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If it would be plausible, this would be really cool. But everything I've seen shows that the cost is prohibitive and I would guess the Hyslop will be long gone by then.

You are so far out of bounds in your criticism it's becoming comical. It must be absolutely miserable that every little thing the institution you supposedly support does makes you react the way you do.

Who's UND going to play to draw a crowd that makes it worthwhile there? The two answers are NDSU and maybe SDSU. Is playing a conference game there instead of the Alerus really a net positive for the football team? And that's assuming the opponent signs off on it. I could see trying to schedule St. Thomas there now that they are D1 but you have to find a year they can play and then hope Target Field would be able to accommodate.

Fair, but the huge focus continues to be the need to get HPCII done (along with another smaller project that should be announced soon). I think they have done some pretty creative things to find funding sources for projects (see Memorial Village). That doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement, because it is definitely there. No one in the athletic department would argue any differently. Part of that also falls with the Alumni Foundation. Bringing Brekke back (who has a lot of ties to the MBB program) should help with that. The water was soured with basketball alums under the previous regime and the current staff has been doing a lot of work behind the scenes to improve it and I believe they've made some decent progress there. If you look at the Betty, there is a donor wall that would reflect some of that.

If you're going to be constantly negative, then don't be surprised that those people who have/use a different perspective to voice their opinions. I don't think anyone thinks everything is perfect or even close to it. But you do you.

Just because everyone doesn't demand instant change or coaches fired at the drop of a hat, does not mean people don't want more. There is zero guarantee that change equates to instant success. Some people believe in a process to set groundwork for sustained success. And it isn't easy nor guaranteed. You need to trust the right people are in place to do the job and understand the tools/resources they have to move forward.

Speaking of twisting words and taking out of context... What exactly do you think happens when AD's are weighing the cost/benefit of letting a coach go and buy-outs occur? That last few big ones at UND were more than funded by general operating funds. And that is what happens across the country.

I wouldn't normally condone it, but with the way things have changed, mainly with the transfer portal, I wouldn't be surprised to see it. So he was clearly an upgrade over the prior coach? Too bad the program was already spiraling before he showed up. Two freshman of the year (regardless of whether they were pushed into extended playing time) that have other D1 offers disagrees with part of your recruiting comments. Now if you said trouble retaining talent, then we might be on to something. Oh really? What was the connection to get him to apply? I'd really like to know where his narrative is coming from? I don't think anyone has advocated or even thought an extension is on the table. The only way I could see that remotely happening is if the team shows a little more life the rest of the season, Sather can show he has a vision and the future is on the roster and those on the roster make it clear they aren't staying if Sather leaves. And at that point, you're likely talking a 1 year extension to show that it will work. Again, no is advocating for this, but this is the only way I see this made up scenario people railing against being even a possibility. On the flip side, a group could get together, present the check for the buyout of next year's contract, and we move on. I'm sure we have some people here who are ready to write a check to help out their cause.

You've been super enlightening on how things should be run the less than 3 months you've been contributing here. Look forward to hearing so much more.

It is also a place for people to post their thoughts on the thoughts that others choose to put on a public forum. So I guess if you can't handle that or don't want to read that then get out? I've heard it is that simple.

Considering Memorial Village is privately funded venture, not sure what you're raising money for there?

Beyond what I said, I honestly don't have anything more. But the source that what seemed to be a pretty highly regarded commit couldn't be better. Wish I had more details.

Sounds like a good one committed this morning.

Who's arguing for an extension?

2019: 271 (Jones players and coaching) Not sure what they point of continuing to point out what was on the team (or frankly not on the team) when Sather showed up? Things have clearly went downhill from there. A combination of a bare cupboard, inability to reload, coaching decisions, transfer portal, VISA issues, Covid, etc, etc, etc. It obviously hasn't worked out anywhere near the way anyone would hope.

Seems to me there was more to his "question" than that....

Wonder if any of that is correlated with significant budget cuts across the whole University, including athletics (which was more than just a few teams being cut)?

Imagine holding a grudge years later towards someone for a decision made at age 23 that fulfills their lifelong dream.

UNI isn't going to trade having their basketball program in the MVC to start up hockey and join the NCHC/Summit. That's pretty ridiculous.

Know of any alumni that have recently sold their business for $3 billion? They would be good people to start with. Even ndsu found someone that sold their company for $2.7 billion and got almost 1/3 of their practice facility covered. Right time, right place kind of thing. Not a whole lot different than the REA/Betty. Waiting for a similar but much smaller "official" announcement sooner than later than will be pretty cool for UND and the community. It's fun when parts of renderings come to life.

This one would be the obvious choice. Would even work better if people knew when it was open. The LISTEN Center is currently in there. The state gaming website has reports that show the quarterly numbers (with the most recent being December, 2020) but it lists all sites of each organization together. If anyone does look through it, note that it only shows adjusted gross proceeds and zero expenses are taking out, its just the handle less prizes. They do, but feel free to look through their donation history on their tax returns and tell me where the overwhelming majority of their funds go.

As long as they don't do what they did to the rest of it. What a waste of money that project was.

Add in Blue Line Club as part of hockey as well. I wish UND would get into charitable gaming, but competition for sites is pretty fierce and what non-profit's spot are you going take over? And, right or wrong, how does that go over in the community?

Bold strategy. But I'd be interested how you draw up the paperwork that makes your conference affiliation in one sport completely contingent on remaining in a completely separate, unrelated conference. If you want to bring hockey under the Summit umbrella (not a fan of that idea), you might be on to something. Football makes more sense to bring into the fold anyway.

That part is disappointing. Given the depth of your questions, I would have asked for an actual meeting (or phone call depending on your location). Someone from the Athletic Department or Alumni Foundation should be able to find 15-20 minutes to have a conversation with you. They spend time talking to plenty of people who have a lot less substance than what you asked. Guessing there were parts of it they couldn't answer or disclose at the time, but that doesn't mean there couldn't still be a response.