Well those people wanted the cheaper, Minnesota option...
As well, engineering doesn't matter. What it comes down to is that if the diversion goes through, it will ruin the livelihoods of all of the rural folks and farmers that live in the area to be impacted by the lake. That is just wrong.
I think what Darell is saying is that NDSU sees UND as their only threat. Lets say UND gets hammered in Fargo this year and then SU goes on to lose the FCS title game. Next year NDSU is down a little and UND is on the rise and UND wins a barnburner "upset" in Grand Forks. In just two seasons the whole paradigm and perception of things changes. That's what NDSU does not want to happen.
Should be a fun one this year! I'm picking Red River, Minot, Century, and Grafton to win their first round games. With the exception of the RR game, all the first round games should be pretty competitive (of course Jamestown's goalie can stand on his head...).
Its a good schedule no doubt based on how good the teams are. But there is no exciting, bring the house down types of match ups. A #3 ranked Miami still wont generate the same excitement as as an unranked Minnesota.
Yeah, the Frozen Four championship game has about the same number of people in attendance generally (~20,000) and quite a bit higher TV ratings on average from what I've been able to find.