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    Eagles @ VIKINGS

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    I will just throw this out there on Clock management, what they practice in practice and what happens in the Game, I believe to be different....I would ask you to ask yourselfs this question....?

    If Peyton Manning were the QB, would we be having this disscussion....?

    TJ looks incapable of making reads and normal QB decisions, he certainly is not any good in the 2 minute situation.

    This does however fall on the Head Coach's shoulders, he needs to put a QB in that can get it done.

    Eagles @ VIKINGS

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    I was a little surprised when the announcers were talking about Childress's three seasons and noted that he is now up to .500. 6-10 1st season, 8-8 the next, and 10-6 this season. After being among the "Denny Green must go" crowd (the circa 2000 equivalent of Fire Hakstol for the young people in the room) and regretting it ever since, I find that almost compelling evidence to keep him another year.

    I really find it laughable in today's Sports Arenas around the Country, that it is the sentiment of most fans to get rid of the Coach. Every message board I read is Fire this guy and Fire that guy...

    Coaches, Coach and Players, Play....

    When do we ever hold the Athletes accountable for poor execution on the Coaches game plan....?

    In Teams Sports I believe those are the two most important parts, that need to work together and be on the same page. Then you can add in all the intangleanles, like injuries, the other team, officiating, luck, ect.....the margin between Winning and Losing is ever so Slim.

    Anyway, I must have missed all the "Cut Terrell Owens" threads down in Dallas, because they missed the playoffs.....?

    Minot State

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    That was as frustrating as well as entertaining Basketball I have seen in a while.....

    The 1st half for whatever reason (there were many) the Sioux could not get the ball past half court, I did think the refs let a little too much contact on the chest bumping off the oppents dribble (advantage Minot State)

    2nd half was very simaler, til about the 10 minute mark, and the the Sioux seemed to get a little bit tougher, stronger, and play with more energy. Never should have gone to OT, but we took care of bussiness and came away with the win in overtime.

    I hope Texas A&M and Minot State College do not particapate in a film exchange program, because if A&M presses us, we could be in for a longer the LONG type night...

    A Win is a Win, you never throw one back.....Go Sioux

    Women's/Men's Basketball Attendance

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    Winning Helps, Yes ....The Women were like 93-9 (53-5 at Home) since the Betty opened.......? and we still have about the half the attendance we had in Hyslop.

    I believe marketing is part of the problem, the Athletic Administration as not committed the resources to any sport at UND as much as it does to Hockey, or the Alumin spends on trying to save a logo.....? UND has been talking about Marketing since the 90's when Cal Davis brought 100 band members and students on a bus trip for a game at UND......and we have not succeeded yet.

    But I also believe in the 5-6,000 attendance days we also had teams with a more local flavor. The Men's team with Jacobson, Gardner, McAndrews, Vonesh, Boushee, Wilkie, Gulseth, Robertson were all N.D. guys, and these were the days when the Men out drew the Women. When the women started to have some success with National Title runs is when the Women started to over take the Men in attendance figures.

    These days may be gone forever, because I do not see either of those in the near future, A group of local talent that good, and National Championship runs....

    Women's/Men's Basketball Attendance

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    It was unbelieveable that they built the Betty to seat only 3,000 fans! There are area NAIA schools with gyms that big. The Ralph is fine if you have a full house, as they did against Kansas a few years ago, but it is a lousy atmosphere with 4-5,000 fans. Too big. The main basketball arena for a DI school should seat at least 5-6,000. You have to project that your BB programs will improve and, along with it, attendance will go up also. I grew up during the Bill Fitch era at UND and crowds of 6-7,000 were not unheard of. The Phil Jackson led teams, in those years, drew big crowds, as opposed to the 1,500-2,000 that would show up in the pre Fitch years. In those days the Hyslop held more fans . They used high football endzone bleachers on the east and west ends.

    Ha Ha...I agree....I have sat in Hyslop on a HARD Wooden 8" Board of a Seat, Maybe the most uncomfortable ever, along with 5,000 other rapids fans....WE can not get 1/2 that for the Betty..

    Hammer, I do not buy the weather excuse, you may lose a few out of towners, but where are the students, and local support...? and buy the way the only seat more uncomfortable than the Old Hyslop was the BSA...I think there boards where only 7", but would get over 6,000 fans....?

    Shawn, I would be nervous right now if UND played NDSU, that either school would sell-out, just do not see it happening (Sell-Out), maybe after we get some energy back into the rivalry....?

    Women's/Men's Basketball Attendance

    in Women's Basketball

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    Boy I wish I knew what happened to Attendance firgures for both programs....?

    The old Hyslop seemed to be always packed (everyone blame Rich - Here, not his fault) and we did not always win....But at UND since the Betty was built we have yet to pack the place. We used to draw over 5,000 (ok we cheated, so did NDSU, maybe 4,500) fans for a Basketball game, now we can not get 2,500....? SAD

    And seriously for either program, to have attendance under 1000.....? 1/12 of either Universities enrollment, not to mention surrounding population......SAD

    Women's/Men's Basketball Attendance

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    Well, it is my opinion that this year's Sioux team is not as good as the 2005-06, 2006-07, or 2007-08 versions. But I'm pretty darned pleased with how the Women's team has performed thus far, considering the demanding schedule that they've played. They've beaten the teams they're supposed to (DII/NAIA), nabbed some nice wins against some established DI competition including last night's victory against a solid Lamar team, and came very close to knocking off a Big 10 opponent a week ago.

    Despite not being able to participate in the post-season for a few years, and quite frankly, not having the team capable of doing so this year if they were eligible, I do not long for the days of making it to the NCAA North Central Regional and putting 30 point drubbings on elite DII programs such as MSU-Moorhead and Nebraska Kearney.

    I agree with this, last night's win vs Lamar and the Northwestern games really show improvement. Tonite they just did not compete for whatever reason....? I feel we are only 1-2 difference makers (Pudez, Richards, Crouse) type players from wining a couple more of this years contests....

    But it will be a long road, til we can get into a conference like SDSU......

    Anyone notice the Bison only had 855 fans at the last womens home game.....? Hope that never happens to us (I shouldn't talk, I can't go as much as I use to--Hate work)

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