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Great Season - Ethan!! Looking forward to next year. Any chance you can play DT too?

I was just curious if this was going to happen because nothing had been discussed about it since last fall. Sounds like it is in progress. It will be interesting to see everything finished. I think the Fieldhouse is schedule for an Aug completion. I think that finishes everything in the Athletic District.

Is the outdoor track being installed this summer or has that project been pushed out?

I read that and it was a weak arguement.

I assume No. Why should they want to, some property has been set aside for public good uses and they are exempt from property tax.

I think it is the TIF money that he was grinding on. I have a serious problem with the overuse of TIF financing.

I wonder if this is a signal that some Texas schools are joining the tSL.

Its the offseason what heck, let talk about uniform combinations from last year. General comments: Helmet: - Love the silver with interlocking ND helments. The only thing is that the green color looks off. - Next, I like the silver with the large bird head thing - I like the green color, but not a fan of the strange ND/bird head thing. or the finish. Combinations: Road:k - Helmet: Green; Top: White; Bottom: White - Top Center picture, I think that is a nice combination. The green gives it a nice contrast. Runner-up for me would be the same uniform combination with the Silver helmet. Both of them look really nice. Home: - Helmet: Silver; Top: Green; Bottom: Silver - I think it is a really good look. Next would be the all blacks with silver helmet. I really want to like the Silver/Black/Silver but the look has a couple of problems. 1) As stated earlier, helmet green doesn't match the stripe on the pants green. 2) The stripe on the pants and helmet match G-W-G, but the stripes on the shoulder don't match it's G-W-B-W-G. So, it looks off to me. Any other opinions?

I think most of us are referencing SDSU and NDSU because UND is moving to a 4 man front

I don't think SDSU had a DT much over 285 last year and they did just fine.

It will be interesting to see how the defense develops and I really miss a stout defense.

For starters an accurate crest level forecast would be nice....

https://fbschedules.com/iowa-state-adds-south-dakota-to-2025-football-schedule/ Aug 30, 2019 — Iowa State will host South Dakota at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, on August 30, 2025. The Cyclones will pay the Coyotes a $575,000 https://fearthefcs.com/2020/06/19/south-dakota-state-and-iowa-state-to-play-in-2027/ June 19, 2020 by Fear The FCS - The two schools will meet on Saturday, September 4, 2027 in Ames, Iowa with the Jackrabbits will receive a guarantee of $550,000 I don't have a real problem with the payout if the game was played in 2020. But, the game was pushed and UND signed the new contract in 2021 when they knew the going rate was $550 to $575. They left money on the table, why?

Well, they were getting a couple of k more also. "Oregon will pay NDSU $675,000". All that I am emphasizing is that UND needs to be maximizing all aspects of the program in the new world of NIL. IMO, they have not done a very good job to this point. This is just one example.

When I saw the payouts it was a little shocking to see the differences. UND could have said NO and looked for other options. They had a 4 year window to look for other FBS games. Simply stated this is a failure. NOTE: There were a couple of other FCS/FBS games this year over 800K and a couple pushing a $1 M. I am kind of scared to see what the other UND FBS game payouts are?

I thought that a new contract was signed in 2021 that rescheduled the game. https://fbschedules.com/2020-north-dakota-kansas-state-football-game-rescheduled-for-2025/ Kansas State will now host North Dakota at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kan., on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, according to the copy of the contract amendment. The Wildcats will pay the Fighting Hawks a $475,000 guarantee for playing the game. The 2025 Kansas State-North Dakota matchup will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the gridiron.

Similiar to Omaha and Denver the new St. Thomas facility will host both Basketball and Hockey.

For me: Denver St. Thomas (I live in the cities - looking forward to this series) Western ASU UMD CC Omaha Miami Clowns - Who?? - Give me Augie or Mankato over the clowns.

It looks like UND left some money on the table with the FBS/A4 Games this year: Other Dakota FCS/FBS A4 Games North Dakota at Kansas State $475,000 South Dakota at Iowa State $575,000 Other Peer Schools: Youngstown State at Michigan State $725,000 Montana State at Oregon $680,000 Idaho at Washington State $625,000 Weber State at Arizona $625,000

The entire athletic department has been playing catch up since the decision in 2003. This fall when everything is complete with the Hyslop at Memorial Village, Nodak Insurance Company Sports Performance Center and Field House Memorial Village. UND will be on even ground with the peer Dakota schools.

And he has 4 yrs.

Meeting the new goal would be an accomplishment. The one thing I didn't see mentioned was the update to Aviation Operations at the airport. Is that still something the school is looking to achieve? New Goal: The campaign goal has been raised to $625 million.

Noted this in the GFH article: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/schlossman-whats-happening-at-college-hockeys-annual-meetings Each team's revenue share is different depending on how many subscribers the school pulls in. UND makes more than a half million dollars annually on it. The NCHC wants both its TV rights and streaming rights to open at the same time in 2027, so it can package them together.

I am excited about this get. Welcome aboard!!