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that would be great for UND/GF to get this facility (and a place for me to work in ND )

isn't that a "cow college" program?

Are they allowed to sell liquor at the Elite Eight?

at 6'8 250, he would be a nice target at TE. I agree that he could still get a full for BB at either UND or NDSU. Also, I think NDSU still has around 2-3 FB scholies, Bohl said they were at 60 after signing day, and that he was holding on to a few in case they had a chance at impact transfers.

Koenig has good personal relationships with coaches at both schools, it will be interesting to see what happens with him. He could either have a chance to play right away at UND, with the possibility of playoffs, or he could redshirt at NDSU and have two more years against DI competition with a chance to "prove himself". Good luck to him either way

It has been posted (by somebody who has regular contact with RT) that UND has gotten something like 40-60k from REA the last few years, and also that UND is "charged" to use the Betty. Also, if REA is pumping so much money into the UND AD, I doubt they would be using tuition waivers for women's hockey. As far as it making the news, the Herald would be the obvious choice for the story, but I doubt that is going to happen. The Forum would also be a possibility (they did run a story on NDSU's AD budget deficit projections), but is probably wary of being perceived as anti-UND by alums in Fargo. When Montana had their one year, 900k deficit it was all over the Montana news, and the AD was pushed out. Is it any coincidence that RT is leaving after these deficits?

1. I doubt any deficit will be larger than 400k. Even IF it were- we would know where the money is going (scholies/travel etc). The question I have is where is all the money pouring into the Ralph going (10k fans 20X a year-plus mucho liquor sales). It would appear not to be the UND AD. 2. Pool play followed by bracket play- you gotta win when it counts I was actually prety shocked the SB team lost their first few games, probably had something do with it it being their first DI games and also the other teams had already played a handful of games.

Why how nice of you to ask North Dakota State Defeats Boston University 6-1 to Claim UCF Softball Tournament Title ORLANDO, Fla.--Allison Bakke fired a one-hitter and Heather Hyatt went 3-for-4 to lead North Dakota State University to a 6-1 victory over Boston University on Sunday, Feb. 20, to claim the UCF Softball Tournament championship during its first weekend of NCAA Division I competition. I think we all know NDSU needs a new BB/VB arena. However despite having to toil in the BBF, NDSU was normally at or near the top of VB attendance and very competitive. UNI (a mid-major VB power) plays in a "hole" as well and they draw 1500 a game. As much as facilities help- they are not the panacea some would make them out to be. UND has wonderful facilities- yet continues to generate 400k budget deficits at the D2 level

Football players can be successful at both track and football. Locally - NDSU's 4X4 (which has 3 football players on it) has a legit chance at a DI qualifying time. Also Schools like Florida, Miami, Auburn etc routinely have athletes do both.

What are two NCAA championships with higher TV ratings than Hockey Alex. S2C was talking about NDSU's facilities in sports in which they could be competitive-not the relative popularity of the sports

4X400 relay results I also may argue that track will be competitive. (with a pretty nice, relatively new outdoor track, and decent indoor facility) the 4X4 relay did pretty good last weekend at the Iowa St Classic- the only teams that beat them ran DI qualifying times. 1 Florida 'A' 3:03.95@ 1 2 Auburn 'A' 3:06.51* 1 3 Illinois 'A' 3:08.19* 1 4 Northern Iowa 'A' 3:09.19* 1 5 Oregon 'A' 3:09.35* 1 6 Nebraska 'A' 3:09.45* 1 7 Southeast Missouri 'A' 3:09.92* 2 8 North Dakota State 'A' 3:11.80 2 9 Missouri 'A' 3:11.88 2 10 Minnesota 'A' 3:12.64 2 11 Ohio State 'A' 3:12.65 2 12 Oral Roberts 'A' 3:12.93 3 13 Ia. St. Unattached 'A' 3:13.03 2 14 Northern Iowa 'B' 3:13.78 2 15 Ole Miss 'B' 3:14.27 4 16 Kansas State 'A' 3:14.51 3 17 Kansas 'A' 3:14.79 3 18 Wichita State 'A' 3:15.22 4 19 Arkansas State 'A' 3:15.30 4 20 Adidas 'A' 3:15.89 1 21 North Dakota State 'B' 3:16.92 5 22 Wyoming 'A' 3:17.13 4 23 Indiana State 'A' 3:17.38 4 24 U - W Parkside 'A' 3:17.63 5 25 Loyola 'A' 3:18.77 5 And by comparing the performances (times/distances etc) NDSU had at the NCC meet to other conference meets, NDSU team LAST YEAR- would have won the Big Sky, Mid-Con, and Missouri Valley conferences. Softball also has a nice, new facility, and should compete quite well in DI (they have wins over Iowa St, Nebraska etc already)

The McCormick Wrestling Complex was completely renovated in 2000 with funding from longtime NDSU booster John L. McCormick. One of the premier wrestling practice facilities in the country, it offers 6,300 square feet of space including a cardiovascular training room and a team lounge with video equipment. The cardio room is equipped with cross trainers, a treadmill, exercise bikes, weights and television. The video room features state-of-the-art equipment, computers, stereo, television and meeting room capabilities. I have been in Iowa State's wrestling room (perennial top 5 team), and NDSU's is better.

Notre Dame Observer

Hockey can give out 18 scholies amongst 30 players 15.5.6 Ice Hockey Limitations. There shall be an annual limit of 18 on the value of financial aid awards (equivalencies) to counters and an annual limit of 30 on the total number of counters in the sport of ice hockey at each ice hockey institution. (Adopted: 1/16/93 effective 8/1/93)

no caps at any Iowa State athletic events either- I think it is pretty much universal

A school can add 50 scholarships a year total for men's and women's sports. (NDSU added about 20 to FB, maxed out men's BB/women's BB and a few other women's sports) There are no NCAA rules telling UND they cannot fully fund women's hockey. They are probably waiting until they raise they money as the UND AD is currently use tuition waivers to "fund" women's hockey.

Has it been confirmed that he applied, didn't the herald article said he "planned on" applying...

ATHLETICS: Several apply for UND AD Stanford's Purpur says he will seek position By Kevin Fee Herald Staff Writer At least a dozen people, including an associate athletic director at NCAA Division I Oregon State, have applied for the UND athletic director position. Kevin Price has been an associate athletic director in charge of compliance at Oregon State since 2002. The UND athletic director position opened when Roger Thomas announced he will be leaving later this month to take the North Central Conference commissioner position. Among others who have applied include Chris Gage, athletic director at the University of Texas at Dallas: Greg Hinze, assistant athletic director for marketing and operations at Sam Houston State of Texas; Michael Cancilla, athletic director at the University of Montevallo in Alabama; Darrell Orand, associate athletic director at Dakota Wesleyan in South Dakota; and James Jackson Jr., athletic director at Pratt (Kansas) Community College. http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/sports/10851590.htm

The forum article said NDSU was going to Max out all women's sports while fully funding the mens "revenue sports" (I am assuming, FB, BB, WR, Baseball) also as far as hockey adding revenue, Ohio State LOST 700k on MEN's hockey alone

what position did Ronald McKinnon play

it comes up on the recent discussions, but when I click on it, the screen said the link is broken, is it a "private" board?

That's great for GF, my favorite quote from the World Juniors was http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/Junior/20...805915-sun.html

Fargo reinventing itself as land of cool, not cold ran on LA Times Front Page

Either NDSU or UND would take Koenig in a heartbeat