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Interesting, but not surprising. I'd also say that is pretty decent. As far as the relative importance to the landscape of college athletics overall, interesting to note the 635,000 viewers from the 2015 NCAA Hockey Championship Game in Boston between Boston University and Providence. Just goes to show how important getting your basketball team to the big dance is. It definitely has the biggest potential for exposure and viewership. Would be REALLY, REALLY nice to have our football, hockey and mens basketball teams all rolling at the same time to maximize the exposure for the flagship University of North Dakota. Can you imagine a FCS Football Championship Game appearance, Frozen Four appearance and Big Dance ticket all in the same year?

Ok fine, I'm not saying you did specifically. But what is it that you want the apology for?

Still cant figure out who needs to apologize to gfhockey and why. If anything, apologies should be made to Demon Taylor, Bryce Blair, John Santiago, Keaton Studsrud, et al or any other name that was speculated about in this thread that never had any intention of leaving.

I'm sincere in asking which previous post of yours you are referring to that warrants an apology from some(one) here? Honest question.

Have literally said the exact same thing to friends.

+1000 I personally have learned a lot about some people in that regard over the last 3-4 years and have been disappointed.

He's an NFL talent, no question. This one hurts. However, he seems to be doing it for a reason that is hard to argue with apparently. I wish Elijah the best and the door will be held open for him at UND, no doubt.

K thanks!...

Thank you GeauxSioux. That could not be stated better. 100% agree. So much truth there.

Regarding WIU: I'd like to amend this quote from a month ago to "D2 or non-scholarship FCS (Pioneer)". Would be interesting to see what Patty V's next move is if this comes to fruition. Monday 1 pm presser with WIU President should be interesting. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Interesting. <a href="https://t.co/70b8zuNkNA">https://t.co/70b8zuNkNA</a></p>&mdash; SiouxFootballInsider (@SiouxFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/SiouxFootball/status/685575343629942785">January 8, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

According to his twitter, sounds like Demon Taylor is chomping at the bit to get back on campus and get to work. This is 100% contrary and opposite to other speculation regarding DT specifically in this thread of course. Sounds like his attitude certainly isnt a problem.

I'd venture to guess that academics may have crossed his path once or twice at Stanford, one of the most elite universities in the country. Is the guy a leader? That's the bigger question. I respectfully reject the notion that the new President must be from academia and have a Phd. Given his background, he, or anyone else for that matter, needs to be able to be an effective communicator and leader. I want our next president to be a great leader, academically and athletically, Phd or not. Having a Phd or academic background does not ensure leadership qualities. Just like a masters degree doesnt for a football coach.

Get outta here with that crap. Idiot.

I'm shocked about this and still have my doubts.

37 applicants. Hi there, Ray Purpur...

I dont think he would come here as a position coach. It would have to be as a coordinator.

I'd say we have a better chance of signing Jacob Eason than we do hiring Dale Lennon to replace Marty Rodgers as a position coach. Just aint happening.

Still waiting on how solid these sources and gossip are regarding Taylor...and still crickets. Absolutely bull**** to speculate on actual names of speculative departures that have no merit. Just a black eye for siouxsports.com. Shouldn't be allowed and should be vetted and moderated better. So unfair to any kid who works hard, likes it at UND, does all the right things and has no intention of leaving Pisses me off. Embarrassing.

You have solid reliable sources on this? I'm really curious to hear your response.

100% certain it's not Santiago so that can be put to bed right now.

Unfortunately, I think the SUU-SDSU debacle has clouded many people's judgement. In hindsight, SUU was not that bad and SDSU was not that good, on that particular day. It was a complete anomaly. Probably similar to WIU's quality loss to ndsu. Had they played again, SDSU may have still won, but it would have definitely been closer.

In the words of John McEnroe...."you cannot be serious". The Southland? No way. You're right, its not debatable.

Correct. I wasnt implying that they lost to the MVFC. Just that they lost. But, I can see how my post could be read that way.

The CAA specifically has dropped in quality within the last 3 years or so. They used to be the top dog not too long ago. I'm not going to argue that right now the MVFC is the best conference overall. They have proved it and earned it. The Big Sky is on the rise and probably 2nd right now. But now they have to go out and start earning it in the postseason. The top 2 ranked BSC teams (SUU and PSU) went 0-2. Montana went 1-1 against the MVFC in the playoffs. Time for the BSC to start making runs in the postseason or shutup.

Oh.... Thanks, Ralph.