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Boise State release their updated depth chart yet? Can't find traditional game notes.

So was Tommy's worst play of the day a TD pass? Is that what people are complaining about? Imagine if he did this!

Nice to see that the REA has started pushing Football merch: https://www.siouxshop.com/search/football/

Yeah, both will be great facilities. I love the housing tie in for UND's. How cool would it be to be a football player living an memorial village... I like the design of NDSU's practice facility, especially that it's at ground level and the garage doors on the side of the field can be opened. It has a ton more natural light. Now that Pollar phase two won't be as tall as planned, I'd like to see UND add windows or a way to get natural light into the building along it's west side, near the ceiling. @The SicatokaHow much money will UND be saving by having it's practice field so far underground? Significant difference in heating and cooling costs?

NOW is the time to look and bumping out the South end of the Alerus though. If GF is going to be investing a bunch of money at the Alerus site, they need to at least look into the possibility of tying it into the south side of the Alerus Center and adding a bar. Connect the new practice fields to the football field at ground level and it could be a huge addition that could potentially be used for convention space, if the opportunity presented itself. Connect the projects, add seats the the south side of the Alerus and add a bar/restaurant that serves both venue's.

I like this concept but I think the best purpose would be for short term fundraising projects rather than long-term planning. People want to see results. Show renderings on the video board during an ad spot. I was really loud about how UND went about their fundraising for phase two of the HPC, and something like this would have been great along the way (or NOW to improve the project). I think they this idea could have worked at destination hockey games in Nashville and Vegas, as well, because they could have exposed the project to UND fans who may no longer live in the region or who may no longer be in-the-know about fundraising for a project like this, but may otherwise have been interested in donating. They would have found new donors, no doubt. When I was in Vegas and Nashville, I was suprised by the lack of fundraising efforts. Should have been renderings of every project UND was working on and those special games should be treated more like huge fundraising events - filled with both passionate and casual UND fans, with money, willing to travel for UND, in a good mood, filled with UND spirit... no better time to educate people on facilities plans. Many people at those games care about other sports more than, or just as much, as hockey.

Hockey question, but the drones made me wonder.. does the REA still shine spotlights in the air on game night? I always thought that was really cool. Hope they do.

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.