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Here’s to hoping Coach Sather takes the next step here at UND. I’m thinking he will … but he will require more support from UND administration and donors.

Ahh yes … good players and good coaching … and the title of this thread is … reality is in this day and age funds and facilities (mostly funds) drive acquisition of said players and coaches. Little different era now in college athletics than the D2 days of the Hyslop

Winning, environment, facilities all bring butts to the seats, not the other way around … hockey gets the butts because of the Ralph and winning (mostly the Ralph). Pure and Simple. Betty is underwhelming. Need new facility and wins to get the butts you speak of funding and facilities are hot topics for und basketball and need to be to help take und athletics to the next level Ag college of nd took und to the cleaners this year in both mens and women’s basketball … sad

The irony … extended 3-years after losing 83-66 at home to in-state rival… I respect the work, but expectations are low. Raising pay is important, but won’t matter unless the job is opened to attract better candidates. It highlights UND MBB’s weak finances currently …likely the worst Summit League coaching job. Hockey hockey hockey. No reallocation to help the little guy, just keep recycling to the bell cow. Strategy is a bit stale I’d say but it is the culture. Hope funding improves soon.

Ok, fine, I’ll hold back on the profanity and criticism for now on this …. but … the clock is ticking.

UND men’s basketball needs more support / private donations but also I think it’s time to try a new strategy and voice in the room …

This one still burns. I’m okay with a new coach / direction again at UND … same ol’ same ol’ ain’t cutting it

No. To pump the brakes would be incorrect.

You’re just being foolish now. Being obsessed with the ag college of Fargo is one thing, but pure ignorance is another. You’re overcompensating by heavily riding on the latter. It’s just not based in reality. But yes, also beat out SDSU …

Yeah, hence “Continue to grow the following for UND football. Only so many supporters. Continue to recruit North Dakota and the Midwest and win recruiting battles.

Continue to grow the following for UND football. Only so many supporters. Continue to recruit North Dakota and the Midwest and win recruiting battles. Ag college failure puts more pressure on them to rely on taxpayer dollars, which they may be set up to get by with for now, but not indefinitely- their arrogance will eventually blow up in their face when students and taxpayers (and eventually the conference) have had enough. Who knows, maybe we’ll all be friends and follow this move with others to FBS as others have said. And it will all be fine … Time will tell, but ignoring NDSU as you suggest isn’t an option … there’s major interplay here in the small state of North Dakota.

NDSU obligated to INCREASE football spending Everyone is drinking the Fargo ag college Kool-aid. Of course, I hope they fail. The proposed funding model and the required funding increase to ag college football (per their contract with the MW) along with the inevitable pressure it will put on state taxpayers (who don’t care about ag college) is the most b*llshit part of this. Biggest arrogant f*cks around come out of Fargo ag football … But UND needs to make it hard on them and focus on themselves; keep winning on and off the field, and Schmidt’s group most certainly will …

Future Pro Will be a great leader for the 2027 class. He’s signing and arriving spring semester 2027; will get here early just like Aidan Wunderlich and others did.

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and so it begins … very very nice start to the ‘27 class

Excellent work! 2026 is best class in UND football history and 2027 will be better yet …

No question on that. Gonna win it this year… and more.

1 of those 2 may actually listen.

I can appreciate the gesture and morals, but it won’t win or accomplish anything for UND. No one is going to write a check because UND is so unbelievably morally sound, but athletics and winning (whether you like it or not) does yield significant support in this day and age. Revenue via Hockey only (the Ralph) won’t work by itself. THE University of North Dakota has too many alumni who want UND athletics to be more than just hockey when it comes to athletics. Aggressive fundraising is necessary, and it has been lacking; it doesn’t have to be completely immoral.

UND athletics needs to continue to push the envelope. There are certainly ways to be creative (and some of it is just hard work and effort along with vision, to be frank) and improve fundraising, specifically for football.

Andy Armacost needs to make a statement, not Bill Chaves. Sorry Bill, but UND currently has only one true leader.

I agree with this guy, he gets it

UND football on TV around the state would be significantly better than Midco … in my opinion. Let rural North Dakota and western North Dakota witness the rise of UND football …

Even if they win the MW, their season will be over before UND’s, for at least the next couple seasons. UND needs to take advantage.

Time will tell with how willing they are to schedule the nearest division I university in football (FCS vs FBS, should be a cake walk for NDSU, right?) … I think anyone being honest with themselves already knows the answer to that question. And yet here you are claiming delusions while denying this past scheduling strategy …