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Do you know if there is any truth to the rumor? The paper just had a story saying that it would cost something like half a million dollars to develop a new nickname. (IIRC)

Should be a good student turnout this weekend; at least most of their tickets are claimed.

What is the new model they are going to as well as what is the current model?

Seems unlikely, but I guess it is possible and would be fantastic. What are the boards you were reading that had this information?

Its a win. Have to improve and be ready to play against Cal Poly on homecoming! Go Sioux!

NDSU even have a chance in the second half? They (both teams) are scoring less often down at SIU then in a soccer game.

Sioux TD.

Second half. GO SIOUX!

What kind of crowd is there today?

Never saw the game starting like this.

Safety!

Nice punt at least.

Go SIOUX!

Go Minot tomorrow! Should be a good one.

Off topic kind of here. How does Detroit Lakes, such a small town and all, seem to produce so many good football players?

I like everything about Mr. Mollberg. Keep up the good recruiting and development of players, and we will be a solid team going into the Big Sky.

Excellent article. Marvin Windows has a significant North Dakota presence. They have a factory in Grafton and they also own Integrity which is located in Fargo.

Go SIOUX!!!! Also, french fry feed rules!

Haha. I just can't win today.

It was a long afternoon of waiting, but what I suspected you were talking about was true. I have never seen that movie but have been meaning to watch it. Hopefully it is good.

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I have looked up the numbers for last season. The Force had 30 home dates with an average attendance of 3506. The Bison had 13 home dates with an average attendance of 3305. Also, Sioux hockey had 20 home dates last year (not counting two exhibitions). I do not know what the average number of home dates for a college hockey team is, but I would guess it is higher then the average number of home dates for a college basketball team. It seems NDSU would be wise to invest in a sport that has higher support in their city as well as more home dates. Edit: Sources http://www.gobison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=11902&SPID=697&DB_OEM_ID=2400&ATCLID=205030822 http://www.pointstreak.com/stats/pro/attendance.html?leagueid=49&seasonid=5967

Again, NDSU basketball is not the most popular winter sport in Fargo. A hockey team playing in one of the feeder leagues for college hockey is.

And thats just stupid.

A couple of things. As has been pointed out, the thread title says it all about the criteria. Why would you only count core sports though? Athletic departments must follow the law (title IX), so that partially dictates what sports they will have. Also, athletic departments must make decisions about which sports they want and what they think will bring in the most money and be the most attractive to their fans. There are lots of decisions that go into this process and every athletic department must make them. So it only makes sense to compare entire athletic departments in this sense. Now if you just want to compare football and basketball, have it at, but really, all that indicates is how popular those two sports are; it doesn't give proper representation to the entire athletic department of the school (it can still be a good comparison though). I love agriculture. I believe NDSU is making a mistake by not pursing hockey. In past years, the Force have had higher average attendance then NDSU basketball (I believe the Force have more home games as well). The Force are in the USHL, one of the primary feeder leagues for UND and college hockey. The fact that they are out attending NDSU basketball says something for the popularity of hockey in the region that NDSU is located in.