Dustin

It actually was a 3-0 sweep. Sac St vs. EWU was a great 5-set contest.

Thanks. UND is actually #36 in accumulated attendance.

Is there a link to 2016 NCAA volleyball attendance?

Yes, 2015 @ Wyoming should have been on my first list. Shame on me.

Some games that come to mind: 1993 vs. NDSU, 2001 vs. UC-Davis, 2006 @ UNI for games of importance to the program and fan base. Other ones that stick out (how important they were is not a criteria) are 1994 @ NDSU (first game in Fargodome), 1994 vs. NDSU (DII playoffs), 1995 vs. NDSU (NFL Films documentary), 1998 @ NDSU (Jimmy Kleinsasser), 2003 vs. NDSU (last Nickel Trophy game), 2011 vs. South Dakota (Great West Conference championship).

So if NAU can go up 3 TD's, can't NDSU? We just let it happen to a team that's not going to make the playoffs. Fortunately we came all the way back and won. If a top 2 seeded team does that at home, I would expect them to close the deal. Maybe not 31-10, but somewhere in that 10-20 point range. Now if we never let it happen in the first place, I'm thinking a different story.

At least there's no team van to drive to airport after this year's tournament ;P

I can't remember if I wrote it somewhere on the forum or just thought it, but I still say we're 2-3 touchdown underdogs to the bison. They probably go up 31-10 on us (like NAU) and we don't recover. But the gap will be even closer in just a year.

That would be my guess.

Yes, I want to meet them in the playoffs, no matter at what stage.

For sure. We are definitely on their radar. At this point, I still think we are 2-3 touchdown underdogs to NDSU, but maybe with newfound health, it could be a game.

I get the feeling that if NDSU is the #1, UND will be #8, and if NDSU is #2, UND will be #7. I just don't see them not on a collision course for the quarterfinal stage.

No. All I said is that comparing football attendance to NDSU, UM, and MSU is not a controlled experiment due to the hockey factor. I personally think the Al should be sold out every game just like the Ralph is.

Unless the Big Sky had some sanctions that I don't remember, that shouldn't have affected hosting, since it's not an NCAA event.

The difference between Fargo, Missoula, and Bozeman, is that football is their cash cow sport, whereas Grand Forks has hockey. And it has hockey 2 nights on a weekend. And a season that lasts 5 months. That's a lot of games. If Grand Forks didn't have 11-12k going to every hockey game (over 200,000 people for a full season), there would be 11k at football games. So you say, "can't people do both?" Sure, they CAN. But that's a pretty big commitment.

I know how this is gonna make me look now that the game is over and won, but because I was at the game, not paying attention to TV or radio announcers (or even looking at this site), I never had the doubt that would have normally kicked in had those outside sources been a factor. I didn't necessarily think UND would come back to win, but I figured they could still make it interesting. When we finally made it to 31-17, I told my friend next to me, "if they offense can get one more, I think the defense has a score in them today." Well, the offense actually got two more, and then the defense got theirs to win the game.

I don't want to give them the clicks. Anything of worth brought up? I know, I felt bad going to a Bison site, but I did read the whole thing. Regarding UND and the playoffs, they think UND will now be a seeded team.

I noticed that as well, and thought that was a nice gesture.

A potential home game against sdsu for the right to potentially play at ndsu. Sounds like the perfect scenario for a great playoff atmosphere.

I agree. But if the play from the last two matches continues, they will be dancing. Maybe even knock off a first round NCAA opponent.

Wow, that is EXACTLY what happened later in the game.

Dooley and Merselli have got to be the best 1-2 combo in the Big Sky.

Defense was very good tonight. And probably one of the best performances from Faith Dooley. ever. Loved the announcer, too.

YES!!

The big Bison fan at work was mentioning that. I presume he heard about from the Dom Izzo chat as well. I have found no confirmation of that anywhere on the internet.