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12 hours ago, Longtime fan said:
Really!? Did he tell you that or are you presuming that since he is now a potential draft choice? Let me know your insight please
How many 6'3" 250 LB linebackers sign at FCS schools? That is what he is trying to tell you. If he was that size he may have had P5 offers, and he may have taken one of those offers over a UND offer.
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On 4/8/2016 at 6:00 PM, SiouxVolley said:
The NCAA will make a rule change this summer where orphan FBS teams can join FCS conferences and they can all move up to FBS if enough transition properly. That's why the Big Sky is so anxious to lock in Idaho football. Since its the Frozen Four weekend, their isn't a lot of enthusiasm to talk about it now. Bison and Jack fans are dead set against it and insist that it won't happen, because UND has a path to FBS then. UND would need a stadium expansion, and alot of fans see that as too much of a stretch goal.
This summer will be huge in Big Sky history.
So the NCAA is going to change the rules for two FBS programs (Idaho and NMSU) that didn't have the support to be FBS in the first place?
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11 minutes ago, UND1983 said:
What? Just stop posting here, please.
What? I was agreeing with a Sioux fan that doesn't think an NDSU recruit is a D1 player at this time. Your fans are bringing up NDSU players and recruits. Expect them to be commented on if they do.
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5 hours ago, SiouxVolley said:
The Slummit does not have the budgets to be more than an entry level DI conference, in spite of what bizon trolls say.
Is that why you pay your head coach less than half of what the lower paid Summit teams pay theirs? Or less than a quarter of what ORU and Denver pay their Summit league HC's?
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13 hours ago, jdub27 said:
One had offers from Utah State, Drake, Colorado State, UNI, Utah, USC, Nebraska and UND. One has an offer from NDSU.
As with most kids that height that go to mid-majors, they obviously both need(ed) work coming out of high school. However, there is clearly a difference in what college coaches are seeing in terms of potential. Just like everything else, recruiting is a crapshoot, only time will tell how it pans out (for both players).
I agree the Dickinson kid doesn't look like a D1 player, but he doesn't look any worse than Werner did at the same point in his development.
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2 hours ago, geaux_sioux said:
"players on active NFL rosters" I'd rather have two starters who are as good as anyone in the league at their positions like we had with Kuper and Kleinsasser. We have 0 right now obviously but that will change.
Actually 5 of those 7 started at least 3 games last year, so most were more than "just on an active roster". You may be stretching it a little bit when you say Kuper and Kleinsasser were the best at their positions. They both had good runs, but I'm not sure they were Gronklike or Hutchinsonlike. Phil Hansen had just as good a run as either of them.
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8 hours ago, dakotadan said:
This is the biggest sports story to ever come out of the Univ of North Dakota.
Fixed it for you.
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On March 28, 2016 at 9:14 PM, darell1976 said:
Must be one of those Bison fans who had a coma from 1993-2003.
I'm sorry Darell, maybe I was in a coma those 10 years. Did I miss a huge influx of UND players going to the NFL?
NDSU had 7 players on active NFL rosters at the end of last year. They could have 10 this year. When is the last time UND could say that? How far back do you have to go just to count the last 7 UND players that have been on active NFL rosters?
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14 minutes ago, Goon said:
One of the nice things about DirecTV.
I will admit, it is rare that Midco has an outage. But they did try to charge me for equipment I had turned in.
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8 hours ago, 82SiouxGuy said:
The fact that WDAY/WDAZ also has the channel for the CW, and possibly 1 more, that they could potentially broadcast on during those very busy weekends makes it very possible for them to handle the load from a broadcast time perspective. Whether you want to admit it or not, they can be a legitimate option if they want to be.
They could be. It will be interesting to see if they make a serious bid. As an occasional college hockey viewer, UND hockey was a much more attractive product when the old WCHA was together. It has certainly lost some of its appeal. I know some will disagree, but I wonder if they have tracked viewership of UND hockey since the move? Does anyone know? By the way, I am a UND hockey fan. I really hope they are able to win it all this year.
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7 hours ago, 82SiouxGuy said:
WDAZ was a big part of the Fighting Sioux Sports Network. Now they supply productions for WDAY'Z Extra which is available in Grand Forks, Fargo, Bismarck, Minot, Williston, and Dickinson. That would be a good start at building their own regional sports network. They are on at least some cable companies in the state. They have the capability to broadcast online, they do on a regular basis. They bid on the last broadcast rights, they may very well bid again now that they have outlets across the state. They could put the football games on the regular ABC stations along with select hockey, basketball, and volleyball, with the rest of the hockey and more basketball and volleyball on the Extra. They could also work with Fox College Sports or another outlet to get wider reach. That is at least one entity that would have the capacity and probably the interest to put in a bid besides Midco. There may be others.
The fact that WDAY has al of the ND State tounaments now would make it difficult for them to broadcast the last few weeks of the hockey season.
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On March 29, 2016 at 10:22 AM, jdub27 said:
I guess I'm not following the part about UND being proactive instead of reactive other than taking a potshot like that just seems like the easy thing to do. UND is currently in the middle of a media contract, one that paid significant cash well before NDSU had one that did. I can assure you that they are exploring multiple options for when their media rights with Midco expire after the 2016-2017 season and looking for the one that provides that balances good revenue and strong coverage for as many people as they can get it to. Having NDSU negotiate their contract with NBC right now should actually help UND from a market value perspective.
As for the radio thing, I'm not positive how that contract works but UND also already has a radio affiliate in Fargo through WDAY 970 that carries football and hockey games. I doubt they look at adding KFGO at this time, especially considering their signal powers are very similar. I would think that Forum Communications was hoping to get a piece of the pie through radio and didn't, so staying on that station could be beneficial to UND in the long run. While not the biggest deal due to smartphones/technology, it would be nice to expand the radio footprint on MBB and WBB.
I'm not sure UND is in any great position when it comes to TV broadcast rights for UND sports. Who will be bidding against Midco for the hockey and BB broadcasts? The statewide networks won't allow primetime interuptions as frequently as necessary to broadcast them on their stations. There is no Fighting Sioux Sports Network anymore. Who do you expect to bid on UND's TV rights?
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14 minutes ago, 82SiouxGuy said:
I don't believe that UND pays for airtime. If I remember correctly, UND provides the broadcast production and FSN sells the advertising (UND gets a few ads for the school for each game). If UND were paying for airtime they would also be selling the advertising space to cover costs. FSN gets the product at very little cost to them and fills in gaps in their schedule, while UND gets the PR value and has games that are available to many alumni and fans. FSN likes the UND product because they get a very professional looking broadcast, much better than most school productions.
Makes sense. I don't think FSN has the need for an alliation with a college with 2 major pfrofessional sports teams during the fall and winter months.
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On March 29, 2016 at 0:00 PM, Sioux>Bison said:
Whatever we do we need to secure 550 KFYR as they have the best signal in the region that can be heard in all parts of the state and also surrounding states too. NDSU must not have gotten a good offer from FSN. Maybe FSN is going all in to get UND . NDSU is more fit to be on midco anyways.
Doesn't UND actually buy airtime on FSN for the handful of games they air each year? FSN isn't interested in any Dakotas college affiliation.
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6 hours ago, nodakhoops said:
Can a moderator clean this crap up? I come on here to read about UND sports. Carson Wentz, nice story, good kid, but I know where I can read about it. I think the purpose of this thread is for people like Will Ratelle, Weston Dressler, and other former players not Carson Wentz.
Well, maybe if UND had former players in the NFL, this thread would survive without talk about former Bison...
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25 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:
That Maris story was one of the biggest in the history of all sports, not just ND sports. It's in a different league. Stop saying they're similar. The story on Carson and the hype is incredible but it is not the same, not even close. 61 was the most storied record in sports and it broke a mark set by the most mythical athlete in history.
Agree. Most of us weren't around to see the hype in 61. The Wentz story may be the biggest in the last 50 years.
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34 minutes ago, Ranger said:
I agree... I just watched sports center and read today's NY Times. No mention of the Wentz kid, but there were stories about North Dakota advancing to the Frozen Four. Perhaps Fargo is treated to a special national-level sports network to highlight their daily sports accomplishments? ESPN-F? They are that significant and deserving.
I didn't say on Sportscenter. I bet if you watched ESPN from 8 AM to 11 PM, Wentz will be mentioned on some show. It may be on The Sports Reporters, maybe on NFL Live, but somewhere. I bet UND hockey won't be mentioned tomorrow, or the next day, or the next...
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1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:
Truth be told, the largest national sport story right now is:
LeBron unfollows the Cavaliers on Twitter.
Game.
I think everybody knew what I meant, but it is the biggest sports story incvolving ND covered Nationally in recent history.
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On 3/25/2016 at 11:57 AM, darell1976 said:
And if Wentz becomes Ryan Leaf 2.0, this will be the worst story in ND history. How about let's see how he does in the NFL then do all the stories on him. I feel sorry for the other 2 Bison guys who are trying to get into the NFL, no media converge on them.
There were more than 2 other Bison guys there at Pro Day and the scouts saw them, Mayock from the NFL Network mentioned Haeg and Smith on his reports on air, Haeg is being called a top 100 pick by some national media people. When is the last time a ND college had 2 top 100 picks in the NFL Draft? NDSU will have at least 6 players that will be in an NFL camp this spring. I don't think they care if the Media focused on Wentz. Thanks for your concern about NDSU athletes though.
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19 hours ago, Dagger said:
In Fargo there seems to be an obsession with making sure that something that happens there is considering the greatest or best of all time. To be comparing where someone got drafted to some of the REAL national sports stories that have happened in connection to North Dakota born athletes is a real joke. If Wentz actually ends up doing something in Pro Ball than the drafting will become somewhat important.. Until then , Roger Maris, Virgil Hilll, Erstad , and on and on are much bigger stories than a guy who is getting drafted. Wentz need to actually do something at the next level first.
When is the last time a player or school from ND was mentioned on National TV every day for 3 month straight? You will hear Carson Wentz and North Dakota State talked about on ESPN and the NFL Network, among others, every day from now until the draft. Actually from the combine until the draft. Like it or not, this is the biggest nationally covered sports story in recent history. The only other one that would be close is Maris's 61 in 61.
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9 hours ago, Milford torgerson said:
And dambit, Phillip Jackson deserves a spot at the table
Maybe if Phil Jackson acknowledged he was from ND that would be the case. You could probably ask all of the National NBA broadcasters from ESPN, TNT and NBATV and 95% of them wouldn't be able to answer where Jackson went to college or his home state.
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On 3/7/2016 at 11:47 AM, UNDvince97-01 said:
Should at least start him there. If he just isn't working out for your team at LB, then try him at FB.
Like everyone says, he can play special teams for you regardless.
Start him out where hes comfortable first at the position where he's wowed everyone when they turn on the tape, then try the position hes never played.
It sounds like he will be able to audition in front of all 32 NFL teams on Thursday in the Fargodome. And on live national TV. The NFL Network will be televising NDSU's pro day live on Thursday AM. It should help all players at the Pro Day to be exposed to every team. It sounds like there will be some Head Coaches and GM's there also.
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On 3/17/2016 at 3:54 PM, UND1983 said:
A classic I read was where, "NDSU suspended Dupree for 6 games". No, he quit on the team for four games, came back, and was suspended for two, then was put in vs. IPFW due to injury. Guess what he did and teaching him a lesson wasn't as important as needing him vs. the Dons.
A classic is questioning the character and integrity of a coach that suspended his leading scorer for the most important game of the season when his favorite team has a coach that blames his players and everybody else except himself for losses and get broadcasters suspended when they say something that hurts his feelings.
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17 hours ago, Risky said:
The most exciting part of that game was that we were playing a very very good team who was co champs of a west coast conference, and we lost a heartbreaking game in overtime and could of just of easily won. And the biggest positive of the game, most of the second half we were playing with 3 freshman on the court. Can't wait for next year. The other players that playing were freshman, sophomores and a junior. Wow. We also have some excellent additions coming next year too. UND.s team actually has a very healthy locker room environment compared to a team a little south of here.
Yes, it was a very good loss. I thought people on this board weren't into good losses, but I guess it depends who is the losing team.
And it doesn't matter why NDSU turned down the invites to the 3 tourneys nobody cares about, it was the right move. When 2 of the 3 have to trim the number of teams because they can't get teams to play in them and you have sub 500 teams in them, maybe it is time to scrap them.Before NDSU and UND were eligible for the for real post season play, it was ok. Now it just doesn't matter.
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And Wentz's first contract will be more than Kuper and Kleinsasser's combined. What are you saying?