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If all these recruiting "chest bumps" don't translate into W's in the record books, then we know what the problem is. And it wouldn't be "players not making plays".

I certainly don't feel sorry for them.

ButtSuccessAtAnyCost.

Yeah, I hate the conflict with our home series. I so wish we were on the road this weekend.

Yeah, and Whiskey Joe Chapman had no idea that unilaterally increasing the cost of the President's house would cause an uproar.

You reap what you sow. You want to come on here and trash talk and stir crap up? Then you get the horns attached to the bull. Like I have told you before, all this crap you and your fellow Bison trolls are dishing out will be used against you when the tables are turned in the future. So please, by all means, keep it coming.

If the answer to this question is no, we shouldn't have moved up in the first place. We could have joined the NSIC and kept winning at the Division II level on a shoestring budget. But we didn't, so we better not take the frugal-prudent-close to the vest approach and settle for middle of the pack teams in our Big Sky sports. This was an issue discussed on ss.com (and in other communication mediums) when we were talking about moving up and I hope that the athletic department took into account the financial costs of being a winner at the Division I level.

Grant Potulny did a lot of North Dakota bashing after he signed with the Gophers. So please excuse us if we don't bless the ground he walks on. As for Blais not doing well last year, that was tough to swallow. But he did put together a great team that won Gold in 2010. Shutting up that Canadian crowd in Saskatoon was priceless.

"Anyone, Anytime..........as long as it's in the FFD (Fabulous Fargo Dome)" "Anyone, Anytime..........as long as it's a team we have a 99% chance of beating" "Anyone, Anytime..........as long as it's a team good enough for the media to hype up into a strong opponent" But you are right, unconditional "Anyone, Anytime" simply does not exist in Imperial Cass.

Another reason to get rid of some of these lower-level bowl games. All they do is suck up precious resources and reward teams for 6-6 records. The FBS playoff can't come soon enough; that will make loads and loads of cash.

The evidence you cited proves that FBS is a bad idea for most schools.

Or maybe they promised him the moon, like they always do. I hope it works out for him, but a lot of kids get burned by the CHL and their over-the-top promises of NHL success.

The State of Pennsylvania is suing the NCAA over using the $60 million Penn State fine outside of the state. Pennsylvania's congressional delegation thinks it should be used within the state: http://www.usatoday....-state/1802947/ What say you legal minds?

I think that was on purpose. Sometimes, the loudest voice in the room gets the attention.

March 1st, 2009. One of the top 10 greatest games in REA history.

He did UND games back in the early to mid 1990's. The road game at Northern Colorado in 1994 was just awful for UND; it was our last loss before we made that magical run to the national semifinals. Clay Wagner kept throwing incompletions and Scott Miller kept saying "In and out of the hands", "In and out of the hands", "In and out of the hands". Then he said "I don't want to make it sound like these passes are being dropped." What else are people listening going to think? I honestly felt like reaching thru the radio, grabbing him by the collar and telling him to knock it off. The Bison are stuck with him now and they can keep him.

I think the championship will be between one of the 1980's-era Blackhawk logo designs and one of the 2000's-era REA logo designs. It will be old school fans vs. new school fans. That will tell us the age group of the people that frequent this forum and Big A HG's web page.

I cannot WAIT until these two teams lock horns again!!! And I hope it's in the playoffs, so UND can make Scott Miller say "My, Oh, My" for totally different reasons.

Please tell me you don't really believe that the National Past-Its-Time is more popular than the NFL by a 4 to 1 margin?!?! If you believe that, I have a ski resort in Cancun, Mexico I would like to sell you. The NFL is the sports juggernaut of the television era. And saying that a 10 to 1 edge in total number of games is a "surface answer" is insane. It's one of the biggest reasons why the National Past-Its-Time has more people attending games. In a lot of markets, they also have cheap ticket deals for families because that is what they have to do to put butts in the seats. Meanwhile, NFL games are really expensive to go to for a reason; the demand is higher because people love the product, which means it prices some people out of the market, so they watch the games on television. There is a reason the Super Bowl gets mega-ratings every year and the World Series gets crap ratings unless there are two big market teams in it. As for getting rid of FCS, that is not going to happen. Football is much different than basketball. If you have one superstar in basketball, you can build a championship team around that player. But football is a numbers game. If you don't have the numbers, if you don't have the depth, you will get killed. Putting everyone at FBS would be comical; 80% of the teams wouldn't be competitive with the top 20% and I am being charitable about that number. There is a reason we have four different divisions for football (DI FBS, DI FCS, DII, DIII): common sense.

Vikings win 37-34. AP finishes 9 yards short of the record. AP does join the exclusive club of running backs that have rushed for 2,000+ in a season and the Vikings join the playoff field!!! Skol Vikings!!!

This is a big shot in the arm for the women's team!!!

FWIW, I hope UND NEVER moves up to FBS. It is a gigantic pot of fool's gold at the end of a bright, colorful rainbow. It looks good from a distance. And once you get your hands on it, it is pretty to look at. But once the novelty wears off, everyone will realize how worthless it really is. And I really get tired of hearing how much noteriety teams get for playing in some of these bottom of the barrel bowl games. Honestly, I think you could walk up and get tickets to some of them because nobody cares except for the fans of the teams involved and the families of the players on the teams. That is it. And those are the type of games UND would have trouble getting to on a regular basis (once every five years at best). That means we could look forward to a lot of losing records, blowout losses to the upper-end schools and the occasional conference title. The cost far exceeds the benefits (assuming there are any). We should just stick with FCS and wait for the restructuring. Then we can make intelligent choices about the future.

You shouldn't make crap up to make a point, Mr. "passit_offthegoalie". I have never said that any accomplishments besides NCAA titles are worthless. I go to the Final Five every year and it's a big deal every time we win it because there is so much talent there every year. It's also a bonus to shut up and tick off all the Rodent fan faithful, who always act like it's the GIT (Gopher Invitational Tournament). The point I have always stuck with is that NCAA titles have become less of a priority for a good chunk of the fan base over the past 10 years or so. It used to be a major point of emphasis; now, the general attitude is "well, it would be nice to win one again, but if we don't, oh well, it's not that big of a deal". And if you think that is setting too high of a standard, then I guess Cary Eades should learn to be more "realistic" and "sensible" in expectations for a program and what makes a program truly "great". If that's what you think, you are entitled to it. But I guess I am just too old-school to think anything different.

I am so sick and tired of losing to Team Putin (Russia) in this tournament. Heck, we have more success against Canada than we do the Russians. I think part of it is we are more familiar with the players Canada has on their team because they are so well-known from playing in North American leagues (NCAA, CHL, AHL, NHL, ect). Whatever the reason, I hate losing to those no-class jerks. I loved it when Sweden beat them for the gold in 2012.