Did you watch his highlights video? Can't put too much stock in highlights, but the fact he was playing meaningful downs in B1G games tells me he probably has potential for us.
When UND was really cutting in 2017 the state didn't have any money either, so no. They did give UND an extra $2 million in 2019 to get the law school on track.
Banning collegiate athletics booster organizations from profiting from charitable gaming should be a high priority. If we're going to have "charitable" gaming, it should be for actual charitable organizations.
One of the other names at the bottom of that email/letter, Bruce Bollinger, is the VP of Finance and Administration. If they're like UND, there's a couple associate VPs, then budget and accounting directors, then accountants below him.
Haha not a great track record there. Fortunately the Bank of ND's primary customers are ND government agencies (other than arranging loans with smaller banks), so not as much risk of a run on cash.