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I believe that they talked about the long term impacts to UND if the name was retained.
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Why does playing NDSU elevate UND's status - UND is in a conference with Montana, Montana St, Poly, Davis, etc...
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Thoughts and prayers to the families impacted very sad news.
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Not sure where to put this thread but I thought that it is interesting to see PSU looking at a major upgrade. Sounds like 2014 at the earliest. This will definitely help the program and bring more depth to Big Sky in basketball. http://www.oregonliv...ls_plans_f.html
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Aren't corruption investigations on going.... nice run the last several years for the MSP City Council. In July 2001, Brian Herron (DFL) pleaded guilty to one count of felony extortion. He admitted to accepting a $10,000 bribe from a business owner who faced numerous health and safety inspections violations. Herron served a one year sentence in federal prison. On November 21, 2002 10 year Council Member Joe Biernat (DFL) was convicted of five federal felony charges, one count of embezzlement, three counts of mail fraud, and one count of making a false statement. Biernat was found not guilty on extortion and conspiracy to extort charges. In September 2005 Green Party Council Member Dean Zimmermann was served with a federal search warrant to his home by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The affidavit attached to the warrant revealed that the FBI has Zimmermann on video and audiotape accepting bribes for a zoning change. Zimmermann subsequently lost his re-election campaign, and was convicted in federal court on three counts of accepting cash from a developer and found not guilty of soliciting property from people with business with the city. Zimmermann was released from prison in July 2008. In 2009, council president Barbara Johnson was accused of misusing campaign funds for personal spending. An administrative hearing was held January 26, 2010, which could have charged her with a civil violation or recommend criminal charges. The administrative judges at the hearing dismissed 6 of the 8 charges against her, and upheld 2 (AAA services were paid for both her & her husband's vehicle, and not all charges for hairstyling & dry cleaning were reasonably related to the campaign). She paid a $200 fine for these violations.
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I believe the battle for the nickname is being driven by the Spirit Lake Tribe. Please contact frankbc@spiritlakenation.com and thank you for your interest in UND sports.
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I have not seen much said about Denver or Seattle for membership into the Big Sky - they could give the basketball side of the Big Sky a major bump. Plus they fit the foot print and could be the site for a conference tournament. Not sure if the Big Sky is interested.. plus UND could build on the Denver rivalry.
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It looks like IPFW does not want to be left out on the Horizon discussion IPFW sits squarely in the middle of the Horizon League and could conceivably team with Oakland and IUPUI into making the Horizon a 12-team league. Without trips to North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota and the newest member, Nebraska Omaha, the travel savings alone would make the jump from the Summit into the Horizon a sound one. http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20120510/SPORTS0305/305109987/1085/SPORTS03
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Interesting read about the Summit and Oakland.. IUPUI and Robert Morris, in addition to Oakland, are potential candidates to take Butler’s spot during the 2013-14 season, when the two-time national runner-up starts playing in the Atlantic 10. http://www.freep.com/article/20120509/SPORTS08/120509048/oakland-university-horizon-league-detroit-udm-summit?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs
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I feel your pain.. I have to look at the TIF for MOA and see if they got another 20 year exemption... Bloomington pays for MOA and the rest of the state gets the benefits.
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I am not saying that I like it - not a big fan of the current "Sports Economics" system. Owners and players are some of the biggest welfare recipients in the state.
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Target Center is just "hospitality funded".
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Exactly... both venues will be very nice.
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You are correct, anything could happen. But, when you have the last name of Taylor (Glen and $130 million upgrade) and Dayton (Governor) in Minnesota you tend to get what you want. I suspect the vote could be greater in favor as council member line up at the trough. They won't get it until next session but it will be delivered - as they say in football recruiting - where do you want the double wide delivered and what color is the TransAm. Sorry, I just watched the SMU story on ESPN the other night.
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I would be surprised if the City Council did not approve this deal.. the Target Center got a difference source for funding. It is no longer on the backs of MSP property owners and it is going to be shifted toward an existing MSP Hospitality sales tax. This sales tax was authorized by the State for the City of MSP to use for the Metrodome and Civic Center and is set to expire 2020 (I think? - plus I am sure that it has been extented indefinitely). The State controlled how this sale tax was used. The State is now giving the City of MSP control over this sales tax. This is a big deal for the City of MSP.
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Yes, I think the updates are approximately 130 million - here is a site that talks about the changes. Not sure of the timeline - I am sure MSP wants to get this going immediately. http://www.targetcenterrenovation.org/gallery.php
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Don't see it..
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A Bison fan and Dave K are both asking for sources? has the world eneded.
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Because, it is a state law that is applied toward one school UND. I just don't see it being applied to NDSU.
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However, the State Law applies to only one school UND.
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I don't see the State of North Dakota and the NCAA extending the sanctions to other schools in the state. If they did - just wow. I think the reason that Mississippi and South Carolina got in trouble was because of the State Flag.
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Because the last time they mobilized they looked like idiots - remember Spirit Lake referendum
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Not living in North Dakota, but I would vote Yes - it sucks but it is time.
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Yes I agree, however I thought a more formal approach to exit polling would be interesting to the state because it feels like this referendum is about more than just the name.
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Does the State have a plan in place for exit polling as part of the referendum? I think that it would be very interesting to see why people voted the way they did.