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Let's be honest, NDSU cannot even consider FBS because of their blatant disregard for Title IX compliance. A move to FBS would draw even more scrutiny towards an area that they are seriously hoping no one will ever take a serious look at.

That's probably true, but if UND wanted to solely focus on increasing interest in GF they'd probably just be better off paying some people to drive in circles for hours at a time. That's what really brings them out.

I have no idea what just happened with this post... meant to quote skateshattrick.

Why am I just finding out about this thread now? Assuming this sport of fockey requires any athleticism at all I'd have to take the football players whether they be from NDSU, UND, Fargo Davies, etc. Hockey is the sport for 5'9" 160lb wannabe tough guys who aren't athletic or tough enough to play real sports like football or basketball.

Are you guys going to start him this weekend? You've really been a much better team with Wentz on the bench.

I really can't fault the B1G for opposing this. They basically wanted to do this for years before their expansion and weren't allowed to because of rules put in place by the Big 12 and the SEC. Why should they change now that the Big 12 is down to 10 teams because four schools left to play elsewhere because they couldn't stand UT?

If UND won a championship in FCS football it would be a much bigger deal than any of the hockey titles. Most schools actually participate in and care about football. There are like 10 schools in the whole country that can say that about hockey.

So right now some NDSU posters over on AnygivenSaturday have a link up to this thread where their gloating over this. Let's remember that when one of them tells you how you're not supporting the state when you're cheering for them to lose in two weeks. Apparently these guys haven't figured out that just because their football team wins, it doesn't mean that they personally aren't classless pieces of trash.

This post cannot be downgraded enough. It's obvious you're a total idiot. So WIU gets a playoff spot for playing in the toughest FCS conference even though they weren't even remotely competitive against NDSU or ISU. Only a moron NDSU fan and apparently the morons at NCAA headquarter could come up with something so idiotic.

That's a pretty fair point… we're not losing to good teams. We're getting beat by the cellar of the Big Sky because our staff is incapable of making second half adjustments.

That's a loser excuse. Every team has injuries at this point in the season. We can piss and moan about injuries and depth but their losing games because they can't stop making dumb penalties and turnovers with the game on the line.

This team is flat out mentally weak. Schweigert needs to figure out how toughen this team up so they don't piss up a rope every week when they are challenged. Inexcusable.

I have not seen any credible reports to this effect. If so, please post here.

I enjoy UND being in a football conference instead of being an independent, which was UND's options when the Big Sky came calling. If a spot ever opens up in the MVFC and the Summit I think UND should pursue it. I don't see that happening as long as the eastern half of the MVFC is opposed to it, so until Youngstown leaves or Indiana State or UNI finally pulls the plug on their football programs I don't see it happening. In the meantime, I feel UND can become a nationally competitive team in the Big Sky, but unfortunately is probably 4-5 years away due to some incredibly short-sighted and stupid decisions within the athletic department.

I think we're going to continue to see a few more departures than we're used to for the first few years. It's pretty much par for the course for a rebuilding football team. The idea is to replace these guys with better, more committed athletes so that in 5 years we can come out of this a really good football team.

Hey if you don't care or want to see NDSU on UND's schedule it will be a lot easier on you if you just GTFO the board. Until then the rest of us are sick of your garbarge.

Let's cut the crap… you have no sources and are completely full of it. I think it's time you head back to the trailer park to enjoy your victory while polishing the framed piece of toilet paper you call a degree.

So is NDSU's policy in other parts of the university that women should have half the opportunities they afford men? It would seem so. Maybe they should put that on a recruiting poster?

Let's be honest the only reason NDSU doesn't find themselves in the position where they need to cut sports is because their administration has taken the position that providing equal opportunities for women athletes to compete isn't a worthwhile goal.

I'll gladly take back all of the things I've said about Faison over the past week. Props to him for getting this done! By the way has anyone tried the crow their serving in Grand Forks these days? It's excellent.

Sure is a lot of crying by the Bison faithful on this thread. It's part of the game and every program/ team does it. Hell I've seen film of Bison O-linemen hi-lowing opposing d-lineman and taunting them after they've injured their knees. Even in the Montana game, Deluca delivered a headshot on Montana's QB when he was sliding. How it wasn't flagged as a 15 yard penalty is beyond me. It's a brutal game and if that's too tough for you then start watching golf and cheerleading.

He's going to have to discuss this with a few more people than he can contact internally if he is going to get it done. I, honestly, don't understand why he wouldn't speak to this issue when addressing the FB alumni if he had any plans of trying to fund it. I guess I have little respect for a guy who will look you straight in the eye and tell you how committed he and the school are to the FB program and then neglect to even mention this.

Actually this is Faison's responsibility to go to the alumni with this, which is probably the biggest problem I have with him. Larsen went to his alumni base with a targeted dollar amount of what this would cost and they stepped up. Has anyone heard Faison say anything on what it would cost for UND to fund this for football, MBB and comparable womens sports? He hasn't even tried and I bet has not even crunched the numbers for funding this other than for M/W hockey. I'm a football alumni and season ticket holder who has donated money to this program and the athletic department. I'm on mailing lists for both of these and just last month golfed in our alumni golf tournament here in the cities where Faison spoke. Do you he think this might have been a topic that he should have addressed to an audience of football alumni, many of whom are generious donors to the program? Radio silence. He isn't even going to try.