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  1. NoiseInsideMyHead
    Nice write-up. http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/4266904-what-could-have-been No surprise these guys are having impact. Personally, I think that UND was able to recruit quality and character guys because only character guys would commit to coming to the frozen tundra of Grand Forks with its long road trips, late spring, and short home season. The deck for success at D1 is stacked against northern teams; Indiana's 2013 CWS appearance was the first for the B1G since 1984. For the northernmost teams, fuhgeddaboutit. Playing at UND meant love of the game and love for the school. Still sad to drive by Kraft on a sunny, spring day, but the U is marching on. I'd love to have seen the Hawk on an official baseball cap or jersey, though. I'd have bought one on the spot.
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    Not to split hairs (or feathers), but by definition, a "throwback" would require that the logo have been dropped at some point. What makes you think that the interlocking ND won't pop up in the heritage line of products or even on the field at some point?
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    I bet he would give anything to have her back, back, back. Seriously, though, today is his birthday, too.
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    If you live in Grand Forks, PLEASE contact your City Councillor...unless you are in favor of reducing speed limits on main roads throughout town, in which case, get ready for some bump drafting. Pro tip: If the police officer on the City Council votes "no" on a traffic measure, it's probably a bad idea.
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    Blue Hawks in the Red? Would that make them Purple?
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    On the plus side, slower traffic will give everyone additional time to more fully appreciate the Swiss clock-like, ultra-precise synchronization of the stoplights.
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    They just said on WDAZ that they measured speeds during "non-peak" times. Yeah, blue hairs driving to and from their appointments at Altru. WTF! I can guarantee they weren't measuring my speed anywhere. The city's traffic engineer is an incompetent twit. (That is hardly news.)
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    I'll believe that when I see it. Millennials are the last group I'd entrust with the project. Heck, I'd take grade school kids over college kids.
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    What the ever-living f*** is this? http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4263453-slow-your-roll-grand-forks-leaders-consider-lower-speed-limits-town If this passes, I will be the first to sign a recall petition for my city councilor.
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    Yet, the men and women who wear the name and logo and take the field under it had one of their best, breakout years ever. Do you ever feel like you're fighting the wrong war, for the wrong reasons?
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    I could be mistaken, but I think a lot of the new downtown signage...including in the windows of many businesses along Demers...coincided with homecoming last fall. Much of it has remained, as I recall.
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    The big numbers related to the nickname transition were long-range, and those included such things as new uniforms, playing surfaces, etc., that have a finite life span and were going to require replacement anyway. And way back in 2011, the estimate was $750k. As of January 2015, actuals were $126k. And in 2016, the logo cost about $50k. In any event, that's a long way from equaling the annual cost of a sport, let alone an expensive one. So I'm not sure the nickname issue and its one-time expenditures are viable scapegoats for teams being cut, nor have I ever heard that the nickname costs were paid for by the athletic department in the first place.
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    Betsy DeVos will make the trip personally...she's always wanted to see Mount Rushmore.
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    You mean, like, a year ago, when we were 101 pages into the Fire Brian Jones thread?
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    Playoff hockey. Literally nothing like it.
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    If you're gonna include the W, it's gotta have attitude. Yet, most everyone was dead set against a cartoonish animal logo.
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    Post of the year!
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    The Legislature getting involved in something it probably shouldn't, possibly without adequate information and perhaps with a questionable motive? Say it ain't so!
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    Most complaints to the ORC come from either Gandalf, Legolas, or Boromir.
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    Spud Webb will be crushed.
  22. NoiseInsideMyHead
    Not sure about Title IX, but I'm guessing UND would get licked in a Title LXIX lawsuit.
  23. NoiseInsideMyHead
    Anybody else receive the e-mailed fan survey from UND/REA? Mine arrived Tuesday afternoon, and showed up as coming from fans@theralph.com. The survey was quick and straightforward enough; it covered MH, M/WBB, VB and FB and hit on everything from in-game experience to concessions to parking. My only beef is that it never asked me to provide contact information for the raffle.
  24. NoiseInsideMyHead
    I've been to both as well, and I will say that having a little elbow room in certain sections of the Alerus back in the day was nothing compared to crickets in the Ralph. If WH had gotten HALF the lowest FB totals, we might not be having this conversation.
  25. NoiseInsideMyHead
    I had to double-check the thread. Perhaps we should all stop and ponder this: maybe, just maybe, it's the CHANGE that is "dumb," and we all place waaaaay too much blame on the result. Because, you know...sports.
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