fightingsioux4life

Why to what? Being against dropping the Pioneer name? If it is about the other thing, you know this isn't the place to talk about it. Getting rid of Denver's name is a big, fat waste of time and resources and will not solve a single problem or help anybody with anything.

I wasn't talking about just the fans, but everyone involved with UND. Alumni. Donors. The local media (too much butt-kissing and rationalizing). If more people would demand excellence, the administration would have a fire lit under their collective a$$es and you would see some changes. FB has 80 year old facilities in Memorial Stadium. We still do not have HPC Phase II. Those situations make it very difficult to put a championship-caliber product on the field. MBB and WBB also have tremendous growth potential and are basically being ignored. I agree with you that this isn't a zero sum game and that it is possible to have more than one great program. I know it's the old question of the chicken or the egg (which comes first), but I think working on both ends of that spectrum would be the best approach. Because what we are doing now isn't going to cut it.

Ditto.

Why? Here is why. Check out this article by the Star Tribune's Patrick Reusse about South Dakota State's very successful Division I move-up. http://www.startribune.com/south-dakota-state-jackrabbits-coming-at-gophers-with-big-ten-commitment-backing-them/558338502/ This could be us as well. But it isn't because too many people don't give a rat's a$$ about any sport not played in REA. Either we take being Division I seriously or we should think about moving back down to Division II and join the NSIC. But by all means, keep rowing that boat! Maybe you'll finish in the top half of the B1G West this year.

BS. The REAL "Mecca" is located 300 miles to your northwest. Motzko needs to get his head out of the early 1990's.

Well, considering the lopsided contract signed with NDSU, that shouldn't be surprising.

We have a new regime in charge. Let's wait and see what happens over the next couple of years.

It's a three-day holiday weekend, usually considered the unofficial end of summer. I think a Thursday night game would have worked better for attendance, but it is what it is. I think the place will be rocking for SHSU and Potato Bowl.

What do you mean shaky? For once, we didn't give up a bunch of big returns on punts and kickoffs, no blocked kicks and no missed kicks. Everything else is spot-on.

And according to some people, it's the only program that matters. This attitude needs to change. Btw, forcing hockey upon football fans is just as objectionable.

But didn't you hear? It's all about keeping more of the gate. (sarcasm)

Allow checking. And get rid of this stupid, brain-dead idea. Now.

Prediction: St. Thomas will become competitive rather quickly in the NSIC.

First of all, I agree with UNDColorado; hilarious comment! Second of all, I also agree with your overall sentiment. This department has been run like a high school for way too long. Although Chaves hasn't been there for all that long, he should nip this in the bud. It make us look bad.

You might want to fix that last sentence, the type is tiny.

Careful, you'll be branded as ungrateful and unappreciative (sarcasm).

Agreed, he has a big job ahead of him.....provided he gets more than one year to "prove himself".

Exactly. A lot of tough military guys wash out of SEAL training. Very few make it. That kind of toughness will suit him well on the field.

Our collective expectations have an impact on administration and donors. If they sense the fan base doesn't care if the team contends for championships or not, it will have a negative affect on decisions made (whether to keep a coach or not, whether to donate to the program or not). Our attitudes have more of an impact that most people realize.

This is one of the things holding back this program. Low expectations do not breed excellence or success.

Lots of good bulletin board material in this thread. I hope someone posts this stuff in the locker room.

I don't want cheerleading. But I also don't want doom and gloom click bait either. He says this is the deepest team in the Bubba era and then predicts a 6-5 finish. If he is accurate with his predictions, this program is not going in the direction it should be going.

Sure he's entitled to it. And I am entitled to disagree with him. He makes it sound like the program has one foot in the grave, which I think is a little premature to assume. If all we get is the same old slop as last year, it may be time to make a change at the top (and I am not talking about Schmidt either).

Pretty pessimistic attitude from Mr. Miller overall. 6-5 finish, this guy isn't ready, that guy isn't eligible, two more are injured and on the shelf, no QB ready to play for next year, blah, blah, blah. I certainly hope the team is better off than that.