WYOBISONMAN

This seems to me to be a desperation move by a few Sioux supporters to get a game with NDSU. What a stupid idea. The ND Legislature probably has a lot bigger issues to deal with than this. like $35 a barrel oil creating serious budget issues for North Dakota. The bottom line is playing UND at this time is a negative for NDSU. If it becomes a win/win for both schools, the game would likely happen. But, it should not be played for now.

I will be pulling for Poly. They were great conference mates and a hell of a FB program.

Congrats to UND. An important win in the first season of the transition.

I would suspect most Sioux fans would be very happy to have a move to DI as successful as the Bison have had. But, then, I guess your remark is about what one would expect from a pizza delivery guy......not much vision there at all.

Nope, it isn't coming. I was at the game and the Bison are horrid, led by Mertens. The bad thing for the Herd is Jackson must not be an option for QB either because I can't imagine the coaches not giving him a shot at a series or two. Two words come to mind.....overrated and overhyped. WYO out...........

Congrats on the Hawaii game.....that would be a great road trip. You will need to allocate atleast one week for that one! Also a $750,000 pay day isn't that bad for a WAC school. NDSU only got $275,000 for traveling to Wyoming. Schools like Texas, Ohio State and Michigan are where the huge money is.

Yes, I said depth..... You are a bit defensive it seems......but so be it....I was just pointing out the huge difference between playing a DI schedule versus a D2 schedule, and this year UND is not playing a full DI schedule. But, the DI games you have are a significant level above D2 competition. UND had a hell of a comeback last night. Now.....go focus on controling your paranoia any time a Bison fan posts...

The bottom line, FCS is a lot tougher day in and day out than D2. Also, it will be a couple years until you are up to 63 scholies. The depth issue is huge. I listened to the last qtr. and a half and UND put up a hell of a fight. The Louisiana announcers thought SELA was going to tank and loose it.

Coulson is a real jerk and a homer for Appy State......He hates anything that does not come from the SoCon.

Very true.......

What the hell, UND will likely get killed, but for the exposure and a $350,000 payday, it is a smart move. And.....it is way better than all those stupid opening games against Crookston. Good move by UND in scheduling this one.

With the moratorium on DI moves, I think UND is not at all in a good position to try and get in to an established conference. Because of this the Administration at UND realized that they had to do something, and so you see the resulting GWC. It is like going to bed with the fat girl.......you are getting something........and as long as you don't turn on the lights........and if you really use your imagination.....it is kinda the same........

AGREED.

You are forgetting about the "core institution" requirement. And....the Great West won't meet that for quite some time.

There is not really any difference between the GWC and being independent other than filling your schedule with sub par teams like NJIT. It is the same thing we had.....marginal teams and no auto bid......everyone looking for a better conference or alliance.......that is basically the same as independent hell......and there is always some company in independent hell. No piss in my cherios.....just some laughing at folks that try to make it out to be much much more than it is......

Perhaps.....but who cares....I am not even sure what your point is...

What one do you go to to learn how to deliver pizzas??

I thought you guys might like to see a post from 2003 about the Great West Football Conference, is is entertaining to go back and read some of these.....a lot of UND fans thought the same way......now what happened?? It can't be that oil and travel got a lot cheaper......

I would be surprized if there was much of a buyout. In reality this conference is nothing more that a scheduling alliance and I would doubt UND woul have ever agreed to a painful out. There are no autobids at stake here at all. I would suspect that all members are going to be trying to find more attractive homes, but with the moratorium on moves, this was a wedding made out of neccesity. The near term holds little or no promise of conference instability and moves. The fotball side of the conference has good teams, the all other sports part has a rather motley collection of schools. Schools that I suspect UND would not like to be associated with over the long term, but it will help fill a schedule and give the teams something to compete for during the long period of no post season. It is like that old country western song says, "The girls all get prettier at closin' time......they all begin to look like movie stars......"

Kelley seems like a top notch guy......

If Dave K and his fellow Sioux fans have to retreat to that silly "Flagship" argument....then you guys have lost the battle already. You ought to be debating how to upgrade marketing for the Sioux......and folks, it is an uphill battle for you. You have 1 DI school at home (and it is a cupcake), the rest of your home games are nothing horribly exciting. (By the way.....NDSU had 4 DI games at home in 2004). UND is coming off of one of the least visionary leadership periods in North Dakota history with the duo of Kuppy and RT. So, If I were a professional pizza man that was a UND fan, I would be worried about ticket sales and promotion......not a silly flagship argument....... UND also ought to be buying some time on FSN and get some games on the TV regionally......SIU would be a great one to do that with...... Oh......and I know......you got hockey......

The SIU game would have been a nice home game.....that one would have sold out with out any promotion.

I missed SE Louisiana.....That is still 6 compared to 9.....and yes, Valpo was a give me. So we can call it 8.5 to 6.

Dave...the year one schedule at NDSU (the year after transition) had more DI competition that the UND schedule...NDSU had 9, so far it looks like UND has 5. You need to deal with reality.

I do think that to develop and fund a DI program, UND needs more than the faithful. UND needs to deepen its fan base for Football and Basketball. That task is made more difficult by the success at NDSU. And....I do agree totally that UND has to significantly ratchet up the marketing if the Alerus is going to ever sell out. Also....tailgating and tailgating atmosphere is huge in development of a football following. I think that a huge part of the reason I will fly back to Fargo for a ball game is the fun that is had at the tailgates and seeing the latest and greatest tailgate rigs. Tailgating is a huge part of the DI sales job.