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Maybe I can dumb it down for them in a way they can understand. If UND loses on Saturday to SDSU (God help us we don't), which very well could happen, as we all know, the Schadenfreude will be alive and well from the loyal opposition to the south -- and like sands through the hourglass, these are the days of our lives.

You and I have been preaching "Schadenfreude" for the past 40 pages or so but the Bizon guys just don't seem to grasp the concept or what drives it. They act all above the fray, when, in reality, very few, if any of us, actually are -- me included.

firewall, as someone who did two tours myself and saw first hand the unbridled passion among people who for so long had been denied the right to vote in free elections, I want to thank you, and espeically your loved one, for the ulitmate sacrifice. There is nothing remotely tasteless about it, not that such remarks deserve to even be acknowledged.

It goes both ways. Don't act like you don't know this.

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I think that and the inability to get a real signature FBS "upset" that we could hang our hat on. All those things plus the doldrums of lackluster patchwork scheduling that all transition teams go through.

You are correct. 9,200 = 2012-13 v. Portland State 8,500 = 2011-12 v. Black Hills State 9,700 = 2010-11 v. Northeastern State 8,400 = 2009-10 v. Stony Brook 10,200 = 2008-09 v. Wisc. La Crosse 10,700 = 2007-08 v. Central Wash. 10,300 = 2006-07 v. Winona State 10,600 = 2005-06 v. Western Washington

This line in Wayne Nelson's game recap really stood out to me: "Last season, UND threw only 10 touchdown passes for the season. Through two games this season, UND has thrown 10, eight of them by Hendrickson."

Nice walk up crowd at the Alerus box office.

Players arrived 20 minutes ago to a rousing response. They looked very businesslike today. #timetogetitdone

Players arrived 20 minutes ago to a rousing response. They looked very businesslike today. #timetogetitdone

Tailgating at Alerus now .... Atmosphere is nuts! Love it!

Not to get ahead of ourselves, but you might want to set the DVR to record the Army v. San Diego St. game at 6:30 p.m. tonight on Midco channel 69 (NBCSP). You'll get an early look at our week 3 opponent, San Diego St. Some of the stuff I've read from San Diego St. fans is that their coach tried some of that "no punt; go for it on fourth" stuff that he was toying with in the pre-season, and, according to SDSU fans, it might have cost them a closer game or even a bit of an upset v. Washington.

Chewy only cares about nickname issues. Rarely ever see Chewy post here about anything else. One trick pony.

I know I have said it at least three times now. It is not all that hard to understand that UND fans revel in the misfortunes of Bison fans and vise versa. I think it was Freud or some deep-thinking German who called it "Schadenfreude." I don't think we should act so incredulous over it. Both fan bases do it to the other ... doesn't make it right. But it is kinda fun!

Not that it matters... but Gene from the Herald comments section is a down-and-out UND languages professor, who is angry at the world (especially UND administrators, Grand Forks and North Dakota) becuase he missed out on advancemnt opportunities and because they'll (UND) never give him tenure. He has positioned himself as the local curmudgeon and contrarian on everything that happens in Grand Forks and North Dakota. He's one of those guys who sits on his computer all day -- probably on a state computer at work at Merrifield -- stirring the pot on local and state issues just to make his sorry dead-end life more interesting. I think he's a transplant from Riverside, Calif., who got trapped here in the 80's, and he blames the world for his "misfortunes."

Thread drift by those who want to divert attention from the real issue. Look! Shiny object!

I'm sure he's got nothing else on his plate.

Admittedly, I can't answer your question without bias. But can I turn it around on you and ask the same line of question? If UND were in this kind of trouble, would you be putting up as vigorous a defense in favor of UND, or would the seriousness of the charges magically elevate in your mind based on the color of the football uniform? Would you assume the same "let them have their day in court" posture as you would for your beloved team if the shoe was on the other foot 70 miles north of you. Mind you, I don't know you; you can certainly make up whatever answer you want on the Internet and assume the most judicious personality, but I will find it hard to beleive that any devoted NDSU fan could ever put themselves in a position where they would be an apologist for UND. It's called "Schadenfreude" (reveling in another's --especially a bitter rival's -- misfortune.) NDSU fans do it to us; we do it to them. Life goes on.

You evidently haven't heard of "Shadenfreude." It goes both ways between heated rivals. And, yes, it is a wonderful place to be when your on the right side of it. How's life in Smug-holierthanthou-perfect-land?

How about an outlet mall like the one near Albertville, Minn.? Oh yeah, and another off-ramp south of 32nd would be nice, too, Santa!

After watching Wisco fans do the "Jump Around" thing at Camp Randall and tonight seeing the Va Tech fans rock out to Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes, it might be cool to see something like that in the Alerus late in the third or early fourth quarters. Would give the fans something fun to stick around for.

Good. That means they probably will continue to do it and the Alerus folks will let it slide! Me likey!

Is that a new thing where the student sections bang on their seats to cause that loud rumbling sound that reverberates through the arena? That's a nice addition to the atmosphere. I hope the Alerus staff does not crack down on it.

Nobody does. Sometimes I think you argue crap just for the sake of arguing.