JohnboyND7

UND would have to be ranked #5. If UND was #6, that game would be in the Dome.

Yep. More than likely, but it is starting to look more and more like the only way they play is in the playoffs. Which means that UND won't be playing in the Alerus against the Herd too often. And with more and more season ticket holders in Fargo, it will not be the same Fargodome that UND used to do very well in.

Sell buddy. If NDSU is 3-2 and UND is 4-1, ndsu would probably stilll be ranked higher.

they lost very very few players and we lost some key ones.

Hmm..wouldn't think UND wants to be associated with something so closely with agriculture....cause cows go moo. Some on here like harassing NDSU for being an Ag School...you know, Moo U? Yet you want to be named after that? Hmm...indeed. Teddy was a democrat. Grand Forks is pretty liberal. Maybe the idea works.

no excuse to pay a D-I women's hockey coach more than a D-I football coach.

I could be wrong but I believe wrestling would be significantly cheaper than women's hockey. From what I saw, wrestling is allowed 9.9 scholarships. women's hockey is allowed 18.

touche. FIFY Haven't heard his name around here in awhile.

Ok. I dont need a guy. But for the sake of discussion I will make some up. Joe Schmoe 6' 1" 200 lbs. playing for Jamestown College. 72% percent completion. 2700 yards. 30 touchdowns. 8 interceptions.

NAIA qb throws for 4500 yards and 40 touchdowns. Is he better than Freund or Walker? Probably not.

Of course players are bigger and faster now than they have been before. If the Steelers of today played against the Steel Curtain teams, the Steelers of today would probably beat them by 20-30 points. That doesn't mean that they are better than the Steel Curtain was. Notre Dame today, would probably beat the Notre Dame teams that were good once upon a time. You think that teams like Duluth with 30 scholarships or whatever D-II allows now, would be as good as if they were allowed 60 or whatever the scholarship allotment was? Regardless, that is off topic. I said that Walker is better than Freund and based on the information available, it would be hard to say I am wrong.

I would never tell someone that championships don't matter. That said, D-II in the 80's vs. D-II in the 2000's isn't even a competition as to which one had better quality. Look at the scholarship numbers, that is proof enough. That is beside the point. If a D-I guy and a D-II guy have similar numbers, people are going to more than likely go with the D-I guy.

Ok, playing against who again? Winona? Walker did it against Division 1 teams. Freund did it against D-II teams. Walker may be on his way out as Jensen has done some beautiful things.

Northern Iowa didn't even make the playoffs that year. So yes, against harder competition. 2 wins against FBS competition as a senior on the road. Threw for only 52 yards less with 54 fewer attempts. Threw more interceptions though unfortunately.

Of course, but you still need to get the ball enough to be noticed.

The only bad part about moving onto the Griz is that they probably look at MSU and EWU as their rivals.

Is it a bad rodent name when it is the state animal of North Dakota? Always good to have a name that has some significance to your state. We live in the Flickertail State. Roughriders are not from North Dakota. Closest area in Oklahoma. Might be a good idea to take a peek into the history of the Rough Riders. Wikipedia Link.

Threw it enough to get Stacy Robinson drafted in the 2nd round A QB is a QB. They move the ball down the field.

Not entirely sure passing was required back when NDSU was putting up 40-50 points a game and walking through everyone on the way to National Championships. haha I assume you are kidding. Steve Walker played against better competition and lit those teams up in a run-first offense. Now I am positive you guys are kidding.

Hmm...NDSU has had a few good ones come through in the past. Ever heard of Bentrim? Simdorn? Couple of harlon hill winners there. Beachy? Steve Walker> anyone to play QB at UND thus far.

I have no idea if NDSU will have the QB play to compete with the school up North... Oh wait. I forget the official NDSU offensive motto. "In Brock We Trust."

Honestly reapers is a stupid idea. Too new and trendy sounding. Naming your team after a USAF vehicle? That is something I'd expect from an Arena League team. How dumb would it sound in twenty years when A.) they might not be associated with 'reapers' at GFAFB anymore, and B.) they are outdated vehicles. You wouldn't name your team the "Phantoms" because a local Air Force Base has a squadron of F-4's. You wouldn't call your team the Warthogs because the local base has A-10 Tankbusters. Or the "Flying Fortresses." Just my opinion. Bring back the Flickertails. A.) State animal correct? and B.) adorable little guys.

I'd have to sell buddy. Most Bison fans believe 2013 is when we will reach our peak in this cycle. We will have a senior class that is ridiculously (and dangerously) large. Too much firepower in Fargo I believe. I understand your concern, but in games when NDSU needed to score, they scored, outside of the YSU game and the title game. NDSU runs a conservative offense because of the great defense, if the great defense goes away and become average or just good, I imagine the offense would put up the points to compensate. UND may have 7 home games, but a game against Montana is never a good thing regardless of location. And, losing to K-State would probably not hurt NDSU's ranking whatsoever. Much like when EWU lost to Washington. A loss at home to Montana State however...could complicate things.

He was overpaid for putting a team with no defense on the field. I see what you are saying. But it should be noted that Jerry Moore at App State is still hanging out there. I believe he did try to the FBS thing once upon a time though, not entirely sure. Bohl is getting older and sooner or later, he might be off the radar of the big schools at some point. The good thing about losing coaches to FBS schools, it makes your school more attractive to high quality coaches. Such as Klieman from Northern Iowa, we pay coaches well here apparently, so we steal a coach from the cream of the Valley. Also took a coach from Tulane I believe, FBS school. If UND can be competitve and finish towards the top of the Sky, it will be a great time for casual fans in North Dakota.

Nagy just made it to the Dance for the first time. He has not been that successful until this season. I do not know if his salary changed after that or not. I thought it was a fine article, all he did was pointed out the lower salaries.