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Caveat: I have absolutely nothing against fan criticism of UND players, coaches or teams. I personally don't believe it helps a program in the least, nor does it keep a program from settling for mediocrity any more than I believe a more positive pie-in-the-sky (or the favored term here, "delusional") outlook is a bullet-train ticket to permanent stagnation. Bottom line: what we write here or what the media writes anywhere has very little bearing on the direction of the program. The real pressures are applied from much closer distance and from much more powerful strings ( no, not the %gobc) than a fan message board. Ok, that said: If Tom were to consistently write in a negative, glass-half empty way about UND teams the way some on here bag on UND teams when they're struggling, he'd be quickly labeled as another UND-hating, Bison-loving, McFooly-cloned media hack. Not that he'd care in the least. I have seen Tom write some pretty downright negative stuff about the UND program on occasion. But I also like that he balances things out with some fact-based and numbers-based positivity now and again. I want to read about the good and the bad. Tom and Wayne do a nice job walking that tightrope. Not even The Strib and PiPress sports columnists (opinion writers who are not dependent on access to players and/or coaches, mind you) write scathing, hatchet jobs all of the time.

Pat Bohnet, the most powerful employee at UND???!!!

I drive by the site everyday on my way to work. The photo is a bit deceptive in its size and dimensions. The floor is dug down quite a bit from ground level -- no idea exactly how much. But, by my estimation, even with layers of foundation support, concrete, padding and turf, the kickers will have plenty of room to practice their skills.

Yeah, I suspected this was coming based on some recent tweets that have been posted. Anna will be missed.

Brady Oliviera: this is just fun to watch regardless of the quality of competition. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6fb7rLd8Rs

In case our SiouxSports friends in the Twin Cities didn't know and would like to take part, there will be a town hall meeting of the UND Nickname and Logo Process Recommendation Task Force tonight in Bloomington. Karl Goehring will facilitate. Details in the link below. There will be a similar meeting in Denver on Dec. 11. http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_27059004/und-holding-nickname-town-hall-minneapolis-thursday?source=rss

No, it's just fun humor, pure and simple. If they thought it was bad, they wouldn't have shown any logos. No controversy here, unless it's manufactured.

KFYR-TV in Bismarck produced a fun video about good ol' N.D. (even references UND hockey and SU football) to the tune of that incessantly played "Happy" song. Thought I would share for no particular reason. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lz34llO_XI#t=149

He did not. For eff's sakes.. He did say, however , that having the emotional leader and the floor general off the floor didn't help the situation. He listed a few other contributing factors to his team only winning by 7, including that ASU is a pretty darn good team when it wants to be..

Well, at least our info was consistent! ( :

Shaugs and Jer are done. We should have Simmons, Sharp and Norberg (if they decide to keep Kyle as a running back) coming back, barring any unforeseen departures for whatever reason. Then you can add Oliviera and possibly Santiago as a scat back or slot receiver, if they don't RS. Another big strong and fast JUCO or drop down would be welcome.

Whoa! Top-ranked Kentucky downs Mont. State 86-28. Now that's an a$$ whoopin' !

I thought this was a funny clip from the game story in today's Greeley, Colo., newspaper, especially the quote form UNC's Lexington Smith about Jer's size: When Taubenheim wasn’t splitting the uprights, Garman was running wild. He scored his second touchdown of the day late in the third quarter on a 2-yard run that was set up by an interception by Domo Blackmon. “I think the difference for us today was the size of their offensive line and the back (Garman),” UNC senior defensive lineman Lexington Smith said. “Those boys were pretty tall and when (Garman) got past the first level, I couldn’t see him. I had to chase him down.”

Overcame an 18-point deficit against a young UW-Milwaukee, and broke through a 17-point deficit against a very veteran St. Francis-Brooklyn squad. Don't want to make a habit of it, but I love the resiliency shown so far!

He may be the one to pick a new one or he may accept a proposal for stakeholder groups to make a selection, or it could be some other way of whittling it down and eventually selecting a new one. No one knows at this point. But, yes, we do all have our notions, ideas, skepticism and opinions about what is going on or not going on. I, myself, doubt anyone one or any group has any one nickname or short list of names ready and waiting at this point and time. But my opinion is as valid as yours, right now, at this point in time.

For the 10,000th time everyone -- the Task Force is not selecting ANY list of potential nicknames -- not 1 not 100 not 1,000. They are simply tasked with recommending a process to the president of UND. This is Step 1, and any list of possible nickname and logos wouldn't come about until Steps 2,3,4,5 etc.

Well, since the task force is not the one picking a new nickname and is only recommending a process to potentially pick a new nickname, I don't know how I feel about this whole thing. I can say that the only place, in recent years, that I have seen the lame nicknames ideas that you've listed even mentioned or suggested (albeit, as bad ideas) has been on Sioux Sports.com. I am as interested as anyone to see how this all plays out, but my love for the University and its athletes has and always will transcend any nickname and logo.

The Task Force is in the biggest damned-if-they-do-damned-if-they-don't situation I've ever seen. I feel particularly bad for Chuck, Karl, Sheri and Matt -- former athletes I know who wore the old nickname and logo proudly, still love the idea of it and have always bled UND through and through.

A Lot of fans who left when it was an 18-point deficit missed a pretty good show in the second half.

Yes, he played. He did not show much to warrant mention. I was surprised how slow he is up and down the court, unless he's hindered by some minor injury.

Looked like Tyler and Salmonson were rehabbing some minor stuff.... Shanks just did not play. Maybe he can't per NCAA rules.

Antwi shoots lights out against lower division teams and in intersquad games. Free throws are still a struggle Nash and and Crandall were probably co-MVPs of the day Kraig Shields is going to be a special player as he grows into the college game. Cashman looks really good... but the mental side of the game is still a challenge for him. He is out of position a lot of times. de Rouen shows flashes of skill but it's very inconsistent He plays with emotion but sometime is overcome by it and makes silly mistakes. Coleman played good defense and stepped back and knocked down a couple threes. Didn't stand out other than that. James Richman is a big North Dakota kid that is doing his best to keep up .... he could grow into a solid off-the-bench player later in his career. Hooker played ok but seemed to be frustrated by some of the physical play especially when matched up against Crandall. When he and Crandall played on the same team, the offens really clicked. Other than that ... not much to say. I always find it hard to take much a way from these early season intersquad match-ups. Salmonson, Shanks, Tyler did not play.

It could be a challenging year. And that's not all on the freshman. Let's hope for the best as usual. One note: I've seen shirts lifted on players with less talent than Crandall. He was a young floor general today and looked impressive. He's one to really keep an eye on.

Thanks for the inside scoop JackJD.... we both are lucky to have such nice facilities to utilize moving forward. I have no idea what they are saying about you or us on BV because I do not have an account there nor do I frequent it in any way. I like to worry about my own backyard.

It went both ways. I was there. PSU just lostt their composure in the fifth set.