Hawkster

Just saw the Nelson thing now. What else can go wrong today?

Dave, are you going to be this excited and delusional when the Big Sky votes us out of the conference too?

No contract can be made "forever". That claim in and of itself voids the entire ceremony.

I don't see where they are saying we'll revisit it later, they are saying we don't want to get involved. They figure let it live or die by the ballot box. And I'm still thinking that this thing will be worded in such a way that yes means no name, and no means the name stays. I hope not, but stay tuned.

When schools make major changes like what is taking place in Montana, you frequently have a situation where the new personnel want to make their mark on the program. In this instance, I can see a new AD and head coach wanting to move up to FBS

SFB, I want to thank you for all the hard work you did with this. It adds a little something extra to UND hockey and on behalf of all of those who played, THANKS.

Not the ending we hoped for, but nothing to hang our heads about either. Things are still better then a lot of people thought they would be back in November.

Knight, even though it's day.

If Ferris State and Mass-Lowell win, my hockey bracket will look just like my basketball bracket. Kiss of death.

Considering how I did in the Dance brackets this year, it's probably the kiss of death for any team I pick.

Parks

Rowney

I don't live in ND and haven't studied state law in a long time, but I believe that it could be referred and put to a vote. You bring up a valid point about how long this mess could really go on yet.

The one big difference between the June referral and the November amendment would be that even if they get the November one on the ballot, it still doesn't take effect until after it's voted on. So, the name would be discontinued for now, and hopefully people are educated enough on how to vote. Plus, that will be a yes means yes and no means no worded question. No confusion.

Totally new issue. If the REFERRAL gets thrown out, the supporters will then circulate new petitions calling for a CONSTITUTIONAL amendment. A constitutional amendment can't be declared unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court. We'd either have to live with it or get the Legislature to repeal it, but since they saddled us with this mess in the first place, you have to wonder how that would turn out.

Maybe someone should tell them there is a big, beautiful world out here for them to see. They just need to get out of that deep, dark hole they live in

I forgot that it's a Thursday game, so I doubt there will be much here in the way of Mines fans. So, 9,000 is probably a maximum and I'd be surprised if it got any higher.

I think a lot will depend on how well Mines travels. I doubt UND can do it on our own, but if a great number of visitors show up, then it's possible.

Actually, athletic departments at public colleges don't get much for tax money. It's mostly private donations and gate receipts. I think the only time tax money is used is to pay salaries on, say assistants that do other things like teach a PE class or something like that. There may be a few other exceptions too, but for the most part, it's the fans and supporters who keep the athletic department going, including ours.

Doing a great job, as usual there WS. Thanks for all the effort.

Kristo and Rowney

Call up Notre Dame and tell them you never attended school there, but you'd like to dictate to them how to run their athletic department. Please report back how that goes.

I agree. The biggest problem is that this is going to have far reaching results from this ruling. It's not just the UND nickname, it's who controls the higher ed system, the SBoHE or the ND Legislature. Don't assume anything.

Looks like the guys came to play tonight.

I'd worry more about UND fans voting to harm the university.