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Fair enough.....my apologies. We don't need to get into dick measuring of bonifides, credentials.......or W-2s.

It's been beaten to death. Anyone who can navigate Google could have found out what Nicholls bid last year will minimum effort. Even if finding just that info through one's due diligence it should conclude that if your bid is serious it HAS to be more than $80K + because there is the possibility that UND might get Nicholls as a playoff draw and they aren't going to bid less this year......even if you know nothing else! Goodness.

I agree. A solid running game will help him out tremendously and so will play calling. His completion % has to be 40% lower when he rolls out to either side. If his feet aren't set it's not good. It is night and day when he is able sets his feet and deliver the ball.

Chaves and the UND athletic department were banking on if UND FB made the playoffs they'd get a regional game and their bid was a winner...……...oops.

We have a good bingo...……...

#apatheticlemming

$75004.00

So no one in the UND athletic department has access to the internet? It has been documented that Nicholls St bid $80K so they could host a playoff game last year. That is at a minimum was potential bar for bid for Chaves to look at. Now did he think we'd be bidding against Nicholls this year? Most likely not but there was a chance and Nicholls precedent was set last year. They were definitely not going to bid less than $80K this year. I agree with whoever posted that the UND athletic department was pretty sure they were going to get a regional playoff game and that thought process made their bid sufficient...….unfortunately they presumed incorrectly.

UND had just 42 rushing in the first half vs SUU. The game turned in the 2nd half when UND figured out how to run it more effectively. If UND can't run the ball consistently Saturday it won't turn out well.

Well someone is out $3.75 so there's that!

Line still is a pick 'em. Surprised the needle has not moved at all yet in either direction.

That crap needs to end. Many on this site are on speed dial from the Alumni Association Foundation and other entities at UND that are looking for dollars. One's fandom or allegiance to UND athletics is not based on what he/she gives and I'd be willing to bet most of the apathetic lemming posters here give nothing.

We know what the UND's bid was. One could have Googled, Chaves included, to find out what a bid was last year that secured hosting a playoff game.

That's a fair statement considering how this team has played on the road vs at home. Like 20% more confident?

Did Chaves get called on his bluff that the only university of the 15 other universities to possibly host and outbid UND would be Nicholls? Seems from this link their minimum bar was already set at $80K going into the bids for this year. Again we don't know what any of the other schools bids were but we do know $80k >>>$75k + gfhockey's pocket change. If Shawn-O can go to the Google to find this nugget........

I believe TM hyped it up in a Herald article I read online.

I get the overhead part as well. UND's facilities are what they are....which are better than most. Chaves should know those logistics and financials for potentially hosting a FB game at UND....which is different than EWU . Maybe he figured he had this figured out when he submitted the bid. Unfortunately it didn't work out. Would be very interested in all the other bids as well.

The Alerus isn't free to use? Really? Thanks for pointing that out Captain Obvious. I'm sure everyone on this site needed you to clarify that. .......and I hope you are not insinuating that having a facility that has indoor plumbing, has a roof and has climate controlled settings is a detriment/liability to the bidding process.

You know what you are if you shoot -2 in a match play golf event that has 15 other matches and your score is the second lowest of all golfers in the field except your opponent shots -5 to beat beat you? You're a loser.....you're not in second place.

It's relevant cause UND is dressing in tents.

Times $20 per ticket.........bingo

Like it.........how many season tickets were purchased this season out of curiosity? Or would the university look at the potential administrative work to process the refunds roughly 2 out of every 3 years too laborious?

Maybe he thought the clause "indoor plumbing included" that he added to the bid was worth an extra $20K?