HowBoutThemBison?

UND's schedule is notorious for being weak. NDSU does play a bad team every year, sometimes two, but we also schedule FBS games annually. Yes, you scheduled Texas Tech, well done, but I'm not giving you bonus points for accepting money to go get killed by a team in transition.

Must be rewarding? You might know a little something about it. 1. Invited the other Dakota schools and informed them we were thinking about it...hmm...UND/USD see that NDSU/SDSU are doing good and follow suit... 2. I guess winning 97, 98, 2000, only counts as one game? And I think a playoff win for the bison is somewhere in there too, maybe some for the Sioux as well, not sure. 3. UND cut ties with NDSU, straight and simple because "it'd hurt hosting playoff games," last time I checked, you guys won't even be allowed that opportunity for well.....eternity now so it must not have been that important to you then either. So I do not think that would be a valid argument. UND had the opportunity to move up with NDSU, decided not to, and in the first few years of our transition, the game still would have been fine as you do not get all the scholarships right away on the field. For the issues of scheduling right now, both sides can point fingers but UND has nothing to lose right now, they are getting terrible attendence(we'll see if new conference helps), losing a lot of games, etc. NDSU has more to lose, recruiting battles, money(don't want to waste time on road OOC games). I still want it on the schedule, but only if it doesn't interfere with NDSU's current goals, the Nickel isn't what I want, I just want to see how bad NDSU would lay the wood down on UND right now.

Its been a long time since UND left the rivalry......

NDSU needed qb depth at the time. He wouldn't have a chance to contribute at safety. But yes, thornton convo over. SCHEDULE THE GAME SOON! Just a 2 game home-and-home...

I wasn't aware they had been labeled as anything close to a terrorist in around 125 years...

Ok, you know you want Thornton, no don't do this crap. He is a very good football player. He committed to the Bison very early so might that be a reason UND didn't go after him that hard.

I do enjoy the traditions they do, I hate their teams, but I do think the stuff they do is pretty cool beans.

Well if Jensen wins maybe Thornton will transfer to UND

If I remember correctly, the Seminole tribes in Florida demanded that the school keep the nickname. Florida St. probably gives them a ton of money too. They also have one of the most recognizable fight songs, they appear to be extremely close with the tribes down in Tallahassee.

Someone asked about the Qb situation

I don't think people really care, I personally want Jensen but I really can't be sure about everyone. I have two theories about Jensen/Thornton. 1. If Thornton beats out Jensen that is great because we know for sure we will have an upgrade at our QB situation. Thornton is also a North Dakotan which is always fun to see our guys succeeding. He was a multi-sport star and would give us a more flashy leader of the offense. I also played against him in high school and even intercepted him when we were younger, so I'd be able to boast about that when I'm at the bars. Jensen also got dinged up a couple times last year and I'd rather not have to see our starter not finishing games. 2. If Jensen retains the starting job it is great because he is very responsible with the ball in his hands. He doesn't screw up too much mentally and could provide stability at the position for 3 more seasons. He also has a no-nonsense running attitude and plays with a ton of fire. He throws a nice deep ball and does a good job not taking big sacks. He is extremely mature in interviews and definitely is what you want in an NDSU quarterback! Even got a minor this school year, so clearly he fits the NDSU players mold. So as you can see, those are the two options, as far as I'm concerned, some other Herd fans should be able to give you a better idea of the situation.

I'd like to see this game get going, and yeah, NDSU really had an inside track on Wentz, sad thing is he probably won't get to play until he is a senior.

No I do not think NDSU will be going FBS(especially big ten lol). Yes, some Fargoans do not like the Bison(a ton of them aren't even from North Dakota), some folks in Minneapolis don't like the Vikes, some of people in Grand Forks aren't going to like the Sioux. As far as football fans go, NDSU has more than UND, there is a reason NDSU averages in a bad year, 15,000 fans and UND's arena can't even hold that. We probably have as many people tailgating as UND gets for games(ok, not quite) That isn't to trash UND at all, just a fact. While it is great for UND to get some of their football games on tv, I'm GUESSING that not many people are even glancing at those channels during football season, at least back home on our directv or dish(whatever we have) it is a 600's channel or something like that and when i see it I know I am close to finding the Twins game. I would enjoy if NDSU's road games were televised every time. As far as who the game would help more, the answer to that would probably be UND. Y'all are having a rough time in your transition which can be a crapshoot, we had a great one, Northern Colorado(was a good school) had a terrible one, a win over NDSU right now would start helping UND land the local recruits that NDSU has taken the past 6 or 7 years now. It was on the News a couple of years ago(maybe 2010? not sure) that NDSU didn't lose a single recruiting contest to UND or SDSU. However, I wouldn't mind playing this year, I think a a beatdown would be long overdue Please do not hate on this at all, I voted that they should play sometimes, and if they could play every year with a 12th game that'd be pretty cool. And yes, UND did have a good last 10 years of the series, in Fargo we like to blame Babich for it.

Ah I apologize my friend, for throwing out different ideas. Trolling would insinuate that I, HowBoutThemBison?, am trying to upset people with that comment I put regarding NCAA and NAIA. If you would like me to troll, I can do that. Here would be a troll translation for my comment. The "Whioux" suck so bad, they are super terrible. No one cares at all about them. They can't say its a monopoly when they can go chill out in NAIA where they belong, because they are that bad at sports! ^^^^^^^ That would be a troll comment. I hope I taught you something about trolling, if that one example is not enough, you can check out about half my posts on siouxsports.com as some of them are very confrontational and trollish, the other half are not. If you have difficulty in finding these posts or figuring out which ones are trollish, and which ones are not, I would be MORE than happy to help you out. Also, if you would like to see other "styles" on trolling, go on any sports site for teams in the area, and look for Lakesbison posts, as they are often times described by friends and foes alike as "trollish." Again, if you cannot find examples and would like to see some, I would be more than willing to help you out.

Cause nothing says exposure like playing a team that lost to Sioux Falls. NDSU has North Dakota and NW Minnesota by the balls when it comes to football exposure, similar to UND's control over the same area in hockey. I'd like to see them play for time to time or if a 12 game schedule was adopted they could play every year. As for Gene, its not just him who isn't really allowing the game, UND is at fault too. At least Gene can say that UND left NDSU out to dry when we went division 1, UND can't really complain that NDSU doesn't feel the need to play anymore cause UND stopped it to begin with. It is kind of like being pissed off when you dump someone, and later when you want them back they don't really want to be with you anymore.

He should go to Air Force, veer, best education he can get out of any of the listed schools, and a ton of prestige that goes along with the Academy. Referring to Mollberg.

What if the new NCAA playoff hockey proposal gets passed? Would that change your guys minds about the nickname? Being a top team and then travelling to say....Notre Dame or Maine for a playoff series(we all saw how the maine series worked out)

For us there is, we like going and playing with the big boys. And we sell enough tickets that wasting an away game on a middle of the road team (currently, thats being generous describing UND), we also like having 6 home games. There is no reason NDSU shouldn't have 6 every year.

Would UND have a case due to one sport alone? Not trying to make anyone mad, just too lazy to do any reasearch.

From what I HEARD(rumors), he won't give a dime to the UND fighting sioux, maybe some other name.

One question is how can you call them a monopolistic entity when NAIA exists? I know it is obviously much lower quality but the NCAA cannot be blamed for being the more successful of the two....

Division 1 basketball has the most popular and most profitable system. 68 teams out of like 350 some. It is great, too bad my brackets always get crushed.

I gave a speech on this topic and while this one source I used was about ten years old I am guessing it is only getting worse. 18 of 38 team who REPORTED their income/deficit, lost money. Keep in mind that is not all teams play bowls. If your not a school with a big following or tradition, your kind of boned....

Haters gon' hate...on a hater? A giant circle of hate. Love it. I'll take it a bit easier on the "Native American people known as the Sioux"