Typically, REA returns between $500,000 and $1 million of UND's money to the school each year. If REA didn't take the $3-400,000 of football revenue, I'd anticipate they would simply return $3-400,000 less to UND each year....
1. UND football doesn't recruit against Big Sky teams. UND recruits against MVFC teams, most if not all of whom offer FCOA and pay their coaches more.
2. Volleyball is well-funded and has very nice facilities relative to our conference opponents.
But yes, culture certainly matters most.
Guessing they'll go widescreen rather than square. Curious if they can use the current frame without significant alterations? And if there are significant alterations, does the logo lose grandfathered status?
Yep. There are definitely better ways UND could've spent the money diverted from the university into the REA (more urgent needs could've been addressed), but can't deny that it's better than having it sit in the REA's bank account earning 0.05%. Very good for REA and hockey.