fightingsioux4life
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And you just accept the official explanation as gospel? This is the problem with some of the people in our fan base. Just because UND dishes out a boilerplate, cookie-cutter explanation for one of their boneheaded decisions doesn't mean we have to eat it and be thankful it was served to us. My dad rode those shuttles and he will tell you there were long lines of people waiting to get on them. This "underutilization" excuse is a bunch of hooey (I would use a certain 4-letter word, but this is a family discussion forum! ). The fact that YaneA's request was shuffled to another person and then was ignored by that person tells you that they just want the issue to go away. Well, it isn't going away, UND. Deal with it now or deal with it later. -
This doesn't end well for the home team: EWU 70, UND 28
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Sorry, I had a lot on my mind. Speak up next time.
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A Division I Institution should be able to afford shuttle buses for their fans. There is simply no excuse for this. None. It is asinine decisions like this that make UND look second-rate, bush-league and not ready for prime time. Being penny-wise and pound foolish generally doesn't lead to excellence, it leads to mediocrity. And that is not acceptable at UND. Ever.
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Here we go with the whole "private entity" garbage again. I will state this one more time: REA exists to serve UND, UND does not exist to serve REA. Anything less than that is unacceptable and counter-productive to what we are trying to accomplish here.
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Well, I have also broached the idea of dropping football and going without it like Denver does if we aren't willing to do what it takes to put a solid product on the field, so if you want to discuss it I am game. As for REA, I don't have any documents or even any "insider info", but with all the beer, concessions, merchandise and whatever else they sell from October-March (along with all the non-hockey events they have), UND should have a significant advantage over the other Dakota schools, who don't have anything like this. It is a fair question and I will not shut up about it.
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UND vs. EWU...predictions, thoughts or concerns.
fightingsioux4life replied to Oxbow6's topic in Football
You have no idea how bad UND is this year or how far this program has fallen. You guys will be pushing 70 points before the final buzzer goes off. -
I don't think we are "losing" money, but we are not getting the level of profit that REA boosters said we would when the arena was being designed and constructed. That is a fair question to ask and it is not out of line to expect an honest answer.
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Be careful, you'll be roasted for not "appreciating the gift"! I have asked this question over and over and over again on this forum and all I get is static in response or people refuse to answer the question and change the subject. REA was built, in part, to give UND athletics a huge revenue stream that would support all of our programs. REA is supposed to serve UND, not the other way around.
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And going into the future, becoming perennial Big Sky Conference title contenders and making the FCS playoffs as much of a tradition as the Final Five was for the hockey team for so many years. That must be our vision, those must be our standards and the sooner we get started on the long road to get there, the better.
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I don't know how any "human being" could do something like that. I am sure he thinks he had some kind of "right" to do what he did. He will find out soon that he does not. God help him if Peterson every gets his hands on him.
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I agree with you on this part of your post - but not the rest of it. Being loyal does not mean being a sycophant and pretending that problems do not exist. The day that our fans stop caring about winning games and championships is the day our programs are doomed to permanent oblivion.
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Bisonville nuclear meltdown in 3.....2.....1
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Any questions?
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I have said this about Gopher hockey fans for years, but I think it applies to the Ag School as well.
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Be careful, you'll get lectured on the "realities" of television and that you shouldn't complain about it. Seriously though, I am with you 1000%
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What made UND great and will make UND great again
fightingsioux4life replied to geaux_sioux's topic in Football
Maybe common practices for dealing with coach's contracts were different back then? Things change very quickly in our hyper-connected world. -
What made UND great and will make UND great again
fightingsioux4life replied to geaux_sioux's topic in Football
I am glad someone "enjoyed" what has taken place the past two weeks at the Alerus Center, because I didn't. And Oxbow wasn't getting personal. He didn't say one thing that was directed at you as a person. -
This is a pure BS excuse. It's not like they've been busing people in from Larimore for Pete's Sake. A Division I Institution like UND can't afford to shuttle hockey fans a few freaking blocks from a parking ramp and parking lot to the arena? This is a colossal joke and it needs to be pushed back on, hard.
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No, just let people go outside and smoke and then come back in when they are done. I honestly don't understand why this was okay for 11 years and now, all of a sudden, it's "unacceptable".
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That's just it, people will start doing that. Then attendance will sag and the geniuses that cooked up this asinine idea will whine and cry about it. You reap what you sow.
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Chris Semrau of REA. I was being a wise guy.
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Not everyone is young and healthy and capable of walking that far in one of the coldest places on earth during the winter. Thanks for playing, try again.
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Thank you for your opinion Mr. Semrau. Have a nice day.
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This is one thing we cannot blame on Hakstol.
