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This will be a fun game to attend.

Wow I never saw Taylor's quote before this. Maybe he should be concerned because out of the above list of 9 ndsu coaches spent time with 7 of them during recruiting. But like you said star, this is just the media picking on poor ndsu.

Ok, I don't know how our current team would compare to a Alabama team of 30-50 years ago but I know we'd get our bells rung by their current team. I'm pretty sure Nick Sabin is their coach now and he's one of the best recruiters in college football.

Playing a team like Alabama would be nice but two things: 1) I think a program wants to keep the FBS teams they schedule within their recruiting boundaries. Helps with name recognition. 2) the day that Sioux (or whatever the nickname is) football is ready for a program like Alabama will be a great day to be a UND football fan. I think programs need to also schedule smart as they have a full season to play after that game.

I agree with you but its funny how when that UND athlete is in trouble BV and bison fans will pile on and it will be ok. When the shoe is on the other foot than you call into question UND fans intelligence.

Probably a lot more when UND is playing.

I disagree was well. I know the communication with a lot of the major donors for this project has been going on for some time and they've covered everything with these people, including the possible name change. Name change won't set it back.

Thats my thoughts as well. Just looking at SDSU's schedule for last year they could really use another home game. It would be a nice get for UND as well as it will be a nice boost for local recruiting to go beat the most successful 1AA team in the region.

Mussman just said on WDAY that they look to be adding a road game for this season and get a return game in 2011 or 2012 I believe. SDSU??

5 of us at my house in Fargo. 3 for Wisky and 2 for BC

If you believe that Douple is sitting in his office right now reading Siouxsports or BV than Stay classy though and keep coming on here trying to stir the pot when you have no dog in this fight.

I believe its because until ndsu actually fills their schedule for next year and the year after and the year after with 6 home games like Taylor says he will do than UND and Faison still hold a little bit of negotiating power. Right now Faison looks a little silly but he is also the one who has to schedule 7 non conference games per year. He can decide every other year is the way to go anytime he wants. Taylor is not going to pull that offer. If he says no but still doesn't have his schedules filled for more than 2 or 3 years out than who looks silly. It doesn't hurt UND and Faison to hold out. If Taylor can only schedule a DII or lower this year for a 6th home game people are going to have to ask why he didn't take UND's every year offer. Now back to SR deciding its best to drop the nickname.

I agree with this. Than UND will be left standing with no nickname and no conference. In my mind its apparent SR doesn't want to hold a vote and the higher ups at UND know how important conference affiliation is. Easiest way to satisfy both is just change it now. Than when SR tries to say we didn't give them enough time we can point at yesterday and ask them exactly how much time they need. They had a chance to take action and prove they truely wanted the name to remain but instead voted as they did.

Pretty sure that was just Taylor's excuse. Than Douple came out and said he never told schools not to schedule them, he just wasn't going to consider UND for conference affiliation until the nickname was resolved. It was just another excuse by Gene Taylor that was proven to be a lie.

Very true. I'd like to see Bamba back cause I think he will have some very good weapons across the field. We where really lacking that this past year. He just has to get a little bit of his attitude in check though. Its a team game and I'm glad Muss is giving him some time to realize that.

The team will be better. Young but better all around. Changing both offensive and defensive philosophy a little bit. Next years team is going to be young but we have some very, very good young players who are getting better this spring. Overall things are going good but its still only spring so I don't think most on here are going to pound our chest about how good this team is going to be or how good individuals are going to be.

Sioux up 6-4 after four

Yep, game in the cities on Easter holiday. Thats a real nice barometer on how people in Fargo feel about the game. That game used to draw maybe 100 when it was at Newman and half of them where Sioux fans.

Your right, the programming on WDAY has been terrible for years.

Or maybe the bison are paying more money than UND was willing to pay. RFM may be making more money but its coming out of ndsu's pocket.

Agree with you that we hear a lot more about things that happen. Don't agree with you that this is just some everyday thing that happens all the time.

Just reading what your own fans are stating on your board Danno. These things where posted on BV a couple times and got removed for not having facts. Than the players that where named where suspended, seems they have some merit. Fargo is not that big, and with media, facebook, texting and message boards things get around.

Your probably right. I'm sure before media, facebook, texting and message boards there where a lot more instances of bison players being involved in a theft ring well over $100,000 that we didn't hear about.

I think Binns is included in that statement. In another article Coach Mussman had mentioned how important it was going to be to get the 20 freshmen who redshirted up to speed now that they are in the position to start getting some reps. In the same article he mentioned there may be some redshirts pulled on next years freshmen but it was when talking about WR if I remember correctly.

Your really going to go there? We haven't had the time with this some of you would have had if rolls where reversed but we can. You have guys involved in a theft ring thats well over $100,000 and your going to start talking !@#$? Are you sure these where the only two guys involved. I heard there was a list with 15 football players names on it, what happened to the other 13 guys? This is a little more serious than being drunk and throwing stuff in the street, or getting a minor or DUI. This is borderline federal offense. But if you do want to compare how Bohl handles alcohol related offenses he's suspened guys for about 20% of the season even if they had two offenses. I would say Hakstol's punishment is 50% was more than enough. I guess maybe you should go back and take some of those ndsu math classes.