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It was a serious question. I didn't watch the game (not a basketball fan in general) but the deeper a team goes in the playoffs, the more money comes back to the conference and its member schools. Financially that benefits UND as well.

Wouldn't that mean that they should cheer for the Bison in the NCAA tourney? I mean, each time a Summit League team advances from one round to the next, the conference gets more money.... and that money gets paid for 6 years. Therefore there is no good reason not to cheer for your conference mates once your team is done (or at least be content they're still winning) as it does nothing but help the conference and it's member schools going forward.

A few years back (2013 I want to say..) I was down in Brookings for a game and stopped by Cubbies for a drink with my friends. There was a group of former SDSU players literally spitting on the backs of people with NDSU apparel on as we walked through the door. There's idiots in every fan base. Fortunately that night didn't end up with any fists flying, but they were ABSOLUTELY trying to bring that on.

The bids were placed well before (I believe a 2-3 weeks ahead of time, but someone can correct me if I'm wrong) the selection committee decided who was playing who. Therefore SELA had no idea who they would be hosting, just like UND didn't know if they'd be hosting and who they'd be ultimately bidding against.

Coach football at UND?

You mean besides the previous week when NDSU was called for it?

Quite honestly because SHSU is incredibly overrated and has been for a few years. They play in a crap conference and get seeded due to past reputation rather than current records. On a yearly basis only 3 or 4 teams have a real shot at winning it all, however with the way the system works, 20 other teams get into the playoffs as well. So you have mid level teams playing each other with the slightly less crappy teams getting a home field advantage until the quarter/semi finals. Then they run into the top tier teams of that year and get exposed. SHSU may be a top 5-10 team.... But there isn't much separating them from anyone else in the 5 to 35 range or so.

Second coming of John Crockett? Not even the same position

I agree. I think the upper half of both the MVFC and BSC would make that move (along with a few other conferences)

The fact that Weber filled two holes in back-to-back years and was scheduled LATE in the scheduling season didn't have any effect on that, did it?

At least then the game would have meaning.

Does it have anything to do with NDSU not really liking UND all that much? Especially during the Gene Taylor era?

Untrue. UND has a great hockey program. I've said that for quite a while.

In all honesty the FCS is watered down even now. Too bad G5 is a worse option (for now) or I'd be advocating a move.

It went off better than I thought it would, and I'm glad it did. IMO the rivalry/hatred is over. No need to play each other regularly.

That should tell you what NDSU thinks about UND. And what does it say about UND that they accepted this offer? THAT is the real question.

For the record, I've been in favor of never playing UND again unless it's in the playoffs. I really don't think it is good for either school as it brings out the worst in most fans. As for why we did with Weber, we had an opening in our schedule last season and this season. Weber was one of a few schools that we could do a home and home with in those years that had the right dates open. I'm fairly certain that IF those dates were open at both UND & NDSU we may have seen a home and home scenario play out there as well. The stars didn't align so it didn't happen. The only way I want to renew this "rivalry" is if you join our conference.

Rank Conference CntMean NDSU 1 BIG 12 79.23 8 2 SEC 77.40 11 3 PAC-12 75.72 11 4 ACC 75.54 11 5 BIG TEN 75.31 9 6 I-A INDEPENDENTS 73.24 3 7 AMERICAN ATHLETIC 67.87 6 8 MWC 61.06 3 9 MAC 59.91 3 10 MISSOURI VALLEY 58.41 1 11 CONFERENCE USA 55.20 2 12 SUN BELT 54.46 2 13 BIG SKY 48.61 1 14 SOUTHERN 46.96 1 15 COLONIAL 45.86 1 16 OHIO VALLEY 44.69 1 17 IVY LEAGUE 44.40 1 18 BIG SOUTH 42.10 1 19 SOUTHLAND 41.01 1 20 PATRIOT 35.69 1 21 NORTHEAST 34.44 1 22 MID-EASTERN 32.43 1 23 SWAC 26.83 1 24 PIONEER 24.97 1 Sagarin seems to disagree. That part isn't debatable.

I think that is only paid tickets and doesn't include the band, etc...

Weber 32 UND 17

I can agree with that statement. It's like facemasking... no one EVER goes in with the intention of grabbing a facemask, sometimes it happens in the heat of the moment.

I don't think they were laughing about the kid getting hurt, but rather that you guys somehow felt the Bison player intentionally hurt him out of some irrational hatred of all things UND. I haven't personally rewatched the play (ESPN3 is freezing up on me...) so I can't say if it was a legal hit or not. For the sake of avoiding an argument I'll take your guys word and say it wasn't and there should have been a penalty, but I'm not buying for a second that this was how they were coached to do it or that it was done to intentionally injure him. EDIT: Man do I hate the quote function on this board.... really bizarre things happen when you hit "quote" and then back out and hit quote again... it keeps stacking the quotes. The above should have been in response to Darrel's post responding to mine.

Link to said laughter? Every thread I've seen on there is hoping for the best for the kid.

I agree with you on this. However, just because it is legal (hypothetically) to use otherwise does not mean it will be an allowed substance in the NCAA or College Football Programs. If the NCAA or UND/NDSU/UM/Whoever decides to ban it then the athletes need to follow the rules, regardless of the laws outside of sports.

Wait... did you "get the text" about said news? You remind me of someone..... Some "Chap" on another message board