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UND cannot get into a social media fight on this - emotions are running high but there are plenty of facts that back up the decision. The worst thing would be for UND to cave - which I can't see how that would happen with a program that loses $2 million a year and has no TItle IX implications. Layoffs and cut backs happen every day. The first stage in moving toward acceptance is denial followed by anger, this too shall pass.

Come on Cratter there are better places to stir the pot - let men's BB have some time without controversy and bashing

Easy to close something that is not in our backyard - Mayville has set attendance records in recent years. We may have a lot of small colleges in our state, and perhaps too many but what they provide is access to higher education. I saw a plan once to coordinate them so they become feeder programs for the larger Universities and thus help reduce the drop out rate a win/win, but politics always comes into play. While this conversation needs to be had - it has nothing to do with dropping a niche program that loses millions of dollars and has very little impact on the quality of an education at UND>

No limit on the number of times you can vote in that poll.

While some may disagree I think we can trust the process. There were some on here screaming that Bubba needed a raise and he needed it that day and as it played out it was announced quite quickly that it was being worked on. I would guess that giving our raises to coaches of men's sports isn't something you announce a few days after cutting a a women's sport - even if Title IV issues are covered, the perception out there is that when UND cut WH it violated Title IV. Perception is reality. Social Media > facts

Denial is the first stage in the process....the "anger" stage is coming and it is going to be a b*tch. You gotta figure it's going to impact their for-profit hockey schools also.

Shanks leaving hurts us at depth in the middle and he seemed to keep it fun. We have talent in the wings but it is not 7 feet tall.

Yes and the fallacies I have seen in many different places now is that last week the coaches did not know in advance, the team was told they were cut while they were on the ice practicing, and that UND intentionally leaked the cuts to the media prior to the press conference.

So the fallacies are already making the rounds and like the Siouxper Drunk shirts urban legend unfortunately will live forever.

I do not disagree however in the never ending cycle of there is no right way and you are always going to be criticized - they would have been criticized for "focusing on the number rather than the people who's lives were impacted."

If you have ever been through a large lay off you know there is no gentle way to do it. It sucks and there is no right way. The younger you are the less you understand this about the process. All the tweets and Facebooks posts are just clueless about the real world of business and employment.

I find those signs hostile and abusive but I bet they show up in a tweet from a local sportswriter as further punishment to UND.

Yes part of the uninformed on social media are asking why SU doesn't have to cut sports.

I always thought it was strange that they couldn't find enough quality recruits in the US so they had to go to Europe and recruit which must have added to the budget issues. I suppose part of the reason was one of the coaches was from Europe (was it Finland?).

The uneducated do not want facts they want counseling and a quiet room.

So do we assume the "Save WH" group understands that saving WH means cutting at least 4-5 other sports which means having no conference affiliation for any sports except hockey? You don't save $1.3 million by removing chocolate milk from the dining hall and at the end of the day academic funding is more important than a sport. It sucks but it's reality.

(just a joke). social media has changed social discussion, no need for facts just blame "the man" and start a petition.

I blame the Millenials (and Mussman).

Love when the clueless try and start fires.

Not slamming but please share how you would have handled it in this day of leaks and media needing to be the first to break news. There is no way this can be done "right".

I believe if the process wouldn't have been a three ring circus we would not be called the Fighting Hawks. Although there is little research or experience from other universities on what would have been a correct process there is now research/experience on how not to do it thanks to UND. I am one that accepts the change to Fighting Hawks because it was time, but I was a Fighting Sioux as a student and that won't change. Also I have plenty of Fighting Sioux gear I intend to keep wearing to every game I attend I highly doubt anyone of merit will ever say anything to me about it.

It all comes back to "Follow the Money. Ad revenue is down in newspapers so they cut staff. When they cut staff they still need to fill the newspaper so more content has to come from outside the local news/sports room thus more USA today content and more content from sibling newspapers.

Based on what - that's it is on Good Friday in the afternoon, that is is in a venue with no seating, that there has been virtually no promotion of it, or there is nothing going on around it to attract fans?

Seems a little bias (but I guess they all do when you're down by a couple). +

Let me guess the color guy is from the East Coast.