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adidas had issues getting Michigan's maize right.

Maybe technically but Nike still gave them the richest athletic deal in college sports (at the time). Supposedly adidas offer was reportedly worth more, but as far as I can tell there was never any public release of what the differences were in value and actual cash, not to mention other stipulations. Michigan has also historically been a Nike school until Nike refused to match adidas offer in 2008 that was again, at the time, the largest one in college athletics (publicly known) and there had been people pushing to go back to Nike as soon as they switched. So they moved to adidas because of money and guessing they didn't leave a ton on the table going back to Nike.

$$$$$ It's what it has always been about.

Looks really good. Well done by adidas.

I'll echo what others have said. The CanadInn is attached to the Alerus Center and if you have kids, there is a pretty good sized waterpark. Also a couple restaurants/bars within the building but there are about 4-5 other hotels within easy walking distance that are probably have a little lower rate. Weather should be pretty nice for the game, and being the first home game and Potato Bowl, tailgating should be a good crowd. Lots will (officially) open at 11am. A lot of the family stuff (Tailgate Village) will start around 1:30. Come early, walk around and say hi, there won't be a shortage of food or beverages.

Probably none. I don't think FedEx owned any of the buildings they used in Grand Forks, they were all leased. The one nice thing Grand Forks has going for them is that the leases go through 2023 though when the renewed the lease in 2013, Grand Forks agreed to do an $800,000 upgrade and a 3,000 square foot addition.

Bowling Green was agreed to/scheduled in late 2011 when Dave Clawson was the head coach and they were coming off of a 5-7 record preceded by a 2-10 performance in 2010. Pretty sure Clawson doesn't run a hurry-up offense. In 2011 they ran an average of 69 plays per game with a pass/run ratio of around 52/48. Dino Babers didn't show up until 2014. Last year, under Babers, they averaged 81 plays per game with a pass/run ratio of 42/58. Seems to me that when it was scheduled, they were scheduling a middle of the road MAC team (at best) that ran a typical offense. Wyoming on the other hand was definitely running a spread offense under Christensen when they were scheduled in early 2011. They didn't switch to a more traditional offense until Bohl took over in 2014. For comparison, last year UND averaged 66 plays per game at a run/pass ratio of 30/70. That skews towards running for various reasons including Keaton still learning the offense, being injured and that Santiago guy and the rest of the backfield being pretty good.

I think it is more amusing that they gave it to them even after knowing that FedEx was coming whether they got the tax incentives or not.

That would probably make it look better but guessing it would make the hawk and/or the N look a little strange. I'm sure someone could (or already has) came up with something that looks better, that was just close to some of the rough drafts I've seen with the bottom of the N cut off.

Not that they are going to change it, but I've seen a couple mock-ups with a flat bottom on the N and I don't think it looks as good. Here's a rough example.

BG's head coach is quite the story. Was coaching in high school before Klingsbury brought him on as RB coach at Texas Tech in 2013. Spent 3 years there before getting the head coaching job at Bowling Green in December. Their AD was looking for someone to continue with Babers' high octane offense and Jinks fit the bill. They are looking to have 80-90 snaps a game on offense. Going to need to rotate quite a few guys, which is fine in the front 7, the secondary is going to have their work cut out for them.

Replace him with someone from outside the organization or it will be more of the same and the whole thing was an exercise of doing something to do something.

The fact that you refuse to acknowledge any changes can be positive and for the better, whether it be HDTV, tighter fighting football jerseys or a up-and-coming new goalie explains all of your arguments and absurd stubbornness to a T.

Not really but this NCAA press release says it because "A tinted shield can make it more difficult for the medical staff to evaluate and treat a football student-athlete who sustains a head, neck or facial injury" which makes sense I guess. Google seems to also say that is the reason. They need to be able to see a player's eyes in certain situations to help assess how badly they could be injured.

You are correct. The branding guide/guidelines will be released very soon if it hasn't already.

For whatever reason, every player who participated in the photo shoot had dark visors on, so I doubt he's wearing it, especially since you need to have some sort of medical clearance to wear anything besides a clear visor in college.

What exactly was Chapman's vision, build up the house of cards and hope it doesn't fall? NDSU's lucky Chapman got fired when he did. Bresciani has openly and specifically stated that NDSU was on the verge of financial collapse. As for what is good for the system, I'm sure a way could be found for NDSU to leave it since they clearly know better than everyone else. Did you miss everything I typed? The projected shortfall was known about long ago because the legislature capped tuition below what UND built their budget on. It's no secret there is financial issues in higher ed at UND, within the NDUS (FargoU included) and across the nation. How is something that was known at UND become the "tip of the iceberg"? I work with a many vendors that do work with UND and somehow your anonymous one is the only one I've heard of "not getting paid". Makes you wonder what part of the story you're leaving out.

Your commentary on the financial issues was complete crap. You accused UND of not paying vendors, which has not been proven true anywhere. UND had a projected financial deficit and cuts were made to fix that along with cuts that went above and beyond what the state required. It wasn't some grand revelation about the projected deficit either, the state capped tuition below what UND budgeted after their projections were submitted. NDSU has always and continues to march by the beat of their own drum and playing by their own rules, which is why it isn't a coincidence they are always "surprisingly" at odds with people, especially those in charge. McFeely was critical of them right up until he switched employers. But I guess they wouldn't want Caillou to lose any more access than he already has. I guess claiming he's been accurate is a matter of opinion. I happen to think he's intentionally made comments that don't tell the full story and omitted a lot of other relevant pieces of information to further his opinion pieces.

Obviously you don't want to talk arrest records.

Weren't offered prior to March of their senior year? Moody just committed before his senior year started and they already have at least 9 offers out to the Class of 2018. They already have 1 of the 2 spots filled to replace Baldwin and Hooker (Moody) and will likely have the other locked up before the season starts. It is replacing the 4 juniors on scholarship that will be the near impossible task without at least some sort of token extension.

And now a live look-in....

You don't think coaches recruit during the season? Tough to go into a junior in high school's home and ask them to come to UND when you don't have a contract past March.

It is code for a bird with a head dress (in case it hasn't become obvious that was literally the only thing that was needed to for a new logo to have support).

By any half decent looking hawk do you mean one that looks like all the other hawk logos? Because everyone (myself included) was adamant that it needed to be unique. Or did it need to have a head dress to pass the test? The logo had zero chance of getting a majority support with UND fans off the bat. However, it is interesting to read the opinions of those who don't have any ties to UND because they are mostly positive.

Either your full of it or they really didn't want him if they only offered a partial since that is almost unheard of at the D1 level. Scholarships can't be split like in FCS football, D1 basketball is a headcount sport, not an equivalency sport, so offers are full rides.