southpaw
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Don't assume Livanavage will leave. There are people close to him who want him to stay.
He's also pretty smart in knowing what his future will likely be: maybe 3-4 seasons bouncing between NHL and AHL before heading over to Europe.
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8 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:
Goes beyond the sport … learn commitment early, will benefit you in the long run. Getting off topic here a bit but jumping ship and always hoping the grass is greener on the other side isn’t a great lifelong philosophy
only counter argument is money of which a flash in the pan payday isn’t always life changing for someone in their early 20s if the right discipline isn’t in place
This isn't the 80s and 90s anymore. Commitment doesn't mean sticking with a school for 4-5 years. It means fulfilling your obligations, which is a one year contract to be a student athlete.
There's no guarantee for these adults that the contract will be there next year. Not to mention, any member of the staff can and does leave year over year. Is that teaching commitment?
You have no idea what that bonus means to each player. For some, it is life changing regardless of future earnings.
You make it sound like meeting their obligations, getting paid for their value, and choosing the path that they believe is best for them is a bad thing.
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13 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:
Should’ve stayed at UND. We’ll see how it pans out in the Big 10 for ‘em …
Why? You keep repeating that players have a better chance at going pro by staying at UND but that's just not true. This school has zero recent history of putting multiple players in the NFL or CFL.
Go to Iowa, make some money, get a degree, and if you have the chance to keep playing then great. If not, you've got more money and a degree from a more well-known school.
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On 1/13/2026 at 11:17 PM, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:
Adam Scheel count?
He had already played his freshman year with a 2.07 GAA and .910 save percentage in 26 games before Karl joined the staff.
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22 hours ago, cberkas said:
His numbers have been basically the same for 4 years. Hobie had roughly the same GAA but a better SV% and he didn’t turn out at all. Wait to see how he does when he gets here.
I feel the next goalie commit will be from the WHL.
Karl was a full time assistant from 2019-2025. Name one incoming freshman goalie that he recruited during that time who left UND significantly better than when they arrived.
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On 1/8/2026 at 10:15 PM, RhettRingers said:
Also have been hearing some big names giving their silent commitment. Not wanting to stir the pot with their current CHL teams.
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Davos heading into their fifth game in five days while the USCS on their second in four and fourth in six.
Will be interesting to see who they play in net. Assuming Gajan is over his minor injury, I'd expect him to go.
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You all would be so upset to know who is representing UND in Europe
Be prepared for some green at the Olympics
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Not surprising Canadian fans don't want to attend events in the US right now.
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6 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:
I don't know how ESPN is making money off of the World Juggling Federation and Axe Throwing. If it's such great programming, why don't they put it on the main ESPN channel? I know I won't be watching any of that garbage.
More cable systems might pick up ESPNU if they put decent programming on it. But TV executives aren't known for being all that intelligent to begin with.
Nobody said it's great programming, but go ahead and pretend that's the case if it hurts your feelings less.
It costs ESPN virtually nothing to show that content. It costs ESPN money to crew and broadcast college hockey but essentially gain no more viewers.
College hockey does not bring significant viewership numbers.
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1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
wonder if these highly ranked minny boys know who paul's replacement is and is good with it...?
Sure.... a state with open records laws decided to forego those to hire a backdoor replacement and are trusting high-school kids to keep it a secret.
That also assumes the AD isn't feeding information to the local media on a regular basis. There's a reason you see the Herald with articles ready to go after announcements.
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It's not that hard to understand. Those shows make more money for ESPN than broadcasting college hockey.
The production quality and announcers needed toto move a game from ESPN+ to a linear channel does not equate to advertising dollars due to viewers.
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2 minutes ago, Wilbur said:
I wouldn't mind to see Team USA rotate with Carle and Leaman. Its a lot to be away from your team with all that goes on in an NCAA season.
Funny the two coaches that seem to have the least amount of success are Gopher Bob and #gobc heart throb Scott Sandelin.
Got to but cuts on the way as we inch towards Christmas.
I'd like to see Ben Barr get in and then obviously Smaby and JPL getting some assistant roles.
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2 hours ago, Sioux90 said:
If the Admins didn’t want it, then surely something would be done about it.
Clearly there is some agreement by at least one admin because take a look at the Other Sports section now.
You can actually find the relevant other topics.
But her new thread today in the UND Men's Basketball thread is a perfect example. "How did the UND Men's Basketball Team Do As of Late?" is a great topic to include in the 25-26 Season thread - where there could be additional actual conversation. And, if we're lucky, one of her blogs will spur great discussion about the 25-26 season, so doesn't it make sense that we'd want that included in the 25-26 season thread?
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2 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:
If you want @Und Princess banned, just come out and say so. But she hasn't done anything wrong whatsoever, so don't hold your breath waiting for it to happen.
That's quite the jump.
What part of the below gives you the idea that I'd like for her to be banned?8 hours ago, southpaw said:All of these posts could instead be included in their already existing respective sport threads.
@Und Princess has a blog post about the awards for Volleyball and Soccer teams? Go ahead and post those in the specific 2025 volleyball and 2025 soccer threads. It could build conversation about the post rather than a separate thread for each individual blog post.
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Hey admins - there have been quite a few new threads being created where it appears the sole purpose is to redirect people to someone's personal blog. I'm not against anyone promoting additional "articles" about UND athletics, but more often than not these new threads have zero replies. The "Other Sports" section is a perfect example. All of these posts could instead be included in their already existing respective sport threads. Instead, all of the legitimate threads about Other Sports are buried behind a couple dozen zero-reply threads about someone's blog.
But truthfully, even when they are posted in the respective threads - there is no attempt at furthering discussion or interaction. It's essentially a copy/paste of "Hey Hawks fans, go check out my blog at this link. Have a great day!"-
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3 hours ago, cberkas said:
Since the link didn’t work, go here and use reader to get around the paywall.
Or.... actually pay for the content.
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1 hour ago, Sioux90 said:Eye test.
link?
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16 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:
Do athletes have contracts with schools?
Of course. An athletic scholarship is literally a contract that includes what will be provided by the university in exchange for what the player must do in order to recieve that aid.
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14 hours ago, siouxweet said:
Pretty close, both are quiting paid positions as these aren't amateurs anymore.
They're not employees, they're freelancers. If they complete a project within the confines of the contract are they not deserving of all remuneration included in that contract?
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I refuse to donate until Coach Schmidt removes the apostrophe from JYD's.
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1 minute ago, Dustin said:
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Source?
Around the rest of DI ...
in NCAA News
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It's almost as if having a monopoly over athletics opportunities for 18-24 year olds is coming back to haunt the NCAA. It may seem drastic with how much the courts are clawing back the stranglehold the NCAA has had on athletes since its inception but it only seems drastic when compared to what was available previously.