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Him walking away would also free up a lot of cap space. AP wants to play football and knows he's on the backside of his career.

Any running back drafted will have a lot more tread left on the tires and have a much, much more cap friendly contract. No one actually knows what AP has left in the tank. That being said, if I'm the Vikings I try to get a respectable haul for him and if I can't, then I put him on the field and hope he still has a few good years left.

The article said that Eichel won the Hobey Baker in a landslide. I hadn't seen or heard anything that reflected that. Very possible that its true, just curious where the information came from.

Part of the issue is that the "cost" of scholarships for WH is skewed on the high side because of the amount of international and non-reciprocity players (9 and 3 respectively last season). That alone probably "added" $100K or so to the women's hockey budget. Not saying that other sports don't run into that as well but its much more disproportionate on the women's hockey team.

Its been for sale for quite a while but that's about all I've heard.

Where did you see the final vote tally for the Hobey Baker award? I haven't seen it released anywhere.

I agree but it is wishful thinking regardless of circumstances unfortunately.

New Glarus makes quite a few better beers than Spotted Cow. Get the sampler pack next time and you won't regret it.

Done or paid for?

And how exactly does that defend not providing equal opportunities? Congrats on that I guess but you still haven't explained the reason for the disparity in the number of opportunities provided. And not sure what facilities the softball team's are on par with but I have been told that those are towards the top of the priority list for some upgrades so not a big deal if true.

You can't really believe this can you? Because its harder? Come on. Look at the levels that the P5 and G5 schools to do some of the things they do. You think a survey is really that big of a barrier for them to not squeeze a few more dollars out of non-revenue programs if they were able to? Title IX is about equal opportunity and equality within those opportunities. I won't argue one bit that NDSU provides the second part of the equation but the numbers clearly show they don't do the first, regardless of what some self monitored survey says.

Quick question, how much money do you think NDSU is currently getting and will be able to get in the future from those people on the backlog for season tickets? Here's a helpful hint since UND has had a waiting list for hockey tickets for years: Not much.

One of the major tenets of Title IX is opportunities and equality within those opportunities. Sure, the opportunities that are available may be on equal footing, but when the discrepancy between those numbers is so large, are there really equal opportunities? And the tired old argument about being able to point at some of the successes on the women's side and claim that means things are being done right is completely inaccurate. Title IX has nothing to do with success and everything to do with providing equal opportunities to be successful.

And I enjoy the wishful thinking that this won't be an issue for NDSU. I mean, they are what, still almost $2 million short on paying for the football renovations done almost 10 years ago. And what's the latest number on the shortfall for fundraising on the SHAC? $5 or 6 million? Or possibly even more.....? But you can keep telling yourselves that this is no sweat at all if it makes you feel better.

I fully support all of this. And feel free to make fun of my comments about e-mailing or contacting the administration but I fully support people doing that (in a respectful manner of course). How do you think that they get feedback on things? It isn't by reading message boards. People seem to think that they aren't approachable or they are impossible to get a hold of and it is quite the opposite. While I haven't received a response on every single e-mail I've written, I know that they are read. Does it make a ton of difference or "solve every problem"? It isn't going to change the entire course of action but I know that it does make some difference, I have been told that. I guess in my mind, its a solution that is much more worthwhile than complaining on a message board and then being shocked that somehow that opinion isn't taken into account. I'm truly am glad you appreciate the situation enough to do so, I wish more people did the same.

You keep insisting that they are ignoring FCOA and trying to run the department on a shoestring budget. I keep telling you that neither of those are true. I know for a fact they have paid very, very close attention to FCOA. That should be obvious since they are the only school in the area or conference that has announced they are paying it at some sort of level. In terms of budget, they can only work with what they are provided. This goes for all schools, not just UND. Just because some of our friends from the south think and proclaim they are able to provide FCOA across the board with no issues doesn't make it so. If it was that easy for them, they would have announced they were doing it immediately. Everyone is in a wait and see mode because it costs real dollars to do this. No one outside of the P5 schools particularly want to go down this path. Outside of a very select few, athletic departments lose money (lots of it in some cases) and only look they way they do because they are subsidized heavily by the schools themselves, state funds and student fees. Now all of that doesn't mean that UND can't and won't be able to offer FCOA even more so than they have already announced they will. They will continue to look for ways to fund it at whatever level they need to. They will continue to look for ways to strengthen the budget. It may end up that UND needs to cut 1-2 sports. At 21 sports, they sponsor significantly more than their peers (NDSU - 16, SDSU - 19, USD - 15, UM - 15, MSU - 15). If you really are that concerned about this, I urge you to write an e-mail to Faison and Kelley expressing your sentiments.

Not at the level some of their fans think. Pretty sure they need to figure out wrestling first as that is where they will see it have a material impact immediately. No coincidence their AD backed quite a bit after the initial announcement and hasn't said much since. And it isn't because they want to keep it "under the radar" as a competitive advantage.

Liberty has already announced they are offering it at the FCS level but they continue to push to move FBS. I do agree with your comments and can say that the athletic department is monitoring the situation closely and not with just the Big Sky schools. Again, it comes down to paying for it. If UND had the funds sitting around today, I fully believe they would do it across the board.

That still doesn't address the opportunity for participation part of the equation, a large part of what Title IX is meant to address. Athletic aid is 61/39 in favor of men's teams. Game-day operating expense is 64/36 in favor of men's teams. Total expenses (excluding unallocated) is 65/35 in favor of men's teams. Tell me again how those are equitable?

Trust me, you continue to show how clueless you are. But go on, please explain the basis for your brilliant thoughts.

Conferences won't come out against it, they aren't going to stick their necks out and risk a lawsuit.

Caught a little bit of practice Saturday morning: -Offense ran plays out of quite a few different formations, looks like they were working on bunching some WR's to help get them off the line untouched -Luke Stanley looks like he could be a huge match-up nightmare with his size. No clue how fast or quick he is as he only ran short and intermediate routes that I saw, but he's going to be able to go up and get some balls and the defense will have no chance -Demon Taylor looked good in individual drills -It looked like Reyes had soft cast on his wrist and wasn't practicing -The OL/DL both won some battles, couldn't quite tell who had the upper hand -Oscar Nevermann looked really good. My dislike for Craig Bohl grows further

That's seems like selective reading to me. They are proving the FCOA immediately where they will run up against it. It clearly states that for now they will only do 36. It also states that they will continue to monitor it. Honestly, if the funds where there, I can't imagine a scenario where UND doesn't declare they are doing it across the board immediately. They aren't trying to save money in some offshore bank account, they are trying to not bankrupt the department. As much as I hate to see it, I would support cutting 1-2 programs if necessary. UND sponsors 21 different teams, a good percentage higher than its peer schools.

Everyone? Not a chance, some will stubbornly continue to hang on to something that is never coming back and that is their prerogative I guess. But for the large majority of people, it will make a big difference. As long as there is nothing new to replace what was once there, the old name will continue to be used as a placeholder, which is exactly what a lot of the "no nickname" contingent is banking on and have been absolutely spot on thus far. The issue continues to be a net negative for the University. There is no possible measure where there are positives that outweigh negatives. Because of that, I have a hard time understanding those that are against moving on.

From what I hear, you'll be getting your wish on paying more for you Champions Club membership this year, not sure what ticket prices will be doing but should be finding out in the next few weeks when the renewal letters come out. Like I said, they are well aware of it but they can't just make money appear out of thin air. Its being worked on but the money needs to be there. Remember that UND's athletic department is already funded at something like 45% or so by school and state funds. It will need to come from a handful of sources and hopefully people respond to the challenge.