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Pretty impressive attendance numbers so far for UND's women sports. Hopefully, all sports not played at the Alerus continue to see increased attendance numbers.

I personally am excited for the new top 5 nchc plays of the week videos and the new coach/player features the NCHC is planning to debut next week. I've really enjoyed how the new conference is taking the lead in social media and video.

Despite Molbergs "superior" mobility, Bartels has looked pretty mobile. He's moved and ran quite a bit tonight and looked good. Yes some bad throws, but his good throws are way better than Joe's. Start Ryan vs UNC.

Hakstol hasn't taught them how to skate and should be fired.

If you call that defensive PI on the endzone pass, you have to call that offensive PI on the next pass. He had both handfuls of UND's dback.

I'm assuming people will be off the charts thanking midco for showing the anthem, just like they were thanking midco for painting the wall behind them with a und logo. Of course, it will probably be silence because people love to bitch and not give credit when changes are actually made.

But with that crappy oline and his lack of movement, he's going to get sacked on every play

If you reestablish with both feet in, yes. Just a note: college is different in that you can't do the diving play to throw the ball back across the goal line. As soon as it crosses the plane, it's a touchback.

I couldn't find the thread I was looking for so I decided to post in this one... Does anyone know where I can get some fleece siouxsports.com hats?

They just won 3-2. Lost 1st set, won 2nd, lost 3rd, won 4th and then dominated in the 5th.

You can't be happy and angry about the same thing!!!!!!

The NCHC is adding a Top 5 plays of the week and a player/coach feature video each week. Hopefully both will be aired in each arena and on Midco.

Gaarder tonight

Midco would get money from DirecTV and Dish to air their channel. However, it's likely Midco wouldn't ask for a significant amount because it is in their best interest to get on satellite.

On Dish/DirecTV systems. I can't watch it on cable outside of the Root viewing area. Just like I can't watch Midco outside of the viewing area. DirecTV and Dish have their own set of rules. If DirecTV wanted to pick up UND hockey games and air them, they could do that.

Because.

The regional titles like Atlantic, Central and Pacific are just titles and aren't specifically regional channels. UND home games have been on all three over the years. They're just a way for FCS to split up all of the content they air onto three channels.

The CBS deal applies to national channels which have been designated for years. The national/regional title isn't something new. CBS clearly wanted exclusivity on national channels, which it got. UND is the only team that gets screwed because UND is the only school that has its games picked up on a national channel on a regular basis, although DU has had some games simulcast on FCS and Root. There is a reason Faison voted against the deal as he knew and made it very aware to other schools how much it would hurt UND. If the deal was designed to specifically screw UND then it wouldn't have allowed regional broadcasts either.

No. Fox Sports North can air a Texas Tech vs Texas football game. That's because Fox Sports produces that game and Fox Sports North is a regional entity of Fox Sports. It's different for NHL/NBA/MLB/NFL games due to contracts in place. Obviously, there won't be a lot of interest in a day-time Saturday Texas Tech v Texas football game in Minnesota. However, there are some Pac-12 football games aired on Fox Sports North on saturday nights because there isn't a lot of other live sports options available to them.

I apologize if I come off as frustrated and I understand the designation may be confusing. I didn't make the distinction between regional and national but I understand how it is divided. The regional/national distinction is solely due to cable networks. In Colorado Springs, I can't get Fox Sports North no matter how many tiers I buy. There is no way I can get that channel. It's the same with Midco, Root sports Pittsburgh and any other regional network. I can get FCS (and still do) on my Comcast subscription. Anyone with a cable setup has the possibliity to get FCS (it's up to the cable providers to actually offer that channel). DirecTV and Dish can get all of the regional networks on a tier and can also get FCS, which is put on a tier as well. That doesn't mean anything. DirecTV and Dish are the only two national television providers. They can essentially provide any channel to anyone. Cable systems can't do that. That is where the difference from regional to national exists. The viewership of regional vs national channels makes no difference. It's all how cable systems are setup and what channels they can show.

DirecTV and dish are available throughout the country. Comcast, Midco, etc are not available throughout the country. That's the difference. Regional cable systems throughout the country carry FCS. Regional cable systems throughout the country do not carry the FSNs or Root sports outside of their region. FCS is national because it is available nationally on cable systems. Fox Sports North is regional because it is not available nationally on cable systems. Midco is regional because it is not available nationally on cable systems.

That's why I said cable systems. Dish systems are different.

The FCS channels have no original content. Everything they air is from broadcast partners. Fox Sports North produces their own content and is only available regionally on cable systems. FCS is available nationally on cable systems. Really all FCS does is pick up games and content from other people and then reair it.

The vikings have taken enough scraps from Green Bay lately, I say Minnesota should trade them to the packers in exchange for some other past-their-prime scrubs.

FCS has clearly developed a following with UND fans. It may be small but they're reliable viewers that have been shown to keep coming back for more than just hockey. Plus, it's free, high quality (despite what some people think) broadcasting that fills time slots. FCS is all about filling time slots. They aren't going to be able to air a ton of games so they find the stuff they can and have been pretty consistent with a number of schools.