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OK, MSUM is D II. So here is a pretty impressive statistic from the article...

Ramping up for that end of season run?

Looks like you would then get your wish... 'cause 3rd, 2nd, then 10th to the top over the next 2 years and a trip to the dance would probably get Jones an offer to a higher school. A disclaimer - not a Jones fan, but willing to look at the bb record objectively

Either would be huge, but I'd have to go with knocking off the 4 time National Champions if there could only be one.

That was not a quote of something Spear said, it was the reporter from CdA referring to three of the more local teams.

You know, JohnBoy probably has a point. Just like NDSU's argument against playing UND, there is no upside for an FBS team to play NDSU. On top of that, those teams paid NDSU to get beat.

Zebra's stripes are vertical.

Are you sure that UND would not have been invited to the Big Sky and would have ended up in the Summit? We do not know what behind the scenes conference negotiations were being held. Doesn't Sioux Volley have a history of saying that UND would be invited to the Big Sky for years before it actually became public knowledge? Side note- conferences are set more by Presidents than ADs, so we also are not sure that Faison was the main force behind BSC affiliation.

Unfortunately, for Jones, UND is a hockey first, football second and basketball (at least) third school, and maybe even fourth behind women's bb. While places like Montana and NDSU are football first schools, at least basketball is the number 1 winter sport. If you put yourself in Faison's place, what is the end result? Jones will get to finish out his contract and maybe even get an extension if he can finish well enough to make the BSC tournament this year and top half of the league next year. While fans may not think Jones should stay (and I am not saying he should), the AD probably is satisfied that UND is getting the best bang for the buck in a lower profile sport at the school. Maybe what UND really needs is a new AD that wants to showcase more than just hockey, with a little football on the side. I don't mean promoting one of the coaches to AD, but go out and get an AD from a successful multi-sport school.

Zebras.

mostly joking, but not sure. he claimed to have inside knowledge of 2 FBS transfers and that Georges and Arrington were the ones he knew about. claimed that he knew about Arrington before UA Birmingham disbanded their program. not sure he actually claimed to know anything about high school recruits.

so who was gfhockey's surprise signing?

UND signs 6 ND kids. NDSU 3? Go Flagship of North Dakota!

The North Dakota state horse

So, if I apply your logic to the University of North Dakota, it leads me to the Nokotas. Actually think that's a pretty darn good choice.

Salt Lake City would be more central, closer to the usual conference contenders (Weber, Montana, EWU) and has good flight connections, if they would make a bid.

Agreed. Why hasn't someone like New Mexico Highlands, Western New Mexico, CSU Pueblo or Northern Arizona offered? Unless FCS or DII don't count?

Historical and geographic relevance does not define a nickname - how many bengal tigers are in Pocatello, tigers in Colorado Springs, vandals in Moscow? How many jaguars are in Cedar Falls, penguins in Youngstown, kangaroos in Kansas City? The Sioux name was both historically and geographically relevant, PLUS it was unique. Unfortunately, no name is ever going to be as fitting, but I am in the camp that a name should be chosen. Sica has been right all along in saying that if no name is championed by invested stakeholders, UND will probably be saddled with something milk toast, bland and politically correct.

I think the idea is to get their noses out of their electronics and get them talking to each other as people/teammates and recognize that the others are also valuable members of the team. It would also give them some time to talk about and even plan for the upcoming game. I remember team bus trips being very interactive and not silently ignoring my teammates (showing my age). But yeah, having some positive effect on being rested would be good too.

Actually 1&1 is a domain hosting site. The website name can be used for $15/yr.

No, think it was on ESPN. But maybe the bb coaches heard it too.

Don't remember where I heard it... Some coach took phones, iPods, etc away from their players on road trips (and other team times?) to 'force' the players to interact with each other and become more team-oriented. Actually sounds like a good way to handle the exclusiveness of today's social media and its impact on building a team-focused team.

And Taylor and Bohl have both moved on

Hey y'all, take it easy on gfhokey. He is way more entertaining than any of the Bison trolls.

Roadrunners are skinny pheasants. Pheasants are just as likely to take off running instead of flying, like roadrunners. Bodies are vaguely similar. Pheasants are more colorful, especially with the green head. Sioux Falls' Northern Legue baseball team uses it, but no colleges. Not my favorite, but better than most names thrown around on here.