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I'm sure it had nothing to do with NBC butchering coverage along with the 14 hour time difference.

Because Sanford names all of their clinics the exact same: Sanford Health <location> Clinic. I get where the existing clinic is coming from but its not like they picked some completely unique name and are being infringed on. Pretty sure there have been other iterations of "Grand Forks Clinic" in the past prior to them operating under that trade name.

Given the league likes to use cheeky names, I think Abdominal Snowman needs to be in the running.

There is a note on the roster page that says: Note: Players are listed as though eligibility progressed normally in 2020-21. Extra seasons of eligibility due to COVID-19’s impact on the 2020-21 season will be noted when they are utilized following a player’s regular senior season. So Vaughn and Belquist played more than 4 games, so without the free year, they would technically be sophomores as that would have been a year of eligibility used. Mitchell only played in 2 games, so under normal circumstances, he would be a R-Fr as he stayed under the 4 game threshold. Regardless of how they do it, it is going to be a bit of a mess but they are just going to act as if 2020/21 was not a free year and add one on for those who take and/or get the opportunity.

They must have just switched it. He was listed as a DB this weekend, hence my confusion.

Only caught a bit this morning but one thing that stuck out in some of the individual drills, and I'm not positive I saw it correctly, but it sure looked like Vaughn-Jones was really showing his motor practicing his edge rush. Since he's listed as a DB, I could be wrong, but it's possible they are giving him some reps at OLB which would be interesting with his speed.

Haha. Nailed it. Durant got in a groove and just dominated. Hope people tuned in to watch. A lot of @OldTakesExposed material out there for this one.

https://www.grandforksgov.com/home/showpublisheddocument?id=39099 Here's one of the documents presetned at the City Council meetings that briefly discussed a children's museum as one of the additional options they'd like to put at that location. More big picture with the focus being on the BMX track but as you mentioned, there has been some behind the scenes push for fund-raising to see if other parts of it can become reality.

City planning docs have shown for quite a while now that they are pushing for one in the land adjacent to the Alerus Center.

That's a very fair statement but that also includes fully understanding the NCAA and MVFC rules that go along with those choices. As it sits right now, JMU has very little to worry about in terms of CoVid having a substantial impact on their team (in terms of testing required and possible forfeits). The MVFC as a whole can't say the same thing.

An air museum has been talked about for 20 years now. At least it orginally included a monorail! http://grandforkslife.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-about-that-monorail.html

So is Larsen lying? And if he is, then maybe he's lying about whatever being "well-positioned" is.* Or maybe you just don't have a clue. *For the record, the well-positioned comment specifically related to facilities, support staff, etc. And NDSU is not in much of a different league than quite a few of its peers.

Especially when the offers are coming because they got to see them perform in person at a camp.

For 2019: UND gave out $5.5 million though 208 full equivalencies to 328 student athletes. NDSU gave out $4.8 million 180 full equivalencies to 323 student athletes. Further details: UND gave $3.1 million to 176 males (116.5 full equivalancies) and $2.3 million to 152 females (91.5 equivalencies). 56-57% going to men with the remainder to women NDSU gave $3.0 million to 204 males (111 full equivalancies) and $1.8 million to 119 females (69 full equivalancies). 62-63% going to men with the remainder to women Adding 20 additional scholarships to the mens side would officially have NDSU's athletic department giving twice as much student aid to men vs. women. EDIT: Removed UND 2020 info and added 2019 info for a better comparison

Pretty sure there is some good news on the OL side of things that should come out soon enough.

Exactly, losing 3 starters but not as bad as it seems: RG will be as good and likely better than last year. Agreed that the playoff reps were huge. C will be more athletic, just lacking the game reps. Maybe a few bumps along the way but great upside. LG will be an open competition with some good depth regardless of who wins. Tackle positions are obviously set which is huge.

NDSU already allocates almost 2/3's of their scholarship money and athletic opportunities to the men's side. What additional women's sports do these fans want to see to help balance that out?

Very well said across the board. I do think that NDSU (and UND hockey for that matter) have either hit the limit on what they can charge for single game tickets or possibly even surpassed it and are going to have to bring it back down a bit. There will be obvious exceptions (UND, SDSU for NDSU and UM for UND) but I think they've went about as high as they can. I don't really think either program has a lot of room to increase ticket prices much more other than UND might have a bit of room at the season ticket level in the lower bowl and NDSU might in their cheaper seats. The secondary market for both programs has fallen off a cliff the last few seasons (pre-Covid) which speaks alot to the realization people are coming to about watching games at home for significantly less money and hassle. I'm just going off the "official" numbers reported by NDSU. I have a strong suspicion you will be able to walk up and buy tickets to every single game outside of maybe homecoming this year, which oddly enough is their best opponent on the home schedule. I don't disagree on the quality of home schedule but if the demand is busting at the seams like others are claiming, it shouldn't matter, it should be full every game. Turns out that isn't so accurate.

What part are you confused about? The place holds 18,700 for football. Start from there. In 2019, they topped 18,000 in 5 out of 9 games counting the playoffs (and not by much in the 5th one). If ticket demand is what is being claimed, the schedule shouldn't matter (though we both know that is a lie). I'm aware of what they had for Butler. I don't see an extra 10-15,000 for this game, but maybe I'm wrong about it.

So yes or no on an over/under for NDSU sellouts this year? With your confidence, I assume we can set the line at 5.5 games. We'll split your estimate on the US Bank game as well and I'll happily take the under. My point on the attendance/wait list is that the some of the shine has definitely worn off. The demand has dropped significantly from 4-5 years ago. And again, I admitted they are still in an enviable position over the large majority of the FCS. You're point about football performance being the only thing on the list of why they would be invited is absolutely spot on. Geography is a huge hindrance, enrollment and research performance have both been declining, they would have a large Title IX issue to address and they don't bring any sort of TV/media/recruiting area benefit to the table, which means adding them to the conference is a net negative to the revenue split. If it was about on the field performance only, we're having a different conversation. However the reality is, that probably doesn't even crack the top 5 things conferences are looking at.

The waiting list is gone. They extended the deadline for the many people that didn't renew. Tailgating passes were available in the main lot. I could call tomorrow and get season tickets for the first time in years. But tell me again how everything is fine. Want to do an over/under on sellouts this year? Would also love to hear what conversations have been going on "for the last 6 months". As things sit right now, there is nothing even close to happening because NDSU brings nothing but extra costs to the MWC. And that doesn't get your a sniff. And I'm sure, as already mentioned, there's a plan to shore up what is already a giant disparity in NDSU's Title IX numbers. A move up will require the addition of at least one women's sport if not two. But no worries, they are "well-positioned".

But what does that even mean? Well-positioned in what sense? Don't get me wrong, they are still in an enviable position compared to a large majority of the FCS, but he needs to say something to placate the die-hards and try to keep interest up. Season ticket waitlist has long past evaporated and their will be quite a few more empty seats than past years in the dome. Guessing if Chaves would be asked the same question, he would say UND continues to monitor the ever-changing landscape and will evaluate any opportunities that are presented. Neither one of what those AD's says can change the geography of the schools nor the limited recruiting and TV market they have, both of which are huge drivers in any conference realignment.

Rutgers football is pretty terrible as well but they still managed to get in (fully understand it was because they could then force the B1G channel on the NY/NJ cable market). Kansas can at least bring basketball to the table, I wouldn't rule them out.

It eliminated any chance she had at the indivdual all-around and event finals and effectively ended her career with a vault which ended up not mattering despite her coach insisting to her that the team needed it. He then handed her off to Larry Nassar afterwards. I also don't think she could have had a replacement step in for her like Biles did since she had already taken her first vault. She did what she was told she needed to and it was an amazing feat to land that vault with the injury she had, but looking back doesn't give the same warm fuzzies it did 25 years ago.

I'm just not going to criticize her for making the choice that actually got her team on the podium. I guess you can call her a quitter if you want, but don't pretend that making that choice didn't put them in a better position to compete given what level of performance she was showing.