siouxkid12

McGarry can pound sand too. This notion that we (UND) need to bend over backwards for her at every corner is exhausting and I for one can't wait until the Ralph is officially UND's.

You are correct, they had to emphasize hockey but what is forgotten is with that money comes a responsibility to produce championships. They can talk about tradition, culture and everything else all they want but when you don't produce its a huge drag on other programs that can be promoted.

Are all those other sports at NDSU bringing in huge dollars? Putting NDSU on the national map? Are the contenders for national championships?

You are not wrong but NDSU is doing the same thing but with football as they have put all there eggs in one basket (football) because thats all they really have. UND is in a unique spot where they could have two big programs be contenders each year (hockey and football). I hate to say this but to me the hockey program isn't set up by the athletic department, its set up and directed by the Engelstad foundation/REA.

The ones you are referring to about Coach Walsh were in fact replica jerseys. There was no way to get on ice jerseys done as those jerseys were done last min and were screen printed numbers. It's kind of like the ones UND wore in 2003 to recognize our military services, they just took a bunch of off the rack replicas, sewed on numbers and military patches and used them in a game.

You are incorrect. Replica jersey do in fact come in numbered sizes and sometimes have a fight strap on them but that doesnt make them the same as the on ice jerseys. If you look at the tag and it says "made in Indonesia" or other foreign country, it is in fact a replica. The on ice jerseys that the team wears will say "made in Canada" on the tag.

You are the one moving the goalpost to fit your tiny ego. As I and many others have explained to you before ALL SPORTS AT UND ARE D1. We all know that football isn't at the top of D1 but it also isn't considered D2 because the NCAA has a classification for D2 and UND is not in it. Why is it so hard for you to comprehend it? I bet your sole purpose of this argument is to degrade NDSU's success in football and it also comes at our schools expense.

You can still use your crayon reference all you want but the fact of the matter is you are wrong. By NCAA classification UND is D1 in all sports, even football. This cannot be disputed, no matter how big your crayon is. You are just being ignorant at this point because I cannot imagine someone being this stupid.

I can’t find UND here List of NCAA Division II football programs - Wikipedia But I did find them here List of NCAA Division I FCS football programs - Wikipedia Last I checked the top one is roman numerals "II" and the bottom one uses roman numeral "I"....

They were never going to have authentic version of the Nashville ones.

They are replicas (aka not made in CANADA)

I didn't realize he was making that much. I guess he would be out of the question

Here is a thought. Does UND let Bubba coach another year or two and then bring Schmidt back? He will have a pretty good resume as an assistant coach (and he knows how to recruit) at the FBS level and UND would be his first HC gig, so he shouldn't command a whole lot.

You send it off to EPS?

2 seasons of head coaching at an AAC school is a HUUUUUGE stretch for a P5 program. The only reason he got that is due to him being an alum and the fact that Nebraska looked the other way on all his other flaws. If UND wants to make a coaching change and they want to make a splash, they will need to pony up some money and/or they will need to find that GEM that is hiding at a D2 level AKA Brian Kelly...

He went 6-7 his first year and then 13-0 his second year. You call that a good track record? Especially a good resume to jump into a P5 program?

Why spend 200+ dollars on an authentic on ice jersey only to replace the "logos" on the shoulder? That's just dumb

what's that? your breaking up

BS....I remember seeing Nancy and Justin cut people off...

outside of football what are they better at? It's really hard to say that NDSU football is bigger than UND hockey when the last few destination games for hockey have been sold out and the bars run out of beer.

Whenever NDSU is on national TV they always use the Fighting Hawks logo.

Big Ten education? Please, he is a 3rd overall selection. He probably isn't taking anything hard as he knows he will probably only be in Minnesota for a couple seasons (or maybe even one). Again, being a 3rd overall selection will get him NIL deals anywhere. Just imagine what Toews, Parise or even Oshie would've gotten if they had NIL's back when they played.

You are talking about people who didn't really care about baseball and now had a reason to follow a team. I wouldn't call them bandwagon fans.

Nice local option? Naw, kid has some raw strength and talent. State wrestling champ at 195 and a solid two way player in football. Will probably line up on the defensive side of the ball (inside /outside LB). EDIT* His Aunt was a STAND OUT BBALL player for UND in the late 90's/early 2000's.

I don't know much about BEK but to me it seems like a step back if they did.