Siouxperman8
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1 hour ago, Sampson said:
I'm an NDSU fan and the Bison fanbase is extremely obnoxious. The only fanbase more obnoxious are the Sioux hockey fanbase.
I was really turned off by obnoxious Sioux hockey fans the last few years I lived in GF.
After moving to the Twin Cities I found that in general Gopher hockey fans are more obnoxious and many of them are much less knowledgeable about the game. Their feelings of superiority drive me nuts. I quickly found a new bond with UND hockey.
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9 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:
So your point justifies "fans" not showing up for playoff games back in the day? But students who agonized thru almost 3 quarters of really bad football by UND on Saturday and decided to bolt now should be burned at the stake?
Simple question(s)?
When we play good football in meaningful games (playoff implications) most people will stay until the end.
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7 hours ago, Sioux94 said:
When are people going to stop talking about "Bandwagon fans", whether it's NDSU or UND. Here is a news flash......ALL TEAMS HAVE BANDWAGON FANS........in every sport.....and every team. When you win more......more people want to be part of that, and this is nothing new.....it's always been that way.....can't believe so many people sit and complain about bandwagon fans. Do you think the stands at Memorial Stadium were full in the mid 80's when we sucked, that is before my time but I doubt they were. It is kind of lame that there was a mass exodus after the scholarship announcement, but since I wasn't there at the time to see exactly when it occurred.....I don't know if it was before or after it looked like we still had some hope so I won't comment too much about that. However we haven't had a strong enough winning football culture the past 4-5 years to make the average student want to stay when it looks like you are getting blown out. Let's keep winning and that will come around over time. Arguing about the fact that there are some bandwagon fans is like arguing about there being snow and cold weather in ND in the winter.
There was always controversy over attendance figures for playoff games at Memorial during the good times. The place would look very full but the numbers announced were a lot less than what people expected. At that time it was blamed on the fact that everyone had on a lot of cold weather clothes and spread out because there weren't actual seats, only benches.
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2 minutes ago, Gothmog said:
No, the point of the post is that fans of other schools say that. It's obvious to all but the most embittered rivals.
only one data point but a co-worker came back from a Minnesota-NDSU football game a few years ago and couldn't believe how arrogant and obnoxious the NDSU fans were. He is not a UM fan and was pretty open minded going into the game but was completely turned off by the NDSU fans that he encountered.
There are good and bad fans of all teams.
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24 minutes ago, iramurphy said:
Taunting is not part of the game and it will usually get you a 15yd penalty and should be called every time. If you meant trash talking, and there is a fine line between the two, I would agree it goes on all of the time. Ref calls taunting when he sees it. The rule doesn't allow the ref to not call it because it occurs after a "big play". The ref isn't "Mickey Mouse" cuz he does what he is supposed to do, the player did a "Mickey Mouse" action. Big plays are negated by lack of discipline too often.
I was at a wedding but watched on my phone when I could. I did see that play and our player stood over the receiver and straddled him and kind of walked up toward his hips. I don't think the ref had any choice but to call that penalty. Bailed USD out of a 3rd and 20 that was coming up. Really bad penalty to take.
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2 hours ago, Siouxphan27 said:
Game is at 4 Central.
And the wedding I have to go to is at 5. Augh!!!!!!!!
the wedding I'm going to should be over by 3. Can't get to GF in less than 5 hours though.
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On 9/11/2016 at 8:19 AM, Longtime fan said:
Bringing 5 and a lot of noise! Catwalk fever!!!!
Niece is getting married in Twin Cities and I am in the wedding so won't make the game. Asked if I could skype my part in from the Alerus parking lot but no dice.
Made it out to Stony Brook so I have that going for me.
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Throw to Stanley at front of end zone might have been an easier play. DB peeled off when ball was thrown so hard to say.
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On 9/7/2016 at 4:28 PM, geaux_sioux said:
Same old Kenny....
Golladay is a monster.
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Here's a story on an almost former player. Joe Schobert will be starting for the Browns on Sunday.
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I am not a big supporter of the new logo but it is what we have.
My son (who is a UND student) wore a grey t-shirt with the new logo to the MN state fair last weekend and both he and his girlfriend said he got a ton of compliments on the logo.
Maybe those of us who had a lot invested in the Sioux name are a little biased in evaluating the new logo?
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16 minutes ago, Herd said:
When your decision making is always done via committee, it's not a position of strength. People generally want people leading them that make decisions, and do it quickly. It builds trust for that individual, even though you might not agree with every decision.
I agree that Kennedy shouldn't be making decisions via committee. My hope is that he is looking for input from the committee and will take that into account while making his decision. He hasn't made any decisions by committee yet as far as I know.
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37 minutes ago, 77iceman said:
It wasn't dirty from what i saw. When you struggle for more yards like that, sometimes bad things happen. I couldn't tell if it was a true fumble or not...i was paying attention to Clive's injury.
from what i saw, don't look for Clive to be back this season.
Thanks. I just saw Bubba giving the ref the business. It was on the other end of field from us.
I've heard similar on Clive. Really too bad. These guys work hard for a long time to prepare for the season. I feel bad for him.
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I was at the game last night. Tough one for the offense.
Bubba was really upset with the officials after Clive got hurt. Don't know if was mad about how long they let the play go or if he thought it was a dirty play. Anybody have any insight? no replay or commentary in stadium.
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10 hours ago, NYSioux said:
We have four heading to "The Bench" just off the Long Island Rail Road at 3:00 for pregame!
will see you there. The tailgate show is broadcasting from there also.
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On August 29, 2016 at 7:54 AM, TrueSioux2000 said:
I'll be at the game Thursday night! Hope it's a good one!
Me too. Just boarded plane at msp. Let's go!!!
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3 minutes ago, GeauxSioux said:
Wasn't there a Whalen who played goalie for GFC back in the 70's.
Her parents are Neil and Kathy.
From an ESPN article. http://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/6996419/lindsay-whalen-breathes-life-minnesota-lynx
Kathy and Neil are both originally from Grand Forks, N.D. They met in third grade.
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24 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:
Family connections but not to the Whalen's Moving other than distantly.
Her mother is a Vilandre I believe. Grandfather is Casey Vilandre. Both of her parents are from GF.
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I believe she was considering transferring to UND after her first year with Cheryl Littlejohn as coach. Littlejohn got fired and she decided to stay.
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Eliminating women's hockey would save a ton of money but I am betting against that happening.
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12 hours ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said:
I'm normally a fan of Schlossman, but he has taken some rather gratuitous liberties here.
Where does he get 'look at new options' from the Kennedy e-mail?
If the IAC subcommittee finds that the current conference landscape "fits" UND, there will be no "new options" to consider. Just another day of manufactured news by Forum Communications?
What liberties did Schlossman take? Kennedy said changing conferences will be looked at. Schlossman talked to MVFC commissioner and she said no comment and he reported that. He also laid out what options are out there if we do change conferences. He didn't say it was imminent.
What am I missing?
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Patti Viverito, the head of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, said Tuesday: "I'm not at liberty to have discussions about membership with the press. We're certainly reading the articles coming out of North Dakota with interest."
Viverito declined to speak about the advantages and disadvantages of the current 10-team member, football-only league.
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Patti Viverito, the head of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, said Tuesday: "I'm not at liberty to have discussions about membership with the press. We're certainly reading the articles coming out of North Dakota with interest."
Viverito declined to speak about the advantages and disadvantages of the current 10-team member, football-only league.
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4 hours ago, SiouxVolley said:
One other thing: the art of negotiation doesn't include making statements to the press on what you want before it's negotiated. That is an absolutely foolish thing to do if you want a bargain prices. Kennedy knows that, as he is not negotiating, but merely putting a rubber stamp on a move too the WAC with a committee. If he truly wanted another conference like the MVFC or Slummit, he would keep his mouth shut and not send out public emails broadcasting negotiations.
The WAC isn't a negotiation, as it has already happened.
A serious question - do you have any basis for saying this is going on or do you think this is what should happen?
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I will call BS on this one. The first one would cause a lot of angst and the other would barely be noticed.