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Thanks for the insight and for stopping by. Will you be in town for the game?

I think so too. At least that's where it was on the 2018 master plan. I don't think that necessarily means anything in regard to what the re-imagined seating will look like, though. https://campus.und.edu/facilities-management/planning-process.html (It says 2022, but as of this moment, the Athletics Plan is 2018's)

Permanent? I hope so. They used the same verbiage for the Betty as they used for the re-imagined end seating at the Alerus. We certain they aren't replacing the risers with a drink rail and a black curtain to block the view?

Given how much money this website has proactively donated through the lets help bubba campaign, and considering the large amount of discussion and frustration that has been expressed here (and for such a long period of time) I think the least they could do is log on, in an official capacity, to answer some questions or give a little insight into their process/vision. They have been saying they have been close on phase two for over a year now, yet there has been no public fundraising phase? No renderings? Not a single mention of the project or even the general vision for the project on any of the official websites? The "give now" section on the Alumni Foundation website doesn't even list Phase 2 as a donation option? https://undalumni.org/Athletics. Chaves and the Alumni Association/Champions Club are great at blowing off my emails when I've asked specifically about this, however. I would donate to phase 2, but I'm still waiting to get asked - either personally or through a public fundraising phase! Yet football fans get ridiculed for being impatient or for trying to spend other people's money... Bubba has sent a thank you card every time I've donated through the "lets help bubba" fundraising drive on this website. After the football guys sent out an email this summer for the food campaign thing, I made a small donation and then quickly received another thank you card from Bubba yet again, and that's not even his job. I'll say it again - the people who's job it is to do this stuff aren't even trying. I'M SURE THAT ISN'T ACTUALLY THE CASE, but it's the impression that myself and many others have gotten, and I think that viewpoint is justified. If Upper levels of UND and the Alumni Association actually read this, I hope you seriously consider the implications of that.

Teama Team Makers nets 700k a year from charitable gambling. UND doesn't even try.

Has the Champions club even announced how much money they raised last year?

Curious if he elaborated at all? I don't doubt it, but did he say how he came to believe that or who he heard it from? The Oregon/Big Ten/Hockey addition rumor doesn't add up to me though.. would Oregon adding hockey really move the needle for their admittance to the Big Ten? If the league didn't help Illinois get over the hump with how close that school was to adding hockey, I just don't see how it would make any difference to the Big Ten if Oregon added hockey.

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This is a really good interview with Rick Zombo at Lindenwood. Highly recommend. Discusses the wisconsin water bottle incident as well.

If the pa promts fans, 2nd down would be better imo. 3rd down comes more naturally anyway, and if there is a big 2nd down stop it's not like fans will forget about yelling, for an even more critical play, after they were already just told to.

How long till UND updates their normal home and away jerseys? Has anyone heard anything one way or the other? With the giant gap in the center of the replicas (ugly), ya gotta think UND is missing out on tens if not hundreds of thousands in sales annually.. The Nashville one or even these Nodak ones would be better. Could even have one HAWKS and another could say NODAK. Or both say NODAK I don't care... Current jerseys look great on the ice, or with a number, but the replicas are legit bad. However, if UND could figure out the whole NIL deal, the ralph or a 3rd party could customize the current jerseys with the name and numbers of existing players whom can be compensated appropriately. That CAN be done legally, it would benefit the program, and it would provide at least some benefit for keeping the current jerseys (it's the only way they look good).

Bohl 6-5 in 2008 Then 3-8 in 2009 Many wanted Bohl fired as well. I'm not saying that is a similar situation to Bubba.. just saying.

I think it's reasonable to conclude that this point was reached when UND won the Big Sky championship. Since then, multiple conference changes have probably played a much larger factor, imo.

I'd buy one - 100% committed if you can get that put together.

I know things are changing, but if we are wondering why SDSU has been more successful since we moved D1, especially in regard to recruiting, is it really that much of a mystery? I know the high performance center is great, but Bubba has been incredibly successful if you consider the overall facilities that he's been working with in comparison to the top teams in the fcs (besides EWU). The locker rooms at memorial were literally going to be condemned weren't they? Compare that to SDSU and the Dykhouse Center, which actually has locker rooms and other football facilities attached to it. Bubba hasn't been playing with a full deck of cards but he's been fairly competitive anyways. Guarantee UND starts recruiting better once Memorial Village and Pollard phase two are complete.

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You're right! Literally pages and pages of discussion not too far back. To answer your question, it's no longer standing room as you may remember it. They converted that area to "club" seating, so you would be paying for a barstool along the rail that is reserved specifically for you. You will not need to compete for space with anyone along the rail.

The REA/UND usage agreement has changed significantly since the arena was built, imo. Below is a comparison for "Disposition of Net Income" between the current usage agreement and the 2004-2005 usage agreement. Current usage agreement: 2004-2005 Usage Agreement:

His first couple sentences are also both contradictory and wrong. NE10 runs a D2 hockey league.

Oh. My. God. This thread is embarrassing. Argue all you want, but really both college hockey and FCS football are niche sports at the national level. They are what we make of them.

I clicked the link but it says the search session expired. I think I found it though.. is this it? https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=90202844&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch Why do I feel like you already did that? It is interesting.

What is his body of work?

Right. I'm just saying that if people are clamoring for anyone to be fired, he should be at the top of the list.

How long is Chaves going to stick around? That's the first question. If he will leave or be fired soon I don't want him hiring the next fb coach. IF any moves are going to be made, do it after the Missouri State game and give Danny the chance to show what he can do. At this point, firing Bubba seems kinda pointless, imo, since we need that buyout money for a team locker room, because they haven't replaced the last one which was condemned and tore down yet. Fire Chaves if anything. Let a new AD start fresh with his own hire. Do we really want Chaves to be around in 5 years? If not, I don't see why ya'll aren't preaching to fire him first. Last thing I want is to make a FB coaching change before getting a new AD, which could then lead to having a new AD who is itching to fire the whatever coach Chaves would hire. And if that wasn't the case, Chaves would STILL be at UND...? Look at the track record of the programs since he was hired... New AD, then new coach. CHAVES is the one who gave Bubba a long extension before he needed to by the way. This is the guy who should be making the next FB coaching hire instead of the guy who can't fundraise and thinks blocking off the bridge decks is a good idea.