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Which is about the same underdog spread that we had against Wyoming.

My prediction for the Wyoming game was that regardless of the way it went, there would be some that would draw conclusions down the road that aren't realistic. Hopefully we can get to 2-0 before we play NDSU, then that game could be huge for us, because if you somehow find a way to squeak one out against the 4-time National Champs, you would probably only need to go .500 the rest of the way to make the playoffs because of the credibility of beating Wyoming and NDSU. But like you said, first things first!

Not saying he isn't classy, but knowing how crazy Bison fan's are, I would try to temper expectations on the game in a couple of weeks too. Some may think if they don't win by 30, Klieman should be run out of town.

I think I saw where they were replacing 9 of 11 players on defense, which takes a while to gel. That said, beating talented teams is impressive, no matter how young they are.

But the Massey only had us losing 3 games the rest of the season!

I'll reiterate what I said in the football thread "Roughriders rough up Cowboys"

"Roughriders rough up Cowboys!"

As long as they take that money for that extra year of pro hockey and use it to finish their degree, I don't think it hurt them that much. I don't think either one of them was going to develop enough in that extra year at UND to further their career in pro hockey, as they were both borderline pro potential to begin with. Of course the fan in me would have liked to see what they could do in their Senior season and add to their legacy here. That's what they missed out on in my eyes, the brotherhood and legacy they can't get back, not the development for one more year of college.

So you just come up with a design where the horse is in "High Ho Silver" stance on it's hind legs.

Yeah, take that, add some fierce snorting from the horse and an equally mean rider, and it may be something to work with to separate logos.

Neither did the numbers for your President's house and chauffeur , but they still happened. Nevermind the fact that we don't know what the plans are going to be cutting back in certain areas.

You could end up with something more like the Wyoming logo than the Cedar Rapids logo.

I thought I heard on the news that it would be only the students that voted a second time. I thought that was strange, but someone told me that again today, unless he heard the same news story I heard.

Do I understand this correctly, that if no nickname reaches 50 percent of the vote, there will be another vote that only students will be participating in?

Let me ask you this. If he was/is vulnerable, why did NDSU keep trotting him out there? Is it all about winning? Does NDSU not care about his possible professional aspirations? Yes, I'm sure Wentz wanted to go back out there, as most competitors do, but shouldn't somebody be thinking big picture, especially since these type of injuries are tricky.

Is Duluth attempting the same policy? Seems like most or all of their home games will be on sale through Ticketmaster, except I didn't see the games against UND listed.

Yes, because preseason games have always been an indicator of regular season success. Don't know how you can draw any conclusions when starters play one or two series.

Agree, that Morlock has done nothing to warrant discipline. Glad Montana realized that kind of thing shouldn't happen, and apologized for the incident. It is impossible to stop all idiot fans from doing stupid things, but it should be incumbent on the home team to have the requisite security for the opposing team.

But their punter sure is a game changer. Hopefully they won't be able to play the field position game as incredibly as they have in the past.

I have to laugh at gopher fans hoping we get stuck with a bad nickname. Guess what, three of the names on that list are better than being a rodent that people paid money for tails to destroy the menacing species. Just remember, gopher 'holes has more than one meaning too, and the main meaning of gophers isn't exactly a source of pride.

Now, can NDSU fans honestly say they would rather travel to Missouri Valley locations, or Big Sky locations? It is a no brainer to me, especially with that environment. So when NDSU has traveled to elite Big Sky schools Eastern Washington and Montana they have lost. Need to make sure they don't get home field advantage in FCS playoffs. They are very beatable by good teams on the road.

...and what nickname did you, or would you offer up that is worthy?

We do have a North Stars team in town already.

I agree, we can't go by what the rest of the Big Sky is doing, because we are competing for players in this area with NDSU, SDSU and South Dakota, etc. We recruit some of the same players, but Montana and other Western States aren't our recruiting base. This would also give us a leg up on the Montana schools on those players we both are recruiting .

With the way college athletics is going, I really think it is time to make tough decisions now, even if they aren't popular. I think someone else said that mens's and women's swimming weren't Big Sky sports -- start by getting rid of them. They need to take a hard look where they are getting a bang for their buck. Don't wait for ten years, save the money now and put it into being fully competitive in all the sports you choose to participate in.