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Don't let Mike Vick know that. Personally, I think the only name I have heard that is cool, does not sound too hokey, and actually does make historical sense is Calvary. I know it has been brought up before and chastised, but just the other day I was driving down the highway and was passed by a vehicle with a sticker in the back window. It was a military sticker of a National Guardsman here in SD and it had his unit (100 something) Calvary written underneath a logo of crossed swords. I remembered this site and thought that name should not be dismissed and UND feel ashamed to use it. Our military men and women everywhere who are in a calvary unit are proud of it, we are proud of them, so what is the problem. Other ideas: Pioneers Explorers (After the Lewis & Clark Expedition that passed through ND) Skinners (Referring to the profession of buffalo skinning) Aviators (in reference to the flight school)

I'm sure we will schedule an NAIA. What I am saying is that it won't be an in-state NAIA that is recognizable by the common fan. Montana Tech, sure, fine, the common lay person wouldn't be able to differentiate them from Georgia Tech or Virginia Tech, etc. IMO there is no GWFC championship on the line next year. There can't be one when all the schools won't even be playing each other and one of the schools won't even have the benefit of a home game. What the conference is now is a scheduling alliance. The conference, for the sake of maintaining some credibility, should put the awarding of a conference title on hiatus in 2008 and resume business in 2009. What is IIRC? I'm drawing a blank right now.

Those are rumors. No way we play Dakota Wesleyan, no freaking way. Lincoln, I can half believe becasue they are D2 but not Wesleyan. The thing about USD athletics in general is that a lot of what is done inside the athletic dept is not well publicized because the school is not located in a major media market. That is why the prospective USD schedule is not as confirmed as UND's. i'll talk to some people and see what I can find out. I just can't believe that we would make a move up under the guise of playing better competition and then schedule DWU. If we are going to schedule an NAIA it would be a team from out of state so the casual fan here would'nt really know who we are playing and could'nt identify the school from a lineup. I don't think we are having a whole lot of trouble scheduling quality road games just home games. Such is the transition life. Frankly, I see 2008 as a throw away year anyways. I am more focused on the road games we schedule and the relationships we build so that we can get some good FCS schools to come here in 2009 and beyond. For 2008 it appears we will play a bunch of patsies at home. That's fine, that way I can get hammered while tailgating and not have to "worry" about losing. Great attitude, huh. Well if we are'nt going to see any exciting games might as well have fun doing it.

University of South Dakota Enrollment : 4,352 Expenses : $5,800,978 Revenues : $5,800,978 Not sure where you got those figures. Excerpts from a recent article: http://www.yankton.net/stories/092806/news_20060928023.shtml The University of South Dakota has seen its enrollment climb 1.22 percent, to 8,746 for the fall semester, as part of record enrollment at the state's six state-owned universities. "We need to be bigger and better. As the flagship university of South Dakota, we need enrollment of 10,000 to 11,000 students," he said. "It's a challenge to raise admission standards in a state where you have a falling number of high school students."

Politics dude, politics. He was just arguing the call as if he was on the sidelines. Here him talk off camera, but then you guys never get that chance. Nothing could have saved us in the UNO game, I think he left that out because it was obvious. He also didn't bring up McNeese. Technically he's right. If the offense makes TDs instead of FGs we win @WTAMU and @ CWU. But the reality is the defense needs to get better. WHat's he supposed to do, crush the guys in the paper? How would that help?

One thing you got to know about Ed if you've never met him, his talking gets ahead of his thinking sometimes. He will say things straight off the cuff. What it is is that he feels terrrible about the teams final record and he is trying to take responsibility for it. He told me that he thinks he let them down this year, that we had a good team but he bit off more than he could chew with the schedule. I couldn't tell if it was the McNeese game he was referring to or the WTAMU game, i suspect the McNeese game. He admitted in another article that he burned the team out the first half of the year. The offensive production, especially, dropped off a lot after the return from CWU. I think the team just got tired. He wanted to prepare the team for D1, but that is what transition is for and he felt that he just burnt their last shot at a NCC title and D2 playoff run. Playing a cupcake schedule isn't what Ed is about, although an outsider can infer that if you read some of his quotes.

I agree with that as well. The MetroDome is to cavernous. We should either, if this comes to fruition, swap the games back and forth or maybe play somewhere close to halfway between. Hey, we could play in the FargoDome, that way the people there have the chance to see some good, quality football. It might not be big enough to hold the overflowing crowd, though.

8,000-9,000 is about the norm for a USD home game. The high school playoffs had little impact on the attendance. It was nice to see a lot of Sioux fans make the trip down. We have other threads discussing the building of a new arena and the subsequent expansion of football seating so I won't get into that now. You can check out the threads on our home board. Just to say the plans are in motion and is on the radar to be built. We need to finish up three other academic buildings first. I'd say in about 5 years we'll have a new arena. Our current facilities are similar to the ones UNIO started out with. We just don't plan on waiting twenty years to build a bball facility like they did. Bincitysioux is right. USD pulls alot of coverage, students, and support out of Sioux City.

I agree with that last part. I don't, however, see anything wrong with playing twice. I am glad to see that the schools are at least trying to think outside the box and give the fans a good product and the student athletes something to look forward to. Who knows, it could turn into something real special. I would rather play the Sioux twice than I would see USD play a sacrificial NAIA or D2 team. At least it would be a good game.

Here is a link to USD's 2008 schedule discussion on our forum. There is also a lot of talk again about us playing twice next year. This is serious discussion as the schools are structuring it as a season ending bowl possibly being played at the Metrodome. I heard this straight from USD's AD Nielson. It is, like I said, only an idea right now. Here's the links: Dakota Bowl link http://coyotesports.proboards100.com/index...read=1194624997 2008 USD schedule discussion http://coyotesports.proboards100.com/index...read=1194831174

Admin Edit: Current 2008 Football Schedule --- A little early for talking about the 2008 season for the Sioux, unfortunately, after next week, that is what we will be talking about down south. I was wondering if any of you have heard what your prospective schedule will be? I have heard down here that there is talk between our schools of setting up 2 games a year between the U's, a home and home, one nonconf one conf game for the first couple of years. It's not a bad idea. I remember playing against SDSU twice a year back in the 90's to fill out a good, competitive, interesting schedule. So it is not unprecedented, and it is better than playing a D2, D3, or NAIA. Your thoughts.

From an outsiders perspective, if you want to fight for the "Fighting" part of the nickname I see nothing wrong with that. There are many "fighting" mascots out there so I don't see the issue. If you, however, dropped the "Fighting" part and just went with Sioux that would be pretty cool, also I don't see how the NC$$ has a leg to stand on, really. If just plain Sioux is hostile then Sioux City, Sioux Falls, The Big Sioux and Little Sioux rivers might want to think about changing their names, not to mention more than half of our State's that are NA names or native words. Seriously, this whole fiasco that the NC$$ created could be settled real soon and that is a good thing for UND. Even if you do have to drop the Fighting part, we all now that you are scrappers and fight for victory. See you on November 10 in Verm, where you better be ready to fight.

Really? I hope USD and UND both go undefeated, leading up to a season ending showdown in the Dakota Dome for the conference title and #1 regional ranking. Of course USD wins that game, and then wins again in the regional final, squashing the Sioux twice on their way to the National Title. Now, a guy can dream, and the odds are long (but not as long as you think, the Coyotes and Sioux are pretty dang good this year), but that would be one heck of a send off to D1. Let's just say it would be great if it came down to the last game of the year for the conference title. Maybe somebody in the GLIAC can actually saddle GVSU with a loss this year in that one-team conference.

Maybe not a plaque, but you guys could bring Sitting Bull down to Verm in November. We'd be happy to take him off your hands.

Chiming in here from the sidelines. D1 college hockey is much bigger than FCS football. College hockey is big in the Northeast (especially Boston), the upper midwest (MN, ND, WI, MI, OH), and even out west in the rockies. While I won't say it is NATIONALLY huge, it does garner a much bigger following in some very populated areas of the country. Pretty much everywhere FCS football takes a bigtime backseat to the FBS schools. FCS football is great, and I am happy that USD will soon be a part of it, but I won't make it out to be something it is not. UND does play bigtime college hockey in the best amateur hockey conference in the world. They are one of the top teams on the top level of a sport that near half the country is interested in. There is bigtime college hockey coverage not only on CSTV but also multiple Fox Sports Net affiliates throughout the regular season and ESPN picking up coverage of the post season. Actually, I can honestly say it is easier to find a college hockey game on TV in this country than it is to find an NHL game, and I know where to find the VS channel. NDSU has a great football program, they should be proud. UND has a great hockey program...and there football team is almost as good as the Coyotes this year. So you can all agree with that, or you can continue to feud, which is a pretty fun read.

I wouldn't be too sure about that. If that is what you think of USD then how do you feel about UND's chances. Right now USD and UND are football programs on pretty equal footing, if Lennon leaves...who knows? You guys may be in for some rocky times, while we are firing on all cylinders. See you Vermtown, Nov 10, 2007. Right it down.

According to the WTAMU fans the USD/WTAMU game has been finalized. From the D2football board, LSC section: USD is confirmed (after 5pm today) for Kimbrough, Thursday night, August 30. Both university presidents and AD's have agreed & both from USD plan to attend - seems as though they are trying to help build up this game. Should be one of the biggest matchups in D2 early in the season. I guess we won't be taking any grief for a weak nonconf schedule ala 2005. 2007 Nonconference opponents @WTAMU Winona in Vermillion @ McNeese St.

Actually, the Thursday night, home, bodybag game to kickoff the season can be a good time. We started off last year against Quincy on a Thursday night, wasn't too bad of a time. Had do some power tailgating after work, then had to go to work the next day. On second thought, Thursday night games pretty much suck. But you have to schedule somebody sometime.

AAAAGGGHHH!!!!

Just got home from work, glad to see the Sioux up! GO SIOUX!!!

FINALLY!!! Somebody says it. 2005 Coyote team should have been in. I know most of you agree. How many of you Sioux are planning on making the trip to Verm this year? Looking forward to a little tailgating with you guys.

Yeah, Al's got some jack too. Neuharth Media Center, kinda hard to miss that building. I know Joe Robbie was instumental in the funding for the DakotaDome, I wonder if his estate has anything to do with the university. I think it is safe to say that all 4 of our institutions with their 100+ year history have had alumns that have done well for themselves.

The cost estimates for the new Coyote Student Center have projected upwards another $2mill, an annonymous donor instantly steps up and chips in the $2mill to cover it, after they had already put $3mill inot it. There are some alumni of USD that have some jack. No one on the level of Ralph, but there is some serious cash.

True about ramping up the schollies, but while we are both ramping up schollies in football, we will also have to increase schollies in women's sports to balance those men's sports increases. A rising tide will lift all ships, so to speak. I am only speaking of the plans for football at this moment as well. I do not know what is in store for MBB, etc.

I was thinking the same thing. The list would be long to get into an all sport Valley. Wichita St would most likely restart its program as the rumors already suggest if that were to happen. There's another school that would be ahead of the SU's. The Valley is far out of reach for the SU's at this point. Many experts consider them beyond "mid-major" status in MBB, hovering in between the BCS conferences and the rest of the mid-majors. I find it interesting the time frame that SOME SU posters have for their admittance to the Valley. They haven't even tipped off in one MidCon game yet, aren't eligible for the conference tourney, much less having won a conference title, yet are already eyeing a Valley invite in a few short years? I don't get it. Don't get me wrong, it's great to have aspirations, but taking care of the business at hand comes first and good things will present themselves down the road. Maintain perspective. That is about the only "plan" that the UXD's have to follow. Play hard, get competitive and the reward will come. On another note. USD's plan is to increase football schollies to 57 in 2008 and 63 the following year. Pretty aggressive in my estimation. I think USD is showing a full commitment to D1 as opposed the half-heartedness some have accused we would have. What are UND's schollie plans, if any have been announced? 3. At the moment, I think the BSC looks better for UND and the Mid-Con looks better for USD. That could all change in an instant if another conference shift begins. That won't work for USD either because it leaves our football program in limbo, unless the GWC were to give us an invite sometime down the road, then that would fit.