darell1976

You as a fan or you as a high schooler who dreams of being a Gopher.

its more major than the usual Bison fan that brings up track or cross country or even baseball/softball. I consider major up here being football, basketball, volleyball and hockey. Sports that average 1000 people or more.

^^^^^this

I would think you need the Turtle Mtn Chippewa at that table, they won't allow to be excluded.

How many kids dream about playing in Scheels arena and how many dream about playing in the REA.

Home cooking advantage as one poster put it. Its just like moving the west regionals from the Ralph to Scheels. Smaller venue, smaller attendance.

In 2011-12 we averaged 2045, that was because 7169 at the NDSU game at the REA.

UND won a NC in football in 2001 the same year UND lost the NC in hockey, basketball went to the regional quarterfinals in 2000 the same year UND won the NC in hockey. Women's basketball won a NC in 1997 the same year UND won a NC in hockey. All our sports can have success in the SAME year!!!!!

Basketball attendance: Dakota 4 2013-14 season: UND 1839 17-17 NDSU 3308 26-7 SDSU 2661 19-13 USD 1796 12-18 Dakota 4 2012-13 season: UND 1625 16-17 NDSU 2906 24-10 SDSU 3625 25-10 USD 1846 10-20 Dakota 4 2011-12 season: UND 2045 17-15 NDSU 3156 17-14 SDSU 3320 27-8 USD 1701 10-18 Dakota 4 2014-15 season: UND 1903 3-6 (one home game vs Mayville St) NDSU 2010 (at Scheels Arena) 6-4 SDSU 1942 6-3 USD 1990 (including a game in Sioux Falls) 3-8

Just look at what UND was in football attendance in 2007 with Lennon and 2008 with Muss's first season, then look how it just nose dived and Bubba is left to try to field a team to get butts back in the seats. Basketball attendance is hovering around 1700-2000 the last 3 seasons, if Jones starts to miss the tournament, have losing seasons, or worse lose to a DII school (Crookston could beat this team) then you will have a nose dive in attendance that will rival Sac State.

I have no idea.

How much money is UND losing in attendance, concessions, and fan support? Football hasn't recovered from the Muss years that drove our attendance into the ground.

That was the name of the now called Alerus Center until $$$$ changed the name.

Since its a disadvantage to western teams (since only Bismarck has won it) maybe they should move the hockey tournament to Minot, Bismarck or Williston. Its kinda tradition to have the game at the nicest college hockey arena in the state. You don't see Minnesota moving their state title games to Duluth, Bemidji, St. Cloud or Mankato.

Even though after football and men's basketball NDSU sports are horrid (major sports only not T&F, or softball), where at UND the only major sports suffering is football and men's basketball. Football actually saw an increase of wins (more than one), for the first time since the 2011 season, men's basketball hasn't had an increase of wins (more than 1 game) since going 19-15 in the 2010-2011 season after winning just 8 the year before. Last year UND had 1 more win than the year before, so in the past 3 seasons (2011-12 through 2013-14) UND's increase of wins is ZERO!! Jones is consistant on thing.....being .500!!! In that 19-15 season (Jones's best) UND won 4 games against non DI competition, went 0-8 in OOC road games, (0-9 if you include Air Force in the CIT). I know this was in the middle of transition but if someone brings up his best season, look at the numbers closely and see how watered down they are. (just like Muss's 2011 season)

Home cooking you mean fans right? Because neither Central or Red River plays at the REA, so they don't have home ice advantage.

Look out big box stores...Fargo Walmart got robbed.

So dumb!!! The tourny belongs at the Ralph.

Well, the dumbass didn't specify it. Just shows what a stupid troll he is.

Not to mention....JOBS JOBS JOBS!!

UND needs to be this competitive to ranked teams.

http://wiki.siouxsports.com/doku.php/football/2014_recruiting_information I didn't know USA, Air Force, and a PWO for UM & UW are D2's. Thats 3 out of 5 MN LIT recruits. Not bad for the little time he had to work with.

They also see on tv how bad this program plays. Hearing fans wanting a change can be a plus in a recruit, just ask Bubba's recruits.

Phil Jackson

That covers it then we do this roller coaster again next year.