fightingsioux4life

We cannot afford to handcuff the football program with those sanctions; football is one of the main reasons we moved up to D-I in all sports in the first place. Football will have a legitimate opportunity to win national titles and to have a legitimate chance of making a run, you have to be able to host playoff games. Home field is more important in football than in any other sport. If we do what you're suggesting, we might as well move to non-scholarship DI FCS football and join Valpo's conference, because we won't get the blue chip FCS recruits anymore. As for REA refusing to cooperate with a possible name change, I am not a legal expert (nor do I have any desire to become one), but aren't the Fighting Sioux name and logo the legal property of the University of North Dakota? That is, anyone who wants to use the name and logo has to have the permission of UND or else UND can take action against said person or entity. So if the State Board decided to change the name and UND told REA to stop using the name and logo, REA would have a legal obligation to comply or face certain legal consequences. This would be an excellent acid test to find out if REA really exists to serve UND's interests and promote it's general welfare or if it's really the other way around. Somehow, I think the potential long-term benefits of being able to host future regionals and other tournaments (and the profit potential of those tournaments) would outweigh the short-term costs of removing the logos. But I'm not in the minds of REA management, so I can't be sure about that. Some people would take the position that "we just can't sue REA over this". Well, I think we can and we should if it comes down to the scenario I described above. REA just relishes the fact that they are a private entity; then they should be treated like one. Being a "business" and a "private entity" is a double-edged sword, like a lot of other things in this world. Just my 2 cents.

I tend to pile up the posts when I am posting live game updates. That only happens when I am at home listening to a road game since I have season tickets at the Alerus. Thursday night put me over 1000 posts all time! I still have a long way to go to match legends like The Sicatoka and Star2City!

Talk about a mixed blessing. Getting into that car accident might end up saving his life in the long run. My thoughts and prayers are with him.

As long as Jane's Addiction isn't played, I can live with the suggestions being offered here.

That's why we have to recruit well. Now more than ever.

FINAL SCORE UND 38 ISU 35 The question is, what will we have left for next week? We had 21-0 and 31-7 leads and barely won. Let's hope the 9 day gap between games helps us out, because we'll need it for SE Louisiana.

A meaningless TD for Idaho State with no time left on the clock. Oh well, a win is a win.

Let's keep them off the board here!!!

SACK at the 21 yard line of UND!!! Timeout Bengals.

Too many men on the field on UND. First down ISU.

Idaho State shy of the 1st down. Kicking the field goal? Field goal no good! What the heck is going on? :10 left.

Incomplete at the 17 yard line of UND. 3rd and 10.

Out of bounds in the back of the endzone. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Ball on 43 of North Dakota. Roughing the passer on UND. Come on boys, stay disciplined.

1:06 left

At least our coaches aren't going into that "prevent" crap!

We have had too many "near sacks" this season. Another big Idaho State play. Come on boys!!!

Defense should have some more juice in them now.

PAT good. UND 38 ISU 28 We REALLY needed that!!!

TOUCHDOWN NORTH DAKOTA!!! Marcus Tibesar with a big TD for the Sioux.

Murrray over 200 yards to the 7 yard line. 204 yards for Murray.

Josh Murray to the 10. First Down Fighting Sioux!!!

We need to score a touchdown here, the way the Bengals have been moving the ball in the second half.

Brandon Brady gives UND a FIRST DOWN!!!

Big 3rd down coming up. We need points.