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They might, along with other factors such as academics, research profile, etc.

I still think a discussion needs to happen on the number of sports we sponsor. As for the struggles of football and basketball, Bubba is turning football around and Brewster will have WBB back in contention this year. Jones and MBB.....that's another story.

Congrats to Faison and the entire UND administration on stepping up to the plate on this issue. This will make it possible for all our coaches to recruit on a level playing field. Congrats also to the benefactors that will make this possible.

I immediately thought of the TRUNK monkey. I wish REA still ran that on the scoreboard video screen.

I agree with this. The Sun Belt is the absolute bottom of the barrel in FBS. I think NDSU's 2013 team could have contended for the championship in that conference. I think FCS is the proper home for all four Dakota schools. The grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.

Oh, trust me Bison Dan, I am as irritated about that as anyone else.

As long as Sundogs and Nodaks are eliminated during the initial round, I can live with whatever happens next.

That consultant they hired did more harm than good. That is the only reason why "Hawks" is still alive.

Yeah, I was guilty as charged. I have since shortened it considerably.

If we don't fund FCOA for all our sports, then we might as well drop back down to Division II. It doesn't make any sense to build a new, state-of-the-art Indoor Practice Facility and then tie one arm of our non-hockey coaches behind their backs when it comes to recruiting, which is the lifeblood of any collegiate sport.

I agree with this. I think we have too many sports for Division I. It might have been feasible to have over 20 sports as a Division II school, but not now.

Thank you. Reducing the font sizes really makes a difference.

I have significantly shortened it. Let me know if it is still a problem.

I plan on trimming mine down this week; it is way too long and I apologize to anyone annoyed by the length of it. Why don't we put a cap on how long the signature can be? That would allow people to personalize their messages without people like me eating up all the bandwidth.

Yeah, I am planning on trimming it at some point. Probably this up-coming Labor Day weekend.

Green Bay's defense has been a myth for years. Of course, the pro-Packer media (especially Fox NFL Sunday) will spin it into something else.

So that is all you have? Cheap personal attacks on my loyalty to this school and all it's programs? Whatever floats your boat I guess.

So there should be a quota for how many times one person can post on a topic? If people like yababy, Fetch, etc. can rant and rave about how bad having a different nickname is, then I should be able to rebut those arguments. Is that clear?

So that means NDSU has been getting the commitments for this for awhile now. Which means UND is playing catch-up (again). I guess that is what I am sick and tired of, being one or two steps behind NDSU. If and when UND comes up with a plan to fund FCOA, I will give them all the props they deserve. Until then, I am in believe it when I see it mode.

Well, considering the lack of leadership from this administration on pretty much everything, I am not as optimistic as you. I just think a public commitment to funding FCOA would help get the attention of alumni who are interested in keeping UND at the forefront of athletic excellence.

Bottom line: If we don't do this for all sports, we might as well move back down to Division II and join the NSIC. It is as simple as that. This isn't going away and the longer we "stand pat", the worse it will be for our programs that don't involve skating on ice. NDSU will be able to throw the FCOA commitment to recruits after the regular season is done for football, basketball, volleyball, etc. Just how many recruiting battles will Bubba, Jones and Brewster win when the other three Dakota schools are doing this and we aren't? I think we all know the answer to that question. Kelley and Faison need to get on the horn with the UND Alumni Association and put together a professional, well thought-out fundraising drive to fund FCOA for all sports. The Champions Club has done great things for our programs and a new fundraising effort can do the same for FCOA. Like I have said before, it is time to either fish or cut bait. I say we fish.

Okay, I'll give it a break if you also pledge to "give it a break". Oh, you don't want to stop posting on this topic? Then, no deal.

I wasn't going to say anything else about it until homer responded to it. And besides, it's the truth and it is related to FCS football.

Next season. That means it will start to impact recruiting as early as the end of this season.

And thanks to UND dropping the ball on FCOA, we can look forward to more of that in the future. #epicfail