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  1. Was a big Nodak supporter. I'm pretty apathetic at this point, but voted Roughriders. Though my wife may be going Fighting Hawks, sooo yeah
  2. UND should go all green against this weekend. That was a solid look.
  3. Hey At least We're not Known as Sundogs
  4. I'll try to re-direct this. I'm NOT a great basketball mind, not even a big basketball fan. I barely watch NBA, but I will watch college from time to time. Sometime the Gophers, but I'll usually follow UND fairly closely. How is this team supposed to do this year? It sounds like we are young, but played well in Europe. Sounds like we have some really good young talent, and some more coming in next year, especially with that transfer. Any chance we shake things up and make a run this season?
  5. People in these forums would usually rather ignore NDSU, that acknowledge that they have been successful in Football and Basketball in a way that we desperately want. I hope this year's team can surprise us a bit, given that they are pretty young, but ultimately I think Jones has had his shot, and not done much with it. The other side to this is if you want to replace Jones, then a better basketball coach needs to be available and willing to come to UND. Not sure who that is, and I'm certainly not a great basketball mind. Whatever they decide to do, hopefully they can retain some of the more talented recruits, and avoid a complete rebuild.
  6. But you can't just throw out two losses because Keaton was out injured. How many losses would MT throw out? Hell they beat NDSU when their starter was in. If a guy goes down, the rest of the team needs to step up to win those games. I get where you are going with it. Basically if we are a bubble team we could be perceived as better now that we are playing with our starters, I'm just not sure how relevant of an argument that is, when other teams have key injuries as well, even if they may be at other positions. It could also be noted that UND didn't lose those games purely because Keaton was out. We had two score leads in those games, and completely fell apart late, on offense and defense. I hope we win out, and I hope we make the playoffs, but I really hope our team remembers those losses over these next two week, and even these next couple years. That is why you need to play a full 4 quarters.
  7. Not only will we run on them, but I think Clive will haul in a deep one. We definitely need to defend their passing game by getting to the QB early, allow too many deep shots and eventually they will start connecting. Sioux win, and head out to Cal Poly completely amped up.
  8. I really dont see that as a pitch. There are plenty of other teams that run into the same issue (ex. Montana). There are also plenty of other team that lose key players in other positions to injury. I just think the injury argument is irrelevant. You have to go by the product you had ON the field. I stil think UND looks good as long as we win our next two. The field should clear up after this weekend.
  9. Right, but will it remain that once a new name is implemented? Whatever they become, I hope they keep a fair amount of the interlocking ND merchandise. I just don't know how many people will want a shirt with a hawk on it. I could maybe be persuaded into buying a new hat or something. Maybe eventually more. Right now I have plenty of Sioux gear and would buy some more ND gear. Even with that, they need to improve those designs.
  10. I can appreciate the use of Nodak Nation in trying to appease more people. A Concept that could be used regardless of what wins. If not used, in conjunction with the new logo, it is still something that could be used for marketing and merchandising purposes.
  11. Change it to a Fighting Sioux logo giving the middle finger to the NC$$? Or just get rid of the stupid bird ... either would improve it.
  12. Completely agree. Also makes it really understandable why some FBS schools don't want to schedule FCS teams.
  13. You are correct, I missed that. If EWU loses out, they are 6-5 and out of the playoffs. 1-1 and they are on the bubble. Really crazy, how some of these big games were scheduled so late. I'm not complaining though, it makes for a really fun/interesting end to the season. I just hope in two weeks we are all talking about the first round, and not a missed opportunity. I really think we have the skill to win these last two games, but we MUST play a full 4 quarters.
  14. Good lord, I hope they don't use that, or anything similar to that. It is truly hideous.
  15. Back to UND FOOTBALL!!! Glad the bye week has passed! We all know exactly what UND needs to do take make the playoffs. Win! It’s that simple. Beat UNC and Cal-Poly and you are in the discussion. Unfortunately, there are several other Big Sky teams that have a similar record, and are also in the discussion. So for entertainment purposes, where does UND line up with the other teams. Most of these teams have the potential to end 7-4, so how will it all play out. I’ve put together my own assessment, and it is very speculative, so feel free to make arguments, but I did the best I could. I think it because very evident (as you read below) just how important that FBS win could be, and just how much a D2 win can work against you. Team (Record) (Remaining Schedule) N. Colorado (5-4) (@ UND, vs. Abilene Christian) This one is pretty simple, UND wins and we stay in the playoff picture. N Colorado has the potential to win out and be at 7-4, but I don’t think their strength of schedule puts them in the playoff picture with a D2 win. Ideal: UND wins this week Montana (5-4) (vs. E Washington, @ Montana St) Another team that needs to win out, with two tough games left. E. Washington is beatable, and had several close games prior to losing this last one … but they will put up point. This could be another shootout. As for the Montana St game, this is all the Bobcats have left to play for, and we all know how those rivalry games can play out. Hopefully E. Washington can take care of business this weekend and take the Griz out of the playoff conversation. If the Griz win out and end with a 7-4 record how do they compare to UND? We have the FBS win, but they smoked us. Advantage – Montana Ideal: Montana beats E. Washington but loses to Mt. St. (I would also be happy to see MT lose this weekend, and be out of the playoff picture right away) N Arizona (6-3) (vs Sacramento St, @ Southern Utah) I really do not see N Arizona losing out, though this is a team that lost to UC-Davis, so I guess anything is possible. Though, it will be tough for them to go into Cedar City and beat Southern Utah, as S. Utah is undefeated at home and putting up a lot of offense. For argument sake, let’s assume N Arizona goes 1-1 to end the season 7-4. UND beat Wyoming; N Arizona beat a D2 school – Advantage – North Dakota Ideal: N Arizona loses to Sacramento St, but beats S. Utah Portland St (7-2) (vs S. Utah, @ E. Washington) Portland St. is really a curious situation. They are at 7-2, which is great. They have to play against S. Utah and at E. Washington, which is not great. They have TWO FBS WINS, which is great. They lost to UNC and UND (who could end with the same record) which is not great. After losing to UNC, I really do see Portland St. bouncing back; remember how they bounced back after losing to us? (a 66-7 win @ N Texas). I think Portland State wins, at least, one more and is in the playoffs. If they drop their next two, they are at 7-4. Two FBS wins, but if they are compared to a 7-4 UND team, who has the edge? I would think UND, as we beat them (in Oregon), but 2 FBS wins should count for something. Not sure how this one would get looked at. Ideal: Portland St beats S. Utah and E. Washington (Solidifies our win over Portland St.) E. Washington (6-3) (@ Montana, vs Portland St.) E Washington is another team who needs (at least) one more win. They have had several close games (They beat MT ST, Cal Poly, N Colorado and Weber St by a COMBINED TOTAL of 9 points!; and none of these are dominant teams this year). The Eagles better bring their game these next two weeks, because they could easily drop two and be completely out of the playoffs. Again for the sake of argument, let’s say they go 1-1 to end the season 7-4. They have an FBS loss (Oregon), UND has an FBS win (Wyoming) – Not comparable FBS games, but it is what it is. Other Key Wins: (UND – Portland St & MT St) (EWU – TBD) The Eagles key wins/losses will be these last two weeks). It would also be important to note, if both team are 7-4, UND would have a 3 game win streak, while EWU would have a 3 game losing streak. If both teams are 7-4, I have to give UND the edge with the FBS win and winning at the end of the season, though this is a pretty close one if both teams are 7-4 Ideal: EWU loses to MT and Portland St. S. Utah (7-2) (@ Portland St, vs N. Arizona) S. Utah has not lost since week 2 at SDSU, but they have also not played the toughest schedule (until now). 1 win and they are in for sure. 0 wins, and they are right in that 7-4 mix. Again, if this team ends at 7-4, I give UND an edge over them. FBS win vs a D2 win. Ideal: S. Utah Loses to Portland St and N. Arizona.
  16. I'm interested to see how close this is. I think a lot of the Nodaks crowd, will move to Roughriders.
  17. Are we really going to go over this again?!?!?!?! Yes, people are justified in North Dakota being eliminated. Not because of the fact that it was eliminated, but because of the timing of when it was eliminated. This option (given its popularity) should have either been eliminated on day one, or left as an option throughout the process. You don't dangle the carrot out there, then take it away at the end. If people on this message board can understand the ramifications of eliminating a very popular option, and how it would tick of stake holder, then member of this "committee" should have certainly had that understanding. On the first day of nickname discussions, this should have been an agenda item: So team, North Dakota/No Nickname is going to be a very popular option, though certainly controversial ..... How should we approach it. - We allow the fans/students/alumni what they want to keep up moral, maintain school and program interest, and minimize offending our stakeholders.- We squash this option right away, and announce that it is just not feasible. No Nickname would be a hardship on the school from a sales, marketing/branding, advertising perspective.Pick either #1 or #2, then stick with it. Removing North Dakota/No Nickname WHEN THEY DID, was just the beginning of a sting of inconsistencies that have everyone believing that this entire process was a joke. I've heard a little to much defending of this committee that they did their job in eliminating North Dakota. Maybe they did, but with a horrible approach. Undoubtedly, this committee DID NOT do their job, or even abide by their own guidelines. Had they done so, Fighting Hawks would not have even made the initial cut, as there is nothing unique about it. Bottom Line: People are completely justified to be upset with the President, the committee, the process, the final nickname. None of this was handled well from day one. I will give credit where credit it due. When the voting initially started, they seemed to do that well. It was restricted to the most vested of stakeholders (ticket holders, students, alumni, etc.), but then they managed to even screw that up, but changing the voting process halfway through (and that was to include my personal choice). This entire thing has be a debacle.
  18. I don't think I'll be able to completely make myself forget about those two horrible losses, because UND was such a surprise going into that Idaho St. game. Nevertheless, this team has shown a ton of improvement. Closing this season out the right way would just reinforce the improvements we have seen so far, and would show that not only has our skill improved, but that our team is developing a winning mentality. Ask the Bison player and fans about it, they have developed the kind of winning mentality that winning programs need. This has been a really fun season for UND football, and I can't believe there is only to weeks left in the regular season. Playoffs Baby! Lets do it!
  19. I was a big time Nodak supporter, going back quite a while, and I'll now be moving to roughriders. Not happy about it, but it has become even more of a less of two evils for me. It is what it is.
  20. Kind of a terrible name for a podcast
  21. Well I took a little bit of crap from some people after I posted this saying, UND just needs to win (which we do), It doesn't matter what other teams do (which it does). The hope for this weekend was to clear up the playoff picture a bit, but instead the waters are even muddier. All of a sudden, N Colorado has new life, and an outside shot at the playoffs. Basically and help UND could have gotten this weekend, they didn't. S Utah, Portland St are both in. Barring a terrible two weeks E Washington will be in (though they have had several close wins and they still need to go TO Montana and host Portland St)N Arizona will likely win one more (Sac State next weekend, in Flagstaff)Montana has new life (E Washington-in Missoula, Mt State - in Bozeman remaining)North Dakota and Northern Colorado determine something next weekend. 1 will be out of the playoff run for sure, the other's fate will come down to the final weekend with UND closing the season @ Cal Poly and N Colorado closing out the season against Abilene Christian.UND needs to put the foot on the gas because the playoffs start right now.
  22. Where is gfhockey? I fully expected him on here saying tippett would have won that one, or Blais would have had the boys ready to play .... blah blah blah natty
  23. That last goal is on the defense. Can't let a guy cruise down the slot untouched.
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