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Switching to adidas. Assuming the design will end up being different, no clue to what extent. So they put all the replica jerseys on sale or just picked a few random ones to put on the clearance rack, right next to the racks of regular price ones that are exactly the same? I guess I'm not following the logic on that. As for the rest of merchandise, yes, some of that will hit clearance rack, the same as what happened with the interlocking and Brien logos.

There are not current jerseys on the clearance rack. It isn't true and it makes makes zero sense. On top of that, they have been out for about 6-8 months now and the team will have different jerseys after next season regardless. Not the only reasons, but it sure contributes. It isn't a shocker the volume isn't as large.

Kuska too. Man those two would have been fun to watch together.

Making the comparison based on "students served" isn't exactly a fair measure. Different majors require different funding, which the legislature took into account with the new formula. However I'd argue growing the "students served" while knowing the the proper infrastructure to support the growth isn't there and then complaining about it after the fact isn't the ideal strategy. Couple that with giving out huge chunks of tuition waivers and then turning around and complaining you don't have enough funding to support them also isn't ideal. Obviously some are necessary and/or mandated/required by various laws and programs but the disparity within the NDUS is telling.

You think that would be relevant detail to add to the story......

You forgot to mention cutting women's hockey and that he supports the new nickname/logo. But I think you have it covered for the most part. I've come to the conclusion that despite an actual history of success, S&D and baseball don't make the moral outrage cut.

Here's the full story: It came out today that UND isn't offering merit increases for the second consecutive year. A 1% increase in salaries across the board would require around $6 million per biennium and that money would have had to come from somewhere, meaning some other cuts would have had to been made on campus. Kennedy's comments came on radio a few days back when he made the comment "any ill will at the school more to legislative funding decisions than his recent bid to serve as the next president of UCF, connecting issues of low morale to the lack of pay raises to faculty and staff, a legacy of state funding reductions" which probably does have some truth to it. Kennedy did respond to the letter: In summation: Kennedy knew there was going to be blow back on not having pay raises for the second year in a row. Yes, it is partially the legislature's fault, but their hands were tied also. The alternative is that more jobs or programs get cut so those left can have pay raises. I've seen many instances in the private sector where keeping salaries flat was the alternative chosen over either cutting salaries or cutting positions. It's frustrating but the pool of money isn't bottomless. Hopefully they address this and make up for it next biennium, as it truly does weigh on morale.

This is a bad take. The coach's job is to get results and that is what they will be judged on (obviously assuming they follow ethical standards). Employments decisions are not and should not be directly tied to the whims of young adults. If there is enough issue with recruits/players, the results will tell the story and that's what the decision should be made off of.

I might actually have to go check that out.

Made a little bit of a fix to your post. Also think it should be pointed out the link also has this comment:

You might be able to make a similar argument on the women's side about Madi Buck.

I guess I'm not sure when you considered the nickname issue "resolved" but UND could have got in the Summit at basically any point in the past. The hang-up was the MVFC and it had nothing to do with the nickname. UND was in constant contact with both ever since they got in the Big Sky. Both sides knew that the Summit invite was pointless until the MVFC had the votes.

A little more detail on the adidas deal: Agreement gives UND $1.345 million in free gear over the next 7 years Incentives for teams who win conference and national championships Hockey team will wear CCM for one more season then transition. Adidas is the current jersey provider for NHL.

He did it to cut down on travel costs and re-align with historical rivals. A move that was not possible until the MVFC finally caved and allowed UND to join. That was literally the hold up since the beginning.

To be more accurate, it's just one of the names the beat writer tossed out. He even states he doesn't know whether there is interest from USD or the candidates in any of them. However Horner is becoming a bit of a trendy name getting tossed around.

What's odd about it?

Winning an autobid in the Summit is going to be a hell of a lot harder than it was in the Big Sky.

Not a surprise. Quit once during the season and played 6 minutes in 2 games after the 1st of the year. Likely be one or two more. If the team was going to get back on track, they needed to do something to shake up the roster because they were short on talent this year, especially the guard spots. Losing FF is a big hit though. Coach needs to steady the ship or the SD schools are going to make UND look silly next year. Still not sure on what his actual contract situation is but I feel comfortable that the new AD doesn't owe anyone anything and unbiased observations are being made across the board.

Interesting comparison on UND and MSU-Moorhead: After successful season in 2016/17, MSU-M lost 5 seniors to graduation and 1 transfer (a freshman). 5 of the 6 players lost averaged double digit minutes, with the one being a senior who saw minimal playing time. This season, MSU-M only had one senior, and had to replace 59% of their scoring and 60% of their minutes played, including 3 of the top 4 in both categories. The went from 24-6 (19-3 in conference) and an NCAA regional appearance to 7-22 (5-17 in conference). UND lost 4 seniors and 3 transfers (2 juniors and 1 sophomore). 5 of the 7 players lost averaged double digit minutes, the two were seniors who saw minimal playing time. This season, UND only had one senior (a transfer) and had to replace 61% of their scoring and 61% of minutes played including 4 of the top 7 in each category. They went from 22-10 (14-4 in conference) and an NCAA appearance to 12-20 (6-12 in conference). So......with that known, can anyone shed some more light on what happened down in Moorhead? This season seemed more of an abberation for a Walthall team, but the similarities are interesting.

Might be an interesting offseason, guessing there will be some more changes.

I don't have the marketing budget for recruitment (good luck getting that), but I do have actual total enrollment numbers. I'm sure the breakdown on incoming freshman class is out there somewhere if someone really wants to get into the numbers. UND will obviously have a larger amount of students from outside the region due to aviation and online enrollment. 2011 was the furthest back NDSU has publicly available. 2011 UND had an enrollment of 14,697 with 6,041 (41.1%) from ND and 5,038 (34.3%) from MN NDSU had an enrollment of 14,399 with 6,676 (46.4%) from ND and 5,886 (40.9%) from MN 2017 UND had an enrollment of 14,416 with 4,904 (34.0%) from ND and 4,859 (33.7%) from MN NDSU had an enrollment of 14,358 with 6,314 (44.0%) from ND and 6,419 (44.7%) from MN

2 years, 62 games, left after his sophomore year 2 years, 55 games, left after his sophomore year 2 years, 19 games, left after his sophomore year 2 years, 35 games, left after his sophomore year These aren't exactly shining examples of kids the staff held onto too long. Also doesn't seem to be a coincidence that all 4 left after their sophomore year....

Here's an example of the type of thing that was cut back on and that they are now working on doing again to improve exposure down in the cities:

It's almost as if the coaches have some sort of insight from watching the guys practice every single day beyond what the casual fan sees 6 hours a week.