Johnny Five

Can't argue that. SDSU d line is unreal.

SDSU is legit. And if either SDSU or NDSU had UNDs offense i would fire up the celebration...and vice versa for UND. Crazy combos of defense and offense. Havent seen und live but the valley game today was old school.

In the Valley, I think SDSU is under rated but UNI and Youngstown should be about done getting votes -- sheesh. GSU vs Appy St this week I believe, plus GSU has Georgia on the schedule remaining as well.

Would be fun to see....

Look what happened at the top this weekend...playoffs are going to be awesome. Cal Poly will haveEWU and NAU on the road yet, big tests there for certain.

Well...what the heck is "good"? Just because he is a big boy he has to dominate? He rarely makes a mistake that would lead to the puck being buried...I'll take that on my team any day. Not to mention the fact that he sat out his SR year of HS with a torn ACL as well, so he has lost two seasons in the past 4-5 years due to ACL injury, rehabbed, and come back pretty darn strong. He is a darn solid WCHA player, has stuck it out for 4 years and battled through major injuries, and plays the game the right way to boot.

Bingo. He isn't a standout by any means but to say he isn't a good hockey player is ridiculous.

Like I've said on this board all along, when I walk into the FargoDome in the MVFC, I never know what to expect.

NDSU fans aren't holding onto a EWU grudge, I'm sorry. It is never brought up amongst the Bison fans I hang with, and the only time I really see it mentioned online is when the oppenent happens to be brought up. That team wasn't ready to win a NC anyway. When I think of the late Division II UND football teams (early to mid 90s and on), I personally think of an absolutely physical, dominant defense and a punishing running game. Unbelievable Linebackers. I actually think those attributes would fit UND better in the Big Sky than flinging it around and trying to shoot it out everygame. Which may be the point of the Bison playoff game in Montana State a few years back...NDSU basically manhandled them. UND has some history there to suggest it could do the same. Just my thoughts.

Good luck this weekend. Too bad there wasn't a hockey series to piggyback/market on this but I would guess that's a whole different discussion.

Not sure what it matters but Sagarin Rankings have MVFC, followed by CAA, followed by Southern, followed by Big Sky. I'm not a big believer in computer rankings but these have been fairly accurate in the past. To each his own I guess. I'll never understand the shoe size discussion about conferences. Last year SHSU was by and large in a junk conference and dang near won it all. I don't have a ton of knowledge about the Big Sky, but I know this about the MVFC....I rarely walk into the Dome expecting a W. Back in the NCC days you could gaurantee most of the schedule if you were UND/NDSU. Any Given Saturday.....

Your schedule is a meat grinder no doubt. That is quite the break for Poly....on paper anyway.

Was wondering if Poly could run the table but I see their toughest remaining games are on the road at EWU and NAU. Head in the mud question here....just looking at their schedule and noticed they don't have Montana or Montana State....is that just luck of a draw in schedule rotation from the Big Sky?

Noted. Ok. 3 or 4 games in is a bit premature IMHO.

Would you rank it top 10?

Should be a dandy up in GF. Two great games going on at once with the ND schools.

Not even October yet and voting for coach of the year? Seems a little bit like my performance in the sack... Premature. :-)

Put the stupidity aside and I personally have a lot of respect for both programs. Not only the stamp they put on D2 but what is forthcoming in the future.

Good luck to you guys. It's been a wild ride watching the Bison develop some new rivalries and I hope you guys enjoy it.

Politicians have more important things to worry about.

Holy crap, 73 pages and still going? I'd love to see UNDs offense vs the Bison defense this fall. It would be a great matchup. I'd also love to see the Bison methodically punish the UND defense up and down the field 10-12 plays a drive. Gotta love the volleyball and hoops comparisons. GT must be dong something right. I have 5 season tickets and it took me until Thursday to be able to find 2 extras anywhere in the building for my kids buddies vs a terrible team. Not a bad problem to have if you are the A.D. I'd give my other nut for a playoff matchup this fall. Good luck as you enter big sky play today, let's make this happen.

Haven't been around since last season here...good luck in your first big sky game UND fans! All it takes is one game to light the rivalry fire.

Jemison was a 2nd offense I believe. And quite possibly the coach was shown surveillance of him tossing his packing around in public. A coach can't control an individual who decides to throw his junk out like Jemison, or an individual like Ojuri who drives with a suspended license...but I'd sure as heck like to believe they know what their athletes are doing for summer jobs. And a weed petition doesn't really look all that good in my eyes.

Regardless of the level of guilt (which will be revealed eventually), they are guilty of being extremely lazy and stupid, therefore giving the coach and program a black cloud over their heads. Stupid, and at the worst possible time.

Any clue how many kids who have played in the big midget tourney in GF in the past have committed to UND?