In the case of "I'm from North Dakota and I don't have ties to either UND or NDSU so I cheer for both," UND needs to make it its mission for that casual fan to have more opportunities to cheer for UND than NDSU.
Potato Bowl is always the first home game, right? That's Sept. 5 (Labor Day weekend) in 2026. Additionally, it's the only home game in September next year, so I doubt it would be moved a whole month later.
This will be a tough game and I don't think we come out with a W. In fact, I think it'll be a bigger deficit than K State. We beat Montana last year as the inferior team, and I don't think it happens again.