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That's what happens when you have a conference with an unbalanced schedule -was it Cal Poly that had a similar schedule last year, none of the top teams and all fo the bottom dwellers and they rode that to the playoffs. Home field is nice but it's not worth more than a 3 point advantage in most booking situations, you still have to make the plays.

Sounds like the definition of a college town.

They are always biting ....here we go again ...

Wow - a visiting fan from another team and no smack - welcome. Come to the game early and walk through the tailgating area - you're welcome to stop into the Siouxpride.com van site for a beverage. Sorry but gotta say it - we hope you leave the game disappointed and your team takes it out on FU later .

Outside of the top 10 it's hard to take this poll seriously.

Wasn' it Northern Alabama that lost a hosting opportunity and had to go on the road (to UND) and it came down to a game they played and won against a FSC team?

Yah and my neighbor chose to end her marriage by signing the divorce papers but it was her husbands actions that created the situation. We can agree to disagree and also know we will be perpetually living with the revisionist history of the FU faithful - especially the ones that have moved on and don't care about the rivalry anymore

No rush here - enjoy the family and summer.

Everyone's allowed their opinion but these are facts: FU left the conference FU left the division By leaving the division FU gained more scholarships than UND putting the game on an unlevel playing field At the time there were NCAA penalties in place for playing a team from an upper division - penalities that impacted making the playoff and hosting playoff games Of course FU wanted to continue the rivalry they had been beaten down for 10 years and now had the upper hand not only in number of scholarships but also now they were able to attract a higher level of athlete, also they were struggling for games - why wouldn't they want the game to continue they had everything to win and nothing to lose UND had a full conference schedule and the opportunity to make the playoffs - why should UND have risked injuries, home field advantage in the playoffs to play a game that was actually going to hurt their playoff opportunities no matter if they won the game or lost it. (same argument FU used to not schedule UND years later by the way). Yes UND could have scheduled the game but the reasons for ending the rivalry were put in place by FU.

Sorry but you lose your credibility when you state that it was UND that ended.the rivalry. But that's another tired discussion the FU fans love to come here and discuss. As far as the Nickel Trophy the record shows which school is the dominent one within the state.

Not saying the upper echelon isn't accurate but this isn't a relevent poll - it's just to give fans something to talk about - and that's a good thing. ESPN was discussing how most of these ballots are filled out by ADs or assistant ADs at the schools the coaches don't even bother.

Not saying this is what is going on but it's somewhat fitting: A coach had just been hired for a new position. The outgoing coach who was stepping down met with him privately and presented him with three numbered envelopes. "Open these if you run up against a problem you don't think you can solve," he said. Well, things went along pretty smoothly, but a few games into the season things took a downturn and he was really catching a lot of heat. About at his wit's end, he remembered the envelopes. He went to his drawer and took out the first envelope. The message read, "Blame your predecessor." The new coach subtly and tactfully laid the blame at the feet of the previous coach. Satisfied with his comments, the press and fans responded positively and the problem was soon behind him. The next season the team was again experiencing a slight dip. Having learned from his previous experience, the coach quickly opened the second envelope. The message read, "Reorganize." This he did, and the team rebounded. After several consecutive tough seasons, the team once again fell on difficult times. The coach went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope. The message said, "Prepare three envelopes."

Better yet let's save the trolls some time: The cops in Fargo are corrupt and have it in for the FU football team He was lured into the alley and beaten up - he was the victim He wasn't resisting arrest he was dazed and confused from the beating he took It is just a misdeameanor - no worse than exposing yourself to children or falsifying names on a state petition

Yah I didn't mean to say we don't have run-ins - just not on this site's radar.

A T-Rex trophy?

Interesting UND is not listed as far as I could see.

Ease up Bucko - it's a Sioux Fan site -of course we are going to talk trash when we know there are trolls hanging around to poke. It's just too darn easy to write trashy stuff about FU and your team makes it so easy. Plus this is the place to do it - you are the one that chooses to hover here and correct everything we post. Fan sites are for fun and entertainment.

It's kind of like their need to reference "The Big Three" in reference to SDSU, USD and FU - just a way to diss UND and in no way based in reality. Their national championships are admirable - their willingness to bring in problem players, and how they deal with them, to achieve it and subsequent cost to the program's reputation is what tarnishes them.

Okay you've made your daily point as usual you can leave the basement. Easy to pick and choose your years when it fits your tired argument Yah we know whenever UND beats FU it's because both teams are bad and UND is just the best of the worst 10>1 of course now we know that refers to arrest warrants

Realistically - if the school is no longer known as the Fighting Sioux and the reason the name was taken away is because it is politically incorrect and offensive I highly doubt the school would be willing to resurrect the trophy because of this. The ND State Historical Society and Statue Museum in Bismarck is probably the best place for it - then if were to be stolen it's probably a felony.

UND Best win/loss record in the last 10 years of the series Best overall win record in entire series Won the last time the two teams played Guess FU fans would have rather had the teams not play for the 100 years?

How's that working for him.

Since UND owned it for about the last 10 years of the rivalry I saw it a couple of times. I know why there is interest down south - they haven't seen it very much in the last 20 years.

I think we could just repost this discussion from last year (every year). Of course the fans of the team that don't have the trophy have lots of ideas on what to do with the trophy. UND has every right to keep the trophy UND: Holds the overall win/loss record Won the last time the teams met No way it will ever be up for grabs again - it's too politically incorrect. I could see it going to the ND state museum on the capital grounds and would love to have the display include the score of every game played in the series along with the ESPN? program featuring the rivalry segment.

Is there any benefit to getting tickets now - if you aren't that concerned about where you sit? There will be lots of tickets and lots of empty seats to move down into.