UND-FB-FAN

Nevertheless, the lesson here is that the new logo carries just as much weight - if not more - as the actual nickname itself. With that in mind, either Roughriders or Fighting Hawks can be "unique" if the subsequent logo is well-made and appealing.

Exactly. If the UND Fighting Hawks have a neat new logo that looks "cool", I can see plenty of new UND apparel getting worn real quickly...

They seem to represent the entitled population who want "this or nothing". I for one have changed by mind according to the beliefs of THE VOTERS. The majority has spoken; thus, I will get on board and move on. Go UND!

Ha ...of course, you could also say that the bottom 2 were so distant from the top choice, that we DONT need another vote...

Although it will take a little over a week to become official, let's all embrace the obvious. How about them University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks? Go Hawks!

It's certainly a possibility. With Portland State and Montana State as UND's two ranked FCS wins, the resume could fade fast as both of those teams looked poor yesterday.

I do not agree with that. Yes, the Big Sky officiating is poor, but that doesn't mean replay is the reason. Last weekend, against Montana State, UND had a crucial call overturned due to replay. Replay is used all over college football, and the way I see it, it is about time that FCS football and the Big Sky Conference implement it.

Northern Arizona now blowing out #4 Eastern Washington... 38-14 with 12:48 remaining in the 4th quarter

Northern Arizona now leading #4 Eastern Washington 31-14 in the 4th quarter. With UNC, SUU, Montana, and likely NAU all winning today, UND's playoff chances were hurt. Each BSC team that UND is competing with in terms of a playoff spot won today....

Wow. Idaho State chokes and Montana wins in OT 33-27. Idaho State lined up for an OT field goal attempt to win the game but they completely falter under pressure and snap the ball too high, Griz pick it up and then return it for the game winning touchdown! Both Portland State and Idaho State lost heart-breakers today, and they were the two teams who, with wins, would've helped out UND. Also, SUU beat Montana State in Bozeman. NAU is also beating Eastern Washington.... Lot of teams starting to pile up records similar to UND, which is not good for UND's playoff chances.

Well, UNC beats #10 Portland State 35 - 32. Two 5-4 teams will face off next weekend in the Alerus Center. Northern Colorado and North Dakota are the only two teams to have defeated Portland State this season. Northern Colorado will come into the Alerus with plenty of confidence. Considering how big the game is for UND, people need to come out and support UND football!

And Portland State is up now. Northern Colorado looking susceptible to the inside running game.... Excited to see UND's two-headed running attack of Santiago and Olivera against UNC.....

Portland State looking to take the lead at the end against Northern Colorado. Northern Colorado has played well in Greeley this season, but on the road they have been suspect. UND certainly shouldn't overlook UNC, but with an extra week to prepare and heal up, I expect UND to win by at least 14 points against UNC.

They don't have a chance really. They wouldn't have 7 DI wins.

Funny you say that, I was thinking the exact same thing when I read that. I have a feeling Bubba is thinking the same thing too...

Physical, local prospect. Need to recruit and ultimately commit all of these local standouts. Go UND!

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.