homer
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FBS schools seem to be just fine playing an extra game. I'd like to see more FCS teams take that 12th game.
They seem just fine but they also don't potentially have a string of 3 or 4 playoff games starting immediately. They have 1 (2 if they play in a conference title game). Also, with the current BCS not playing a 12th game would be detrimental to a team with any nat'l championship hopes.
That being said, I really want to see UND take advantage of the opportunity to schedule a 12th game. We already have the luxery of 7 home games so going on the road for 5 wouldn't be a big deal..
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I think not getting a 12th game next season is a mistake. I like the idea of using it for a future home and home. I think next year there are going to be more teams who have 8 wins and be at 8-4. If a team does play 12 and loses but gets to 7 wins does 7-5 look any worse than 7-4?
I know its an extra game of wear and tear on the team but we always need to be thinking playoffs and if playing 12 games gives us a better chance at the end of the year, we have to do it.
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So if you are a player from western ND and need to get closer to home but are a legit DI player you aren't allowed to transfer to UND or NDSU (or Montana schools)?
Just pointing out that this rule already has its flaws and will need exceptions.
This, if Austin Dufault would have needed to transfer closer to home for the same reason's Nash did and decided to choose UND he would have been 400 miles from home or 330ish if he would have choose FU.
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I think we score a couple early ones and the defense bends but doesn't break and we get the W.
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That is an awesome preview. I can't wait until Friday when the season truely kicks off.
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I can't believe a decision hasn't been made on Nash yet. This isn't the NCAA's first go around with this, and with all the thing Texas Tech's basketball just went through with their coach, it should only add to granting him immediate elgibility.
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A little over 24 hrs until kickoff. After a week of sulking over last Saturday's game I am excited for tomorrow. I want to see how this team bounces back one more time. I'm excited to see one of the best QB's in all of college football come to the Alerus tomorrow. There is no doubt Sorenson will get a shot to make a NFL squad next season.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the capacity of the Fargodome is listed at 18,700. The attendance for the game was 18,066. Sounds like there would've been less than 800 open seats.
Edit: Sorry. I forgot that it is looked down upon to provide actual facts that correct people on this site. Feel free to ignore my post and believe that there were several thousand open seats.
Go look at your own fan board. Your own fans are stating that there were at least two full sections of student seats open. I know you don't want to take a UND fan's word for it so take it from your own kind. There may have been 18.066 tickets sold or given away for the game but even your own die hard fans will admit actual butts in seats was well below that. Both students and teammakers.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say you weren't at the game either.
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Read what he said, people pack in the rows and stand the whole game so the seats are irrelevant. So if there are say 50 seats in a row there may be more like 70-75 kids standing in that row. Multiply that by 5-10 rows and it adds up.
I read what he said. They must be tiny students if you can fit 20-25 extra people in a row.
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gives out 3,800 I believe. Easily over half considering 2,000 were claimed Monday, I imagine AT MOST another 1,000 were claimed, probably fewer. Also, people cram into the lower section, maybe an extra hundred at the most(aisle areas and filling in rows so people can't sit). If people are sitting in the endzone area, that is a pretty good sign that more than half of the section is full.
Get back on topic homer.
Your telling me there was roughly 800 seats open? OK.
Topic is student turnout. UND has been over their free student alotment for 3 of their home games, right around it for 1 and below it for the 5th and will probably be below it for the 6th. I went to the FU game with family and wanted to see how FU students turned out, based on your comments the last couple weeks I expected the sections to be full. They left plenty of seats open as well. A ton of open rows above the section entrances and not many in the endzones besides the band. Point is, you have the #1 team in the country and they still can't get students to turn out. A percentatge of them that were there left at half. Its the same scene I see when I attend games at UND yet you come on here and try and tell us all about our student turnout.
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Last weekend was not very good. Though compared to UND.....very much to be proud of. Probably only about 3,000 tops. We make noise however. And the early season beatdowns did nothing to add to the student section. SDSU game should be pretty rocking. Playoffs should be very impressive if we are once again at home.
Thank you.
FU gives out 6,000 student tickets? I was only using my eyes but you'll have to try pretty hard to convince me the student sections were half full.
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Mediocrity is setting into the Sioux Football program. Remember, it took 4-5 years for Roger Thomas to dig us out of the 6 year hole left by Pat Burns. If things don't change and soon we need to get used to 7000 home crowds with a disinterested student body. It is telling that with a Big Sky opponent coming here for a game, the only interest in football on the Siouxsports site is this thread. If we get complacent, it will be a long black hole for Sioux Football.
I'm not completely disagreeing with you but your basing your interest in UND football based on what 25-50 people with fake names write on a message board. That tells me nothing other than some people have more time on their hands than others.
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For me it all comes back to the fact that we won't be able to afford leaving 10-15 easy points out there just on poor free throw shooting alone this year. I'm really excited for this basketball season.
Any word on Nash yet?
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If Kleason red-shirted voluntarily his freshman year, it's doubtful he would be eligible for a sixth year.
Thanks for the help on that. I guess I don't really know the rules behind a medical redshirt. I assumed he could apply since an injury kept him sidelined since before fall camp but did not know how that worked.
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Per Tom Miller- Darren Deneui is out for the year. Kleason may come back.
Whats everyone's thoughts on this? Worth bringing Kleason back for two games? He was our best o-linemen last year. While I am sure he is chomping at the bit to get back out and play, I'd love to have him for a full season if a medical redshirt is possible.
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Southern Utah comes into Grand Forks fresh off a win vs. #1 Eastern Washington.
Offensive rankings:
Total offense- 363 yds/gm (67th)
Passing offense- 283 yds/gm (16th)
Rushing offense- 80 yds/gm (115th)
Defensive rankings:
Total defense- 443 yds/gm (103rd)
Passing defense- 264 yds/gm- (108th)
Rushing defense- 178 yds/gm- (86th)
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I agree, lets bounce back and send these guys out the right way. Anyone who puts the time in deserves to go out on top. I'll be very disappointed if we play flat this week. Not a better day than senior day for these guys to lead and every one else to follow and make some plays. No excuses this week.
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As someone mentioned above, UND didn't have a whole lot of negotiating power when this contract was done. At the time, we were in a 5 team conference and the Big Sky and a 8 game conference schedule were on our wish list, not a reality. When scheduling we had to take what we could get. Don't let the facts get in the way of your constant complaining.