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Well aware which is exactly why I said that in the same sentence but thanks for verifying.

Wouldn't be surprised, I believe 3 of them were on FCS last year. Pretty sure those aren't announced until close to game week though.

Just making sure people don't get any bright ideas!

Pink is only used for academics at UND. Kelly green, white and black are the official athletic colors.

Don't think its a huge surprise but glad its been announced. Want the starter to take the majority of the reps with the first team for game week. Hopefully he embraces it and runs with it. Guessing there will be less musical quarterbacks this year, hopefully it gives whoever is in there some confidence and erases the though of constantly looking over their shoulder.

Wonder what numbers they are using. The USA Today report shows UND had a profit of $83K with Revenues of $22.2 million and expenses of $22.1 million. The Office of Postsecondary Education says that UND broke dead even with $20.4 million in expenses and revenues. No clue why the numbers are off by so much or what they actually measure. Again, accounting for college athletics is nowhere near an exact science and I'd be curious how many of those FBS teams made money because they are able to count institutional support and student fees as "revenues".

What do taxes have to do with it? You don't think your taxes have been impacted from the maintenance needed due to the wear and tear on Demers Ave and the Sorlie Bridge due to the high traffic volume and regular use by large trucks? A south end bridge connecting GF/EGF is something that is needed, no question about it. No one enjoys paying more in taxes but certain things are a necessity. Also, the fed and state government typically pick up a large portion of the tab when it comes to bridge work (which is obviously still tax money, but spread out among a much larger base). For example, the City of GF will be responsible for about 10% of the tab for the renovations and repairs that need to be done downtown.

My take is only from the scrimmage 2 weekends ago, but would agree on the part that he isn't ready right now. He did make some nice throws but looked like he struggled all around for the most part. Thought Mollberg looked better than Bartels but didn't get to see all of their reps. Also agree that if neither of the two step up, something will have to be done.

Considering he had been the OC for 7 years and an assistant head coach for 4 on some pretty successful teams, I thought he was a good choice at the time. Not sure what kind of talent an outside search would have brought with the first year of transition coming up either.

One of the big things that will continue to hamper downtown is the heavy truck and other traffic that uses Demers to get into EGF. A bridge on the south end is needed desperately.

Did he know that he wasn't going to qualify academically? Had he qualified and then backed out, I can see the criticism being warranted. But if he was hoping to qualify academically and keeping Niagara as a back-up in case he didn't, tough to fault him for that. Sounds like the coaching staff had known for a while that he wasn't coming even though it wasn't official until recently so not sold on the face that he was stringing everyone along.

Will FU fans come up with new ones or stick to the same ones that continue to constantly pop up at games even when UND isn't the opponent?

Wasn't the main issue that he wasn't going to qualify based on his academics? Even if he was committed to playing at UND (unknown) it wouldn't have mattered?

Or it is tough to market "North Dakota". There's a reason teams choose nicknames, it helps in getting your "brand" out there. Have you seen the new merchandise that is out there right now? It wouldn't be bad for a secondary logo, but not acceptable for the primary. Working on marketing for the athletic department is not an enviable position right now. Again, the majority aren't happy where we are right now but understand the reasons why. Stewing over isn't going to do any good, that ship sailed already. I'll continue to wear my Sioux clothing and leave up the multiple signs, flags, banners, etc. I have, but putting a new nickname in place is the next step that needs to be taken and sooner than later.

It opened at -4.5. Regardless, I wouldn't put a whole lot of weight on an offshore FCS line that has a -120 line.

Any clue how high up their RB board Oliveira was? Looks like a good get for UND.

Apparently most people don't since the offshore lines have already moved a couple points towards Iowa St.

Grand Forks has a pretty good grid set up, though the lack of right turn lanes can be an issue if you feel the need to drive in the right lane on some of the main roads. When their is no construction, if you've driven in Grand Forks before, it is pretty easy to get around town. There are 3 major roads that run N/S that are roughly a mile apart (Washington, Columbia, 42nd, though only 2 lanes from 6th Ave to Gateway) plus the interstate. There are a handful of 2 lane direct routes that cross the south end of town going N/S as well (Belmont, Cherry, 20th and 34th). Similar for the roads that run E/W. Gateway, University, Demers and 32nd will all get you from one end of town to the other, including going under/over the interstate and even though University is only two lanes, it is a pretty quick route if campus isn't too busy. The big issue is that there is no 4 lane roads between Demers and 32nd, which are 2 miles apart. Again, there are multiple 2 lane direct routes that go from near the river to 42nd. 47th and eventually 62nd will need to be expanded as will Columbia and 42nd on the south side of 32nd. Actually surprised they aren't widening 47th a little bit more between Washington and Columbia since they already have it dug up. And at some point a bridge crossing into EGF somewhere on the south side, though not sure exactly what location makes the most sense.

If you think the pace that multi-family units in town are being constructed at is considered reasonable growth, you're delusional or just uninformed. As 82Sioux said, vacancy rates are running around 2-3% which is way too low. There will end up being a slight overbuild and vacancy rates will fall, probably to near 10%, which is a bit higher than any developer, lender or the city would like to see but is to be expected in a market situation like that one Grand Forks is currently in. Prices on the new units will end up adjusting down slightly as they are significantly higher than existing rates and in the end, the market will end up stabilizing in the 5-7% vacancy rate over the next few years once the population catches up with the new units being built and a balance is found. And turns out it takes a while to recover from a natural disaster that wipes out a good chunk of a city.

Kind of like throwing rocks in a glass house when one of NDSU's coaches doesn't get disciplined after getting a DUI isn't it? Maybe they give them a break if it's only a week or two into their employment.

I know a lot of people have the exact same feelings and I'm guessing Faison is sorting through a lot of e-mails this morning that say something very similar.

A lot of excuses? You mean people aren't willing to bend over and accept every demand NDSU has? What is amusing is that every time UND has made a concession from what they wanted, NDSU felt the need to ask for more. Faison has accepted at least one deal that was on the table. If GT wouldn't have rescinded it after it was accepted the games would have been on the schedule as well.

A lot of truth in this post.

I haven't seen anyone argue that the first game shouldn't be in Fargo. UND shouldn't have to lock up their schedule with away games to make FU fans get over 10+ year old butthurt. Giving an FCS team what would equate to a 2 or 3 for 1 is absurd, and that's assuming the next round of negotiations would be done in good faith. Based on how they've been going the last 9 months, that seems like a stretch.

Based on what? How recent negotiations have went?