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2 hours ago, UND-1 said:
I cannot get over the fact that the Women's Hockey budget is bigger than Men's Basketball. I wonder if there is another D1 Athletic Department in the country that does that?
Extremely damaging to UND athletics as a whole; successful athletic departments around the country do not prioritize like that.
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2 hours ago, UNDvince97-01 said:
Will you please stop making so much sense of a simple job task by a person in a leadership position?...
It's MUCH more complicated than that.
Cue Peter Gibbons: "It's not that I'm lazy......It's that I just don't care"
Faison is complacent with his position on the NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey committee (http://www.uscho.com/ncaa/mens-division-i-ncaa-tournament/). He is the perfect example of a lazy athletics director on the borderline of retirement who gives no attention to non-hockey sports at UND. He's exactly what UND does NOT need at this point in time. UND needs advocates for the sports that have the most potential yet need a few more stimuli if you will, such as football and men's basketball.
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1 hour ago, Sioux63 said:
What about the cost of attendance stipend they're giving to all scholarship athletes? An additional $731,000 is needed to cover cost.
They need to continue to provide FCOA to the main sports, such as men's hockey, football, basketball, and volleyball. If they can't come up with the finances to at least do that, then they need to cut more sports (such as women's hockey; work around the Title IX issue).
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3 minutes ago, UNDvince97-01 said:
Do you commend his communication skills (lack thereof), arrogance and ignorance?
Great qualities for an AD.
Ultimately, that's all I see with this whole situation. Faison didn't handle this situation properly, and it's frustrating that he does just enough to garner semi-favorable reviews whereas he should be retiring and/or moving on from UND. The athletics situation at UND is a unique one with hockey being the main sport followed by the urge to resurrect and eventually maintain a top football and basketball program; I do not think Faison is capable of raising the funds and/or support for that tall task.
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Spring game officially moved to High Performance Center: http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=210889492
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2 hours ago, Gothmog said:
That seems logical, However, this championship could actually harm football recruiting in the long run, if it simply adds to the growing perception that hockey is the only sport that matters at UND and all other sports, especially football, are second-class.
Not sure how UND football being poised for a playoff season following UND hockey's national championship is supposed to hurt...
If anything, the entire Grand Forks community will get UND Fever.
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11 minutes ago, UND1983 said:
To sum it up, the only reason Women's Hockey exists is because of Title IX.
Yes. Bad deal. Women's hockey should not exist at UND. Need more for other sports that actually attract large crowds (over 2500 spectators).
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Coach Schweigert's take on whether or not UND hockey's national championship affects UND football:
http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=210881216
QuoteHead coach Bubba Schweigert addressed his team after practice and asked for a raise of hands of those who watched Saturday night's hockey game that saw UND win its eighth national title ... As a majority of the hands quickly rose, Schweigert said we can do the same thing in our program ... He had this to say about how the hockey team's success can carry over into other program:
"I think it's huge. I think team culture is contagioius. I think when you can see effort on the ice, the court or the field, I think it rubs off on people. I am a firm believer that culture is huge, not just within your program, but within the department as a whole. I think you can learn by observing others and we know on Saturday night, our hockey team accomplished something that is really special and it wasn't all about talent. Obviously, we have a talented group of players, but it's about how you compete and doing that day-after-day and doing things the right way to get to that level and that is what we are shooting for in this program."-
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UND football needs to consistently win (and that means playoff games given the bar that NDSU has set). Once that happens, UND fans will take action and go out to the Alerus Center to support UND football to victory.
So in that sense, I see UND hockey success being largely independent on UND football. Of course, the point of finances was brought up and that does possibly provide some crossover.
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7 minutes ago, Sioux94 said:
Same thing can maybe be said about Santiago.......if he was taller maybe he would have gotten some offers from some bigger schools etc.. We got a gem in Will and probably an even bigger gem in Santiago, glad we got them both!
Football is a team game. Need to get more than just one player like that every 4 years in order to win championships. That is where sound recruiting and development comes into play.
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46 minutes ago, SiouxVolley said:
There are UND football fans all over, but nothing has been going on for years to get them excited. Contrast that with the Frozen Four where there were tons of Sioux fans that just had a passing connection to UND and Grand Forks but make the Frozen Four an annual event. It's a mistake to just assume that Grand Forks and ND are the only places that UND fans will come from. FCS does not provide much opportunity for a big celebration at season end where UND football fans from all over the country can gather at the end of the season. That has happened with the school down south, and it builds on itself.
Umm...Frisco, Texas would look awful nice filled with kelly green...
With that said, I agree that UND football hasn't given fans much of an opportunity to rally with each other and get excited. Even FCS playoff games in the Alerus Center offer an opportunity that has yet to be presented to the UND faithful.
Hopefully 2016 yields several Alerus Center playoff experiences...
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Just now, homer said:
Championship Club $$$s is the correlation between the two.
If that financial boost causes UND to put more effort into football gameday at the Alerus, then that absolutely will increase support. Irregardless, UND football winning (or the lack thereof) will be the ultimate factor.
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Although I would love to see a positive correlation, I don't think there will be. The support football gets is independent of the hockey program; UND football needs to produce and build their own support. UND football has been average at best since moving up from DII; however, if Bubba and company can do what is expected of them in 2016, then I think the fan base will improve, along with hopefully the in-game atmosphere and features.
Leave no doubt in 2016! With the facilities improving, UND football needs to keep growing, as well. Should be an annual top BSC club.
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Carson Wentz on Twitter: "Huge congratulations to the UND Men's hockey team! So cool. All we do is win here in this great state folks! Well deserved UND. #NoDak"
Exceptional move by this kid. He deserves support from the entire state of North Dakota. With that, this still is a UND site and the majority of this thread's focus should be on Will Ratelle and his potential NFL future.
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1 for 1 as Fighting Hawks
Go UND!
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Hawks gonna be flyin back up north with a championship trophy....
Go UND
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2 hours ago, The Hawk said:
If he was 4-5" taller he wouldn't have played for us.
Well I'm sure glad he played for UND, regardless. If UND had a defense comprised of 11 Will Ratelles, UND would be FCS national champions.
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11 hours ago, Bison Dan said:
Wrong year. My bad. Still the point is little to no production in conference championships in the BSC.
Your point is purely idiotic. No knowledge on your behalf; do some research.
UND has only been in the Big Sky Conference for 4 seasons (2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016). That means they have won the conference 1 out of their 4 tries (25%). In comparison, the NDSU women have won the Summit League 0% of the time (not to mention, they've been in the Summit League longer than UND has been in the BSC).
If you look at NDSU women's basketball in their entirely (~50 seasons), you'll notice they've won the conference regular season only six times (1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997). If you add in the national championships (5; 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996), you get 9 "successful years" by your standards. That's only (9/50) 18% success? That's worse than UND. UND has 13 regular season conference championships (1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2014). Add in the NCAA championships (1997, 1998, 1999) and you have a total of 14 "successful seasons". Not to mention, UND's first year of women's basketball was in 1974 (42 seasons), so they've had "success" by your standards 33% of the time (14/42).
33% > 18%
Let me know how these FACTS work out with your logic.
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Watching with family. Always fun when UND plays for championships! Bring it home, boys!
Go UND Fighting Hawks! Hang number 8! raise it!
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Just a reminder of how good Will Ratelle is. He certainly deserves a chance to make an NFL roster; he's got the ability.
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2 hours ago, Siouxphan27 said:
People here aren't denigrating Wentz; we're just occasionally poking fun at the bizun rubes that feel the need prop up their own self esteem by continually posting on SIOUXSPORTS.com (emphasis that this is indeed SIOUXSPORTS) every time Carson takes a dump.
Absolutely. Those who feel the necessity to interrupt University of North Dakota-based discussion by repeatedly interjecting NDSU stuff perfectly epitomize an inferiority complex
If you feel the need to talk about fertilizer, pesticides and Carson Wentz, go to that NDSU site, not here.
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7 minutes ago, darell1976 said:
Except SUU won the conference and they didn't get one game on Root. Root is in love with the Montana's and there is nothing UND can do about it. We could go undefeated for the year and still get left out. The only stations that care about UND is Fox College Sports, Midco Sports Net and WDAZ, and if Idaho rejoins the Big Sky thats another team that will be on Root before us.
Have to be good consistently; SUU went from bottom-feeder to first last season (3-5 in 2014 to 7-1 in 2015). Will SUU be able to keep their program on top after a coaching change and the loss of key contributors? Doubtful. Bubba and UND have this same task ahead of them (3-5 in 2014 to 5-3 in 2015); they improved from 2014 to 2015, and 2016 is the time to keep moving forward considering the returning pieces and direction of the program.
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1 hour ago, SiouxVolley said:
Root Sports is limited to the Seattle, Denver and Pittsburgh regions, so it wants games with local teams in those regions.
Therefore, Montana, MSU, and EWU get heavy play. SUU, NAU, Weber, Sac St, Cal Poly, ISU, and UND aren't much interest to Root. We need to get football on Fox Sports North to get wider coverage.
Very much so agree. The Twin Cities are a HUGE recruiting footprint for UND; having FSN coverage would be a very good promotional tool and recruiting tool.
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7 hours ago, Matt said:
I would feel better about this conference if they felt like putting the team on TV once
This is how the conference WANTS to treat UND, but the 'Hawks need to FORCE the conference to respect them. Leave no doubt and beat up the Big Sky Conference with the physical-type of football Bubba is promoting. 2016 is shaping up to be the perfect stage for UND to do just that; leave no doubt and beat up on the BSC teams. As NDSU, SDSU, and UNI have revealed, UND sits in a recruiting bed that allows for FCS success via physical football; Bubba and crew are capitalizing on that and soon UND will be right alongside the top tier BSC schools: Montana, Eastern Washington, and Montana State.
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Faison Press Conference 4PM
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Certainly both the scholarship number and the salary differential are controversial.