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I know it is not a popular choice, but Blazers, as in Trailblazers, gives a nod to the Lewis & Clark history of the state. There are several better nicknames, but I am willing to wager that Trailblazers is better that whatever PC color* or weather phenomena the Kelly committee comes up with. * like Stanford Cardinal and Harvard Crimson, cough cough, North Dakota Kelly (as in kelly green): gag!

sorry, thought the football team being competitive was step #2 (great conference is #1) to filling existing facilities so they actually need to move to a larger one

fixed it for you

No matter what you think about his skills on the football field, America would be a better place if more of the ultra-rich athletes were like Tebow. Rick Reilly article on espn.go.com http://espn.go.com/e...eving-tim-tebow

Must have all been behind the camera, huh?

I am impressed that Weber can get over 5,000 people in the building to watch MAYVILLE!

already preparing the excuse that it didn't matter to NDSU? UND is tough at home, on the road, not so much. looking for the team formerly known as the Sioux to pull this one out. this game should mean plenty to both teams.

no worries, my wife often says I have a warped sense of humor

oh, never mind, Johnboy, it was a joke. sorry you didn't get it.

The WAC may still be desperate enough to take a team that is on the H&A list. Do they still have only 7 FB teams? Bowls are not under the NCAA, so the Fighting Sioux could get bowl invites.

then by all means, Mr Faison should be talking to someone... and if he can't figure out how to get them on the schedule, just make a friendly call to Gene Taylor. He seems to have the process figured out. Get some wins, build some confidence. Seems like a darn effective practice.

how many of them already have 11 games scheduled?

Yow!

give up the SD Mines games. if its money UND needs, take on some BCS schools that will pay UND to travel there. Some of them might even be games UND could win. Maybe not with the 2010 team, but who knows about the 2012, 2013 teams and on? Minnesota, Iowa State, Washington State and Kansas are all really big name schools that UND could maybe be competitive with... not sayin' just sayin'. And if UND can't be competitive with these teams, at least there would be a good payday. The 2011 team learned from the Fresno game, they turned the season around afterwards.

thank you for the post. i feel bad for Lance that it didn't didn't work out. UND is a great school.

iirc, If you take the way way back machine to the mid 70s, the Red Pepper East was Bruce Tellman's first satellite restaurant, inside the old Spud Bar. Food was no good then either.

on a long sub-type bun, but wa-a-ay better than any subway, quizno, domino, etc sub. really, though, its the garbage plate - before I ever heard of taco salad

it's not the food. it's the ambiance of the original place on University. it's historic when you go there. tens, probably hundreds, of thousands of UND athletes, students and Sioux fans have stood at that same counter, walked on those same, creaky floors and eaten there.

agreed on the winning/losing point... but to a recruit, looking cool may sway the decision.

yes, there are lots of 'old school' uniforms, but... you are talking about some pretty storied programs. North Dakota is a newcomer, relatively speaking, in D-I to the Oklahoma's, Michigan's, Notre Dame's and the others you mentioned. Oregon's uniforms are edgy and differentiate their program. It is, or at least can be, a selling point when players are deciding between USC and Oregon, or say NDSU and UND. And yeah, I'm an old guy, but I like the Oregon Rose Bowl uni's. The Chrome helmets were not tacky and the feathers were pretty subdued. Now, on the other hand, from what I have seen and heard concerning Coach Mussman, those uniforms don't quite seem to fit his 'public' style, so it may be a moot point anyway.

^^^^^ this ^^^^^

Sorry, Dave, disagree with you on that one. They should not make uniforms to please 40, 50, etc year old guys watching the game on tv while they're drinking their beer. Oregon's uniforms look sleek and fast, and guess what, their team is sleek and fast. The recruits they get are sleek and fast. I see a connection.

Unfortunately, you are correct, Ole. in D-I, It's not about being student athletes anymore. Now its about being winning athletes, the student part has been lost. That, to me, is the downside of the move to D-I. Welcome to the world of Ohio State, Miami and Southern Cal.

not much more time to move Mussman up on Appy's coach. Vote early. Vote often!

Very Nice FB-FAN! Love it! Agree about the Big Sky logo too. How about Silver pants and helmet to go with the black jerseys? gotta say the Oakland Raiders uniforms are nice, even though I'm a Packer backer