UNDvince97-01

Agreed 100%. I wish more people would share this sentiment. It's about supporting the local university, 1st and foremost. 'Good games' are an added bonus, and will be the norm in the near future. I can't stand when people whine and complain about UND blowing out their opponents. We should be happy it's not the other way around like it was some years in the past when 1,000 people were going to the games at Memorial Stadium.

One of UND's future opponents' scores: Idaho 42 Idaho St. 27 Idaho State's QB threw the ball 65 times today. John Zamberlin is now the head coach at Idaho State and is formerly the head coach at Central Washington.

my internet feed isnt working either. same old thing from last year? i thought all the bugs were fixed? should be interesting/frustrating.

Wow, announced attendance of 11,434. Largest opening crown in Alerus history. Great job Sioux fans!

Good to know I'm not the only one who hears the live mics during the break. I'm watching and listening on the internet. I wonder if the radio feed has the live mics as well? I just hope we don't have a Bert Blyleven type incident when they think they are off the air.

I am nervous for this game as well. Kingsville always has great athletes on their teams. This will not be a cupcake by any means. Get out to the Alerus and support the football team.

Won't be able to make it to the home opener. But I look forward to watching it on fightingsioux.com with my "Siouxtra" subscription. I hope everything works this year. Exciting times for UND's transition to DI. Can't wait to get to my 1st game this year.

Coach Brew!!! Welcome back, my man. Good to have you back on board. We know you will do another great job.

Wow, what a great day for the UND track team. Congratulations to Litzinger, Evans, Fick and Clausnitzer. All 4 of them did UND proud. What a great accomplishment.

Again, I am not disagreeing with this statement. Go back and reread my post. No doubt that the student-athletes ultimately are held accountable for their own actions and their success in the classroom. That is indisputable.

Comical. What a ridiculous statement.

Do you know who the compliance director is? Not a chance they would be willing to go out of their way to help out the football program. They've got their plate full anyways. Their lame-duck status as "Senior Women's Administrator" and "Co-acting AD" have them very busy right now. Have they officially left yet? I'm not saying Chappell's ineligibility is their fault. Ryan did this to himself. But if you were looking for any help to make some things happen, then you shouldn't have been looking in the direction of our compliance director.

That's fine. It's your prerogative. It doesn't make you a bad guy, just "bandwagon" that's all. If you are going to stay home during the toughest times of the transition, then stay home during the good times too.

UND Fan is right. Perfect examples of front-running fans who aren't very loyal to the programs and UND. And that's fine, it just shows their true colors. To each their own, I guess. The kids deserve the support no matter who they are playing. ESPECIALLY during the transition. That is when it will be needed the most. If you won't support the teams during the transition hard times, then don't support them 5 years from now either when the schedule has taken a turn for the better and conference affiliations come true. Attitudes like that are embarrassing.

Noseguards Ty Boyle and Nate Wayne also return next year. Hopefully Wayne can stay healthy. He has been banged up the last couple years or so. I have also heard that the coaches really like Devin Benjamin's potential as a noseguard. We do need some young linebackers to step up and assert themselves. Can't wait to go to games again this fall to see how all of this plays out. Should be an exciting 1st year in the FCS.

Another uninformed opinion. I think Aaron would be the first to tell you that wasn't the case. Keep trying.

Somebody awaken 'The Walrus' from his winter slumber to get out to practice and fill us in on the younger guys.

Nice. That is great news! I will see you there in green and white.

While it certainly sounds all fine and dandy in theory, some might say we don't have time to allow the new AD to build those relationships that Rob Bollinger built over his 20+ years of service at UND. I think that is the major point of all of this. We are in the transition period, which is probably the most vital time ever for UND for many different reasons. Hence the reasoning for many people wanting Rob. Also, I can't remember ANYBODY saying that Rob has applied for the job. I'm not sure where you got that information from. Are you just trying to argue with yourself? I think most of these comments are speculative in the event that Rob does apply for the job.

The old "hire from within" routine? When was the last time UND employed that strategy with an administrative position? Lets see..........Tom Buning (great resume, fund raising and D1 experience), Charles Kupchella, Robert Kelley - all "outsiders". I think Kelley will be good and I am ok with that hiring. However, I think UND as a university is in the predicament they are currently in because of the past practices of hiring "fresh ideas and fresh perspectives". See the Buning, Ralston and Kupchella hirings for that instance.

I really hope you aren't implying that I think or said that outsiders are evil.

Seriously Shawn-O? The guy is saying what he needs to say to get the job, and more power to him. To say he is "ten times more qualified" than Rob is ridiculous in my opinion. Rob is the most qualified guy if he decides to apply. "No Offense"

Bravo

UND has received a signed tender from a player from Montmorency College in Laval, Quebec. Filipe Fonseca is a 6'0" 215 lb linebacker who looks very impressive on film. He looks like he will be a great addition to the UND defense. Hopefully there will be a couple more to come in the near future. Great job by the staff to find these unknowns to the north.

Look for a couple signees to come from north of the border.