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NCAA tourney is luck, team that can win a conference championship gives you better odds.

Does he have any relationship with them? Serious question. I hope they keep in contact but I'm not in a position to know one way or the other.

Doh... I thought you were adding emphasis. My bad.

Fixed it for you. Can't judge a hockey coach based off a one and done tourney.

Pretty sure that was a joke...

No, but he's at the top of the food chain. He tells people what to do and/or should be working with the Alumni Foundation to develop either awareness or excitement about any of his projects. That's not his responsibility? Pretty sure fundraising was a huge reason Leon Costello was hired by Montana State, after he completed the fundraising effort for SDSU's new football facilites. They talk up his fundraising successes a lot in his bio: https://msubobcats.com/staff-directory/leon-costello/232. And look at that! They have huge link at the top of their athletics web page that highlights their facilities efforts! And they just completed construction on their new football locker rooms to boot! https://msubobcats.com/sports/2017/9/20/Facilities-MasterPlan.aspx Huge DONATE NOW button in the middle of the page. Guy is a genius... Meanwhile at UND, the link to the Alumni Foundation on Chaves website take you to this (and it has for months):

Not happy about this. Seems like he's MIA... we have no clue what his strategy is to move the athletic department forward. No announcements. We have a huge fundraising project with the second phase of the practice facility and it's not mentioned anywhere on und athletics website or champions club website, etc. UND athletics just feels neglected. Chaves failed at fundraising at EWU and so far he has failed at UND as well. He provides zero insight on his podcast.. just explains how stuff is reall really hard and he goes with the flow of whatever the pressing issue is. No reason we don't have a website up like one of these because not everyone who will donate wants to do so blindly to a scholarship fund. See the fundraising on this message board for an example of donating for a cause. He doesn't even ask. http://jointheifund.com/capitalprojects.html https://tsuathleticfund.com/giving-opportunities/capital-projects/index.html He also took a way an avenue to generating revenue for phase two when he renamed the HPC instead of selling naming rights.. yeah for a good cause, but name the field or something... Other schools are getting millions for practice facility naming rights donations.. UND's Learfield/Radio Licensing and Midco/TV deals expire at the end of this school year. Was really hoping someone new would be in place. Chaves have a plan for the athletics department anywhere?! He slowly reduced updates on UND's website and then abandoned any effort altogether... https://fightinghawks.com/sports/2019/7/9/chaves-news-and-notes.aspx

I never said otherwise dick head. Work on your reading comprehension.

UST tried to buy nearby golf course, for hockey arena and athletic fields, but offer was declined. 61 million offer.. UST still searching for land. https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/st-thomas-eyes-historic-golf-course-for-new-hockey-arena/ Interesting quote by St. Thomas's AD: “Right now we’re focusing on hockey and baseball and softball and those three facilities are contemplated to be the first of those facilities we would need to build,” University of St. Thomas Director of Athletics Phil Esten told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS. There would also be room for other facilities, but those three are the immediate priority. Football and basketball will stay in their current locations on campus for now, but the university has to take a long-term view as well."

I agree. I meant just in front of black building.

I think that is just the coaches locker rooms/showers for practice. I think the football meeting rooms/offices will be in the black part of the building on the left. Also, it would be nice to have a deck on top of the "Hawkway".

I agree. Kinda blurry but this was in the lease agreement that UND presented to the NDUS at it's October meeting. There are additional offices, on the second floor, above the green highlighted area in the plan (which will likely change to some degree). The original plan for phase two would have been ideal, and although I don't necessarily agree with all of the decisions that have been made, this project, in its entirety, will still be great for the program.

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Viewing option appears to be UND Insider. Day pass is about 3 bucks? Not positive, so correct me if I'm wrong.

I think that was the plan but now Lindenwood seems to be planning to move the entire athletic department up to D1, as an invite to the OVC seems to be imminent. I think they have an announcment this week. If that is the case, ya gotta think hockey moves to the back burner?

The local paper hasn't mentioned this , but UND posted something about Phase two on the state procurement website, in January. I would think this means the start of construction is nearing for phase two of the Pollard/HPC, but I'm not aware of the official process UND has for this sort of thing. Included in the RFQ posted on the procurement website are new floorplans, which are not final, but they are fun to look at. The UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS for Construction Manager at Risk for Fritz Pollard Jr. Second Phase RFQ #111-2022 RELEASE DATE: January 27, 2022 DUE DATE: February 24, 2022, at 3:00 PM CST Purpose of RFQ: This Request for Qualifications is released by the University of North Dakota Procurement Services Department on behalf of the University of North Dakota Department of Facilities Management. UND Department of Facilities Management will be responsible for managing the design and construction of the proposed project on behalf of University of North Dakota. Description: The Project generally consists of: This project is to construct the addition to the existing Fritz Pollard Jr. Athletic Center. The addition is to include locker rooms, weight room, training facilities, and associated support spaces. Also, anticipated in the scope of work is the reconstruction of the outdoor practice facility which includes artificial turf field and running track, as well as modifications to the existing Fritz Pollard Jr. Athletic Center to incorporate additional programming and increase space utilization. Site work required to accommodate new facilities, renovated facilities, and required utility services. This scope of work is subject to change based on the funds UND Alumni Foundation receives. Project Requirements: • The Project Budgeted Direct Construction Cost is approximately $24 Million, actual budget may vary (excluding CMaR Fees, CMaR Construction Contingency, design and other associated fees, furniture and equipment, and other “soft” costs). • The Project Commencement Date shall be upon approval of fundraising goals from the UND Alumni Association. • The Project Completion Date will be determined when funds have been raised. • The CMaR is required to be licensed in the State of North Dakota with a “Class A” license and must comply with all requirements listed in ND Century Code Chapter 43-07. ***for full resolution/size, right click the pictures an click "open link in new tab"

Highly unlikely, but UMKC was mentioned by CHN that they were looking into hockey. If that happened, a new hypothetical conference could potentially include Augastana, UMKC, Lindenwood, Liberty, Robert Morris (they allowed back in Atlantic?), Alaskas, and LIU. College hockey really needs a bottom rung startup conference if we want the sport to grow at all. This could be the Mens side of a revived CHA, or perhaps there could be enough independent could be an option. This conference could basically be a revived version of the Mens CHA, where I believe Lindenwood's womens team plays. This isn't a prediction - just saying that the potential is there for a bunch of start ups to play together in a more southern focused leage. Not mentioned is Tenn State, which had the NHL feasability study, which will tell them they dont have enough money. But they would be centrally located in such a conference. Austin Pea has a new rink as well, where I believe the club team will play. Georgia is also building a new arena nearby. Again, I don't predict this happens, but there is finally at least potential for a more South/South East focused college hockey leage. UMKC, St. Louis, Nashville, Clarksville, Huntsvville, Athens, Lynchburg wouldn't be the worst confernce, in terms of geography, and it could be a viable options for schools in the South who could be interested in a D1 hockey if only there were a viable conference in the area. This could include a school like FGCU or a Dallas or Raleigh area school.

Anyone have an audio link that works?

Not much different than cheering for UND's athletic programs and judging the performance of the coaches/team.

Yes

https://am.ticketmaster.com/sundevils/virtual-venue/MjJIT0ZT ASU season ticket sales look to be incredibly strong already... arena too small? Very impressive. Also, the ticketmaster "virtual venue" thing is amazing! What does it take for the Ralph to get hooked up with something like that? Or are we just not a big enough name for it to ever happen? (the virtual venue feature).

All good points. I could have swore the 4 game thing passed for basketball this year, after the A-10 petitioned the NCAA, but I just tried to find an update and couldn't find anything. Thanks for the correction. Good point on continuity with current roster as well. I was thinking he would be helpful towards the end of the game if guys foul out, etc, but that issue seems to be moot! I hate to say it, because the teams record isn't acceptable, but I've noticed that even with how much this team has struggled, I don't get nearly as frustrated as when I was watching Jone's teams. I'm not a basketball guy, but Sather's offense seems to just have a good flow to it. We could obviously cut down on a lot of the turnovers, but I think that will get better as overall team skill increases. This team is just enjoyable to watch, and yes, current standards are unacceptably low, given how this season started, but it's just great to see so much effort out there, and ya can't help but feel good seeing a walk on like Panoam get so much playing time.

I mean, we ARE peaking at the right time... if UND makes it to the tourney, we will have one quite a few games and could legitimately upset a team or two... IF we are good enough to continue our "run" and make the tournament. Someone mentioned that Levias has been dressed for at least one game recently, is there a chance he gets healthy enough to play? I believe he can play in up to 4 games an maintain his redshirt.

Per College AD, it looks like Lindenwood is looking to make the jump as well. This would bring the OVC back up to 6 for football. Wonder if this makes it more or less likely that Lindenwood adds D1 hockey? Paywall https://collegead.com/newsfeed/college-athletics-847/