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I agree with everything. Schuster has intangables... watching Chambers try to handle the MSU offense vs SDSU really made me appreciate how great of a job Tommy does "managing" the game. UND runs a ton of unique plays and there are rarely ever issues. Not sure every QB can do that, especially freshman. Agree on the long balls point to an extent, but I'm not complaining about the results. Need a stronger arm to win vs Boise? I could see one guy in particular surprising some people with a bomb on 3rd and 1 next week.

I'd like to see the Alerus turn green. Make the video boards green and drones also should be involved, maybe a formation creates the shape of ND over mid field (it's part of what we're known for). Basically copy Nebraska lol.

They announce attendance? Box score says zero.

Incredibly difficult schedule. Including two games vs minot state. Just released. https://www.sfuhockey.com/news/release-sfu-red-leafs-hockey-announces-non-conference-schedule-for-2023-24 FULL SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 09.08.23 @ UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | 7:00pm PDT 09.09.23 @ TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY | 12.30pm PDT‍ 09.22.23 vs. BRIERCREST COLLEGE | 7:00pm PDT 09.23.23 vs. BRIERCREST COLLEGE | 7:00pm PDT 09.30.23 @ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | 4:00pm PDT 10.07.23 @ COLORADO COLLEGE | 6:00pm PDT 10.20.23 @ ADRIAN COLLEGE | 4:00pm PDT 10.21.23 @ LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY | 4:00pm PDT 11.03.23 @ UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | 4:00pm PDT 11.04.23 @ ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY | 4:00pm PDT‍ 11.17.23 vs. TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY | 7:00pm PST 11.18.23 vs. TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY | 7:00pm PST‍ 11.25.23 @ LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY | 4:00pm PST 11.26.23 @ ARCADIA UNIVERSITY | 4:00pm PST 01.05.24 @ BOSTON UNIVERSITY | 4:00pm PST 01.06.24 @ BOSTON COLLEGE | 4:00pm PST‍ 01.27.24 vs. UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | 7:00pm PST‍ 02.16.24 @ MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY | 5:30pm PST 02.17.24 @ MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY | 5:30pm PST

Interesting development.

Guessing the hold up will be CBSSN, but any guesses on when the TV schedule is released? Anyone know when CBSSN has released their schedules in the past?

Easily overlooked is that the basketball program has a pretty soft road schedule when it comes to travel. With games vs UC Riverside and Fullerton only separated by a couple days, the back to back games in Arkansas, and 7 total non conference home games, it seems the team will be sleeping in their own beds more than in the past. I don't see any drawn out long road trips.

The 3rd home D1 is mixed in with the conference schedule. You scared me for a second! Jan 3 (Wed) Northern Colorado, in Grand Forks, N.D. Couldn't agree more with the comment about working with NDSU. It appears that we finally started to do that last year with the home games vs Pacific, and this year vs Portland. The soccer schedule this year had a few that were coordinated with NDSU, if I recall correctly. Props to the AD's of both schools for hashing out their differences and working together. Assuming this continues, scheduling should continue to improve - I may be wrong about this, but it wasn't that long ago that the schedule would have only 1, or maybe 2 home D1 games if we were lucky.

https://www.dedrone.com/white-papers/2023-airspace-security-predictions#section4

Anyone following the war in Ukraine closely? In addition to traditional military drones, it's crazy to see how large of an impact relatively cheap fpv drones and DJI drones are having on the battlefields. It will be interesting to see how this affects the drone industry in Grand Forks, but my biggest takeaway is that development of anti drone and drone detection technology for tiny consumer-sized drones drones will be vital in the coming years. I could see every single armored vehicle in the US Army being outfitted with some type of anti drone technology, for example. Given the size of the drone industry in Grand Forks, I assume there has been activity and growth in this area of the market, but it isn't something that we really hear about that often. Are there any companies that are specifically working on anti drone technology in GF yet, and how much research is UND doing on this type of stuff? UND Grant From 2021: U.S. Department of Homeland Security awards $1 million counter-UAS research contract to UND Example: https://www.dedrone.com/press/dedrone-and-the-university-of-north-dakota-to-advance-counterdrone-and-airspace-safety-research Example: https://dronedj.com/2020/07/23/droneshield-wins-us-air-force-contract-to-deploy-anti-drone-tech/ Another: https://www.grandforks.af.mil/News/Article/3382042/grand-forks-team-takes-small-uas-program-to-new-heights/ GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The news clip from Ukraine begins with an aerial view of a car, the tires kicking up dust clouds as it speeds down the road. A small white dot hovers above the car, racing to keep up with the erratic driver. Before the viewer can blink, something drops perfectly into the open sunroof and the car explodes. The white dot, now visible as an off-the-shelf commercial drone, was weaponized with a hand grenade. In the high-stakes war in Ukraine low-tech, small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are being used not only for surveillance, but attack. U.S. Air Force leaders say small drones are now one of the top threats faced in combat environments. The airmen of Grand Forks Air Force Base are meeting this threat through innovation, forward thinking and embodying what it means to be ‘combat ready.’ On March 21, 2023, the 319th Reconnaissance Wing small UAS (sUAS) program became the first in Air Combat Command to employ a sUAS program with operators from multiple units across the wing. The inaugural flight was conducted by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Karrar, non-commissioned officer in charge of crash recovery for the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, who represented 18 months of work by the Grand Forks AFB sUAS working group and the beginning of a new era in the wing’s aviation. “Doing our homework and having patience have been key while breaking new ground,” said Danielle MacNaughton, airspace manager for the 319th Operations Support Squadron. “Studying the Air Force Manual 11-502 and coordinating with both our major command and the Air Force Special Operations Command to preview our products before final submission has helped speed the process up as much as possible.” Together, the working group studied various federal regulations to create and file the concept of operations, letters of authorization and program oversight requirements needed to carve a pathway to a base-wide flying program. The program’s intent is to rapidly deploy small commercial drones for threat surveillance and deterrence, and future applications not yet explored. “We are always training to defeat future unknown threats; the small UAS flying program offers huge amounts of flexibility to core mission sets,” said Capt. Matthew Crowell, the 319th OSS director of staff and vice chair for the Grand Forks AFB sUAS working group. “For example, the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is going to use flying as a part of their disaster recovery team in the event of an aircraft crash and the 319th Security Forces Squadron will use it to enhance their force protection.” Military installations are traditionally no-fly zones for commercial drones, as current Department of Defense regulations prevent anyone from operating small unmanned systems above installations or within military airspace. This milestone achievement opens the door to future advancements in sUAS application and technology installations across the Air Force and DoD. The capabilities of small, unmanned aircraft provide improved surveillance capabilities, enhanced situational awareness and the ability to integrate new career specialties to the Air Force’s aviation mission. “We're asking our airmen to do something incredible here, which is to fly an aerial vehicle in potentially congested airspace while being under air traffic control just like a normal pilot would be,” said Crowell. “There are no current limitations on who can do this. I could take, an airman straight out of basic training or technical school and put them through this training and make them operators. That is multi-capable in the truest sense.” Producing sUAS certified pilots from multiple career specialties ensures no matter where airmen are in the world, if they encounter a small commercial drone threat, they will know it’s capabilities and how to respond. “I’m excited to see the airmen’s ideas on how they can enhance their combat capability and new ways to achieve their mission,” said Lt. Col. Chris Warms, the 319th OSS director of operations and chairman of the small UAS working group. “From an operations support perspective, I’m excited to see the interaction between our air traffic controllers and how they will operate with security forces and maintenance. This is going to be a phenomenal baseline going forward.”

Yeah I highly doubt anyone was there recently. Stadium Journey went to crap once it was bought out by a larger company a few years ago. Also: "The seating bowl area is a testament to the great history of North Dakota football, as banners above it salute the 26 championship seasons the team has enjoyed. "

Drake had 2 QB hurries and 1 sack. Is that better?

https://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fcs/current/team/21

Nice hedge.

Anyone else see the end of the Rhode Island game? They measured twice... I think this was the second measurement.

Way to put words in my mouth.

100% agree.

For the record, I'm not saying they WILL miss the playoffs, just that they could. Their offense performed well last year, but it didn't look as good as former NDSU offenses. Their D wasn't that great, and they also lost more on D than usual. Normally NDSU is replacing guys who played for a more dominant team, and they have never had this many losses from the transfer portal either. Things just seem different this year than in the past.

True, but they also lost Kobe Johnson and Dom Gonnella so the depth isn't the same. TaMerick Williams is good, but didn't they also lose two NFL lineman?

With Leupke's performance in Dallas, I'm starting to think that NDSU has the potential to surprise and actually miss the playoffs. I think losing him will make a way bigger difference than people think. Realize how important he was to their offense, and their QB was still pretty bad for having the benefit of playing against teams that had to sell out as much as they did to stop the run. Teams may not have to do that as often this year. TaMerick Williams is good, but they also lost Kobe Johnson and the depth isn't the same.

It will happen regardless with the Big Ten involved. Heck, someone apparently tried to poach a Gopher recruit by offering 75K.

Valid point. I would have certainly been tempted by an ASU offer (had I been good enough to be recruited). But then again, I chose to pay to attend UND when I could have paid to attend ASU or any other school in the south. Weather certainly isn't everything. UND will always have enough funding, facilities, tradition, and fan the fan base to compete for D1 titles, even if a bunch of other schools add the sport. Would it be harder, yes. But if there were 100 or so programs, stretching coast to coast, a championship would mean a heck of a lot more, there would be more national interest, tv viewership would be better, and there would be more potential for greater sponsorship and tv revenue. The NCAA would probably draw a ton more national interest as well. The profile of the university as a whole would also improve as well. Less winning, maybe. But I think it would be more fun to win a title that has national interest rather than regional interest only.

Very true. I suppose with all of the NHL guys UND has produced, there is a huge opportunity to cultivate donations from them, especially with the precedent set by Ralph. I have always just assumed that they make donations anonymously or work with the Engelstad Foundation to help fund the major projects we've seen. Could be wrong though. I'm sure there are a ton of older hockey Alumns that donate and I just don't recognize their names. I'd think the money will be there for hockey if ever really needed. Biggest issue I guess is that many who only care about hockey might see that it is well funded currently, and may not think donations would help, but donating to hockey would free up money to other programs and that would be huge.

I'd do Kansas City if I got to choose. Best choice for many reasons. But there's huge potential for real growth of the game there because it is so close to some markets where hockey is a huge deal. Great for league travel as well. Multiple potential rivalries. Just look at a map... and they already have an arena in place, so no need for a billion dollar investment. Also no competition from the NBA.

Fyi, Alerus has rights to the corners - up to them.