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I'm not crazy about the three week playoff. That potentially leaves a lengthy break and chance to be rusty if you have a first round upset. It also feels like they just took what everyone else is doing. I guess it depends on what the purpose of the conference tourney is, generate money, get more teams into the NCAAs, etc. I would have liked to see a more innovative format, that really awards regular season excellence. I'd propose a straight single elimination tourney, but with a couple of modifications. First week, 3 seed and 4 seed host. 1 and 2 seeds get bye to Semifinals. 3 seed site (seeds 3, 6 and 7) Day 1 - 6 vs 7 Day 2 - 3 vs 6-7 winner to advance to semifinals 4 seed site (seeds 4,5,8,9) Day 1 - 4 vs 9, 5 vs 8 Day 2 - Winners from day 1, winner advances to semifinals Week 2 - 1 seed hosts Friday - 1 seed vs lowest remaining, 2 seed vs highest remaining, Saturday - Championship This format provides benefits for regular season performance 1 seed - hosts final four and receives off week and bye to semis 2 seed - receives off week and bye to semis 3 seed - hosts and only needs 1 win to make semifinal 4 seed - hosts games to reach semifinals 5-9 seeds -a chip and chance baby! This also gives the host school 2 weeks to prepare for the finals and still keeps a somewhat tournament vibe. It would also allow a TV partner to schedule all the games at different times over the 2 weekends, with the first round games at the 4 seed being Thursday and Friday and the games at the 3 seed being Friday and Saturday.

Would be shocked if Jack's don't repeat.

They really miss Gordon.

That would be a great destination trip. Or UND could look at doing a tourney in Norway or Sweden. That would be cool.

Will be interesting to see if coaching salaries stay up with more money having to go to the players. Could see some regression.

College football is becoming the USFL played in the fall with slightly more emotional attachment to the teams. Although even the USFL doesn't choose a champion with a beauty contest.

Yep. Quit reading the news clippings and just play the game.

looks like the voodoo economics of college sports are coming to light. It's not just those schools. If you're offering the $4.99 rotisserie chicken you better be selling something else as well to make up for it, and most schools aren't. A reckoning is coming.

We can't properly fund football or basketball, lacrosse in ND makes no sense

I'm wondering when someone is going to really start digging into the financials of all college sports and realize its about as legitimate as FTX. All this supposed revenue and yet still relying on student fees, institutional aid and massive outside donations. All the regular student saps that are racking up loans might eventually wonder why they are carrying the mail for "student athletes". Hopefully the tax man is making sure Uncle Sam gets his cut of the NIL money that is getting thrown around these days. Taxpayers shouldn't be footing the bill to run minor leagues for the NBA and NHL.

I'm a big fan of winning on neutral sites.

Need to get back to putting pucks on net

Wtf with the clock

Give me the Barry Sanders approach on our goals tonight. We won't have to respond to any of their antics cause they ain't gonna score. I also expect some fisticuffs.

The mile high club game. Everyone was scoring.

I expect this will happen soon as part of the Summit/NCHC synergies. I've had no problems with midco sports plus and production far surpasses anything I've seen on ESPN plus.

There is talent, I don't think a new staff necessarily means a long rebuild. We need to find out if we have a game changer at QB on the current roster.

Put guys in position to win. We just can't seem to do that.

Let's go UN No D today.

Was ready to acknowledge the good adjustments in 2nd hand and then we get the 4th quarter "drive"

D needs this stop

Throw into the end zone

And yet another 3rd short of the sticks.

Not just pass it, have a non QB pass it. Is that putting you players in the best position to succeed.

Do we just not run routes past the sticks on 3rd down. It's maddening.