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    Conference Realignments - Take 2

    in NCAA News

    Posted

    17 hours ago, tjamz said:

    Can only speak for myself here as an NDSU fan. I was proud of the FCS national championships, D2 national championships, and College Division championships. They were and are significant milestones for any institution and any school at any level that achieves a national championship amongst its peers should be proud. 

    As a fan, I'm excited to play bigger and better (in theory at least) teams now that the Bison moved up. I'll be proud of any MWC championships (as I was with MVFC or NCC). Will I be as excited about lower tier bowl games? Not necessarily. But I will look forward to the opportunity to see them play teams they may not have otherwise been able to schedule. My hope is that, at some point in the not too distant future, they have an opportunity to make the CFP. I think that is somewhat realistic. Do I expect them to make it very far at first? Not necessarily. 

    Green & Gold glasses wearing tjamz says "give us a few years and we'll be competing for a Natty against the Ohio, Indiana, Bama, Texas, etc... of the world". Realistic world tjamz knows that while it's technically possible, it remains highly unlikely in the immediate future.

    I guess my question to you is this though: Without mentioning hockey*, if "JV Nattys" are so easy, why hasn't your team made it past the round of 16? I mean, it's JV ball afterall. Surely the mighty fighting hawks should make short work of such losers?

    *Speaking of hockey, I'll give UND the credit they deserve for their 8 D1 hockey championships over the year. Your team has represented your school well amongst the 64 (I think... correct me if I am wrong) college hockey programs that play at the D1 level. I'll give you credit for your D2 natty in football as well.

    Why? Because regardless of my love/hate of a school I'm not going to diminish their successes over things they couldn't control like some like to do (division they were in, the amount of schools playing at your level, etc.... ) Will I cheer for UND? MAYBE against SDSU/Minnesota.... maybe.

    This is a reasonable perspective. Celebrate national recognitions.

    Conference Realignments - Take 2

    in NCAA News

    Posted

    22 hours ago, JohnboyND7 said:

    Not sure what benefit UND or SDSU would provide the PAC when the PAC could just raid the MWC. The Montana's at least conceptually make sense. 

    That may be, but this is a UND fan site, so why not dream?

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    Conference Realignments - Take 2

    in NCAA News

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

    Rumor out of Missoula, per boots on the ground, is that the Cats and Griz will make a push to join the Pac-12 after NDSU's jump. 

    The PAC could really benefit from adding the Montanas, UND, SDSU and maybe Cal Davis. That would be 12.

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    Kick out Summit League members if they go 1a in football

    in Other Sports

    Posted

    You are saying The Summit should kick NDSU out of the conference because they are winning too much and dominating the conference like MiAC did to St Thomas?

    What does Denver have to do with it? They left, not kicked out.

    NDSU’s football affiliation is not grounds to be removed from a non-football conference.

    You want to beat them to the punch because they might leave in 5+ years?

     

    The idea to form a conference with the other northern schools makes more sense and, in the end, would be a stronger conference than the new MWC. Focus your energy there. Then, if you are going to be vindictive, don’t invite NDSU to the new conference.

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    Indian nicknames in the news

    in UND Nickname

    Posted

    Native American group vows Supreme Court fight over woke New York mascot ban

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/native-american-group-vows-supreme-court-fight-woke-new-york-mascot-ban

    excerpts from the article:

    The Native American Guardian’s Association (NAGA) argued that the New YorkBoard of Regents’ 2023 rule banning the use of Native names or imagery by public schools is discriminatory and violates the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal treatment under the law. 

    "Today, we take the next step in our journey to the United States Supreme Court, which is the only logical finish line," NAGA counsel Chap Petersen said in a statement. "The ‘Native Name Ban’ laws are both offensive and plainly unconstitutional. Their very existence is an embarrassment to all Americans, as well as the Native community."

    NAGA has stated that its broader goal is to eliminate such bans nationwide, including restoring names like the "Fighting Sioux" in North Dakota.

    Winning this case should lead to the wholesale voiding of ‘Name Ban’ laws, including the cancellation of the ‘Fighting Sioux’ name and symbol in North Dakota," NAGA President Clayton Anderson, who is enrolled in the Hidatsa Tribe, said in a statement.  

    They’re only targeting one group, one ethnicity, to say you can’t be recognized, you can't be celebrated by the teams," Peterson added. "That’s a violation of the 14th amendment, which prohibits racial discrimination and gives all people equal protection under the law regardless of race or ethnicity."

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    2026 UND Football Season Thread

    in Football

    Posted

    Offensive Coordinator. Closes Jan 8

    Requirements seem pretty open

    Minimum Requirements

    • Bachelor’s Degree.
    • 5 years of full-time collegiate football coaching experience.
    • Collegiate football playing experience.
    • 5 years of full-time off-campus recruiting experience at the NCAA level.
    • Experience with NCAA rules and regulations.
    • Valid Driver’s License.
    • Successful completion of Criminal History Background Check (CHBC).

    In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Master’s Degree.
    • 5 years of full-time coaching experience at the NCAA Division I level.
    • Football recruiting experience in the Upper Midwest area of the country.
    • Football camp experience.
    • Coaching experience in the position of Offensive Coordinator at the NCAA Division I level.

    2025-2026 Transfer Portal

    in Football

    Posted

    2 hours ago, F'n Hawks said:

    To add to this, as someone on here had previously mentioned, the games where he had lots of rushing attempts were games we lost.

    - 13 attempts against USD (this is when the season turned for him and his play declined) Schedule got much better so that factors in too

    - 17 attempts against NDSU

    - 14 attempts against SDSU

    The season is long and grueling already, putting this much on him at the end certainly didn’t help.

    The QB should not be the leading rusher

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    UND @ Northern Iowa

    in Football

    Posted

    1 hour ago, jdub27 said:

    They would also join the B1G or the Big12 if they could.
    Why would a conference who's media rights just got slashed add school so far out of their footprint?
    They already picked up the central time zone with NIU (football only), why would they keep adding extra slices to a shrinking pie?

    And there is the issue with the Dakotas going FBS.

    Valparaiso @ UND 9/20/2025

    in Football

    Posted

    Complain all you want about a cupcake game like yesterday…

     

    Sulik probably had more field time yesterday than JK got all last season. 
     

    Another observation? maybe the coaches don’t want a lot of Ziebarth on film going in to conference play 

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