire a guy who is good at coaching basketball and then "promote" from within a day later? Keeps the hiring process under the radar.
1 hour ago, geaux_sioux said:This exact thought crossed my mind yeaterday
I'm pretty sure that every employee hired at UND, like at most employers, has a trial or probation period. These employees on probation do not have the same rights as a permanent employee, so I don't believe they would be eligible for the immediate promotion. They would not be eligible until the end of their probation period (I think that most probationary periods are 90 days, I've heard of 6 month and 1 year periods for some jobs). They could apply for the better job as a part of the open application period. It would be pretty hard to hide a good basketball coach for 90 or more days.
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16 minutes ago, Milford torgerson said:
How much does a weaker canadian loony figure in to the pain at columbia? 5 years or so ago we were nearly par with them, not so much now.
It certainly hurts. There is still decent Canadian traffic. The local hotels still do pretty well on a lot of weekends. Once the exchange bottoms out for a little while Canadians seem to adjust and continue coming down to shop. They just don't buy quite as much. But it isn't like it was a few years ago.
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13 hours ago, Nodak78 said:
I position out of collide was part of Dayton Hudson opening the Mall. Many changes over the years. Big Box stores is a dying breed with internet sales. Something like entertainment may work not sure of the solution.
My first job out of high school was at Target. I helped open the store in the mall. I worked there all the way through college and for more than 3 years in management after college. Retail is totally different from the summer of 1978. But I don't think it will completely go away real soon. Too many people want the instant gratification of walking in a store and picking up merchandise. They also like to see and feel it in person. VR is going to have to keep improving to replace the sensations of feeling the fabric in a shirt or seeing the color of things in person for many people.
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2 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:
Thanks for the info, figured there was a no under the radar program. For most state jobs, that's fine, but for the likes of Presidents, coaches, and I'm sure some others, that needs to be changed; and I know that has been talked about many times. Just new I was going to get into trouble when I started typing that post. I appreciate you not shooting arrows at me, and giving me the straight up. Thanks Again.
You're right, there has been a lot of talk about the issue in the past. I am sure that the policy has prevented some very good candidates from applying for President positions as well as head coaching positions. It's unfortunate that the policy may have stopped North Dakota from getting the best people in those positions in at least some cases.
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52 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:
OK, let's go to the couple hour route. Or if it takes a month this spring, so be it. Delaware is Public, they hired Rocco.
Every state has different hiring policies. North Dakota has probably among the most "transparent" policies. That's why everyone that applies for every job is public information, even for high level jobs like University Presidents and college coaches. The jobs have to be open and advertised for a minimum length of time (I think it's like 10 days or 2 weeks), then they have to have a process to score candidates, interview candidates, usually have second interviews, do background checks, etc. A lot of states and schools set up different policies for specific type positions. That's why the University of Minnesota could hire a football coach today if they wanted. North Dakota schools can't do that, unless the person is already on staff and is qualified for the position. I don't think anyone would say that any of the basketball assistants are good candidates for a Division I head coaching position right now.
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4 minutes ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said:
Mall owner is going to have to think outside the (big) box. Malls are dying everywhere. Legacy chains are dropping like flies. Macy's is the surprise, in my opinion...it's no secret that Sears is on the ropes. Grand Cities can be written off as a charity project (anybody been in there lately?); the Columbia Mall is literally and figuratively at a crossroads. If Columbia loses two anchors, it's Goodnight, Irene. I have personally seen malls turn to flea markets to fill space, and it is not a pretty sight. The reinvention needs to take place, and it starts with Macy's. Otherwise, you're looking at another Target...a bombed-out shell taking up valuable, high-visibility frontage along 32nd.
Whether it's a library or some other form of community destination, I can envision a revitalized food court and an expanded transit presence, if not a new transit hub to serve Greater Grand Forks. Win-win for all mall tenants, including heavy hitter Scheels. And speaking of them, I still see nothing going in over at the Med Park Mall. Shame.
Grand Cities Mall was purchased by Hope Church, which makes it a whole different type of animal. I believe the mall itself is still considered a for profit business, so it is still paying taxes.
The mall doesn't own the Macy's building so they may not have much control in the situation unless they buy it. I believe that Macy's parent company, May Department Store Company, owns the building. The mall itself was built by Dayton Hudson. Macy's was originally a Dayton's store. But Dayton Hudson kept ownership of the Dayton's building and the Target building (also part of Dayton Hudson at the time) when they sold the rest of the mall. Dayton's stores later merged a couple of times to end up as part of Macy's. Dayton Hudson later changed its name to Target Corp when Target became the biggest part of the company. Target sold its building to Scheel's. But Target kept the building empty on purpose for a couple of years so that a direct competitor couldn't some how get access to the building as people got used to shopping down the street. The mall itself has been sold at least a few times over the years. The mall, JC Penney, and Sears buildings are all owned by companies out of Chicago.
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2 minutes ago, jdub27 said:
I do think KMart makes more sense for a few reasons but like I said, somehow still open. I'm curious how long Macy's will sit vacant. Same with the old Scheel's spot, which is nowhere near as desirable but haven't heard of anything even being remotely interested in it.
Hugo's has some interest in the old Scheel's spot so they can expand the liquor store and the grocery store. I don't know if the hold up is cost of rent or if they have decided to concentrate on building the new store on South Washington. It may take some time to sort out the Macy's spot. I assume that Kmart is still making money and that's why they keep it open. Overhead is probably pretty low on that building, which helps with profitability. That plus a built in clientele within walking distance.
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1 minute ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:
Not enough of UND supporters are satisfied with Jones' success. He has been here 10 years, time for a change. There's 100 reason to keep him and another 100 not too.
How about:
Brian Jones gets his $100,000 for this season and after finishing the season/playoffs, he's done. Under the radar, Faison goes to work now, and finds a HC before the season ends. The new HC is announced soon after our last game. Everything is in place before we even know what our season ending success is. Seem strange to some of you, think back 1 month 1 day?
Remember Danny Rocco, the U Richmond FB coach that we played Dec 3 at the Hawks' Nest and how the UND fans on the catwalk were giving him the business (about taking HC job at Delaware). That story was kept pretty hush hush, till someone in Delaware leaked it the week we played Richmond. geaux_sioux knows how Rocco fired back at the fans after our game. Richmond fans were in shock of such a rumor and most didn't believe it, because both administrations kept it quiet. Rocco's decision was to finish the season at Richmond, and therefor Richmond new they had to pay him. Sure they could of fired him, but still had to pay. Still had to pay him, sound familiar? Richmond was actively looking for a replacement under the radar while they were playing us. They found U Tenn Chattanooga coach Russ Huesman. Talk about a message board going ballistic, go to Spidernation.
Richmond could of won the Natty, but Rocco was gone.
Richmond is a private school and can set their own hiring policies. UND is part of North Dakota state government. They have to follow North Dakota hiring policies. That includes a full, open hiring process unless they are promoting a qualified person from within. That's why it took UND a month to hire Bubba to coach the football team, but only a couple of hours to hire Berry to coach the hockey team.
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3 minutes ago, jdub27 said:
K-Mart would be a better spot but somehow they are still open. Devils Lake did a nice job repurposing their old Walmart. Would make a ton of sense to do something similar here.
I would think that property along 32nd Ave is going to be pretty expensive. There isn't much left to develop. The company that owns the property isn't gong to give it away, even for a library. And renovating a 40 year old building to re-purpose for a library would also be pricey. It would probably be cheaper to buy either Kmart or the Travelodge, tear them down, and build a new library, rather than renovate Macy's.
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22 minutes ago, cberkas said:
You're comparing a kicker to a quarterback. Tannehill had no pressure an threw the ball two yards backwards.
I know what I'm comparing. You said worst ever (and so have others). It wasn't the worst ever. Tannehill lost his grip. There have been plenty of other throws like that. Bit of you want to qualify it as the worst pass by a NFL quarterback not under a lot of pressure, at least it would be under consideration. Here's another really bad pass, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WpleexzYJk. And yet another, http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000261441/Brandon-Weeden-ugly-interception. Both of these are from this century, and neither one a Dolphin.
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9 minutes ago, cberkas said:
So Tannehill has the worst pass attempt in NFL history.
Not even close.
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1 hour ago, darell1976 said:
I contribute nothing? I am a die hard fan who was going to games since I was 8 years old. I have attended 2 football games this season, plus i actively partake in this non affiliated message board about the school I love. Don't you dare tell me I contribute nothing. As a moderator you should be ashamed by making a statement like that about an active member. Maybe Jim Dahl needs to revolk your moderator privledge.
How does you posting on this board help UND financially? That is the contribution that counts for UND. They really don't care if you post here. So your contribution to UND is the cost of tickets for 2 football games.
As has been posted in other threads, scheduling in Division I men's basketball is different from all other sports. Schools and entire conferences are broken up into levels, your ability to schedule depends a great deal on your level. For instance you have the Power 5 conferences. Even these schools actually have 2 levels. The upper level schools play a majority of their non-conference games at home. Most of the home games are Power 5 schools, some mid-majors, occasionally a low level DI, but they sometimes play DII schools. They will travel to other upper level Power 5 conference schools, rarely to any others. Most of the traveling are home and homes or for tournaments.
Lower level Power 5 schools also play a majority of their non-conference games at home. Some are equal level, some mid-majors, some low level DI and a few DII. They play tournaments on the road and play home and home series with similar programs. They may do a home and home with a top end mid-major, but rarely anyone at a lower level.
Mid-majors play as many home games as they can. Home games are usually other mid-majors, low level DI schools and even some DIIs. They will take pay games at Power 5 conference schools. They play tournaments. They schedule home and homes with other mid-majors. Very rarely do they travel to low level DI schools.
Low level DI are single bid conferences like the Summit and Big Sky. They play very few home non-conference games. They play tournaments to make a few bucks. They play pay games at upper levels, the higher the level the more they can make. They play a few home games against DII schools. There are 2 major factors that can help some low level DI schools schedule more home games than others. One is location. If they are located reasonably close to other low level or mid-major schools that are in a different conference, the schools can schedule home and homes to get cheap games and possibly draw better than average crowds because of local awareness. A few schools have a large enough attendance to be able to pay a decent amount for a pay game. If you can regularly attract 5-8,000 for games, you can afford to pay another low level DI school or even some mid-majors a large enough sum to show up. Very few low level schools have this luxury. And has been noted before, your ability to compete will also be a factor. Schools would rather play teams they think they can beat rather than lose to a lower level school.
UND has the "best" of all worlds for DI basketball scheduling. They belong to a low level conference. They have had enough talent most of the last few years to be dangerous. The only DI that is really close is NDSU. The next couple are the South Dakota schools, that have plenty of other options, or U of Minnesota which is Power 5 and not traveling to Grand Forks. UND is the furthest out of the way for teams to travel. And the attendance for basketball at UND is not high enough to pay a big payout for a game. UND will have trouble scheduling home non-conference games until the dynamic changes.
You keep comparing to NDSU. They more than likely lost money paying Arkansas State to play in a special game, the re-opening of the facility. That would be bad business on a regular basis. They have UND. And they have what appears to be the back end of a home and home with Davis. Throw out the Ark State game, since that type event probably isn't normal, and they would have 2 DI games. Last year they had 3 including Montana, Montana State and North Carolina A&T. UND had a 2nd DI game scheduled this year, but the team backed out. You can't force schools to travel to Grand Forks. SDSU is another example. This year they have 3 home DI non-conference games. Last year they had 2. South Dakota has 4 this year (3 Big Sky plus Bowling Green), but last year they had 2. The Dakota schools are normally going to have 2 or 3 home DI non-conference games most years. Grand Forks is at the end of the line and the furthest from everyone else, so they are going to have the most trouble scheduling.
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23 minutes ago, bison73 said:
Do you really think they check what people wear? Plus they really cant stop people from wearing stuff like this. Something in the constitution and crazy stuff like that.
19 minutes ago, bison73 said:????????????? Dean is responsible for one students shirt? In a publicly owned stadium?
The FargoDome has a policy that does give them the right to do something about it, as do most publicly and private facilities. As the renter of the facility, NDSU can direct the FargoDome to uphold their own policy. http://fargodome.com/guidelines-policies
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FARGODOME is committed to providing an exciting, family atmosphere in the arena. Guests using foul language or appearing to be intoxicated will be escorted from the arena. Guests wearing obscene or indecent clothing with be denied entry.-
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7 hours ago, Milford torgerson said:
no matter how the media presented this, Bina, toews and Oshie were given nearly a free pass on this deal. It helps when the lawyers and judges of the town are all hockey fans. I say give the football player the same second chance and if he reoffends then pull his scholly and kick him off the team
You wrote a story that wasn't at all true. No one ran away, Toews and Oshie never even left the police car. The police didn't have to arrest them a second time. Your case has a better chance of being believed if you come close to using the truth in your comparison.
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4 hours ago, Milford torgerson said:
We may not know the whole story but when you are in trouble with law, fair or not, you don't resist arrest. The kid has a lot to learn yet and I'd like to see more info and the way he handles this after he is sobered up before I judge what should be done. I wouldn't give up on the kid just yet. Around five years ago when our hockey player Bina opened a police car door releasing a couple of teammates from arrest and they all ran away but were arrested again later all three of them played in the hockey game that next weekend. Seems like it would be a UND double standard to come down on a football player more severly than a hockey player
There was no release of prisoners. No one ran away. They were not arrested again later after escaping. The charge against Bina was dismissed (which means the judge didn't believe that he was trying to help the others escape), the other 2 plead guilty to being minors in a bar. http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2007/07/01_binas.php
QuoteA judge has dismissed misdemeanor charges against North Dakota's Robbie Bina. Bina was accused of "aiding the escape" of two teammates who were being held in a police car.
The judge ruled that the players — Jonathan Toews and T.J. Oshie — were not attempting to escape, but just talking to Bina, 24.
The incident took place at a bar in Grand Forks on Jan. 28. Oshie and Toews were cited for being minors in a bar, a charge to which they later pleaded guilty.
Bina pleaded not guilty of trying to escape custody.
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What’s more, there’s actually a kind of hierarchy among the top-tier football programs. According to Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian, authors of The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football (2013), figures from the 2010-11 academic year show that only 22 of the 120 top-tier football programs broke even or made a profit. That means that while these big-time teams generate millions of dollars of revenue, the cost of running such programs usually exceeds that revenue. To put that more starkly, even within the so-called top tier, 82% of college football teams actually take away money from the university’s budget, rather than generate net revenue.
Quote(If that’s the picture among the top-tier teams, the picture outside NCAA Division 1 schools is not just muddy—it’s outright bleak. It’s quite rare for teams outside the FBS to be profitable, and they are virtually never consistently profitable.)
http://www.ethosreview.org/intellectual-spaces/is-college-football-profitable/
College football is only profitable in a select few cases, probably 10% or less of Division I programs. NDSU may be making money right now (I don't know if anyone has actually seen their books or not to know for sure), but even that program is not going to make money on a regular basis. The only 2 athletic programs on campus at UND that actually have a chance to make a decent profit on a regular basis are men's hockey and basketball. Basketball would have to become a regular or semi-regular participant in March Madness to really make money.
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22 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:
How many times did they have drawings for free tuition at VB, WBB, Soccer, and Softball games?
And what do they give away to students at football games to get them to attend? The statement was made that no one goes to women's hockey and that you just had to look at the attendance. I posted the attendance numbers for the women's sports that listed it. Hockey has better attendance numbers than volleyball, less than basketball.
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1 hour ago, AJS said:Just look at the attendance, that's pretty much all you need to know. If it was entertaining, people would show up.
2015-2016 attendance
Women's hockey 16,143 total home attendance - 16 games - 1,009 per game
Volleyball 13,562 total home attendance - 14 matches - 969 per match
Women's basketball 24,775 total home attendance - 16 games - 1,548 per game
Soccer 1,624 total home attendance - 8 games - 203 per game
Softball 755 total home attendance - 11 games - 69 per game
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5 minutes ago, Siouxperfan7 said:
I am guessing that every other year you get 4 home conference games. So in an 11 game schedule you would have 2 OOC games. A strategy I would use would be to always have at least 6 home games. On the years where you have 5 home conference games, schedule an FBS game and a home OOC game. On the years where you have only 4 home conference games, schedule 2 OOC home games.
Some years you aren't going to get an FBS game, so scheduling a road or another home OOC FCS game should not be that hard. Either way, still leaves you plenty of opportunity to schedule the other 3 Dakota schools.
Your plan doesn't allow for any non-conference FCS away games. Which FCS schools are going to schedule games at UND without getting return games at their place?
2 tickets available for Saturday night Section 306
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Tickets are still available. Make me a decent offer.