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I'm sorry if my post came off as sarcastic. It was meant to be factual, in that $40M in gifts is considered "nothing special" for UND standards. And that is great that UND has such high standards.

This isn't derailing the conversation?

He committed today.

I wore my Fighting Hawks hoodie to the UND/Denver series in early 2016 and they got swept. I decided I would no longer wear it to games, but it has nothing to do with it being Fighting Hawks gear. Had UND swept, I likely would have been wearing a hoodie in April in Florida.

It's fantastic that nearly $40M in gifts is considered "nothing special."

I'm digging the new look. Very clean.

Look at your ability to read other people's minds! Saying you're full of !@#$ is not the same as believing things will be the same.

I see Santiago playing a role similar to Randall Cobb for Green Bay. You'll see him line up against linebackers but he will also be in the backfield plenty.

Him not having any credibility doesn't give you any credibility.

Adidas has transitioned away from using CCM and Reebok as the title company for their hockey products. As evidenced by the new NHL jerseys, Adidas is going with Adidas to showcase their hockey gear. This shouldn't affect a department wide deal.

I believe it is only applied for when that extra year is needed.

As someone who lives between Denver and the springs, I would recommend the springs for a tourist. Better chance for a couple wins, please better seats usually available in the arena. Lots of places to visit: Garden of the Gods, Air Force Academy, Pikes Peak, Cave of the Winds, USOTC. Hotels closer to the arena as well. The DoubleTree is usually packed with UND fans and is great for walking to the game with plenty of restaurants nearby. A quick ride downtown for late night options.

He will have to use his regular redshirt year this year. Unless he gets hurt at the start of next year, then he wouldn't be eligible for a medical redshirt.

So why didn't UND wait and announce at the same time as the other schools?

Air Force was looking at the Big Sky when they were trying to get a football only home in the B12. The MW is open to affiliate members for football ala Hawaii. It would be tough for AF to lose CSU, Wyo and UNM for basketball but they could be paired with DU as non-FB members in the Summit. DU would be much happier with AF over UNC.

You're comparing resigning a coach to hiring a brand new coach? Football didn't have the in-house candidate that hockey did in their process so you can't compare those two. But then to try and compare both to resigning a coach? You admit the budget cuts had an effect but you have no clue to what extent so you just assume the effect wasn't that great?

I'm curious how much of that is due to the history of Nike vs the quality of the actual shoe. I'll never run in a Nike shoe but adidas puts out some excellent running shoes. How do they compare for basketball and football?

Nelson and Strome wouldn't be available if they didn't have a deal.

I'm sure they already have a plan in place to keep Strome and Nelson. I'm sure it involves at least one first but at this point Vegas has said they're all about the future and not about right now. They'll gladly take a first to select some fourth line forward because it sets them up to be the new Oilers in four years, All the first rounders, plus MAF to teach Mrazek or Subban how to play goalie.

Obviously not an option this year, but perhaps the last two home games of the year go to the tailgators that are there two hours before the game and offer them reserved tickets for the next season. If you're not there those last two games or you aren't there two hours before the game then you don't get a reserved spot the next year. I think it would cut down on people just showing up with their car 20 minutes before the game.

So you're saying there's a strong chance of Fleuries in Vegas?

Sullivan hates MAF and of course the head coach makes the calls on this. I wouldn't be surprised to see MAF flipped to some other team for a pick or some prospects. Although, as the backup for the past year+, I'm sure he's only worth a 5th rounder

Or more factually, there is a glitch with Neulion that does that randomly.

You have the best grudges

I think it would be a good idea if someone took the lead on Siouxsports recommendations for tailgating. Gather some input from people who go, get email addresses from them and send a big email to UND with those recommendations. It turns a handful of people discussing things here into a conversation with UND that has some force behind it because of the number of email addresses cc'ed.