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I would think that UMD will become a major rival quite quickly - already a rival in hockey, the two northernmost schools in the NCC, they are already quite good in FB and both M & W BB, we often go head-to-head with them in recruiting, etc.

Huskies - I am a UND alum and supporter living in Florida. I have been to the Ralph only a couple of times. I am curious about your comments regarding "more spacious seating". Please explain - are the seats not wide enough, not enough room between rows, etc.

It does appear the Dressler may have a real impact at UND. He racked up a lot of yards for an outmanned ND team against Montana last weekend. His speed ranks right up there with the best in the surrounding states (their top two times at their respective state meets noted): Dressler 100 10.66 (MN 10.49, 10.58), (WS 10.68, 11.07), (SD 10.74, 10.80), (MT 11.01, 11.03) Dressler 200 21.83 (MN 21:09, 21.11), (WS 21.44, 21.98), (SD 22.56, 22.60), (MT 22.15, 22.54) Dressler 400 48.48 (MN 48.61, 48.82), (WS 48.52, 48.80), (SD 49.30, 49.50), (MT 49.36, 49.54) He would have finished in the top five in both the 100 and 200 in MN. I fully realize that all these state track meets were not run under identical conditions so we are not comparing "apples to apples". In fact, I believe the Montana meet was run under some lousy conditions. I also acknowledge that some of these stats may not be 100% accurate but the fact remains, Dressler is pretty damn quick!

I do know that there was a great deal of discussion about the capacity issue before they announced the Betty would be built. It was first proposed that the number would be 3,200. Many, including myself, felt that number was too low. I know many fans and boosters, including Coach Glas, was pleased that the capacity was raised to 4,000. I will try to find out what the real story is.

Sicakota - thanks for the update and the info regarding the Betty. Per the Project description, it will seat 3,300. It was supposed to seat 4,000. Does anyone know if the 3,300 is correct and, if so, why the change?

Anyone has any great rationale as to why North Dakota gets hammered by Montana every year? Their population is somewhat larger so they would have a few more kids to pick from but you wouldn't think they should be that much more talented than ND kids.

Sicatoka - thanks for enlightening me! It appears there may be some other inconsistencies but that does explain the lack of points for teams participating in track.

I was very surprised that we stayed in 4th. SU was right behind us at the time of the last update and they scored heavily in track, plus getting some points in golf and softball. We got some points in BB, W. tennis and track but not all that many. In fact, in looking at the final standings, there are many things that don't make sense (if I am reading it correctly): -- SU finished 4th in W. track and received no points. -- UND finished 30th in W. track and received no points while NW MO St. also finished 30th and they received 43.5 points. -- Both of Adams St. track teams finished in the top 4 and received no points. -- Grand Valley finished 33rd in W. tennis and received no points while UND and St. Cloud also finished 33rd and both got 25 points. There are many other examples in numerous sports. I would guess that overall totals and standings are correct - it is just that the per-sport grid is all screwed up!

I would agree - I doubt there is anything to this rumor. It used to be that if you transferred "up", you didn't lose any eligibility. Has that changed?

I guess I would disagree. NDSU would welcome Digger with open arms for two reasons: 1) He is outstanding! 2) They could "run it in our noses" that this happened because we elected to stay DII and this helps proves that they made the right decision - and we didn't!!

I'm not sure if this has been discussed here or not but Moorhead forward Chris VandeVelde has commited to UND. He will be a senior this upcoming year. He admits that he has always been a Gopher fan! No more!! Scouting reports??

Fanto isn't listed on Maine's website as having commited their for this next season. However, I don't think he is going to UND.

Does anyone know which UND men and women BB players are planning to spend the summer in GF? Historically, the more who stay in town and work out together - the better the team.

Do we know if Dressler plans to run track next year?

That is great news about Trenbeath - amazing is the proper word for it! The comment about playing for the Sioux next spring. I assume that we are talking about baseball. Is there any hope that he could play football again? I didn't know if this meant that he felt he could be ready for spring football next year after sitting out this fall.

Another article in the Jacksonville, FL newspaper about the struggles of another school, Savannah State, that recently moved from DII to DI. Again, I don't know how to attach it but you can find it at www.jacksonville.com. Go to archives for May 23rd. I am sure someone will post it here soon. Bison fans - my purpose is NOT to imply that you are going to have all of these same problems. It is just interesting reading!

Does anyone have any info as to how Beasley progressed this year? I know he was only active for a couple of games early in the season. Does Miami or other NBA teams still feel he can play at that level?

Very interestng articles in today's Forum regardng SU's move to DI, their fund raising efforts, etc. www.in-forum.com

8-0 after 3!

Now 6-0 after two!

I assume everyone knows that the UND/CMSU game is on the radio via CMSU's athletic website. No score after the first one-half inning!

SU fans: relax, this isn't a shot at your institution it is simply a question! This was discussed earlier in the football forum, I believe, but I thought that university athletic departments were not allowed to formally announce that a student was going to going to walk-on. My understand was that they could only publicize recruits who were going to get scholarship $. Obviously, it is common for this type of news to be "leaked" to the local press who publish or broadcast the info. This was question was brought to mind by yesterday's NDSU press release that a Moorhead female BB player was going to walk-on. Someone enlighten me!

Thanks, Sicakota! One of these days I will earn how to do that! You are correct, that was one of the interesting quotes. And, it is from a school that has 20+ DI schools within 300 miles!

There was an interesting article in yesterday's Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) about the University of North Florida's likely move to DI. Unfortunately, I do not know how to create a link to it, so anyone interested would need to go to: www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/. In "Archives" for May 9th, you will see an article titled: The Next Big step for UNF. Their situation is much different than NDSU's, SDSU's or potentially UND's. Right now, they do not field a football team, they have conferences "waiting in line" for them to join, there are all sorts of DI teams to play within driving distance, they get a much larger share of their budget from student fees, their fundraising efforts fall far behind NDSU of UND, etc. Again, not a lot of similarities but interesting...

Mankato's website indicates they won the first game 3-0.