WYOBISONMAN

The Bison ought to win by 30+. But.....hard to say if they will get that done. They are a young team and young teams have a hard time bringing the "A" game every day. One has to look no farther than the stink fest they had against Green Bay. And.......how much will the Sioux be up for this. Clearly, if the Sioux beat the Bison, that single game would live on to define this season for UND. In the end, this game has some rather dangerous aspects for NDSU. It will be interesting indeed.

LMAO.....that is a good one! As for the tickets being bought out by BWW......Kinda to bad because that really puts a crimp on anyone that decides late to go out to a BB game........but then again this game is about money.

How many Sioux fans will be there? It would be fun to sell this out. I think that would take something like 9000 tickets and I think they are around 7000 sold now. The problem is that I suspect the remaining seats are not that great as the Fargodome is not a great BB facility. I was tempted to head to the football game, but after freezing my ass off at Bozeman (getting xrayed today for pneumonia), I decided to use my tickets to this one and head to Fargo for some BB. I will watch FB at Buffalo Wild Wings..... Safe travels to anyone heading to Fargo this weekend!

I have a 42" plasma in my basement bar. It works very well down there, but it is one of the darker rooms in the house. 2 windows and they are on the north side under about a 18" overhang. I do think if I had it in an upstairs room that glare would be a problem. It is not a high end TV (bought at Pamida a couple years ago on a black Friday special) but is is great in that room. I think you have to be sure and get the right TV for the room and I would agree a plasma is not a good choice for every room. As for the heat issue.....my basement is a fairly cool area of the house, so heat is welcomed.

Quite a few good stories about stealing the Nickel.......

Myself and most Bison fans reall don't care too much. If UND wants five guys to take turns hiding it in each others garage.......no one cares. It does seem pretty stupid however.

Except for the fact that the Dakota Marker is an active trophy......the others are not active and are historical relics. With all this fighting over nick names, no one will ever play for either of those trophys again. But, it would seem to make sense to have them on display somewhere. If they stay out of sight for too long they are going to be completely forgotten andf wind up in someones basement bar. That would be unfortunate as many older alums from both schools have memories of battles for the Nickel. I also wonder if the Nickel and athletic nicknames would be too controversial of a topic for the State Historical Society to touch.....they may not want to jump into such a display. Regardless........both of those trophies are dead and will never be played for again.

If I recall correctly, when the Sitting Bull trophy was retired it went to USD for disposal or display (not sure what they did with it). It was USD that originated that trophy.

It will be interesting to see if the MWC goes after Utah State. I kind of hope they don't......

Absolutely, it is a part of the history. The display should also show the history of the nicknames depicted on the trophy. How each logo has evolved etc. I think that is especially important with the loss of the Sioux nickname. The NCAA may have forced a change in the name, but it is a huge part of the athletic history of the entire state of North Dakota.

Oh....I am an asshole here too ....... Just ask Dave K......

NDSU really played poorly against Green Bay. I would have to say that I am less confident of a win after watching that. NDSU should still be favored, but I am concerned about not being able to play consistantly. The teams that do well in BB are always able to master consistant play at home and on the road.

Actually as a part of ND history it would be appropriate to place it at the Heritage Center. You guys are not even going to have than nickname anymore.....doesn't that nickname end at midnight today? I guess if the UND folks want to cling to it, the NDSU fans probably don't really care anymore. Like I said earlier.....it has been left to the dust of history.

I think it is history......I would imagine the games would be played......but it was the students that kept the importance of the Nickel alive. The last time the teams played this current crop of students were in either middle or grade school. By the time we play again (probably in the playoffs on down the road) the Nickel will be just a piece of history for some of us older alumni. Probably time to send it to the State Historical Society....... I am amazed when you talk to current students, most don't have a clue what it is. But, then again, most students can walk their asses a couple blocks to a football game and support the team.

Appy State, Nova, EWU, Delaware, New Hampshire, Wofford and Bill. No pick on the Bison game since I am probably not a rational fan regarding that outcome. I will say......the Bison are significant underdogs.

But.....we are still playing.......and your team is not......

I would suspect that Altitude will pick this one up....If you have Directv you could probably get it. I have seen a few Montana State games on TV this year and the MSU QB is nothing short of stunning.

Yes.....damn Minnesota Vikings......its only for a week.

If the offense shows up for the Bison it could be a very tight game.....I still would give the edge to the Cats.

I was shocked at how much difference it makes having Brock Jensen at QB. The Bison actually had an offense at times. It seemed Jensen was rather rusty until the 4th quarter. The Defense was very good as it has been for most of the season.

Wow, I wonder what happened to the Panthers these last couple games.

Actually most Bison fans could not care less about playing the Sioux, and quite honestly, most the Sioux supporters I know feel about the same way since you guys got into the Sky. Cory Mock is a damn fool for what he wants to do......and before you accuse me of being a right winger for being down on Mock, I will tell you that I am a past State Chair of the ND Young Democrats and most who know me would say that I am from the left wing of the Party. I just think Mock is an idiot for trying to pander to a few folks on this issue. As a Dem I find that kind of move is where people get the idea that Dems promote too much government. Mock is a fool.

Hell, no I wouldn't do that.....LOL.....

It would seem from this thread some of the Sioux fans are much more desparate for this game than any of our fans are.... Especially if you think the goofs at the legislature ought to mess around with this. The best thing the folks in Grand Forks could do is boot that idiot Cory Mock out of office.......

There are quite a few kids from Dickinson and Williston that go out to Montana State. It is not much further distance wise to go there than to the Unversities in the Valley and now with WUI scholarships, no one has to pay out of state tuition for undergrad school. My brother went to school at Montana State, but back in those days there was no WUI, so he (my parents) got screwed and had to pay out of state tuition.