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Because the law is very vague, I think UND previously felt fine doing occasional releases with no actual policy, not binding themselves to something when they didn't have to. However I believe there were some third parties who started questioning usage which is why I assume they did a much larger/broader release this time (when compared to the first one) and also the reason they are now coming up with a defined policy, making it is easier to defend if needed.

Hopefully how they handle surveys isn't where some student athletes learned how to handle petitions...

Bad wording on my part. Just wanted to make it clear that UND didn't have any more to do with the event than any other local schools/coaches. The only reference I saw to UND anywhere was a screenshot of the Alerus Center's website with the event details that has the UND Football logo up in the corner (which I guess should be a credit to the Alerus Center for prominently displaying that on all of their pages now). Bad deal around. Very unfortunate situation for the athletes and their families who spent time and money on what they thought would be an investment for their future.

The only thing UND would have to do with it is that they (along with a lot of others) do some scouting at the event. Curious if they know their logo is being used. Agreed that any affiliation, even if just perceived, isn't ideal.

Not even sure he's viewed as the back-up at this point in the season, especially with approximately 5 minutes of game time that came in an exhibtion. He didn't make the trip to Denver, Hrynkiw traveled as the #2. Doesn't meant he couldn't get a shot but gives you an idea of what the staff is thinking.

There was something on it on WDAY/Z's 10pm telecast last night but that was the only mention I've seen of it.

Link?

You forgot the couple cans of spray paint they used. No wonder you don't understand it.

Which is the rough equivalent to third best in the nation.

Here are UND's road losses this year: Wisconsin - Down by 13 at half, first game of the year FGCU - Decided to quit scoring the last 10 minutes, 3rd game of the year Kansas State - Down 3 at half, KSU pulled away at the beginning of the 2nd half Weber - Down by 12 at half, 6 was the smallest lead in the 2nd half UNC - Largest lead was 4 So for your comment/observations applies to a total of 4 games excluding last night (against a team that is lights out at home), one of which was against a B1G team, another against Big12 team, and third being a team UND had never previously beat until a last week. Guess I just don't see what you're seeing unless it is that UND getting behind better teams makes its harder to win, but that seems like common sense for any team, not UND specific. Winning on the road is tough to do for most teams. Winning on the road is even harder to do when you get down by a few scores. UND could have let last night really snowball out of control and it didn't, this team hopefully learning how to win close games whether it be on the road or at home and I haven't seen anything that looks like lack of effort, regardless of the score (outside of maybe UNI).

Excellent stuff, thank you for posting. I liked SME's proposal. Interesting that the "local" candidate had a cost 3x that of the winner and that is without them having to add any travel expenses.

UND was down 10 to Bradley in the second half and came back to win. I think this team is still learning how to react to different situations and I can say that I haven't seen any sort of "quit" from them even when they go down. Can't say I agree with your assessment.

Apparently you do since you took the time to respond nonsensically to it. And again, if the teams you play in the playoffs are irrelevant, why all the conspiracy theory stuff coming out of Fargo and the MVFC fan bases on how the bracket was set up?

Are you confused on how regionalization applies in the playoffs? If you actually understood it, you wouldn't be confused on why what he said is pretty spot on. Your comment is a good example of why FargoU and MVFC fans made themselves look silly throwing temper tantrums when the brackets were announced.

Big Sky TV only. They are really good up keeping the schedule on UNDSports.com up-to-date on how games are accessible and where they will be shown.

I bet even they would be in awe with some of the conspiracy theories that have come out of the nickname saga.

Wonder if there isn't some sort of "checkpoint" so to speak coming up on when they need to release the next batch of merchandise to protect the trademarks and figure it makes more sense to do it right now rather than at the same time or shortly after the new logo comes out.

Added bonus from my experience: This draws the ire and dirty looks of both opposing fans and UND fans who have zero sense of humor or tolerance for change.

Feel free to enlighten me, along with everyone else, on what you're trying to get at.

What is the other assumption? They are making minimal money off the licensing of limited edition releases that have a very limited run, so it definitely isn't that. As was previously stated, it has been known since the settlement agreement became public that they had to maintain ownership (which can only be done through use) and that was mandated by the NCAA. UND made it clear how they would do that 2 1/2 years ago when the had the first run of shirts with the geometric logo and press release announcing the Dacotah Legacy Collection.

Very true. Kelley tried to be all-inclusive, inoffensive and make everyone happy to a fault on most things. Anytime he didn't follow that, he got ripped for ramming things down people's throat. All the more reason someone with serious business acumen is a better fit to be the next president. Schafer's in an enviable position and I like how he's using it to his full advantage by taking a hardline on tough decisions with what he feels is the proper amount of input.

Kelly could basically say the same thing and he'd get ripped to shreds for it, it is what it is (look at comments made about moving on with the new nickname for proof). Schafer's playing with house money and honestly, that's probably best thing that could happen for UND right now because of some tough choices that are going to be made. Either he's going to get minimal flack for it or if he does, he won't be here in 5 months, so no skin off his back. It appears he will do more than enough to give the new guy a blank slate to work with. It is on the committee to pick someone who will be able to continue with that momentum.

In the Herald's defense, Wayne did specify "in Grand Forks". On a regional and national scale, the popularity isn't even close to a contest nor would the exposure could be brought to UND from what the basketball team could do. No different than down at FargoU. Their NCAA basketball win was worth way more in exposure than their 5 championships combined but it is obvious which sport is more popular in Fargo.

Before the season, after the overseas trip, it was mentioned that the chemistry this team had was completely different from previous years. Players understood and embraced their roles and were actually buying in. Easy to write something like that off as preseason hype but it appears to have a fair amount of truth behind it. No clue on the exact reason for it, but I still think the transition/conference affiliation/nickname combination had a bigger impact than anyone realized. The staff had to take some chances on some players that were talented but weren't quite the perfect fit and then tried filling some of those holes with transfers that weren't necessarily great fits, compounding the problems (though it almost paid off). Still a ways to go but there is definitely noticeable progress that has been made this season and that is encouraging.

Future Hawk Billy Brown should be at the game.