I will say there is a difference in the level of plays in D-II and DI-AA with DI-AA being the better of the two. However, I will also say both UND and NDSU have programs capable of being DI-AA contenders. In NDSU's case, they aren't far from that right now. In UND's case, they need to make the commitment to DI-AA football if they (mainly their fans) want to say they could be competitive in DI-AA football and that it isn't much better than DII football.
I also want to say I find it pathetic how both NDSU fans and UND fans can't stop the petty bickering. Go to Bisonville, and all you read about is how "Bison are supreme" and DII means nothing (even though the Bison made their name in D2 and have a storied history in D2). I find that hypcrisy appalling. Point that out on Bisonville and you get banned for being objective and not seeing things through rosey glasses.
Why can't the fans go back to supporting their own team instead of constantly ripping on their old rival and call that supporting their team?
Sioux Sports does a much better job being about Sioux than Bisonville does being about the Bison. Heck, Bisonville has a whole thread devoted to UND...even though the whole board is basically about UND. At least Siouxsports hasn't gone that road.
Its time for objectivity to return to both Siouxsports and Bisonville and time for all the "homers" to stop being so obnoxious and brash.
Is that too much to wish for? Afterall, we are all North Dakota sports lovers.