darell1976

Really, I thought the NCAA, and the Standing Rock Tribe got us to this point, but if want to blame Kelley...um okay.

I'm a little confused, what do people currently think a Nodak is? http://www.undsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=9672&SPSID=81944 NoDak Nation is the official student-athletic booster organization at the University of North Dakota.

Is it safe to assume the 9 votes for Sundogs are the Bison tr...fans that are on this board.

Scored zero against Misery State...scored 9 against the defending National Champion. Scored 10 against San Jose St, racked up 276yds rushing and scored 24 in an FBS win. This offense is better this early than last year. It's not saying much but any team will embrace an improvement over the past season, especially when you are rebuilding.

Correct me if I am wrong but the only sport the BSC support that the SL doesn't that UND participates in is football. Big Sky doesn't have baseball and S/D but the SL does. And as Faison saying the BSC was a no brainer had to do with a home for football, SL didn't provide that and the deal with USD going to the MVFC wasn't known at that time.

UND has played ugly in the last 6 quarters, maybe over confidence after taking down an "FBS" team, maybe, but we all know Bubba will get these kids' head on straight especially starting conference play.

Drake game started at 5pm....golf earlier.

Nodaks is another way to have no nickname. It's no better than what we have now.

If it's a slur why is there a lot of businesses with that name? Nodak Rural Electric to name a big one. (It powers the Alerus Center) I only see problems with marketing with Nodaks just like the problems with no nickname and just using the interlocking ND logo you can only use that word and logo in so many ways. Where RR and Fighting Hawks has more marketability.

No shocker after last year's crappy season. Hopefully putting up some wins in Europe will equal wins in OOC road play (something that haunts Jones) and conference wins.

I'm glad he's gone, what an idiot.

Scoring almost 10 more points per game than last year, and allowing 139 less rushing yards per game than last year is better. Some stats are still ugly like turnovers caused by defense and our passing defense, but some things are showing a couple beeps on the heart monitor. The big improvement....2-1 including an FBS win going into conference play.

^^^^^this!!

I think a lot of people liked the BSC tournaments being held at the regular season champion's location (something people laughed at the SL about) but now that's gone, Sioux Falls is closer than Reno for a basketball tournament. You mention WSU, but how about Sac St, ISU, NAU, EWU people still don't know who those teams are. The Dakota 3, with Omaha and Denver are well known in Grand Forks. I wouldn't mind BSC football and the SL basketball/volleyball with potential membership into the MVFC if one of those eastern teams bail.

Higher attendance, history, and location.

And at that same time period there was 3 more schools with Warriors as nickames (West and Wilder Elementary, and Valley Jr. High). Only now you can't have the same nickname of a school in the same city. Everything was fine prior to 1991.

Very good post!

I meant better compared to last year. We had no offense last year through 3 games, this year there is signs of life.

2014 stats through 3 games last year Passing Offense: 100th 121.0 yds/g Rushing Offense: 96th 105.0 yds/g Scoring Offense: t106th 8.7 points/g Passing Defense: 41st 184.7 Rushing Defense: 73rd 199.7 Scoring Defense: t65th 31.0 This proves this team is getting better.

Through Sept 19th Passing Offense: t87th 156.7 Rushing Offense: 92nd 101.7 Total Offense: t106th 258.3 Scoring Offense: t88th 18.0 Turnovers: t29th 3 Passing Defense: t96th 266.0 Rushing Defense: 7th 60.7 Total Defense: t26th 326.7 Scoring Defense: t30th 21.7 Turnovers gained: t111 (last FCS) 1

That is a good question, I don't think Fullerton wanted more associated members after letting the Cali teams do it. UND was the only school from the GWFC without a permanent non football conference as SUU was in the SL and USD was about to start in the SL. I think maybe there could be a chance Fullerton would allow UND to do that since Idaho came back to the BSC.

They would've won more games if the games weren't always a track meet with our pathetic defense. Mussman did have great receivers and got a good DI QB in Hanson to help out the offense. I think Mussman would be a good OC, he was just a bad head coach.

This is correct. If UND notifies the Big Sky they are planning (but not committed) on leaving there is no exit fee or else its a 1 million fee to just up and leave.

if after the first vote those two are a runoff vote I will be happy, no Sundogs and no north stars.

Mussman's offense put up 600 passing yards (thanks Braden Hanson) against Montana in 2012). Will we ever see a performance like that again? With this offense...no way. Mussman didn't win games cause his defense wasn't good, we have just the opposite with Bubba. Hopefully there will be a happy medium soon.