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Unlikely, but everyone want's Youngstown's QB right? Curious if he stays and if he doesn't, it will be interesting to see where he lands. I doubt he would be interested in coming back, but Trey Feeney tore it up at St. Johns this year. I would love to see him transfer to an FCS program to see what he can do though. https://gojohnnies.com/sports/football/roster/trey-feeney/16942 Really happy to see most everyone in this class sign... things are looking up!

It was a lazy low effort post. Sure there are some issues with KEM, but the post was pure negativity without adding anything of substance. I don't think it does any good to constantly post meme's of our biggest donor.

Doubt that... it's black and white that it goes to UND - there's no avenue for anyone to claw it back. Based on what JDub and GFhokaly said, this is probably what UND wants as they will have the ability to make the changes to the usage agreement that are necessary (and they can retain some of the benefits of 3rd party ownership).

I'd potentially be fine with that if there were a significant shift in the selection process and membership makeup of the REA board and the boards of the related enteties. For example, keep KEM if she truly is excited and invested in the success of UND athletics as a whole, keep Jody and Bergeron. Beyond that, imo, board members should be the University President, AD, Deputy AD, a Senior Associate AD, and perhaps someone from the Alumni Foundation. ALL net Income after setting aside money for the facilities improvement fund should/would also need to go back to UND, as originally intended (and which to my current understanding, isn't happening). At the end of the day though, I've got to hope UND takes 2030 as an opportunity to completely overhaul the organisation and operation of UND athletics and the related enteties. With seperate organizations in the Alumni Foundation (runs champions club), the REA, and UND Athletics, it's got to be a chore to get anything organized quickly and efficiently and effectively when it comes to, essentially, anything.. I really think UND needs to figure out a way to elevate the fundraising arm of the alumni association so it is more effective and in sync with the REA and athletics, especially now at a time when "internal nil" has become a thing. The REA and the alumni association need to work more closely when it comes to capital planning. Messaging and Marketing between the three organizations has been lacking for some time now as well... There is a lot of redundency between the REA and UND Athletics admin in areas like marketing and finance. Do we need two head marketing and finance people between the two organizations, or would we see better results (for less money) if there was a single marketing/finance staff that is a little bit larger and more flexible than what we have now? I think with the current setup of the REA, I think it's innevitable that employees of each organization will have an us vs them approach to a multitude of potential issues as they relate to power/control/their jobs. The REA and UND athletics as a whole need to work more closely together for our of our programs to reach their potential, imo. Splitting so much staff between the two organization is the opposite of the US/WE mentality that is needed, imo. Even when the 3 organizations are on good terms, there is just too much beuracracy for UND to reach it's potential, imo, because both large and small decisions need to get run up the ladder within 3 different organizations. How hard must it be for a low level employee to make change when their own boss needs 1 or 2 other organizations to sign off on certain things? An example of why I think all of the above is an issue -> the new seating at the Betty. The bleachers up against the wall suck... it just does. The REA paid for it, great, and it's good enough for them. Was our AD truly bought in with the plan and result, or did they compromise because the REA wasn't will to spend more money on a better seating solution? That practice facility that hasn't been built yet, must UND wait to start fundraising for it because it is part of the REA? Can UND even build an addition there legally? What if the REA thinks the current setup is suitable and they don't want to contribute money towards that? UND has no control or leverage in such a situation.

Same here. It also makes one wonder if there are other reasons for the lack of success in recent years. I'm not necessarily blaming Chaves at this point, but I do know that he really likes soccer.... UND cut women's hockey (not because of Chaves) in the spring of 2017, and women's soccer took over the women's hockey team areas in the ralph, I believe, at the start of the 2017-18 season. Since then, has the Soccer program received increased support at the expense of volleyball? Has volleyball fallen behind as a result of program constraints that we may not be aware of? Is the program still being run the same way it was in the Big Sky, where we were successful, and they haven't kept up because peer programs have grown in ways that volleyball at UND hasn't? Volleyball used to be the clear #2 program at UND, with nearly as much fan support as women's basketball. Has Chaves used the majority of new funds on soccer rather then volleyball, in an effort to prop up his favorite sport? Logically, it would make some sense from a title ix perspective, if they were trying to prop up soccer to take the place of women's hockey, but then again he was recently served with a title ix lawsuit from the former soccer coach... Sorry - long rant. I guess I'm asking if the coach is actually the issue and would a new coach actually change anything without further investments in support staff, assistant coaching, travel, food, etc? I have no idea where volleyball stands in that regard relative to other Summit/Big Sky programs and I'm not making any accusations. But if that isn't the case, the huge drop off of the volleyball program in recent years just doesn't make much sense? Can anyone with more insight talk about where the program stands in area's the typical fan doesn't see? I know the new training room, weight room reno, film room, and nutrition areas in the Betty must have helped a lot, but that clearly isn't everything. Is there a lack of practice amenities/time/space/availability/flexibility that is causing issues? They are still sharing the same space with the basketball programs for example... do good players not want to come here because there isn't a dedicated space for them to take extra reps whenever they want to? UND has had an addition for extra basketball/volleyball practice space on their master plan for over a decade now.... how much of an impact would that have on the basketball and volleyball programs, if any?

Without a pres, does that timing make sense?

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what a joke

That's irrelevant. We were talking about a hypothetical where UND beats SDSU, so UND would be 8-4 (not 6-6). UND will be compared to other FCS teams, and almost all of which either have worse losses or will have strength of schedules closer to 100 than 1 or 2. Human polling and computer ratings all point towards a seed as well. And Chaves is also on the committee.

Our only losses would be against Kansas State and top 10-15 FCS schools by single digits. Zero chance we wouldn't get seeded imo.

Matt Brown article on OVC, Denver, Summit League conference realignment The OVC has a 2 million dollar exit fee. What is the Summit's exit fee?

Pretty cool story that the Holy Cross game was the first game he ever called for ESPN.

https://www.nodakins.com/agent.php?id=331&page=1 Kelly Howe of UND FB 360!

I don't get why a parent would want their kid to leave and play for those better teams either.

SDSU should be a good draw, as well. Should be promoting that.

UND is averaging more fans than hockey this year, for the first time since I can remember. Program is trending in the right direction!

He did that with a terrible offensive line though... big difference.

Why cant Jerry do the Quincey Vaughn tush push?

I'm really not a fan of the 1:00 kick. Makes it much harder for people from the twin cities or western ND to make the game. 3:00 was perfect imo... I think it makes a real difference. Easier for anyone hunting waterfowl to make it as well, with the later kick. Also warmer tailgate weather. Whats the reason for the earlier kick?

Oakland or Simon Fraser?

IMO, that's why if NDSU moves up, they should do it with like minded schools. Continue to let schools sell their local TV rights and continue to play on Saturdays. League owns streaming. The SunBelt has shown that it's not all about market size, and NDSU will always be an outsider in any FBS league where that's the #1 priority. Imagine losing state-wide TV rights for mid week ESPN U games. Great way to kill a fan base made where a large portion travels hours to games.

Big enough for the MVFC? Pioneer an option? MN State Makes sense for a ton of reasons even before the DU move. I really don't like the idea of another D1 school in MN recruiting FB players though, so hopefully Pioneer. I don't think Mankato moves though. https://msumavericks.com/news/2025/9/23/general-minnesota-state-mankato-announces-60-million-fundraising-campaign-at-future-state-launch-celebration.aspx

True, but that was the only hope the Summit had to build anything of significance and value, long term. Non Summit schools and DU would have to have been strong armed into it, and it just wasn't possible with so few on board. The Summit had chance to do it with the MVFC, for example, but it would have been risky since the Summit FB schools would essentially have to have declared they were moving to the Summit League for FB and then hoped the MVFC schools came on board as affiliates. Same thing could have happened with hockey, but I'm pretty sure Omaha and UND were the only schools in the entire NCHC that had any interest in Summit hockey, and the risk would have been way to high should everyone else not follow suit, and UST was too early on to have any significance in the college hockey world. Heather weems seems to be doing a great job of driving the NCHC into the ground though, so perhaps membership would be interested in doing that just to get some more competent conf leadership. I wouldn't want that to happen unless NDSU and SDSU offered the same with their top programs though (FB). I totally get why neither Summit FB or Summit Hockey became a thing. It just sucks that the conference had members with 4 nationally prominant programs and none happened to full under the Summit's umbrella. With those FB and Hockey programs under the Summit umbrella, it would have done a ton to improve the Summits overall reputation and desireabilty. Perception is everything. They could have built some great synergies through media and licensing deals, but instead we have 3 seperate media deals that all are very much flawed in one way or another.

🤔 Was that really tongue in cheek? Be honest now lol No doubt, Jerry is a stud and he's a huge reason as to why the team has earned so much success so far this year, but if our fan base did that I would be incredibly emberassed, and the other fcs fanbases would rightfully rip on us... Dropping his name for the Walter Payton is even a stretch.