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Travel budgets and coaches salaries for some of these sports could cover a number of $1500 - $2000 stipends. I'm not specifying what sports. I would leave that to the administration.

Appreciate the Q&A post. Answered a few questions. You should probably send that to your AD. I'm don't think he fully understands how this works. I still have the opinion that when you are giving money for things above and beyond tuition, it's not going to be as easy to say we are doing it for football and nothing else.

Money is there if UND cuts a few sports.

That's my point, the programs doing it get better by getting a few players who are now going the junior route. The schools that don't, can't compete. It will apply to every sport, widening the gap between the top and the middle.

My opinion- This thing doesn't stand a chance when it's taken to court. Not a chance schools are going to be allowed to pick and choose which sports these are offered in. This will be the death of non revenue sports at schools, including hockey at a lot of colleges.

Hopefully very few play. I don't think the recipe to playoffs is playing a bunch of true freshmen. The guys that played last year need to continue to improve and a JUCO or two need to be ready.

ILB. I would like to see one or two more.

I'll never fault a kid for wanting to give it a shot at the next level. You also cant fault him if he has a full ride to Wyoming vs a half at UND. Best of luck to him.

Another good recruiting weekend. I've liked Smith since I first saw his film. Liked him even more when Oregon offered the PWO. Really like that there are about 3 positions he could play at. Kid is a great athlete.

Has Momoh taken an official visit to UND yet?

The option of staying in GF for the summer needs to go away. Muss didn't force commitment from his players to the year round training to develop to full potential.

That was a good stretch. Played hard on defense and it led to some good offensive opportunities.

University of Iowa OLB recently left the team. Wonder if we have any relationships with their coaching staff. http://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/football/2015/1/14/7543679/reggie-spearman-iowa-hawkeyes-twitter

Get them on campus and I like our chances. Never know what kids want to major in, etc. hoping for a good weekend and look forward to hearing some news on Sunday.

List of visitors or list of commitments?

Great coach. Congrats

The state passed a law that did not allow them to move on. Those same state leaders who put that law in place went and sat face to face with the NCAA and the message when they left was, the name needs to be changed. Kelly has probably heard that same message but knew he could not attempt to change the nickname until two weeks ago. Now as he begins to change it, new state leaders want to handcuff the process again.

That can't be. Nicknames don't create any tradition or branding.

Than why is it so hard to let go of the Fighting Sioux name?

Better question is how could they ever choose a nickname as simple as Wolverines and allow it to be accepted throughout their fanbase?

I agree, they don't. I will argue however that it is a quick way to easily identify a school. Its an easy way to build tradition. Listening to the band drown out any chants done at games now is getting rather old.

When UND is on the same academic standing as Harvard or MIT your right, we won't need a nickname.

Yes, ultimately a sports moniker is about building a brand for your school.

You mean this meeting? http://www.wdaz.com/content/gov-dalrymple-and-rep-carlson-discuss-ncaa-meeting Read the quotes from our state leaders in this story, right after they met with the NCAA. Why aren't the Gov. and Al Carlson talking to these new state leaders and telling them how this meeting went?