wsuwarrior

Really? A playoff game at the Alerus Center for Winona State? That's a new one. Looking forward to game, even though I don't like how I think it'll turn out. I like what I've seen out of Winona State this year, I do believe it's a stronger team than last year's squad.

No reason for those teams to do it. Teams from the NSIC aren't at those fully funded levels yet, so why should they join in to the NCC? The left overs from the NCC will play by the NSIC rules or find somewhere else to play.

In the NSIC, we've the old but good: We licked the Beavers, we want Moorhead!

Clicking our not, I think my team can win every week. No matter the opponent. UND in football, Virginia Union in basketball. Every week. You guys maybe clicking, I'm still pissed at the performance of WSU. 35-0 is not acceptable in any circumstance. Sigh. I was there when WSU took you guys to the wire in 2003. It seems like forever ago.

Sigh. Sorry we couldn't give you guys a decent game for the second straight year. Sigh.

Wow. Even after last year's preformance This year should be better, our QB situtation better not be in flux by the Sioux game.

Actually, 1st and 2nd round games for the 2007 D-I tournament are being held at the United Center. http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spe.../032406aab.html

http://www.keloland.com/Sports/NewsDetail4671.cfm?ID=0,48923 Well, it's mentioned here that USD is looking at their situation. And here's USD's release: http://www.usdcoyotes.com/sports/news/rele...release_id=3223

My point behind wanting an on-campus stadium for the Gophers is so that the team is more likely to stick around. If they push the team off to the Midway Stadium in St. Paul, then they're very, very close to just dumping the team all together. Yes, outdoor baseball doesn't work in the NCAA season in the upper midwest. But I'd rather not see a team abandoned because Joel Maturi wanted to please the title XI crowd.

Big Ten champs 2002, 2003, 2004. Yea, that's a crappy team that should be dumped. They, along with the football team need to get their own on-campus stadiums. But I digress.

Just gonna pop in and say I'd love to see UND get a lacrosse team. I used to live in Columbus Ohio, where my local high school had a team. I really started to love the sport there. Since I moved up to Minnesota, I was stuck with out a team until the Swarm came to the cities. This season the average attendance will finish at about 8k a game. There are a few reasons to this: 1) The Wild came back so people with nothing better to do with their sports dollars went back to the Wild. 2) Dates became harder. In indoor lacrosse, the average fan is in their 20's, much younger than the average age of an NHL fan (or at least game-attender). I don't have the exact stats, but I believe it's higher for outdoor lacrosse. There is definitely a cross over between lacrosse and hockey fan bases, but it's not exact. But it's close enough to be significant. Adding lacrosse would give spring dates to the Alerus. And has it has been mentioned, being close to Canada could be big for the team. Speaking purely as a fan of the sport, I hope you add lacrosse.

As a Winona State fan, I just felt a little better. After last year's game, I was fearing UND having a week off before they faced the Warriors. Best of luck on every game that isn't against Winona State.

http://www.usdcoyotes.com/sports/football/...release_id=2995 USD confirmed

They very well may not be, but from their post, I can at the very least draw from it that they are a fan of an NCC school. My statement still stands, the UND fans I met down here in Winona, as well as the large majority I've met online are still polite. Better than they were a few years ago (in my eyes, opinion does differ on that)

Mature. Very. It's people like you that make me loathe the NCC. The majority of UND fans I met were very poilte. You on the other hand make me want to puke.

Nope, that's not me. I was at the game as a fan (as we rotate staff), left at the half because I needed to go find my bottle of whiskey. Oh, and I'm a radio guy, not television. I'm not sure who is doing the game on the video (other than HBC)

Maxwell Field at Midwest Wireless Stadium seats about 4500. Yes, I realize that it's pitiful compared to GVSU and UND. But it's home to us and I wouldn't change it for a thing.

http://siouxsports.com/forums/index.php?sh...ndpost&p=106928 Here's my response on the subject from a different thread:

If you are worried, contact the athletic office.

Big enough to be home, small enough that I expect visiting fans will make fun of it. About 3.5k for seating, but there is standing room for another 2k.

While it's probably a little early to start talking about week three of the season, is anyone coming to Winona for this battle of two fantastic Northwest Region teams? I'm already chomping at the bit for the college football season to get underway, fall Saturdays are so much fun!

Ok, I'm going to reply en masse. Would I enjoy seeing Winona State move from the NSIC to the NCC? Yes, without question. However there are major financial issues still at concern for Winona State before that jump is made. 1) Scholarships: More scholly dollars need to be in the system. 2) Facilities need an upgrade. Midwest Wireless Stadium (football, women's soccer, softball) has improved greatly over the past five years. New bleachers, increased capacity, new ticket booth, and a new pressbox with luxury suites. Softball NEEDS to move out of the football stadium, bar none. It just plain looks ugly with a snow fence. Memorial Hall (men's and women's basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, women's indoor track) The Volleyball team will certainly benefit from the new volleyball specific floor and arena set up in the south end of the fieldhouse. I would love to see the basketball team with a better set up. Under the best circumstances, I'd like a set up like MSU-Mankato. Failing that, a set up like Southwest Minnesota State would increase the seating capacity. Sadly, a new set up can't happen for seating until space is found for spring teams to practice It would be nice to have a new base floor placed for the track team, I can't imagine the indoor set up is the friendly to run on). Loughrey Field (baseball) The baseball team's facilities have gotten better with a great new press box, although more seating would be nice. St. Teresa's Tennis Center (men's and women's tennis) A great set up for tennis from what I understand. No real complaints. Cedar Valley Golf Course (men's and women's golf) It was nice enough for the NCAA to award the Regional, so I have no complaints (although, I'm not a golfer, I'm not sure what could be changed from that end). Lake Park (men's and women's cross country) - beautiful set up, crowd friendly. It could be better in some respects, but for all things considered, it's nice. Paul Giel Field (outdoor women's track) I'm not sure I've seen a home meet since I started here four years ago, so I'm guessing this is what would be used if they hosted something here (perhaps Winona State and Saint Mary's could build a joint stadium). Once the facility upgrades happen and scholarships go up, I could see this as more of a possibility. But that's gonna take money and time. One we have, and one we're working on.

http://www.ncaasports.com/football/mens/polls/polls/divii Here's the latest rankings: 1) Michigan Tech 2) Northwood 3) Winona State 4) North Dakota 5) Nebraska - Omaha 6) St. Cloud State 7) Saginaw Valley State 8) Grand Valley State 9) Ferris State 10) South Dakota

Uhh, well... Ummm..... They seem to place in the top half of their hockey league. That's really all I've got.