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SACK inside the 10 yard line. BIG play for the defense. ISU to punt from the end zone. BLOCK, BLOCK, BLOCK!!!!

2nd and 8 coming up for ISU.

Trenbeth fumbles the football, Idaho State recovers at the 9. Crap. The defense HAS to step up now or we'll have our hands full.

Murray to the 13 yard line. 9 yard gain. Another 1st and 10 for the Sioux.

Murrray to the 21 yard line of ISU. Offensive line is rolling right now.

Trenbeth to the ISU 31 yard line. 9 yard gain. First and 10 North Dakota.

Josh Murray takes us to near mid-field. Josh Murray with 97 yards rushing already.

Well, it DID take over 40 years for their offense to score on us!

Touchdown Idaho State. That was WAY too easy. Offense has to respond to this.

Too many missed and broken tackles on that last play. Idaho State receiver is down and being helped off.

Fumble...mad scramble for the ball. Crap...Idaho State got it back.

Freund to Brady.......TOUCHDOWN NORTH DAKOTA!!!!! PAT good. 8:45 left in 2nd quarter UND 21 ISU 0

TOUCHDOWN JOSH MURRAY!!! PAT Good. UND 14 ISU 0 Early 2nd Quarter

Webcast is running, but WAY behind the action.

Fumble...Sioux football!

It's back....for now.

Correct. The time listed on the web site is Mountain Time.

It isn't frozen. Look in the background, there are people walking and throwing footballs around. The volume is non-existent, but I'm listening to 96.1 FM anyway.

Well, I have the webcast up and running and it works really great! Link to the web site: http://www.bigskytv.org/index.php?option=c...ge&Itemid=1 Prediction: UND 31, ISU 21 GO SIOUX!!!

The schedule will get better in the ensuing years, we just have stay patient. This is the problem with our athletic department: If it isn't men's hockey, it doesn't matter. We can't have this attitude anymore if we are going to have success at the D-I level.

Please tell me you didn't just say that. As for the topic at hand, I think the biggest problem with this program right now is that we are playing like the Minnesota Wild instead of the great Sioux teams of old. This dump and chase, trapping style does not match up well against teams like Boston College. Michigan State had teams like this in the 1990's and they never lived up to the hype of the regular season. As long as we build our teams like this, I think we will have trouble winning the big one.

For Pete's Sake, I can't believe we are still bickering over whether to call it I-AA or DI FCS. People will get used to the change and this will go away. Until then, can we please focus on the upcoming season? End (very short) Rant.

I will miss Tony's expert analysis delivered through obvious green colored glasses! As for Clear Channel retaining the broadcast rights, I wonder if this means we'll be "treated" to more technical problems in almost every broadcast? What happened during the Mankato road football game last year was really bad. People listening on the radio didn't get to hear Hammer's call on Chappell's game-winning 81-yard catch and run TD. Thankfully I was there or I would have missed it too. Besides expanding the Fighting Sioux Sports TV Network, getting a better radio deal (even if it means doing it in-house) should be a top priority of Brian Faison as we move up to Division I across the board.

Have to disagree with you on this one. Kellen "Five Hole" Briggs was one of the big reasons why the Gophers didn't three-peat in 2004, lost to UND in the 2005 National Semifinals and got beat by the #15 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament in Grand Forks in 2006. His performance in the 2006 Final Five Semifinal game against St. Cloud State was one of the worst I have ever seen by a goaltender at any level; it looked like he was in warm-ups. As a senior, he sat on the bench during the West Regional Final in 2007. He might have put up some decent numbers during the regular season, but once the playoffs started he was unreliable. I just don't see him making it at the next level.

And when we did have something to play for (D-II titles), we still didn't market football. We have an exciting transition to DI FCS football that we can market to our fans. Once we are off probation, we will have a solid and loyal fan base to fill up the Alerus Center and travel with our team on the road. We also have to start marketing our DI basketball teams better. This hockey-only attitude that has dominated our athletic department for years has to stop. Now. Hockey has reached a level where all that is necessary is to send out the season ticket renewal notices on time, release the schedule in July so people can start booking their road trips in advance and organize Alumni gatherings at the WCHA Final Five and NCAA tournaments. The program is self-perpetuating; it sells itself. That is not the case for our other programs. If we don't start giving our other programs more marketing exposure and better overall support, this DI move will be a disaster. Building FSSN into a comprehensive, multi-sport network is a good place to start. I say we do it starting next year.