jdub27

They tried, Obama and the State Department wouldn't deport him!

Its your fans who say a home/home can't be done because the "scheduling template" needs to be followed every year. Just pointing out that its not a hard and fast rule.

If you FU negotiating power, they wouldn't have to sign a home/home and travel to Weber State to get a return game. They haven't signed any special contracts that no one else would have been able to get. Also, Faison has offered 2019 as one of the return dates for a home/home. If you're going to keep pretending that there was 2 years between the original negotiation and a contract showing up on GT's desk, than I'm going to keep bringing up the actual known facts, there was communication between the two. Faison didn't randomly draw up a contract without any input from GT.

How is that power? Signing a home/home is something that happens regularly, Faison has been doing it for years with FCS schools. If you had this power you thought you did, you would have been able to get Weber to show up next year plus had someone else come in this year, not have to got to Weber. UND must have similar power since it got to 12 games this year by signing a home/home with Stony Brook and Missouri State. NDSU isn't negotiating from some perceived position of power. You're forgetting that in May 2012 GT told Izzo that the series was close to resuming and due to him talking to the media, Faison got questioned about it and confirmed it was still a home/home. On top of that, Faison accepted GT's offer for a home/home when he made in 2011, though apparently the dates were not settled.

What "power" is it that FU has to negotiate? GT paid D-2 teams almost $200K to come to Fargo. He signed a home/home with Weber St who is historically a very average football team. Explain to me which part of these deals show this magical power?

When you're done sorting through this thread, there are a handful on the FU site you can work on. Might be easiest to start with the one that has over 4,000 posts and almost 300,000 views.

Have you looked ahead to your 2015 schedule yet? A whole one year away and your "scheduling template" excuse doesn't hold up.

Curious why you bring it up but won't say any names and give any of your "inside" info other than trying to stir the pot. If your going to air someone's laundry, at least have the courage to do it. Happened over a month and a half ago, good old boys a little slow on the draw? Still being sorted out from what I understand.

Didn't necessarily break any rules but as previous stated, the conference doesn't currently meet the minimum requirements for an autobid. It was only granted due to a waiver.

Its not like NDSU folks have any sort problem or history of signing other people's names...

Is it really being sarcastic when not one of the four teams eligible for the conference tournament had a winning record overall or in conference play before it started? Going into the weekend it was the 3rd or 4th worst conference in the nation and it was only that high because ineligible UNO is propping them up as the only team in the conference ranked in the top 225. The WAC was down this year as well but at least they had some quality teams that were actually eligible. Would have liked UND's chances in the Summit over the WAC this year. Going forward the championship game is going to be alot of UNO vs. Oral Roberts, both will consistently put quality teams on the field and not to mention the weather advantages they will have most years. That being said, congrats to NDSU on a great year across the board.

No one is disputing they didn't talk, but in May 2012 GT again told Izzo that the series was close to resuming (which in turn caused the Herald to contact Faison for comment, but that's a whole different argument). So clearly a year after the e-mails that were published from 2011, the home/home was still in play.

Or they just bring someone in for a guarantee game for 2015 and we can be done with this. It was clear that the spot was being held for the series to be renewed. At this point, its also clear that barring some unforeseen change, its not going to happen. Fill it and move on.

You negotiating would lock UND into 5 home games for 2015. That by itself would be tolerable, but you did it while not banking a home game for future years and at a below market rate. Not a chance.

Unfortunately, its starting to look like that isn't a coincidence.

Seems doable.

Oh the irony....

I'm not sure what your point is on this? Faison thought he had an agreement on a home/home. Then he had an offer for a game in Fargo, but apparently that guarantee has been lowered significantly to well below market (and your number is still lower than the initial numbers). My understanding is that Faison will accept a home/home. I hope he holds to that. Why set a precedent that NDSU can get a 2 for 1 with a little bit of cash thrown in, you don't think that GT or whoever tries to make that the new standard next time there is a negotiation? I also see you glossed over on the facts pointed out on your myth of Faison running to the media.

It would also require GT to pay market price. Doubt he'll swallow his pride for that.

Hopefully listen to what he actually said instead of taking it out of context like the media seems to be doing.

Since when have you cared about something trivial like that?

Revisionist history? May 2012: May 2014: No comment by either AD to the media, all quotes came from open record requests. But feel free to document an actual example that supports your tinfoil hat theory.

Yet you continue to post here. Follow your own advice and mooooove on.

Surprised this didn't make it into here.

No mention of the racist skits done down in Fargo a few years back? Or the years and years of shirts that are infinitely more offensive than the ones from a few weekends ago?