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With UND sitting behind 5 teams in the standing, there is plenty of football to follow on Saturday, with UND having the weekend off. These games could all factor into UND's playoff picture. Bottom line is that UND needs to take care of its own business, BUT since they can't do anything this weekend, here are some things to watch. E Washington vs. N Arizona: As N.Arizona is 3-2 in the conference and 5-3 overall, it would really help UND to have them get another loss or two on their record. That starts this weekend as they travel to Cheney. E. Washington has had several close games (5pt win over Mt St, 8pt win over Sac State, 1pt win over Cal Poly, 2pt win over N Colorado, and 1 pt win over Weber St.) That being said, the eagles have not lost at home. Go Eagles! Southern Utah @ Mt St: This could get interesting with the Bobcats out of the playoff picture. I'd imagine Prukop will want to bounce back, and while SUU has the leagues top Pass defense, they need to be able to containg Prukops run game. This could be another high scoring shootout. SUU has put up big points on everyone since losing to SDSU (and almost knocking off Utah St before that), but they finish the season with Mt St, PSU, and NAU. Big weekend for them, because if they lose to the bobcats then their playoff picture gets a little fuzzier. Go Bobcats! Portland St @ N Colorado: PSU should take care of business, and this is only interesting since we play a similar style to them, and we play N. Colorado next week. PSU will make the playoff, so we might as well see N Colorado get knocked around a bit before they come to GF. Go Vikings! Montana @ Idaho St: Which Grizz team shows up? The one that smoked us, or the one that lost to Liberty? And Idaho St win would put Montana at 5 losses and out of the playoffs. Montana needs to run the table against Idaho St, E. Washington and Mt St. to make the playoffs. Go Bengals!

You are a terrible person ... j/k

That picture is pretty impressive, though I'm not sure I see an outdoor stadium being extremely successful in Grand Forks, but maybe I'm wrong. I just think about those late november, early december temp, and even worse, that wind. Regardless, there is no question that this would be an incredible facility, and while I don't see this happening is the near future, I am confident that whenever this does happen (hopefully soon), it will be done right, and be a top tier facility.

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, I'm a really impatient fan, and would just love to see a new on campus stadium, sooner than later, even though I don't make it up to Grand Forks very often. I just think it would be a great addition for the school and the program. I am absolutely a hockey nut, but I would really like to see these other programs take some big steps to become relevant. Winning is the number 1 way to do that, but facilities are huge as well. I think the Betty is a great facility, though could use a few improvement. What I would really like to see, is a new football stadium. I think it would also be really cool to add a small locker room/changing room/storage room for the band, cheerleaders, and dance team. Having played in the band, I really think that would be a pretty cool move. Rather than lugging instruments, uniforms, hats, music, etc. every Saturday. Still, I'm sure these types of improvements are a ways down the road, but hopefully one, or a few, of our big time alumni could step up and make this happen.

I'm not sure what I will do as far as purchasing new gear yet. I still have quite a bit of my Sioux gear, and will probably wear it because I just really like it. I don't think I would ever buy a new hockey jersey, but I would consider buying a t-shirt or maybe a hat. As for the interlocking ND logo, I hope they continue to sell merchandise with just that, in addition to whatever the new name or logo is. Though I think they need to do a better job of designing their products. Like you said, a lot of the merchandise has been rather uninspiring. People may confuse it with Notre Dame, but honestly that doesn't bother me all that much. Like I said, they could improve how they use the logo on their merchandise. Notre Dame is able to use it well, and I actually thought UND used it well back in the early 2000's, but recently our merchandise has been rather bland; which I think comes down to more of a design issue than and actual name or logo issue.

Go Nodaks! Anyone know when we will hear the results? I believe it was on a Sunday after the last vote. Safe to assume it will be the same this time?

Seemed pretty borderline to me. It looks like he hit high on the guys shoulder, but maybe he clipped the front of the mask. I usually try to look at these objectively, as though it was a CC guy hitting a Sioux guy. I don't think I would be upset about that hit if it had been on a Sioux player. Oh well, Drake better watch himself for the rest of the year. Which can also be dangerous because you don't want a guy playing with hesitation either.

I don't suppose the University lists potential projects online anywhere, do they? It would be interesting to see what types of projects were in their pipeline. Or at least, what they are trying to fund raise for.

Back to stadiums. Does anyone know what kinds of talks there have been with some of these alumni? if any?

I wouldn't use the Big Sky as an example, considering what happened during the Idaho St game, and the Weber St game that was never broadcast.

While this is fantastic, I hope the athletic department is working for this same type of deal with football and hockey. Yes, football has Eversports (not impressed), but it would be nice to see most games on Fox College Sports or even Fox Sports North or Fox Sports North Plus (when available). Same with hockey having NCHC.tv, which works ok, but still isn't as reliable as the tv feed they had with Fox College Sports a few years ago. Bottom line is while webcasts are great, these tv deals are even better. I'll definitely be watching more Sioux/Nodak/Roughrider basketball this year.

I know its easy to talk when its not your money, but I have to think if I had hundreds of millions of dollars I would make a donation like that. Not just for a sweet new stadium, but also for a new business school. It would be pretty cool to make a big investment that could impact so many people.

Facilities are great, and I think a new on campus stadium would due huge things for the program. But winning is key. Keep winning, and get back the the annual contender we were in the D2 days and the fans will come.

Would be pretty cool to see a nice, "Ralph" caliber, football stadium on campus.

I read the chat, and I must have overlooked something? Who is Peter Nygard and why is he relevant?

I hear ya, I never thought FH was going to be that popular either, but I actually really liked when the Vermont announcers used Nodaks. Oh well, it'll all be over soon enough, then we can just move on.

Go Nodaks!

Any reason for switching?

I didn't realize when I was watching live, just how loud it was getting in there. If only we could actually fill the place.

Rather, than just showing you're vote, I think it would be interesting for everyone to list what you would vote for if your choice isn't in the top 2? Will most Roughriders voters move to Nodaks, and vice Versa? If so, I think Hawks gets overtaken. I voted for Nodaks again. If Nodaks can't move into the top two, then I will vote for Roughriders. #anythingbuthawks

Can't say I think this will be very accurate given how the last exit poll turned out, with Fighting Hawks in third. On the other hand, the last exit poll showed Nodaks and Roughriders to be very close which it was.

Go Nodaks!

I agree there are plenty of mood swings that come and go within a week, but I don't think it is so much the win, as how we won. 2 of those last 3 losses were complete self destruction. This game had the making of another missed opportunity late in the game. UND could have easily caved in the 4th, but they finished it out. Hope they carry that momentum through the bye week.

Wow, I just threw up in my mouth

Though the same thing. My only criticism there, is we pulled the redshirt on 3 freshman RBs. I think Iwarri Smith is too good of an athlete to not get him onto the field more. They need to make him usable at RB and WR. To be able to have him, Santiago and Oliveira on the field at the same time could really make things difficult for a defense. Hopefully they find a way to get him more involved after the bye.