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You are correct, completely forgot about that. Almost makes me feel a little better that is the case and it doesn't change in a year they would have been in line to host.

Teams are allowed 13 scholarships, unless someone's left, not even sure there is a scholarship left for Nash? Or someone is coming in as a walk-on of sorts and can earn a scholarship next year or even this year depending what happens with Nash. I'm not as sold as Tom Miller was on him getting a 6th year. Sr (4) - Stefan, Salmonson, Calcaterra, Antwi Jr (3) - Benton, Tyler, Coleman So (1) - Hooker Fr (4) - Crandall, Cashman, Shanks, Shields 12 Total Possible (1) - Nash (waiting on NCAA decision, would be a senior) Not confirmed (1) - Leach (would be a junior) Non-scholarship (2) - Blake, Hobaugh Antwi and Hooker both have redshirt years remaining if necessary.

Tom Miller article Assuming this means that UND misses out on hosting the 2014-2015 season unless it wins again this year?

He was more than willing to comment multiple times that he didn't know why he was placed on leave.

Timely article

While FBS looks down on FCS until one or both of the following changes, for the most part, the games will continue: 1)They can pay significantly less (50%+) than they'd pay a low-tier FBS team for a guarantee game and 2) One win against FCS a year is allowed to count towards their bowl game total which is a big team for some mid-level teams.

Sporadically or yearly? Because they will be playing one of the two for the next 4-6 years. Not as often as previously, but they will be on the schedule.

While I agree with you for the most part, the FU athletic department doesn't necessarily agree with that line of thinking.

Very annoying. Can vouch for Spotted Cow and Fat Squirrel as great beer though. Didn't realize that it was so close to Madison (less than 30 miles). Might have to insert that into tentative itinerary.

As opposed to opinions elsewhere?

He accepted in April 2011 when GT offered a home/home. Not 2 years later. Not with a counter-proposal for any games more than the 2 in 2015/2017. He responded to GT's e-mail saying that what GT proposed will work for UND.

Not at all and it wasn't from a current or former player. And I didn't say that he won the starting spot, but based on performance in spring ball, he had a good shot at being the #1 going into fall camp. The QB position was and still is far from settled. He had already decided he was transferring to a JuCo to try to play FBS though (Sioux Football Insiders have reported this part as well). I felt comfortable enough with where I got the information to post it, mainly with the point that his leaving was a bigger loss than most people (myself included) would originally think.

Interesting. Quite different from what I was told but at this point doesn't really matter. Hopefully Molberg and Bartels put in some work with the WR's over the summer, both positions are going to be a little short on experience this fall.

Was told that he was the leader for starting coming out of spring ball and headed into the fall camp but he had his mind set on playing FBS already.

Trying to impersonate another poster seems pretty "lunatic fringe" to me.

Doubtful since he already posts here under the exact same name and has for years.

Not making light of it and if it really did happen, its unfortunate. I've personally never witnessed people throwing food at others and have attended many of the UND/NDSU games with fans from both teams. I'd have no problem telling a UND fan they were way out of line if I witnessed it. As for the verbal comments, that isn't limited to a single fan base, I've heard stuff like that from many different ones, NDSU and UND both included. For the record, I believe the only fan removed from the UND/NDSU basketball game this year was a "gentleman" who was "screaming yellow".

Losing is never fun.

Please tell me that this is something GT actually said.

Then come out and say it and quit pretending there is some sort of negotiating going on. The only guarantee games Faison has ever agreed to have payouts that exceed what GT and FU can afford. And speaking of moving on, if what you said is true, there is no need for the FU trolls to continue posting on the subject.

Ernst threw a heck of a game and was the only reason it was close. Pitched out of quite a few jams, 13 baserunners in 7 1/3 and only giving up 2 runs is getting some timely outs. Oregon State's threw their #3 pitcher and he absolutely dominated. 14 strikeouts in 8 innings isn't too shabby, I believe it set a post-season record for OSU. Of note, Ernst threw against UND a few weeks ago and gave up 10 hits and 3 runs in 5 innings, striking out one. In the humor department: Dom Izzo tweeted this from Sirius's coverage. #buttmediadarlings

Can likely shut this thread down. Heard from an NDSU buddy that GT was talking scheduling recently at some event and he isn't going to offer/accept anything that would be regarded as remotely reasonable for both sides. Maybe he was playing to the crowd but doubtful. Not sure why he won't just come out and publicly state it but also not a surprise.

The price is in line, but I don't see Faison agreeing to anything short of a home/home and I'd personally be disappointed if he did. In regards to scheduling that far out, UND already only has one more game to scheduled for both 2017 and 2018 so 2019 is not that far out of what Faison is looking at for availability (along with the open date in 2015 he has held for NDSU). The open spots in 2017 and 2018 fit into the mold of spots where Faison has gotten guarantee games with UND bringing someone in, I don't see a 2-for-1 happening. GT signed the Montana contract in 2009, that was 5 years out at the time, same time as his return game would be and he is able to close out his 2015 schedule almost a year when its been finalized in the past .

How are you funding the increased cost plus the matching funds on the women's side? That is where the discussion begins and ends.

Which is at least around $50K less than NDSU has been paying, of course he'd take a home game at a discount price for himself. Faison has never taken a one-time guarantee away game unless it has been against an FBS school and has a payday much larger than NDSU is able to offer. Not sure why they don't agree to a deal for 2015/2019. NDSU gets their 6th home game in 2015 (no FBS though) and travel to UND in a 12 game season so that it doesn't interfere with their "scheduling template", models very similarly what they did with Weber this year except they get the home game first. Buyout of $500K minimum.