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How many homecoming games has UND won in the last 5 years?

Looked like an attempted pass thru Kelly green glasses. Was ruled a fumble by the zebras and recovery by the guys in red.

Not very mobile before the injury... less mobile now

Doesn't the statement here mean that they were either P5 or non-football

Not just that one... every interview for the past 6 years...

Is it just me, or is Bubba too fired up in his interview? Just can’t contain his excitement, huh? Seems like his fire has crept into the team this weekend. </sarcasm>

Another plus of the snow... it should cover that horrendous red turf

You would think Idaho would at least get some votes. Their losses are to Penn State and Wyoming.

Driving through Albuquerque last Friday, listening to their sports radio talk show... discussion was about the upcoming U of New Mexico money game with Notre Dame. Discussion turned to the goal of the season for the Lobos. Was interesting to hear the commentary that if the Lobos lose to Notre Dame and win out the season to finish 11 - 1 (unlikely, since UNM was picked to finish last in the MWC Mountain Division); they would go to the New Mexico Bowl. Then the comment that if the Lobos finish 9 - 3; they will go to the New Mexico Bowl... and if they finish 6 - 6, they will go to the New Mexico Bowl. Sounds like they are locked in for the New Mexico Bowl, as long as they have at least a .500 season. They also made reference to New Mexico State’s game the week before against Alabama and how these money games help athletic department expenses. And how Central Florida has been undefeated for 2 seasons and still didn’t get a chance to play in the FBS playoffs. Is this the reality that UND wants to reach? To play in the Idaho Potato Bowl or the Doosan Snow Bowl as the pinnacle of the season? Never have an opportunity to play for a national championship? Then the commentator talked about the apathy of the fans. Said he is a graduate of James Madison and how their fans are engaged and travel well. He said he has previously suggested a G5 split off so UNM can play for a championship, since their program cannot compete with the P5. He said there has been no support for this idea from the listeners, and at least one caller was adamantly against it before I got out of range to keep listening. The reality is that G5 football is no more appealing than FCS. Having an opportunity to play in a national championship playoff has to be at least as good as playing in some obscure early December bowl game that nobody gets excited about. NDSU has proven that winning at the FCS level generates huge fan enthusiasm and the commentator said the same about James Madison. After all, isn’t local fan support more important, especially when it comes to home game attendance? UND can compete at the FCS level... despite the results a week and a half ago in Fargo, The Hawks can make the playoffs and even win a game or two there. No, they are not at NDSU’s level (yet), but very few in FCS are. History has shown that UND will catch up with them, later if not sooner. All that said, UND must be ready to make the move if the P5 and G5 do split, especially if there is a championship playoff. Don’t get left behind again. My final comment is that neither FCS championships (or a hypothetical G5 fb championship) nor D-I hockey championships will bring the notoriety and acclaim that winning a game or two in March Madness would bring. Here’s hoping Coach Sather can raise the BB program to win the Summit and get to March Madness on a regular basis.

Needs purple sarcasm font (you can’t be serious)

North Dakota Moose. Infinitely better than Fighting Hawks. Have you ever seen a Hawk fight? Neither have I and we have 2 living in the trees outside our house and 2 more on the next fairway over.

Can’t help wondering where UND football would be if Faison had hired DeBoer. I think he is a better head coach than OC, and he has had some real success at Fresno. i understand that NDSU has won 7 of the last 8 FCS championships, but it feels like UND will be relegated to the bottom half of the MVFC with the current staff. The Hawks have made no progress against NDSU under Schweigert. And, as mentioned earlier, when the only MVFC teams UND has beat in the last 6 games are South Dakota and Western Illinois, the results are ominous. its more than just facilities...

Watching the replay of UW and EWU... EWU is down 21 - 0 in first quarter. en route to 28 - 7 (EWU finally scored on a 64 yard pass with less than a minute to go in the half) first half and 47 -14 final. Looks like the 2019 Screaming Eagles are much changed from the 2018 version. Even missed a 36 yard field goal late in the second quarter. UND can win that game, and it should not be written off as a loss.

That’s Darell-logic.

Kids have been in school for 2 weeks already here

Sorry, thought you did

That’s why he went to law school in Florida

Quoting yourself JBB? bad form!

I believe the offers have been made in the past seasons, but Bubba has not been able to land the young guns... after all, what hot young qb would want to come to UND under Rudy’s system to hand off the ball on the first and second downs and then be swarmed under on third down because it’s 3rd and long and the defense knows you have to pass? Will that change under Freund? Time will tell.

A few random thoughts... NCC 2.0 would be infinitely better than the dumpster fire that the Summit has been. There may be some stability in getting the band back together. Add a couple Minnesota move-ups like St Thomas, who was an original NCC founding member, and late 20th Century conference mate MN State, and you might be able to sustain a league for more than 2 years. The Big Sky may have been a large geographic footprint, but it is a stable conference that is in no danger of losing its auto bids. Was it short-sighted for UND to leave the BSC? It would be great if SV’s realignment model could possibly happen. A conference of the northern research institutions (either FCS or FBS) would be an ideal scenario. But as Sica said, there are so many moving parts... Do (some of) the Bison posters not realize that losing the baseball autobid also means that the Summit loses the basketball autobid? I don’t trust the NCAA to offer small/mid-major schools an invitation to March Madness without a conference championship to obligate them. That is the one time that the NCAA gives money back to the conferences/schools.

This... worry about cheap shots in the 2nd game...

JBB is that you? ^^^^^ ^^^^^

Could/would the WAC apply for an extension like the Summit did in anticipation of Dixie and Cal Baptist completing their transition, giving them the extra time they need?

Asking because I did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night... Would it be possible to bring the MVFC in under the Summit League? Does the MVC have enough non-football sports to no be threatened with loss of auto bids? If I recall correctly, the MVFC is not actually a league under the MVC. Would the MVC schools be willing to allow the MVFC to become a Summit conference to stabilize the situation?

Drop tennis. Add men’s soccer. Baseball might be a tough sale.