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Totally, need to win the game, and have some explosive plays. This can't just be a win, but it needs to be exciting and entertaining. Even if the defense were to have a bad game and it was an offensive shootout, that would still be ok. We just need to win, move forward, and engage the fans.

Totally, maybe not a must win, from a win-loss season ending outcome. But in terms of defining the program and the season, it is all about taking steps forward.

With this game being stream through the eversports website, is the webcast still free?

This is the kind of mentality we need to get away from. Losing to a program, who is on a similar level to us, at home, should be considered disappointing. UND needs to take step forwards. 3-1 going on the road next week, or 2-2 going on the road. In some ways, this is a must win game, not just by score, by by style. Do we win? Do we win like we did against Wyoming? Do we win like we did against Drake? Go Sioux!

Glad I could contribute to this thread, but my internet history is going to look really really weird at work. UC Davis Roster, Christian Bale, Wanda Sykes, Webster and Barney. ..... Sure HR, I can meet first thing Monday morning.

It's still fun

There are good points to both sides of the argument. First, let take any personal opinion of using North Dakota/No Nickname. Whether or not you do or do not like that is irrelevant to this conversation. Yes, Kelley appointed a committee. Yes, Kelly is the President. The President needs to show leadership, and could override the committee if he wanted. Ultimately, the buck stops with him. Yes, the entire process was a circus, and executed poorly. If UND/No Nickname was not going to be an option, it should have been discussed from the beginning and scratched. Instead the waffled back and forth more than Brett Favre. Again personal preference aside, this was a highly popular option and it was pretty poor of the committee and the President to not allow the voters to have the option they wanted. Basically a "We know better than you" type of thing. Yes, Sundogs sucks and it is ridiculous that it is in the top 5. Plenty of option that would have been better. Yes, these options are all pretty pathetic. No, nothing is going to put North Dakota back on the table, or bring back Fighting Sioux (officially) GO SIOUX!

UC Davis Mascot Gunrock, looks like he may have a distant cousin ..... really puts the fear of God in you.

Donnell Tolliver and Wanda Sykes

Tyshone Gaines and Gerald (From Hey Arnold)

They could be brothers

Corey Collins and Webster

245 votes on this thread. Pretty interested to see how accurate this is in comparison to the actual vote. Are 245 votes representative enough of the number of people that will actually be voting, and how much will that alter the outcome. I think the general concesnsus is that SunDogs is out. NoDaks seems to have picked up some momentum recently though. Though I would hope they would go Fighting NoDaks.

Doesn't matter what we pick, they will come up with something terrible.

Just giving you a hard time.

Wait, whats your username again? jk

Is the door still open for Cakebread? I don't know if I really ever see him coming to UND.

This is a big game for UND. Move to 3-1, or drop to 2-2, heading on the road to Portland state. Win, build confidence, and momentum or lose and things could start spiraling down quickly. This is a team that hasn't seen a winning record in quite a while, and they have a real opportunity to build that record up nicely over the coming weeks. UC Davis, @Portland St, Idaho St, @Weber I wouldn't call any of the teams the cream of the crop. This isn't MT, MT ST, NDSU, etc. These are the kind of games that UND needs to beat to develop and move forward. Road games are never easy, but these are winnable games. I think the next 4 games will really tell us where this team is. Playoffs or not? A nice opportunity in this schedule to really develop our team, and learn from mistakes before heading into the toughest part of the schedule.

Could not agree more with this. When you have speedsters, you need to get them the ball in space. Santiago isn't going to run guys over, but he can make guys miss once he gets going. Not sure about Smith yet, he has more size, but not a dominant, run you over, type of size. I'd like to see him run some of those wheel routes like the Bison did. Smith could be a nice RB/WR hyrbid. Oliveira has the size and power to run up the gut, a little more time and confidence, and he could be a nice powerful back. Bottom line, they need to get creative to get these guys the ball. Make a statement on the ground and open things up over the top. Studrud isn't a QB that will win us alot of games, but he needs to be in a position where he can't lose games either. We're probably not a team that is going to come back from down 3 TDs with a lot of passing.

My Top Two - I am actually leaning towards Nodaks, but I don't think it will gain enough votes to win. I do think if there was a potential logo to go with any of these name, it could shake up the current voting. The image can really sell. Roughriders - Unique, and there would be some cool stuff you could do with the logo and mascot. Nodaks - Seem like the next best option for anyone who just wanted North Dakota. Seems like this name is gaining momentum, certainly within some of the recent media. Sounds like this is the one Dean Blais was picking. I also though it was cool that this was widely used years ago, and used to be on the jersey for some sports. (I can see NODAKS written diagonal down a hockey jersey, not too bad. I just don't have much interest in the rest. Fighting Hawks - It would work, but its just so generic. Nothing unique, just boring. Sundogs - I think the jury is out, this name sucks. North Stars - Pretty cool name .... for a MN hockey team. Go Sioux!

Agreed, winning solves problems. Make a nice run here, maybe win a game or two we should and fans will get into. Get this team back to the postseason and the fans will start showing up. When I was a freshman in '03 the Alerus was pretty packed. A lot of students would leave at half time, but it was usually because we were up by so much. Hopefully we continue to move forward with this program. Drake may have been deflating, and the Bison game was disappointing, but we are still 2-1 heading into conference play.

I know Santiago is in as the starter, but I really want to see them get Smith involved. I think they should use him similar to what you see NDSU to with Morlock and the passing game. He has the speed, and more size to him than Santiago. Now that the red shirt is off, they need to get him the ball. Hope to see a heavy dose of him this weekend.

Did I miss something on Tomek? What's the injury situation?

Well they better get creative. We have pulled the redshirt on 3 freshman RB. I was surprised to see them pull Smiths redshirt to only give him two carries on Saturday. Grant, we never really had possession, so hopefully we see more of him this weekend. Wish the game was on Fox College Sports.