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Based on what I saw I disagree that this team was good enough to make the playoffs this year.

Not meaning to be adversarial - our first year out of transition, which made recruiting a little challenging, pre-season projections had us around 5-6th or lower in Big Sky. Very tough losses to Big Sky power houses (playoffs will tell). Of course I hate losing by 30+ points but what were your expectations for this season that makes you say it was a disappointment?

Two teams receiving votes that UND beat - we can feel pretty good about that.

In the past all fans have been invited to the SCSU Center Line Club pre-game social. Don't think that has changed - it's at Brothers Pub in downtown St. Cloud Saturday at 4:00.

Wow - 5 straight home games - that could be tough on the liver.

Dave Is the SCSU pre-game social on for Saturday - I think I heard the location where they meet has changed?

Thanks for the great years Mitch - you were a highlight of the transition.

Actually the SCSU Booster Club is very welcoming. Sioux fans are invited to their pre-game social usually Saturday afternoon - need to check their website for time and location - it's called the Center Ice Club I believe. Have a little empathy they don't have the facility, the history or the recruiting muscle that UND has. They are a perpetual center dweller and probably worse in the new conference.

Might have been - I'm not great on numbers, since it was a kick-off my memory said Hardin.

I pointed out a couple of intelligent plays to my daughter: 1. Greg Harden lets the kick off roll out of bounds rather than pick it up at the 12 yard line. The penalty put the ball at the 40, we went on to score, quite often you will see players panic and pick up the ball in that situation. 2. The last play of the game our defenseman whacks the ball to the ground rather than trying to intercept it. He would have gotten the interception stat but the smart play was to end the game with no risk.

Okay just to be clear, no one in this discussion actually believes that this is going anywhere or is in anyway productive - correct. And it has been stated it is probably damaging to recruiting. Yes, you are allowed your opinion and you are allowed to share it. I am also allowed mine. I have to ask how so many geniuses here think they know so much about the coaching staff's methods of motivation, what is said in the locker, their psyche, what they are coaching, etc. At the end of the day it's still the players that have to execute, so then the discussion becomes the staff is doing a bad job at recruiting - really - what are the crictics here credentials on recruiting - I'm thinking it's an inexact science. I'm also thinking the past four years we've actually done pretty well on recruiting quality athletes that for the most part stay out of trouble - not all, but most. Then there are the trolls and the immature twenty-somethings that still talk and think like high schoolers. They love it that this thread is alive because they have no real loyalty to UND. Hey - guess what, what you think will have no impact on if or when any part of the coaching staff changes. But if it makes you feel good to trash our coaches and players annonymously I guess you found the place. Call me old school but I think we have much better and enjoyable topics to discuss than this.

Aren't we around #35 in attendance in our first year out of transition?

I think someone needs to contact the fire marshall if this information is correct that can't be safe for evacuating the building when the hay stacks are accidently started on fire by the fireworks.

UND's win over Sac State was no fluke, UND was the better team.

Looking forward to the game - want to show support for the seniors who committed during our transition year and the fight over the nickname. Appreciate their dedication, staying out of trouble and taking on the burden of being a student-athlete.

Ain't it great to have these guys here questioning everything we post. I know they can't take hints and they are here forever since they just can't seem to get over having to make sure everyone here is aware how much better their school is then ours. Sad...

I will never use the word "sucks" in conjunction with any of our players. They are student athletes, kids really, getting a higher education and playing a sport they love. Grow up!

I think it's been said but threads like this do nothing to help recruiting. This is the first place recruits and their parents will find. Can't remember too many football staffs that have been fired or hired based on chat room experts.

Great then barring cold weather attendance should hold up a little - Must be November 3rd in Minnesota - probably not an impact on attendance

Before we get on a ledge after November 3rd on attendance - keep in mind that last home game is against an inferior opponent, has no play-off implications and I believe it is the opening weekend of deer hunting in ND, which based on history, always hurts attendance. It is what it is.

The conversation always comes up during tailgating. Most agree it's nice to know you will be walking into a nice warm building, some regrets on the really nice days, but a couple hours in the sunshine tailgating usually meets the need. I've never heard big complaints about the building from people who are fans of the team. As far as the building keeping people aways - there's always an excuse, it's a matter of priorities.

tough part with things like "Jump Around" is that it almost has to be spontaneous to catch on - and can come across forced and not authentic or unique to UND. If the students came up with something (en masse) they wanted to do, we'd be all over it. Time to come up with something new for the new era - I noticed that the song that the band plays just before every kick off would really lend itself to having the fans chant "We are North Dakota" while it is playing. Listen at the final home game and see what you think. As was shared, things like this need to catch on spontaniously but have to start somehow. As far as the sound that is played when we score - it might need to be something general for now and change in a few years once the new nick name is selected or if we go with just "North Dakota" as our name just something loud - dynamite, thunder clap.

Yah except everyone including football coaches from around the country who vote in polls confuses su with UND so there really is no advantage.

He can't "Until the legal process has run its course" unless it's a back-up.

Agreed and it's nice that a Bison Fan is willing to admit that all of the Dakota schools are on an equal playing field. Changes are still coming to college football structure though - not sure we'll recognize it in 5 years.