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Wrong. Faison accepted it, GT refused to sign the contract. The game was never going to be played before 2015. That's the years the have been negotiating on for years. I'm pointing out that GT said he has to have 6 home games and an FBS money game. Obviously not true, look at NDSU's 2015 schedule. Not possible.

You mean like what he shown he's willing to do as soon as 2015? 5 home games scheduled and 5 away FCS games scheduled. That 11th game can't be at home and an FBS guarantee game, something already has to give. All these reasons/excuses why he can't and won't do certain things, but a schedule full of games that show otherwise.

If that's the case then why doesn't he man up and come out and say that instead of telling Izzo that they are still negotiating.

It appears GT has none either since a contract hasn't been signed nor are they anywhere close to reaching an agreement.

Well at least the one thing GT is consistent on is moving the goal posts. "I know I offered one thing, but what I actually meant was something different." First the home/home and now the guarantee amount to something that is beyond laughable considering what one time guarantee games are going for. I'm guess GT is going to have to cough up around double what he's trying to offer Faison to fill their open date in 2015. I hope Faison is done trying to work with him, its clear that GT has zero intention of negotiating with even a shred of good faith.

Per the WSJ, the agricultural grants were the ones that were non-competitive plus their medical school wasn't being counted hurting them even more. The wording may not have been correct, but the premise behind it is more accurate than you're admitting.

Pictures of people in the shirt along with other tweets using a #siouxpersober hashtag are being retweeted and promoted by quite a few people, including one of the most vocal people behind the walk last Friday. Looks like they were created and being sold by powwowjamz.com I'm as amazed as you.

This has now become a thing and being supported by the some of the same people who are demanding that all Native American imagery be removed from UND's campus. Apparently their understanding of what zero tolerance actually means is a little off. I'd like to say I'm surprised but....

Not who I was talking about.

What coach was that? Pretty sure we aren't talking about the same coach.

He should have gotten GT's advice on how he accomplished that.

I thought it was interesting that they showed a great example of zero tolerance then they resorted to name calling. Paraphrasing: "What about Mr. Lousy...or is it pronounced Loser...the guy from Minot who proposed the bill, Louser"

Since you brought it up, you know what good business people don't do? Offer a deal and then fail to execute it after its agreed upon.

I don't disagree on that part and understand the logic. I'm just partial to the way it is now for the reasons I listed. And I still think UND's women would have won, they outplayed UM by quite a bit, but the home court advantage definitely played into that.

Posting things like this and twitter comments is giving them more attention then it deserves.

Not sure what's so hard to understand about UND"s scheduling philosophy under Faison. 1 time money games with FBS schools that pay a significant amount and home/home series with FCS schools unless they're willing to take a modest one-time payday for a road game. Why doesn't GT sign a home/home contract to get the series restarted and see what happens? Faison is the one dealing with someone who makes a proposal and then wouldn't sign a contract after its agreed to.

Not a fan. Understand the issue with what can be tough travel arrangements but like that it makes the regular season worth something and that a regular season championship is a definite advantage. Gives a leg up to the the team that proved they were the best over a whole season rather than a 3-5 day period. UND's women would not have won going away if the tournament was in Vegas instead of Grand Forks Will be awaiting an official announcement to verify...

They can say whatever they want, doesn't mean anything. If it was about "the game", it would be an equal contract. Business relationships already exist, the teams play in all other sports. Why would Faison change how he operates to appease someone who won't honor an offer that they make. As for cancelling the rivalry, are you saying that without a doubt, the two teams would still be playing yearly had UND filled an OOC with NDSU over a decade ago? Faison has been consistent in how he schedules. He has not scheduled any road "money" games unless they are FBS and have all paid well more than what GT is offering. The only road FCS games that have been scheduled have been either the front or back end of a home/home contract. UND has had no problem keeping their schedule full with this strategy, even though they have had games bought out by opponents. No one has yet to provide an example of this. Continuing to repeat it over and over does not make it true. Please show an instance where this was done.

Fact - GT offered a home and home. Fact - Faison accepted the deal. Fact - GT wouldn't sign the contract. What part of GT's ego prevented that contract from being signed? Why should Faison negotiate and accept unfavorable terms with someone who won't accept a deal that they propose and then continues to move the goal posts?

UND broke even in 2012-2013. I'm not sure why you keep trying to hang your hat on college athletic accounting, with all the moving parts and different sources of revenue, it means very little.

Leave things like actual facts out of this argument! It doesn't sound as good when you actual explain something as unscientific as college athletics accounting.

So give Taylor everything he wants and then maybe he'll be gracious enough to give up something that he has already proposed. I'm sure Faison is jumping at the opportunity to trust GT when he's already moved the goalposts on him once changed terms on something that was agreed to. So what you're saying is that Taylor was never negotiating in good faith. Big shocker there. Can you point out all these instances where Faison complained in the media? I mean other than on BV where apparently if you keep repeating something, then it must be true.

Faison didn't negotiate the below market deals with Idaho, Bunning did. The only away, non-return games Faison has signed for UND have been with FBS schools and they have paid well over $190K.

If GT really wanted to play the game, he would have signed the contract with the terms that he proposed, not changed them after a contract was already sitting on his desk.

Considering he's in his 70's, he only has a few years remaining regardless.