darell1976

When does the new president take over and does he see the FBS in the future?

Must be Lakesbison, he spews his hatred about UND to every message board.

The Dakota 4 plus UNI in the same FBS league would be great for travel as you have 5 former NCC teams back together. I just hope they can ban bowl games by the time we all move up and get some decent playoff formats, give the p5 their own playoff while we have our own.

Seems like the only money saving way to the FBS is to go the WAC/BSC route instead of the Sun Belt route and play southern and eastern teams. Whether this plan works or not it makes for a good filler until September.

And Idaho still couldn't get in.

Except NDSU football and NDSU basketball is two different things. Plus can NDSU split from SDSU if SDSU cannot move without USD? And what if the MVC wants SDSU and USD but not NDSU? Lots could happen, maybe the Bison can catch a break and get in, but the way the fans were mocking and laughing at them compared to having SDSU join it doesn't look good.

Mindless drivel thats what you spout when you say I don't attend games. I have been attending UND games since 1984 when my dad took me to my first one. Don't know what you are trying to get at.

Didn't SV say something in the past about Wichita State and football: http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/25576548/wichita-state-interested-in-joining-mountain-west-considering-football

Scrap SME, and have Bennett Brien create one, problem solved.

Good thing you aren't the NCAA instead a Bison fan who may be left cheering for a team dreaming of the MVC which their own fan board laughed at that idea of a Dakota team joining them.

Bradford should just quit and become Ryan Reynolds' stunt double, he should be used to getting hit.

Can South Dakota afford to move up? Also is this a football only move or will all our sports be in the WAC?

I do attend games and can't wait to cheer on the Fighting Hawks at the Alerus Center in 4 months. Do you know where the Alerus Center is?

The best song there is!!!

Be interesting when UND hosts Miami.

It wouldn't be far fetched. I said Go Hawks on a UND facebook site during the Frozen Four and someone had the gull to tell me I have no UND Pride because I didn't say Go Sioux. Being booed at the REA by a member of the "hockey only crowd" isn't much of a step up from this.

Being divided is dumb and hopefully it decreases as time goes by but I'm sure at Marquette, Arkansas St, and others it happened there too. Just give it time and with a new logo hopefully the name can take off (no pun intended).

I think you missed the point of his post, instead of putting down the Fighting Sioux (or Hawk) fan lets all unite and cheer for UND. Wear whatever gear you want, if you have Flickertail gear go for it, it all represents the same school that everyone needs to cheer for. This is the transitional period that all schools that had their name changed go through, we are not even a year into the new name, we don't have a logo yet, so people not embracing the new name is understandable, what is NOT understandable is people branding the new nicknamers as non UND supportive, which is wrong. Don't agree with the name fine, but don't put down someone for embracing it when its the same school you are cheering for. At least that is what I got out of his post. 10 years, heck maybe 5 years from now things may be a whole lot different.

This is what it should be about!!!! Post of the year!

UND played 19 home games this past season, 21 if you include exhibition.

What conference do you see them going to? YSU to MAC? Liberty to CUSA?

People are burnt out on the whole nickname issue. We are finally compliant with the NCAA and this issue should be put to rest, and never to awaken except if the NCAA gets rid of their NA policy. Your idea on a new name is about half a year too late.

I like how you said "hockey fans", because fans at the Alerus and Betty will be more accepting and does it fear you that eventually that fandom will start spilling into the REA drowning out the booing and the Let's go Sioux chants? The nickname isn't a year old and there is no logo, talking about losing money on merchandise is a little premature on those two points alone plus we haven't had a marketable logo since the Sioux name retired. Let's revisit this thread in 5 years and see where the name is at compared to now. And to answer your question about the name UND Champions...NO!

ESPN only knows about NDSU unless it's Barry Melrose.

We are going to play Pac 12 teams in football, we won a NC without playing them in hockey, him being at Minnesota has no barring on what we do.