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He also has MSU at #13 and but then made the comment that "UND needs a good win". Not sure how that doesn't qualify. Also, per the "Bison Media Zone computations" (whatever those are), UND would be threatening to get a seed if they knock off Weber and would be the last one or two in the field if they lose.

Obviously. They are part of the MVFC and by default, top notch. Unless of course there was a viable comparison that made UND look good. It was amazing how fast UC Davis was crowned a legit top 5 team by the fans and media in Fargo after giving MooU a run for their money to being a bunch of trash just a week or two later after UND beat them. The backtracking was impressive. For the record: It's somewhere in the middle. Davis will end the year and 6-6 or 5-7 with losses to Cal, NDSU, Montana, UND, Weber and possibly Sac State and/or Montana State. And after looking at that list, if they can just get to 6 wins, they just might have enough quality losses to sneak into the playoffs...

Larry Scott is a disaster and has mismanaged the PAC12 to no end. No clue how he is still employed. He's cost the members millions.

They didn't last year either and somehow managed to be one of the first 4 out despite being 6-5. I think being an independent aspect is overblown. The Southland and Big Sky both benefit from UND being viewed as playoff caliber due to the losses each conference had from UND, that won't hurt. UND gets in at 7-4 with the wins they have. The losses aren't that bad on paper, Massey has EWU at 20 and Idaho St at 37. Sagarin has them 12 and 39. Would have been ideal to just beat Idaho State, but that ship sailed. Beating Weber removes any doubt, so they should just focus on doing that. And if they don't? Move on and take care of business the last two weeks.

Playoffs count. Play him against Weber and then pick either one or none of UNC or SUU. Give him one or two for the playoffs and then go from there. If they have to make a hard decision, I think everyone will be happy by that point and it will be something they will deal with.

At this point, it is a pretty safe assumption he's going to redshirt and you can be a bit strategic with the 4 games you put him in. 4 games left on the schedule. Let him play the next 2 if he's close enough to game shape. If you go 1-1 or 2-0 against MSU and Weber, sit him one or both of the next two where he ideally shouldn't be needed as much and give him a possibility of playing a playoff game or two.

Why is over half of ticket revenue from football going to the REA?

Massey shows UND with a 60% chance of winning, projected score of 30-26. Sagarin has Montana St as 5 points better than UND, with a likely line of MSU a 3 point favorite due to home field for UND. Also of interest: Massey has EWU at #16 and Idaho State at #18. UC Davis is #11 and SHSU is #31. Sagarin has EWU at #12 and Idaho State at #20. UC Davis is at #13 and SHSU #21. Need at least a split with MSU/Weber and both from SUU and UNC to finish the year. Absolutely huge game this weekend.

I can 100% assure you that this isn't accurate. It's the top priority in the athletic department, everyone is aware the impact it will have.

Its funny when the Fargo media has time to write up stuff like this on UND yet completely ignores when a local kid "leaves" the NDSU team for unannounced reasons. For how much they dug into Weah's eligibility and claimed it was news because of the "local" angle, you'd think they'd take a least a cursory glance when something happens with the local kids in Fargo.

Based on your responses, it sure seems like you care what others think. Which is why I find it so amusing that you apparently don't have enough conviction behind your "refusal to accept" things how they are to contact the people who actually can do something about it.

Money was found to buyout the final year of Mussman's contract, which totaled $175K at the time (UND ended up paying less). That is less than half of what a buyout would require at the end of the season. I'm sorry if you can't comprehend that difference. Just because I am not carrying a pitchfork demanding a coach be fired mid-season, doesn't mean I'm satisfied, but HUGE surprise you had to toss a comment about status-quo in there. I pass my suggestions through to the people that I think can actually make changes. Whether they make any impact or not, I don't know. I do guarantee it does more good than shouting into the abyss on here. However, apparently the discussion/brainstorming you are so proud of can only be one-sided? Or maybe you should get used to not everyone agreeing with your stance? Or isn't there room for alternate commentary, I mean it is a discussion forum? Speaking of, since you're so against the status quo, I'm sure you've finally taken time to email the AD with your thoughts and concerns by now? It is the least you could do for someone so fed up and "refuses to accept" where things are at.

In reality, it doesn't really matter whether it is or not because you can't ignore the finance portion of the equation. All that leads to a bunch of people being upset because they aren't going to get a knee-jerk reaction that ignores what the AD is actually dealing with. Agree 100% with this. They just need to get out of their own way and show they can win a road game (two preferably). He's made the playoffs (should be twice), so he has shown that he has the skills to do it, which is where I take issue with your desrciption. No on will argue that consistency has been the big issue, need to quit ruining their own momentum. They managed to do it in 2016, we'd all like to see that again. No argument on a lot to be desired but your description is off base.

Bubba isn't going anywhere this season despite that appearing to be the common go-to around here. There's about $400K reasons why. And while I'm not saying he's the answer or not, he's far from incompetent. How the rest of this season plays out will have a large part in how long or short the leash is for next season.

Too bad you missed it the first time and instead decided to trot out the old "happy with the status quo" argument, which I suppose is easier than responding with substance.

You specifically stated "per Chaves" there was going to be less emphasis on gameday experience. It should be easy to cite a direct claim like that. I've heard nothing but the opposite from the athletic department and Chaves himself. And again, I specifically stated there is plenty of room for improvement, so other than making things up, I'm not sure how you would come to the conclusion that I'm satisfied with how it is (hint - I'm not). We both agree that there is a lot of potential there. As always, if you don't agree with the most aggressive line of thinking out there, regardless of reality/rationality/reasonableness, you are obviously content, satisfied or happy with the status-quo because there is no middle ground to be had.

Did you bother reading the literal first sentence of what I wrote? It literally stated overall it left a lot to be desired. Just pointed out that they had a last minute decommit from a "big-time" QB recruit we've all been waiting for.

Out of articles for the month, can't read it.* *Not true but would have been pretty funny, they must be giving this one out as a freebie.

The QB recruiting left plenty to be desired, but if Cedric Case doesn't de-commit at the last minute, it is a different story. He committed under Rudolph and de-committed after he was let go, so tough to pin that one on him.

Unless you can show me something where he specifically said that, I'm going to say that is not accurate at all. They work a ton with the Alerus to improve the game-day experience. Still a ton of room for improvement but to imply they emphasizing making it better is BS. As for the committee, it was never meant to be a standing committee. They came up with a bunch of ideas, figured out which ones they could implement and did so. That being said, I'm fine with the argument that it is something that should be considered as a longer-term committee (I'm sure you'd be willing to reach out to Chaves and put your name in the hat?).

Nowhere does it say that UND was the only school to contact him, it just said they emailed him back after he sent out his tape to multiple schools. In fact, the article lists multiple schools that have been in contact with him to at least reach out. Don't let facts get in the way of what you're implying though. But thank you for your continued interest in UND athletics.

Having the UND staff member who helped with that stuff at the Alerus leave their job on August 30th has been a big part to some of the gameday issues that are popping up.

Again, you continue to confuse optimism and enjoyment for satisfaction. I specifically stated not a single person has said things were perfect. No one argues there are plenty of things to improve on. That doesn't mean people can't be optimistic or enjoy what the team has done so far, especially after a big win. Any mention of positivity gets met with a wall of negativity on how the team/coaches/players are lucky, untalented, incapable, etc.

Highest rated stadium =/= Best Looking Stadium The former was your comment. The latter was the title and subject matter of the article you linked to. The title of the thread says it was the ratings of the stadium, which it isn't. They are ranked by looks. So either you were being misleading and leaving out what they were actually ranking or you didn't grasp the concept.