Siouxperfan7

"Winning solves all problems." This is obviously not the case. So can UND/Alerus Center/etc maybe address this issue and do something about it? We could be undefeated and a top 5 team in the country and still get the same crowd we got last Saturday. 2001 is a different time than it is now. Can't rely on the same thing to work a decade and a half later.

In the end, you still have to win the games that you play. Sure UNI can claim they played top teams really close, but in the end they still lost. Losses over good teams should never trump wins over poor teams. But unfortunately that's the way the committee sees it. If a 6-5 UNI team gets in over 2 or 3 8-3 teams, that is going to be very hard for the committee to defend their "quality loss" reasoning.

November 12th will tell us a lot. If we win in Greeley this week, we will be 8-2 and 7-0 in the conference heading into the game versus Northern Arizona. We will be playing for a birth to be in the FCS playoffs for the first time ever. But more importantly, we will be playing for the chance to win the Big Sky Conference!! If the "winning solves everything" strategy is in fact true, there is no excuse for the Alerus not to have 11,000+ at that game.

Schloss predicts that this weekend has "trouble written all over it" siting UND playing on the road for the first time and that the Bulldogs get first change. But in the next breath he references this article.. http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/4146674-und-hopes-continue-be-amsoil-homewreckers So we are 6-1 at Amsoil, outscoring the Dogs 27-8, haven't won a series since 1998, and haven't swept UND in Duluth since 1992, but yet he thinks we are in trouble? Doesn't make too much sense!! I agree that going on the road for the first time can cause issues, but its not like we are going to a place that we rarely play at. We have had success in Duluth and expecially at Amsoil. And both teams know that. Schloss predicted a loss and a tie. I will predict a win on Friday and a shootout win on Saturday.

Understanding reason and logic is not a trait that these protesters rioters generally have.

Uconn do it!!

gfhockeys wall of awards!!

If the series goes 7 games, Francona said he plans on starting Kluber for 3 or them. That shows his lack of confidence in his other starters. I get wanting to start your ace as much as possible, but there is a reason that it doesn't happen very often. Only 9 times has a pitcher started and won 3 games in the World Series (in a 7 game series). And it has only happened once since 1968 (Randy Johnson, 2001). If Francona wants Kluber to get 3 wins this World Series, history is definitely not on his side.

Success in the playoffs and the World Series has always come down to pitching. Cubs have serious advantage in that aspect. The Tribe have Kluber as a starter, and then Miller and Allen out of the Pen. After that, they are pretty weak. Having to pitch Kluber on short rest and potentially doing that twice in this series is deffinitely not ideal. Their lack of a solid starting roatation (due to injury) and their need to over pitch their bullpen is probably the biggest factor in this series. Cubs have 4 good starters and a deep pen, and the most intimidating closer in baseball. Tough to argue who has the advantage here in regards to pitching.

UNI will most likely lose, which will give them their 5th "quality loss" of the year resulting them cracking the top 10 in the polls!!

Attendance issues in 2016 are not the same as they were in 2001. Sure with success comes more interest and increased attendance, but that is not the only thing. And you can't count on a having a 8 or 9 win team every year to boost attendance. So the "win and they will come" strategy may or may not be the answer. The Alerus needs to make UND football games an event to go to. No matter what our record, who the opponent. They need to make the Alerus truly the "Home of UND football." There needs to be more marketing of the program throughout the city. There needs to be ticket deals where you can get a family ticket deal with tickets, concessions, etc. They have done a great job with the Tailgate Village. Keep that mentality in mind when thinking of new ideas. We can't be the only college football program going through attendance woes. There has to be examples of what other schools have done to remedy the issue. And not just limited to college football. Other sports at other levels too. The Athletic departments needs to be bold and not be afraid to try new things. The free tuition giveaway may be a little gimmicky and the students got a lot of backlash for leaving after the winner was announced. But it worked!! I'm no marketing expert. But there are people at the Alerus and in the athletic department that get paid to think up some of these ideas. Lots of possibilities. Just need to be bold enough to try them.

The single greatest suggestion in the history of UND football!!!

#hang2 #win2gether #2fortheshow

Polls schmolls. Just win baby!!!

http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-football/4143798-hype-building-no-17-und-football-vs-weber-state-saturday Tom and the GF Herald doing their part to get some buzz about the game!

Has the PA system ever been updated since the place opened in 2001?

Cal Poly lost to FBS Nevada and #17 North Dakota. We lost to FBS Bowling Green and #22 Stoney Brook. The polls look how good the teams were you won and lost to. Head to head doesn't play as big of factor that you think it might. Either way, doesn't really matter, especially right now.

#1 versus #2!! Should be heck of a good series (as if it already wasn't going to be already). This just adds to the excitement! (also, first time since 2008 that #1 has played #2 in a regular season series). USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll October 24, 2016 Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll 1 North Dakota (50) 5- 0-0 1000 1 2 Minnesota-Duluth 3- 1-2 905 2 3 Denver 4- 2-0 845 6 4 Boston University 3- 2-0 785 8 5 Massachusetts-Lowell 3- 1-2 746 5 6 Quinnipiac 3- 2-1 725 4 7 Notre Dame 3- 2-1 686 3 8 Boston College 4- 2-0 641 10 9 Minnesota State 5- 1-0 605 9 10 St. Cloud State 2- 2-0 499 14 11 Michigan 3- 1-1 484 11 12 Minnesota 2- 2-0 412 7 13 Harvard 0- 0-0 374 13 14 Providence 2- 2-1 320 15 15 Ohio State 3- 0-2 302 19 16 Northeastern 3- 1-2 254 17 17 Yale 0- 0-0 207 16 18 St. Lawrence 3- 3-0 173 12 19 Penn State 3- 1-1 129 NR 20 Bemidji State 4- 2-0 122 18 Others receiving votes: Western Michigan 73, Miami 69, Lake Superior 44, Clarkson 33, Cornell 15, Air Force 12, Maine 9, Omaha 9, Union 8, Wisconsin 6, Connecticut 3, Vermont 3, Dartmouth 1, Michigan Tech 1.

http://undhockey.areavoices.com/?p=103762 Pretty impressive numbers on the run UND has been on the last few years. The one that really stood out was our record in non conference regular season games. Which we all know plays a huge roll in the Pairwise come playoff selection time. In the past 27 regular season non conference games, UND is 23-1-3. Pretty impressive. Just guessing, but that has to be the best in the nation. Looking at other schools records, you can see how loses in non conference games really hurt a team. The Gophers are 9-18 in their last 27 non conference games, which also includes going 1-14 against Minnesota teams during that stretch. If you play in a weak league like the B1G. non conference games are even more important. And the Gophers have proven that.

A couple points on this picture. 1. Other schools have utilized the negative space to form letters much like UND's logo. Case in point, UW-La Cross Eagles. 2. I like the feathers on the shoulder. Wondering if UND will adapt secondary marks like this that can be utilized on jerseys and helmets.

Looked back on the attendance numbers of Bubba's first year (2014) and thru 3 home games, the average attendance was 8391. If you needed mre proof that Bubba has this team headed in the right direction and creating interest in the community.

Still way to early. Way to many games left to even be talking about brackets.

Just stating the obvious. Pretty apparent that the mens hockey team is the program that is most resistant to adapting the new name and logo. Glad to see that some are beginning to embrace change. I'm really not trying be a dick about the new nickname and logo and whether enough student athletes, coaches, fans, etc are supporting it. Just my way of trying to accept it. Don't really mean to put others down for not embracing it at the speed and amount I and others are. No offense to those others out there. Sorry guys.

Hooker sporting a new Fighting Hawks shirt at the Big Sky media day. Still waiting for a member pf the hockey team (other than Berry) to be spotted with the new logo on their clothing!!