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I realize some of the entitled attitude is fostered in college, and in some cases the supplements encouraged, hhhNDSUhh, but I wish more teams would just agree those guys aren’t worth dealing with, but it seems most fans will excuse any behavior if they are playing for their team.

Pro sports are always going to be hugely popular, but I wish more people would support college athletics instead, and maybe then the outrageous salaries these guys get will take a downturn. Between this and the Antonio Brown saga, I have had enough of these overpaid divas and cheaters!

I didn’t think so, I only saw Boltmann and Grover.

Did he play?

...and this is the type of thing that Bubba and company doesn’t understand. They have people captivated early on, only to lay an egg. If they want to get the program back on track they need to seize the moment and keep the excitement level high. They could have done that in this circumstance by at least being competitive. Maybe their new motto should be “seize the moment”!

Their third down defense again needs to find a way to get off the field. No answer for NDSU’s play calling. Also, how about a few back shoulder throws against their defense with big receivers like Wanzek and Toivonen. Again, it looked like they just wanted to try and keep it close, no really aggressive play calls.

Don’t know about a Brazilian supermodel, but there is a certain Bison fan with Uromysititis that lost her public urination pass that will be needing some love and understanding! As Lloyd would say “you’ll catch your break, just gotta keep your eyes open”, apparently for intoxicated women lacking urinary protocol. Hopefully her “streaming” options are a little different for this game.

Didn't Mooney rip the ball out of the Bison players arms?

Where was someone bagging on Brad?

Don't know if anyone knows for sure, but it certainly is positive that he is on the Langley roster. Surprised Schlossman hasn't addressed the tweets from the Giants.

I would guess that if there was concern from the coaches they would have talked to him about the situation and told him you are either all in or all out. Maybe they did the same with Rowe, and he was still up in the air.

Do tickets usually go for $500 at the Fargo Dome?

So if we are going to be completely nonsensical and take those phrases literally, it is better to kill a whole football team than a single player?

So has a bison fan ever said we’re going to kill this team or that team? Did they actually mean murder? Get real! Talk about just sad.

Plus, if the OL and RB steal the show, I fully expect Kett to play better because he will have more time and the offense won't be so predictable. I think one hand washes the other.

Exactly, to suppress talk or attention for any of the programs is ludicrous, and a recipe for none of the programs to succeed. What’s next, not scheduling the game against Penn State in Nashville because it would take all the fans attention for months ahead of time?

I think most people that enjoy UND sports as a whole are excited about the upcoming football season, but holding that excitement has been the problem the last few years. They absolutely can’t drop the ball by losing and putting a less than exciting product on the field like they have when the excitement was there early on. Hoping Freund will help in that regard, and that they can gain momentum from an impressive opening game. We have seen the same loss of excitement in the hockey program the last few years when they drop the ball and aren’t scoring goals. Hopefully there is enough excitement to go around for both programs from the get go.

Because the only way to get people interested and excited about football is to not talk about hockey? Doesn’t give the football program much credit.

In the committed recruits thread someone posted a roster for Honeybaked with Spicer on it.

After last years draft with so many Americans, this list doesn't have a whole lot.

I personally think the atmosphere in the building needs to stem from the fans to begin with, and then the REA could expand on it. I wouldn't be banking on the Ralph to create anything but an artificial atmosphere with the "More Noise" stuff. They should play some role, but I think the real atmosphere needs to come from the fans, and that isn't as prevalent as it used to be.

Shakey's was actually in both places.

Hopefully he and Ausmus can rip it up and garner some honors in the process, warranting their early recruitment. Also looking forward to seeing Luke Bast in the USHL. Might have to get to Fargo to watch Waterloo with him, Montgomery, and Ness.

Was Jaksen Panzer always going to play for East Grand Forks?

I wasn't insinuating NDSU was a bad school, just that each school has some different offerings and that most players at this level should have educational opportunities high on their list of priorities and we should fit the bill for some of them.