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17 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:
Popular? No.
The right question to ask. Yes.
This idea that every program should support itself or dissolve must die.
1 minute ago, nodak651 said:The hockey budget doesn't hinder the budget of other programs, because they make money. The REA budget is what kills the non hockey sports. Instead of using REA profits and investing in other programs/improving emberassing coaching salaries, an Iconic scoreboard is getting replaced. What would 2 million dollars do for the football and basketball teams? That is how much the REA's share of the new scoreboard cost, money that otherwise would flow back to UND. Between these two options, where would the athletic department see a greater return on investment? And just a reminder, the RAE operates as a non profit to benefit UND Athletics.
Isn't t his what got MK into trouble with KEM... So not likely to change, is it?
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12 hours ago, sioux24/7 said:
As someone who is an idiot in this, what makes SD be in such better position to pay their coaches than us? Does hockey have to do with that?
As someone who stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night...
Even though hockey is the cash cow of UND athletics, how much of their profits are shared with other teams? SDSU and USD basketball rules their winter program - and here is the Catch 22 of that... they have higher bb attendance, have more budget $ available for bb and so can pay their coaches more. This all leads to more wins which leads to higher attendance, more $...
This seems overly simplistic, but would UND's athletic budget without $600k going to hockey coaches plus airfare and lodging and training table and facilities have more $ available for football and basketball? Again, I understand that hockey lifts the boat, but (especially under the REA agreement as it stands) does it really lift all boats?
I understand this is not a popular view, but just want to pose the question.
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Not to derail this thread, but...
After Pryor and now Jones...
where has Brewster been applying?
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The 14 day vetting period has come and gone... When will the final decision be announced?
edit: never mind. Just read it will be "early May"
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18 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
But he reacts proactively? Does that count?
Or does he proactively react?
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4 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said:
Anybody see what when down with UMKC basketball? Practically the entire team transferred out. <didn't know where to put this>
The coach was fired
https://info.umkc.edu/unews/umkc-fires-head-basketball-coach/
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1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:
I get your point 'dub, but, reality is, out here in East Flyover there's only a few teams to play. A bunch of teams from West Flyover are going to end up on your schedule to fill it because they have the inverse problem. So does it really matter if you're a matter of Conference East Flyover or Conference West Flyover?
But isn't this the conference that paired Grand Forks and Vermillion, Fort Wayne and Omaha? ...
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2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:
UND/NDSU, SDSU/Augie, USD/Omaha <-- there's a tight six pack for a division of a conference.
Then again, ...
Montana/Montana State, EWU/Idaho, Weber State/Denver would be another reasonably tight six. (WSU/Denver would be flight but it's SLC/DEN.)
DU and Omaha have no FB. Pretty sure Augie is going to do something with theirs (Pioneer League?). If that were to happen there's 12 BB, 9 FB. Hmmm, that works really well for scheduling.
Not unless they hire someone who can read a map.
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7 minutes ago, nd1sufan said:
You could be right. But there are a lot of low level G5 FBS teams in Michigan and MVFC teams that recruit Michigan hard, and his only offer was D2. Not even any PWO's. Not saying he won't work out, but there must be a reason no one else offered. He wasn't under the radar if he was playing in the largest class in Michigan.
Maybe because he is 6'1" not 6'4"...
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14 hours ago, Milo said:
... the Fabulous Fargo Dome ...
Don't want to go back to find it, but pretty sure there was a reference to the Dakota Big 3 a little while back too.
classic JBB
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1 hour ago, sioux rube said:
I swear that word gets misspelled more than any other
I'd vote for there, their and they're (not to thread-jack or anything
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Th MAC and Sun Belt are the schools that are in the most trouble. If the level of a new WAC matches, but does not exceed them, the benefit of moving up is questionable. I think the list of schools you have laid out, however would be a great conference if you could actually pull it together.
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This is the norm in D-I athletics. How much do you hear about Clemson or Alabama basketball or Duke or Kansas football. Most schools have a sport they use to fund the rest of their athletic department.
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7 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:
So, with that avatar, you've got a thing against birds?
Busted. Good one, Sica. However, I didn't call for the UND teams to be called the roadrunners. Had a coyote avatar (also the Warner Bros cartoon character) first, but got confused as being a South Dakota Coyote on this board. Just a tip of the cap to the local wildlife where we now live.
4 hours ago, CarpeRemote said:Well, they get chased because they ate their babies, so that’s kind of badass.
Not sure eating babies is badass
6 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:every time someone complains about the new logo/name...........it......could....have been worse!!!!
You are correct. It could have ... been... The Fighting Dave K's or the Firing Darells.
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After a couple of years with the new nickname, I still cannot refer to the teams as Fighting Hawks. First, if it had to be an animal, why a bird? If it had to be a bird, why the 321st rendition of a hawk? Heck there are Red Hawks playing baseball in Fargo and Blue Hawks playing NAIA in Dickinson. And then, if it had to be a hawk, why the modifier "fighting"? Hawks don't fight, in real life hawks are often chased and harassed by little birds. They try to get away.
I did buy a Fighting Hawks headcover for 1 of my golf clubs to go with the old interlocking ND ones. Still not particularly fond of the name.
Also have a set of Brien logo headcovers, bought at the end of the Fighting Sioux era, that may make an appearance one of these days.
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Would No Co reduce travel costs by moving to the Summit? Would they want to?
Would the MVFC let them in? Or would the Summit football conference get started?
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Schweigert let it happen. He should have been overruling Rudolph.
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31 minutes ago, Rory said:
24 pages and still rolling. I believe my point was made.
Since your reading comprehension is lacking, I would point to the title of this thread, which clearly indicates the intent is for the thread to continue until the September 2019 game and very probably beyond. 24 pages comes nowhere close to 2000.
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On January 6, 2019 at 8:41 PM, shep said:
UND 360 guys say it's gonna be Pawlak
Is this official yet?
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18 hours ago, gundy1124 said:
Iowa is top 5 FBS Rudy-esque offenses, too. How they tanked one for the Turd I will never forgive them!!
21 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:Hey, that kind of sounds like UND under Bubba.
One really good season, one really bad season, and otherwise a bunch of average seasons.
Certainly better than a collection of losing seasons, though.
Gundy did call it Rudy-esque.
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8 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:
Get blown out by FU? Do something about it and play better.
You can't be the best if you can't beat the best, which starts by actually playing the best. Just so happens that the best FCS program in the history of FCS football is only 80 miles from the University of North Dakota.
I have no problem playing UND's biggest rival on the road two times in a row. UND had no leverage and needed to do that in order to get it scheduled.
Something worth bitching about is how UND performed in the 2015 game. That needs to improve. Also, I think it is worth bitching about how UND has to play in Fargo again in 2020. Why couldn't UND play NDSU in Grand Forks in 2020? The MVFC schedule screwed UND over more than Bubba and Faison did by scheduling the game for 2015 and 2019.
This may have also been part of the price of admission to the MVFC
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On December 18, 2018 at 9:26 AM, geaux_sioux said:
Maybe they’ll sign their LOI tomorrow
No LOI yet? As they say in the song... Christmas is coming soon
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8 years of coaching experience does not necessarily mean 8 years as a HEAD coach. Does Chaves already have his target and did he tailor these requirements to fit that particular individual?