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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.

Source?

Yes

Only on one end. There is zero reason the media end can't be changed back to normal, today. It's a terrible view for someone who is professionally reporting on the game anyway.

The black curtain should be removed at minimum. This would be like an open concourse arena or stadium permanently blocking the view of the game from fans in the concourse. There's a reason that so many open concourse arenas and stadiums are being built - it improves the game experience for everyone. If this idea isn't going anywhere and they insist on keeping the club seating, they could at least try to make it feel like a legit club experience. Give them tables and servers and remove the curtain. This would at least help to drive revenue and it would help to justify the higher price point of the tickets. I hope they reverse course, but if they did something like this (see below) there probably wouldn't have been as much push back - I think what drives people nuts about the Peterson Porch is that the space is just being wasted. period.

Tom made a great point about kids. Kid's want to move around and the catwalk allows kids to move around a bit while parents can still watch the game. My top reasons for why UND should reverse their position: -Kids, as mentioned -Only place for friends to meet up since there isn't a general admission section -Only place 21 year old students can watch the game while LEGALLY drinking a beer -Flawed Logic. Eric Martinson seems to base his argument on a sold out building, which has only ever happened with NDSU. Peterson Porch diminishes the fan experience for everyone in the building with normal seats and Peterson Porch revenue is likely more than offset by disgruntled fans who decide to stay at home. -Terrible execution -Black curtains are unnecessary -There is room to create space for overflow press above the suits

Probably not the best way to effect change.

Do you have an Iphone or Android, or were you on their website? I only ever saw a play/stop button, which is why I resorted to NAU's feed on the Varsity app.

Never should have stopped using the logo in my profile picture.

I had to use NAU's radio stream to do this. I couldn't pause the radio feed on Iheart. What station did you use and what app?

No. They just keep it.

I saw those as well. Is the other end entirely "press"? Also, the sides of each bridge deck aren't on there either - this would be between the big pillars where there are two rows of chairs.

They can't broadcast today's game. Wait a couple weeks.

Great! Sounds like a good problem to have.

Cant see anything from the bars in the Ralph either.

When did they try it? I don't remember seeing anything back there ever, or any advertisement of it.

Chaves is asleep at the wheel. Simple as that imo. Can't even keep our athletics website updated let alone do anything else. "Student-athletes are not permitted to make special appearances (voluntary or otherwise) without prior approval. Student-Athletes are permitted to provide autographs at fanfests, autograph nights, and special events deemed by the UND Athletic Department as well as during their personal time, but at no time can these autographs be used for monetary gain. Compensating student-athletes for their autograph or a photo will result in a NCAA violation that affects the student-athlete's eligibility and chance to compete for UND. "

I'm not sure if hockey has transitioned to paperless game programs, but have an actual old school game program so people don't have to pull out their phone in order to learn about the players/teams, or to do something as simple as check a guys number. Once that phone gets pulled out, it's difficult for everyone to put it down - might as well check on the scores of other games, could see a work email, wife/husband texted you from home, etc..

Some context from the Alerus Center usage agreement:

I agree the piped in crap sucks, but if I had to answer your question, I'd say when they changed the rules and essentially took hitting out of the game.