fightingsioux4life

Just keep running your yap. What goes around comes around.

Mods, please merge this thread with the one in NCAA News.

I'll be there tonight.

So you like being the fly in the ointment? That makes some sense. Of course, since you jinxed us at the 1998 West Regional Hockey Tournament, you have some penance to pay!

Not going to a big event that gives national attention to our hated, in-state rival is now considered pouting? I remember a time when that was considered normal behavior by a college sports fan. But today I guess we are just expected to kiss the posteriors of our rivals. Well, call me a rebel, but I ain't doing that.

Not as much as your pride will be hurting when the tables are turned and you guys are getting the business end of karma.

Yeah, it's a big deal for Fargo and NDSU.....and nobody else. Which is why I am not jumping up and down with glee about it and neither are most of the rest of us. Like it or not, this makes Bubba's job that much harder when he is in someone's living room trying to sell the program to a kid that probably watches ESPN 5 hours/day. And I don't think they deserve any kudos or congratulations from me, not with the pure contempt they have for us not just as a FB program, but as an institution as a whole. Not to single anyone out (especially you Oxbow6, since you are as desperate for a winner at the Alerus Center as I am), but there is way too much genuflecting from certain members of our fan base to the almighty FU. The next time you are tempted to give them credit and kudos and congratulations for anything, just remember that they wouldn't give us the time of day, let alone kudos, if the situation was reversed. So I am not giving them any kudos of any kind. They are our hated, in-state rival and they should be treated accordingly. And if we ever hope to turn the tables on them, we need to think and act and behave like a program that wants to be the best and that doesn't spend its time tipping its cap to everybody else. I saw this with Grand Valley State. I especially don't want to see it with regards to FU. End rant. Flame away.

The tired old Rocky Hager excuse. Is this all you have?

You are a Grade A Certified Tool Box. And I will remember your snide comments when UND FB is King of the Big Sky Conference and is busy beating NDSU in the playoffs. And I will throw it right back in your faces. And I won't be nice about it. Get lost troll, you have a field to harvest.

But according to gfhockey, it's all about selling advertising even if the play-by-play guy sucks at play-by-play. So don't get your hopes up.

Really? Then by all means explain it to me.

Yes it is, but I love asking the question "What If?".

We get it, you think UND football will be bad forever and ever. Well, you guys thought that back in 1986 and how did that turn out for you? Some kids will find the idea of being at the ground floor of a rebuilding effort attractive. Being a part of a class that helped establish a winning tradition at a school that had it and lost it is exciting to some potential recruits. How fulfilling is it to be on a championship team when you are sitting on the bench for 2 or 3 out of 4 years of eligibility? Kids dream about making the big plays in the big games on the big stages, not cheering on their teammates on the sidelines or only getting on the field when the outcome has been decided. So yes, Bubba can use these as tools to get kids to at least consider UND. But you keep believing what you want, if that makes you feel better.

I thought Midco was a regional network?

What in the world does play-by-play have to do with sales? Let Hammer sell advertising and hire Sweeney to do play-by-play (yes, I have come around on this). And if Midco "can't afford it", then they are being penny-wise and pound-foolish considering they have already sunk big bucks into being able to televise UND sports.

I think it's important to consider that playing a full FBS slate all season long is much different than playing one FBS money game. That is something any FCS program should think long and hard about when considering a move up.

Cause UND always thinks small and ends up even smaller. That is why our transition sucked. That is why the FB program sucks. That is why we bent over backwards for FU. And that is why we are almost invisible in the region, which could have serious consequences for all our programs, not just FB. The CFB landscape will be changing a lot during the next 5 years and Kelley and Faison had better have some sort of contingency plan for UND's programs. Otherwise, it will be time to wish both of them all the best in their future endeavors...if you get my drift. darell1976 should be commended for brainstorming and thinking ahead, not criticized and shouted down.

Was that really necessary?

Don't underestimate a league that is still all about the $$$$$. Someone will take a chance on him if they are desperate enough for a RB.

How long do you think he'll remain unemployed? I'm guessing 12 hours tops.

Yes, they won a title with Barry Switzer. But they weren't nearly the same disciplined team without Johnson in charge. And they probably would have won the Super Bowl in 1995 instead of the 49ers if Johnson had still been there. And you are right, Johnson is just as much of an egomaniac as Jones is. I just think it's funny how they couldn't put their differences aside and focus on the business of winning games and titles.

You didn't say it in so many words, but that is what it sounded like. And what attracts recruits to a particular school varies from one kid to the next, but all the stuff you mentioned probably isn't in the top 5. There are two types of "student-athlete": those that want a good education and a chance to play college ball and those that are just auditioning for the NFL Draft. There are some kids that are both, but they are rare in this era of instant gratification and get-rich-quick thinking.

What difference does it make if he was fired or if he quit? The end result was the same: Jerry Jones couldn't handle someone else making personnel decisions and has reaped the consequences ever since.

McFeely has never been an NDSU apologist. A lot of Bison fans don't like him because he called out some Bison players when they got into trouble with the law. I think Craig Bohl even blacklisted him over that. He also ripped "Whiskey Joe" Chapman over all his underhanded dealings. And when he was a sportswriter at The Forum, he wasn't afraid to rip NDSU when they had it coming. And don't forget, McFeely took his show to Pittsburgh last April when UND qualified for the Frozen Four. He's a graduate of MSU-Moorhead; if he is biased towards any institution, it's that one.

Good point, thanks for mentioning it. Right now if you are a good athlete and a good FB player and you come to UND, you will have an excellent chance at starting or at least getting lots of playing time. That is one thing Bubba will have to use early on.