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I'd prefer that UND used their funds to better the facilities they own, not something that is used 6 times a year. No clue what the lease agreement calls for but it is more on the Alerus/City of Grand Forks to do the majority of these improvements. Those are the people who should be contacted on this, not UND. Agree that it would be easy and a nice touch to do some of the small cosmetic stuff (pictures on the wall). Double edge sword though as it is a city owned building used for multiple purposes. Pretty sure you can find almost the exact same arguments being made by NDSU fans in Fargo on improvements they'd like to see to the Fargodome. I believe they still have those slick tube TV's in the concourse there or at least did last time I was there.

People I've talked to said this will pass quite easily and it is going to widen some gaps tremendously, though the specifics weren't quite hammered out yet. As previously stated, UND will do this on the men's hockey side at a minimum. They will also have to match it on the women's side because of Title IX implications but they aren't necessarily going to use it on women's hockey. Could give UND a big advantage if they applied it to WBB or VB (or some combination). The other thing that is touched on in the article and that will get some play in the near future is the subsidy percentage. I have heard that some changes within the NDUS are going to effect some of those numbers (revenues, expenses and in turn subsidy percentages). It will be on paper only but that likely won't stop some noise being made about it.

Excited to hear the Dallas conspiracy experts after that overturned call....

All of the above plus some.

That was the most amazing slow motion, off-handed hook I've ever seen!

I know some of the people you associate with, pretty sure that you have no need to come here for that.

What does it say about a guy that needs approval from fans of said team?

Great game. You'd think that horseshoe up NDSU's ass would get uncomfortable but 4 straight is incredibly impressive. Was yelling at Roberson to go firm as he broke loose but he didn't listen. Clutch plays by a true freshman on the final drive. He bailed Wentz out on that deep throw.

He will have a chance to show it. Going to be a fun 98 seconds.

We got a ballgame. Will be up to ISU's defense to make a stop or big play. Wentz had made some plays with extra effort but it also cost him a fumble.

Actually you are correct. No faceguarding in college. Good game so far. ISU should try to catch some of those passes that are hitting them in the hands. Oh and finish your tackles.

I didn't make any predictions. All I stated was that if ndsu was a 7 win team next year, they would get the benefit of the doubt and be in the playoffs. No clue what their actual record will be, don't know who's on their schedule outside of UND.

UND looked rusty and half a step behind. Duluth took over in the second period. Getting a few bounces didn't hurt either. Their first goal was a fluke, Crandall tried to get a shot off his own skate but wiffed on it when it came off to hard and went right into Osterberg's stick who proceeded to follow up his goal by looking like a complete clown jumping into the glass near Duluth's bench. Surprised he didn't hurt himself trying to taunt a couple teenage girls. I also can't recall seeing that many players kicked out of a faceoff circle in a weekend let alone a single game. It was unbelievable. Drop the puck already!

Only an 11 game season next year. I'd guess they'd get the benefit of the doubt and be in with 7 wins.

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Hey, only doom and gloom allowed around here!!

Hakstol got the injury report from his 6 year old son who was there and reported that "Stecher looked awesome". Hakstol said it will likely still be a few more weeks.

I actually noticed last night that the new UND basketball jerseys were all Nike and was wondering about this.

I know that in the beginning of the season, watching games was a little tough but I've been kind of underwhelmed from what I've seen so far from Coleman. Guess I'm not sure what expectations from him were but just doesn't seem like he's stood out much when he's been in the game. Maybe I missed something in the first half of the season?

Kind of my feelings as well. It is unique and North Dakota ties, two things I'm a fan of. Other than finding them or following a link a while back, I can't take any credit for them, whoever hettinger_rl at sportslogo.net is the one who created them. Link to the UND thread here. Guessing they'd have to be a little careful on adding some feathers as it would start to get the NCAA all worked up by them claiming it to be Native American imagery (see William and Mary's issues). I kind of like how the colors were incorporated into the mane, seems like a work-around of sorts on that.

I thought UND's positioning was better than it has been (doesn't take much) but with Sac St shooting 3's and long range jumpers, there were a handful of long rebounds and weird angles that gave Sac St some second chances. Those are frustrating.

A couple mock-ups that someone did a while back kind of incorporate the feathers at least in the coloring of the mane. By no means a finished item or anything like that but the guy said when he did it, he tried to incorporate the Bennett Brien logo. I've seen a few other mock-ups that don't use that but when you talk about paying homage, I think these do a pretty good job.

I checked, you were correct and they did have two timeouts remaining. My mistake on that. Personal opinion is that taking a one after the basket doesn't really help you but if you do have two it likely doesn't hurt that much. If you rewatch it (thanks Big Sky TV!), the second the ball went through the hoop, Sac St was sprinting back to prevent anything crossing half court. If you take a timeout, you are going to run into them playing the same defense, with the added bonus of someone probably guarding the guy inbounding the ball as well. Neither scenarios are high percentage but I don't think an open half-court shot is much worse than hoping to catch a baseball pass on the other side of the halfcourt line when that is the only thing being defended and then adding in you hope you can get a shot off the ensuing inbounds.

Pretty sure you can't advance the ball with a timeout. You are still going to get a halfcourt shot at best and you're give the defense a little more time to set up along with making sure the guy inbounding the ball is guarded. Not sure UND gets a better shot off taking a timeout. I'm more surprised about not pressing for a 2 for 1 when UND got possession with 52 seconds left. That was disappointing. Had the projected #4 team beat and couldn't close it out.

That's pretty funny. They really started off with a doozy on the satire part too!!