UND-FB-FAN

Completely false. The ceiling is more than elevated enough.

This still bothers me to this day. The Alerus Center staff treats their main tenant, UND football, like absolute !@#$. Its unacceptable. I have gripes about the building itself also (mainly a lack of endzone seating), but the lack of pregrame production (lights need to go off!) and UND signage/posters irritates me more than anything. It all comes down to effort, which is minimal at best. The video boards were a huge plus, though.

Although I do not doubt you, that right there is one of the saddest, most unfortunate statements I've heard in a while. The first DI football playoff game UND hosts/participates in will be the lowest attended game? Damn I'm sure hoping that this isn't the case, IF UND wins out, and IF UND makes the playoffs, and IF Faison bids high and IF UND hosts the first-round playoff game...... Long ways to go apparently, but still fun to discuss.

"That's a full-team loss [for Montana State]..." Perhaps give UND a little credit? C'mon. The reason Montana State's offense didn't look the greatest is because UND has the best defense in the Big Sky Conference and they made timely stops. Thanks for pointing that out....

Important point to establish: Ladies and gentlemen, UND's playoffs officially start now.

Doesn't mean you subscribe to Midcontinent. The point is, if you have Directv or only local programming, you can't watch UND. Whereas local stations carrying the games, like WDAZ or NBC ND in the case of NDSU, allow you to watch the game no matter what provider you have: Midcontinent, Directv, or strictly local stations.

Midcontinent has great production value and quality but it just is not assessable enough. For instance, NDSU is shown statewide on NBC ND, and the majority of North Dakota does not get Midcontinent. If you have DirecTv or just local programming, you can't get the UND game. Making UND assessable statewide would be the best capability to implement and it would have the greatest impact moving forward; with that said, UND CAN'T afford to sacrifice HD quality or broadcasting features (UND hockey with Brad Berry, UND Sports Extra, etc.) in order to make it work.

Although I'm not holding my breath yet, it would be beyond cool; it would be a tremendous game-changer. UND football would be put in a position like Montana and NDSU pretty quickly if they had a top-notch on-campus stadium, along with a winning on-field product of course. The facility aspect of UND football is the only thing holding them back, especially with FCOA now in effect for next season. Nevertheless, HPC Phase II is the most likely "next step" in terms of facility upgrades for UND football.

There needs to be an evaluation process in some way, shape, or form. I'm not sure what's in place - if anything at all - but I absolutely agree with this. The officiating in the Big Sky Conference is very poor and there needs to be a feedback process in order to improve it.

How did that Montana game work out? If they were focusing on Montana State in advance, it didn't work out against Montana. Your argument holds no water due to the lopsided result of that game, although preparation is not necessarily what caused that blowout loss. Point is simple: If UND doesn't beat UNC, the Cal Poly game has no playoff implications. Let's get 6 wins before we're thinking about 7. Day by day; Bubba will have the players thinking right.

Absolutely not. How are you supposed to comprehensively gameplan for UNC with the Cal Poly offense in mind. Coaches can look at both for sure, but the players need to focus on their NEXT opponent, UNC. Focus on UNC and let's get that win first.

The officials need to do their job correctly. Call it as it is. Yes, the kick could've been better, but they need to call it correctly. End of story.

Yes. Both Santiago and Olivera, as a 1-2 punch, are the real deal. UND's focus will be on them for the next few seasons. In the meantime, UND needs to continue to expand their passing game. Clive Georges is healthy for the first time since week 1, which apparently may give this passing game a shot in the arm.

The Portland State win could be more impressive than the Wyoming win (in actuality it certainly is, but also to the selection committee's standards). If Portland State wins their next three games, they will win the Big Sky Conference, be a top 10 FCS team, and their only loss will be to UND.....

What's wrong with a ND fighting hawk? It's an OFFICIAL logo that the athletic department and university can finally be associated with. The alternatives are no better.

That's too conservative for me. Yes, that interlocking ND logo already is in place, but why not look to improve UND's marketing situation, rather than be complacent and accept what's already in place. I for one am curious to see what could be produced to further expand UND athletics branding. If done correctly, a unique hawk logo could gain support. I'd buy apparel sporting a new unique UND hawk logo. Why not?

How about the ridiculous officiating going on within the Big Sky Conference right now. It has happened numerous times to UND, but let's just focus on the game vs. MSU: Intentional grounding and not a fumble? C'mon And that last extra point was good, I'm sure. What a time to blow that extra point call, jeez refs....

UND needs to execute coming out of the bye week and get it done. UNC is improved, but they still haven't played lights out on the road. UND needs a solid crowd at the Alerus Center for this game. I doubt there will be much over 7k or 8k due to deer hunting, but those that do attend need to get loud and help out the defense. UND needs to win at least one game handily this season; too many close games are a bit too draining. Execute early and often and put away UNC. GO UND!

It has the most logo potential, IMO. The logo makes or breaks this. If a top-notch, unique logo is produced, it will go over more smoothly. Plus, it is representative of the state, again, IMO. I'm voting Fighting Hawks.

The confusion never ends...

The Alerus Center needs to step up in several areas. Player safety with some custom turf sections over the concrete would be one area. Another area is [again] the pregame team entrance. Lights have to be off and they have to build it up better. It's embarrassing right now how poor the Alerus Center treats UND and the entire gameday situation. If they cared just a little bit, they would put effort into these things and get it fixed.

Close one. Thanks for the support.

foolish pessimists

Incorrect.

Need more balance offensively and can't give up the big play on defense. UND wins if they do that and win the turnover battle.