fightingsioux4life

Yes, but a lot of people gloss that over and talk like attendance has always sucked. It hasn't.

I don't know, a lot of their own fans don't like him.

I liked it better in the old days of the 1990's. The old discussion forum was more intimate and was really a community of fans.

Hak definitely has mellowed some since he took over in 2004.

Popcorn time! I like Jiffy air popped!

During my 11+ years working on campus in various capacities, I have always adopted the attitude that we are here to help students in their journey from high school graduate to college graduate and help them launch their careers and lives. If what we are doing doesn't help or hinders students, then we should make some changes. I think that the Alerus Center, REA and even the athletic department to a certain extent could do better in how students are treated. Don't believe all the media focus on underage drinking, loud parties and immature behavior that happen on all college campuses to a certain extent. I enjoy working on campus mainly because of the students (I certainly don't stick around for the office politics!) and 95% of them are a joy to work with and be around. If we adopt that attitude and stop looking at the student body as an inherent "suspect class", then a lot of these problems will lessen (if not disappear completely).

I agree with you 100%, but get ready for all the "you are living in the past" accusations. Sometimes things need to be called out for what they are, whether it's popular to do so or not. Well done, Irish.

You mean "improper student behavior" like yelling at opposing players in the penalty box too loud? Or being too loud so that all the corporate schmoozing is interrupted? Or.....I better get off this topic before I get worked up about it again. FWIW, I agree with your comments.

I graduated in August 2000 (but still managed to sneak into the student section during the final season in the Old REA ) and the passion and commitment to the team from the student body is nowhere near what it once was. I think the fact that more students work while they go to school is part of it. There also are more distractions for students than there was in the 1990's and 2000's. Social media sucks up a lot of young people's time; too much if you ask me. I don't know how collegiate sports can compete with all that.

I don't have a problem with this action by REA. It is just unfortunate that students are going to fewer games than they used to. The die-hard fans from my day (the 1990's) would need to be hospitalized to miss a game. I even went to a game with food poisoning once!

And how many Big Sky programs have Lax and Skiing?

This doesn't take much.

Most of Denver's non-hockey programs are crap anyway. Also, it's a small private school; I believe all Big Sky members are public, state-supported institutions. So what's the big deal?

Har, har, har; I know a shot at me when I read it. I threw out a hypothetical scenario based on what a former UND President once said in an e-mail to a season-ticket holder who was complaining about student behavior. I never said it was imminent, nor did I say it was even likely. They probably should have put the students on the ends or in the corners to start with, but now they would uproot season ticket holders and they would throw a hissy fit.

I get those games on my Midco cable package. And the quality of the broadcasts is good. Midco Sports Net could learn a thing or two from them.

Whatever.....all the complaining about the botched field goal is way overboard. Let's just sit back and enjoy watching Bubba and his staff breathe life back into this program. And no SooToo, that does not qualify as a "moral victory".

So what is your solution? Cut both the kicker and the holder and bring in a couple of walk-ons who haven't played since high school? Yeah, I don't think so.

Thanks Fetch, I didn't know that EGF was located "Along the NW shore of Lake Michigan, in the state of Michigan". Thanks for clearing that up. :silly:

No son, it's about cutting freshman kids on the team some slack for being nervous in a pressure situation they haven't dealt with before. These aren't paid professionals in the NFL; they are literally months removed from high school. Nice try though.

It's probably out of the way enough not to attract much attention. Otherwise, they would be getting slammed in the media.

When did that change? I remember hearing about Bison fans being disgruntled about not being able to drink at tailgating because the City of Fargo (which owns the Fargodome) refused to allow it.

I see your point. But NDSU has established such a tradition of winning at the FCS level that students there are willing to give up the booze before and during the game to be a part of the atmosphere that has been established there. UND students have been conditioned to expect a bad FB product, so they supplement the game experience (which hasn't been very good for 5 years) with booze. We just have to keep working at it.

I believe they are. The bottom line is winning. If we start winning, people will come and that does include the student body.