bogboy3

Good point Matt...will most likely take your advice. When I was reading this forum...it was talking about the rivaly and that is what I was talking about.

Star2city and dmksioux....you both make great points. I agree with most if not all of them. I too think that this game needs to continue. Financially speaking...this should be the number one game we schedule each year. the green team...I like your attitude... I too remember the Brekke days...Vonesh (sp) days. For some reason, I just can't get back into basketball or football. Dlsoiuxfan...i don't like your attitude as much. I didn't come on here to slam basketball or football. If it sounded that way...my apologies. I was responding to the fact that a lot of people believe that the rivalry is what it used to be...and I don't think it is. Then I maybe got on a rant....again, my apologies. That is all...nothing more, nothing less.

Personally, I don't get too excited about UND sports except for hockey. The fact that BWW's had to purchase over 2K tickets prior to the game tells me that others don't get too excited either. The rivalry if basically dead in my view. I remember back in the 80's and 90's...it used to be something that people would look forward to and now...it is just another game between two North Dakota schools. Fan's used to wager on the games....they used to leave Sioux/Bison signs in the opponents yards...School leadership used to wager on the games (I will not comment much on UND's current leadership or lack there of...I am not sure they even know their used to be a rivalry). The games used to be talked about during the summer, fall, and non-stop the week of. I barely heard anything about game. I know this was a basketball game; however, I am not sure I would have heard much more even if it had been a football game. The fact is (in my opinion) its just not that big of deal anymore. The Bison have done a superb job and the Sioux are trying but a few years behind. They will get there. The rivarly used to be between two schools that always competed for a trophy...it was a D2 trophy but they were the best schools in D2. Now with the move to D1...there is no trophy in site for either...I do not count winning a small insignificant conference title as anything to get overly excited about. We are now just a bottom-feeder in a division where the big boys get all the attention. Am I glad we went D1....yes, but the fact we waited set us back further than anyone ever suspected it would have. I think if we would have transitioned together....we could have used each other as leverage with a conference and possibly kept the rivalry alive...but oh well...we did not. sorry for the rant.

Just got home from this weekends' games...flew in from Dayton Ohio. What a great weekend!! Go Sioux.

John, I have two tickets in the lower bowl. (On SiouxSports.com, I am known as Bogboy3). Noticed Siouxmama is looking for the same set-up as you. Would be willing to work with both of you to make this happen. If this interests you...please email me at j.oberg@sbcglobal.net Thanks, James

Hi, I have 2 season tickets; however, am not going to make it home but for a few games this year. Maybe two weekends. I have two seats in row K (section 107), lower bowl where the Sioux shoot twice. The seats are 13 and 14. I have tickets for both nights. Please email me if you are interested. j.oberg@sbcglobal.net Thanks, James

Thanks Shawn-O. My tickets have been sold. I appreciate everyone who emailed me. Sincerely, James