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That's good to hear; maybe I am just missing them.

This question bears asking again; where in the HECK is this "massive" advertising campaign we were promised? And no, just using social media doesn't qualify. We are back to advertising the week before the first home game, just like in Division II. This absolutely MUST change in the future.

It is very obvious based on his actions (and the words of the Bison trolls on this forum) that Gene Taylor would really want any future regular season UND-NDSU games to be in Fargo. Period. Otherwise, "it just isn't worth our time". Well, I got news for all of you FBS wanna-be's in Imperial Cass County and elsewhere around the region, Brian Faison will never, ever agree to something like that. If that is what it would take to restart the rivalry, I am comfortable with the status quo. We'll just have to wait until we meet in the FCS playoffs. Unless the mighty Bison move up to FBS and join the Big Ten. I suppose they would be jumping to play us again by that point.

Then UND-NDSU on the football field is dead (sorry, that's just the way it is). And I honestly couldn't care less. We are now full Division I and in the Big Sky Conference, which looks better and better with each passing week. Our schedules are looking better and better all the time. And, sooner than you would want, we will make our first appearance in the FCS playoffs. And then, hopefully, we'll resume our dominance over your little Herd (10-3 since 1993). You can say "it doesn't matter anymore" all you want, but it most certainly does and, deep down, you guys know it. One FCS title and you guys are just so full of yourselves, you think poor little old UND just can't survive without a game contract with the mighty NDSU Bison. But the evidence just doesn't support that conclusion. Maybe Gene Taylor should try to schedule a game with Alabama (the Crimson Tide, not one of their nickel and dime small school programs) because I think some of your fans actually believe that maybe, just maybe, you could knock them off. And after the biggest beatdown in Bison football history (on the receiving end, anyway), I think your egos would be cut down to FCS (and Minnesota Gopher) size. But maybe that is wishful thinking.

Yes, but our Bison friends will keep telling us that the Summit is sooooo much better for us and we should have went there instead.

Where is this big advertising campaign for UND football we were promised? I haven't seen or heard anything on any radio or television. Someone correct me if I'm wrong about this.

In 2010, I went on a long roadtrip with my future wife. We drove to San Diego and were there for Independence Day. We took a cab to Old Town and had dinner at Cafe Coyote. This was Mexican food that makes Paradiso look like Taco Bell. If I ever go there again, I will definitely have another meal there.

The NFL has pretty strict drug testing procedures. This kid wouldn't last long if he kept smoking weed.

I think they meant to show an NDSU Bison flag instead; they just got the schools mixed up.

I agree. Our program is FINALLY in a legitimate conference and a full-fledged member of Division I. The last thing I want is for us to go after a kid with serious substance abuse problems in his life. It could very well destroy team chemistry on and off the field.

Marcos is much, much better than your average pizza. They use all fresh ingredients and you can tell the difference right away. It doesn't taste processed or artificial like other pizzas sometimes do. And the best part is, I now live within walking distance from there, so I think I'll be having it more often.

Not true. I live in Grand Forks and there are some really good local places: Deeks, Popolinos, Marcos, Slap Shot. I absolutely love Marcos Pizza, it's the freshest pizza you can have without making it yourself.

That is a common error in typing; I catch myself doing it all the time. It is very easy to type "teh" when you are trying to type "the". If Johnboy would just type a little slower, he would catch it.

Even Rob Port says he will not promote this attempt because the June vote was so decisive in favor of retiring the name and logo and moving on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H-Y7MAASkg

Minneapolis is a Vikings town and it always will be. The Twins are a nice, summer distraction at best. Target Field has leveled the playing field for now, but once the Viking's new stadium opens, those gains will vanish.

If we had kept the name and logo at all costs, that is the team we would have probably played in the Potato Bowl every year. That might have raised their profile above the ocean's surface. I don't know if much else could.

They want to put it on the June 2014 Primary Ballot because there is a good chance that turnout will be back to its traditional low level and they will have a chance to sneak it through. We must remain vigilant.

This doesn't concern the entire United States, this only deals with North Dakota. There really isn't any point to this, since everyone has their own idea of what "most popular" means.

Being that Cable One is a monopoly and can pretty much tell customers to take or leave it, they are probably holding out on Midcontinent to get the best deal possible. And if our games end up not being on Cable One, well, Cable One customers know where the door is..........

I feel bad for Lennon. He took our program to "the next level" as he said he would when he took our head coaching job in 1999 and I was hoping he would do the same for Southern Illinois. I am thinking that his formula of run the ball, play defense and limit turnovers isn't enough to win at the FCS level. There are better athletes in FCS and you just can't shut down everyone like we did in Division II in the early 2000's. Either he makes some changes or he's done as head coaching material. And that is just too bad.

OK, thanks for clearing that up.

All this will do is drag this entire soap opera out longer and longer. The chances it will work are slim and none........and slim is on a permanent vacation.

I thought Ralph turned down a pro contract and went straight into his business interests?

I hope that the same people that are thinking FCS playoffs this season don't start calling for Mussman's head if we get off to a 1-4 start. That being said......the team looks 100% better than it has in a long time and I am very much looking forward to the season starting.