JohnboyND7

UND needs more committees I agree!

Notre Dame is the best one I've seen but my experience with major FBS is severely limited and I got some serious gold goggles on. A lot of their deal is having an on campus historic stadium on a beautiful, big, and historic campus. Their tailgating is very simple compared to the big over the top setups you see at NDSU or similar situations. At NDSU, having a camper/bus/etc setup is normal to come across. I wonder if it's sorta a status symbol or something(may just be dedication, I dont know). The Notre Dame gameday experience is about 90% tradition. They have one of the OG marching bands. They had not changed how they do things for decades until the last couple years when they did their stadium remodel and added a videoboard. I went to a game in 2015 and it was like walking back in time with how they did things. Went again last year and it was still like that but with a video board. Heck, even the town looks like something from the 70's or 80's. It's a trip every fan should try to make at one point or another in their lives but I'm not sure anything can be learned from observing what they do. It seems like a minor league baseball team going to Fenway or Wrigley and trying to figure out what they are doing right. The answers you find just likely arent going to translate very well. Big fish like Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, etc. will have a great gameday because that's their identity as a program and university. Any flaws or shortcomings in their way of doing things is glossed over by their brand. They dont need to make things "fun for the family" or do much goofy stuff. If I had to guess, the best place to emulate for UND might be an hour down the road and a handful of other FCS teams. Not saying to steal what NDSU has done, but I think it might be best to look at schools with similar challenges (relatively small fanbase, limited dollars, geographic isolation). The NDSU's, Montana's, maybe JMU's of the world could probably at least sort of be emulated I think.

Do you have links to anything citing NDSU as a top 5 place to see a football game?

There is a small number of schools that can get good attendance outdoors in the cold, all of whom I imagine are P5 teams. I've been reading complaints about UND's gameday setup the past decade. Have they made any substantial changes yet? I've only been to a couple games up there so my sample size isnt big enough to have an actual opinion on what they need to do other than have a competitive team.

Because a guy has season tickets to a team you dont like, that says a lot about him?

Idk...Harbaugh is a weird guy. I don't think his act works in the NFL.

What's wrong with UNI? kinda a weird team to hate.

When I was in school I contacted Gene Taylor a couple times and he got back to me both times within a day. These guys are small D1 AD's. Not P5. Cant imagine they are being all that swamped.

They grandfathered the ones that are here now I think. No more weird colors.

During 5 years at NDSU I never once was turned off from going to a game because we didnt have the best seats. I dont think many schools provide students with the best seats. It'd be one thing if kids were going but if it's as bad as you guys are saying, I doubt many students will even notice if you move them or take away some seats.

Getting clowned last week didn't help. If UND had kept it close or won I bet the Alerus would've been full today.

It's very common in collegiate football to not put names on back.

K-State always plays smart football. They rarely have any talent lmao. Good win though for Klieman!

I'm a big fan of the food in Grand Forks

This level of football is for basketball schools.

In the world you inhabit, I'm pretty sure everyone other than yourself is "ignorant." #Jubilee #Shemitah. Yom Kippur is coming up, should I be expecting a major announcement on facilities somewhere? Sad, but true.

It would be a public relations issue for about 5 minutes.

You arent very good at this.

NCAA put that in any contract they made with UND? They got their pound of flesh from you guys, they dont care anymore.

....or bring back the original until someone explicitly forbids it.

Yeah...I'm sure.

No, they wouldnt.

This. No point in creating a new trophy.

It's small, even compared to the BSA which is small. I would imagine that's the "complaint."

Hehehehe