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lame... i bet my friend's brother's other brother could take him in a street brawl! actually, i've got some pretty good close quarters combat skills... excellent weapons ksa's as well. i'll take both of them on.

The fact that johnboy is constantly on this fan site clearly demonstrates the power of the program. Thanks for your passionate interest in UND sports.

Wow... Haven't seen this team get beat this bad in, say, 20 years. Horrible. Bad goal tending, bad defense, bad offense, bad coaching. One major bitch... Forbort should never shoot the puck. He must surely lead the league in shots being block. Slowest shot release ever. I expected more from him this year.... Wow

Speaking of Olympic sheet ice, why are these still around? Olympics nor international juniors use them, or am I mistaken?

I can't recall a D-corps struggling so much this late in the season...especially the seniors. They looked lost at times. Need to fix that ASAP.

baseball?

I don't disagree most top players go the CHL route. If there were viable alternatives to make the pro ranks in football and basketball, as in hockey and baseball, I wonder how many of these kids would go to college. I dare to suggest not many on that Alabama team, or any other team, would be student athletes if there was a solid, respectable alternate avenue to achieve their dreams.

It's not like the kid was killing it at the USHL level...

So, it only cost $1M to whore a Div-1 athletic program into mediocracy? Too bad. And oh, exposure=money.

I see the resident apologists are out in force... I was out of town this week, but before I left I set my DVR to record the US Exhibition v North Dakota game on DTV 626. Returned home on Saturday to discover 6 hours of nothing recorded. Who was responsible for this eff up, or do they get a pass because it's early in the season and production? At what point do we, alumni who donate handsomely to this program, hold professionals, both internally and externally to the program, responsible?

Evidence.

I thought for a bit the broadcast was a Studio One production.

Regarding the broadcast, I was surprised at how JV it really seemed, especially after all the hype. But, hey, the program is getting a million dollars for this 5 year gig... And that's what counts, right? Cash over quality?

Same likely goes for any law enforcement organization, certainly at the federal level... as well as the US intelligence community, including contractors. Stupid mistakes can be costly.

bitter much?

Which section... the D-I AA portion?

Maybe for those who live in GF, or perhaps attend a game or two a year. For those who depend on satellite television to stay in touch with UND athletics, not so much.

If their project doesn't end with a channel on DirectTV, Dish, Comcast, etc., then it's a complete and utter failure.

I assume every foreign student, especially hard science majors, knew.

The Vikings aren't getting a retractable roof unless Wilf pays100% of the increased costs.

I recall previous discussion indicating neither of the contracts generated revenue.... If so, the only difference between the two is less national exposure, but HD. Not much of a trade IMO.

Huh? Isn't the hockey program the top program that puts money back into the department? Suggesting it is holding back the rest of the sports is, well, stupid. These TV deals make the athletic dept look like amateurs.

I believe the CBS Sports contract forbids.

Actually, the shortsightedness of UND's athletic department is to blame... 100%.

Hmmm.. Let's see. Upon the start of the 2013-14 season, the hockey program will go from having 20+ games nationally televised to no more than 5 according to the CBS Sports contract discussed several months ago. Fans outside the regional Midco footprint will have few viewing options outside the webcast, if they can even get that. This is nothing to be happy about, even if you can access the regional network. Interestingly, UND had earned a nice national fan base considering its size and geographic isolation. FCS put UND sports into millions of homes 20+ times a year. Not so much after next year. I thought the D-I move was to improve the entire program, not restrain or minimize its top draw?