nodak651

What do you mean by the word "platform"?

For the record, YSU is broke and the MAC hasn't shown interest in them. I also don't see why YSU would be interested in joining Summit football without the MVFC schools. Travel would be way worse, and they would have to play SDSU and NDSU every year, and the program is already barely hanging on, middle of the pack. That said, I still don't think Summit starting football with the MVFC schools is off the table, especially if Missouri State bolts. Although I don't agree about YSU, I do think Indiana State could very well shut down their FB program any point as well. Should Missouri State bolt, I'd like to a great riff between the public and private schools develop within the MVC, and if they add schools, hope that they are private, don't have FB, and are East or SE of the current footprint.

So NDSU grants $10 million more than UND in tuition waviers, has a budget mess, and then received $5 million from the state with no strings attached, correct? "In 2022-2023, NDSU granted more than $22 million in partial and full waivers benefitting more than 5,600 students. UND granted just over $12 million in those waivers, benefitting nearly 2,000 students."

Facts are facts.

That's false, unless you want to qualify that statement by claiming the covid season doesn't count.

That would be me. Depends on how many people you're buying for. Plus however much food costs if you're doing both games Friday.

Curious how many rows were $40.

I still think that's the biggest issue. I was a Gopher fan before attending UND, and growing up we would play knee hockey with the Gopher games always on in the background. With the current TV setup, we never would have known how to find the games, and our parents never took us to watch in person. They lost a ton of exposure from younger hockey fans with the move to the Big Ten.

When 5 teams of the same conference make the tournament, conf vs conf matchups are allowed in the first round. They should give UND the option if this situation arises, imo.

Would Poltulny-> Miami work?

lol. I do think some of them have kind of BS though. But that makes it that much more amusing!

If it was the Gophers scoring it would have been called back. (pretty comical this year)

Turning should be a penalty imo. Call it similar to they do diving. But that was one of the nastiest hits I've ever seen - CC guy's helmet popped up just before his face smashed into the top corner of the boards.

This reported anywhere? https://www.grandforksgov.com/home/showpublisheddocument/50560/638443008808300000

Take a minute and read the link I posted.

You really think weather is the only thing they are preparing for? This really says a lot about the value of your opinions.

Link? I couldn't find source

This also took me like 5 seconds to find on google. https://www.doctrine.af.mil/Portals/61/documents/AFDN_1-21/AFDN 1-21 ACE.pdf @Frozen4sioux

No.

This caught my eye: Grand Forks AFB has also been selected for a $246 million upgrade to its existing facilities to house and maintain fifth-generation fighter jets like the F-22 and F-35. While the 319th does not fly combat aircraft, the air base is set to house aircraft evacuated from other air bases during extreme weather events, particularly from hurricane-prone areas on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, so those units can continue to operate. ... When those facilities aren’t being used for evacuation, the air base will support long-range combat training exercises called Agile Combat Employment.

If BJ wants to make serious money, he'd probably be better off transferring after a huge year next year, IMO. Highly doubt p5's are lining up to throw life changing money at him right now.

https://www.grandforksgov.com/home/showpublisheddocument/50560/638443008808300000

I think hope congress will eventually act if needed. They don't do anything ahead of time - just look at the budget for example.

I think the number of auto bids would be a huge factor as well. An additional conference or two would make a huge difference. Say, if Atlantic hockey splits and if independents somehow cobble together another conference - would only need a few more teams for something like that to happen.