Dustin

Yes. Hopefully the gravity of his presence at this particular game is not lost.

Depending on where he'd want to go...you'd be hard-pressed to find a better deal in the Dakotas than the UND set-up. Obviously, he could go to a professional sports team or work for a national broadcaster in any major metro with enough sports to broadcast. His spring and summers (April - August) are probably pretty light, which also seems like a pretty sweet deal. Hopefully Midco is able to keep him around for a long time.

I was at that game. I was in 7th grade and my friend’s older brother was a freshman at NDSU and got some tickets. We were sitting behind the end zone where UND blocked a kick to score a touchdown near the beginning of the game.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/football/7212668-UND-North-Dakota-State-football-game-is-sold-out-and-tickets-on-secondary-markets-are-growing-expensive From Tom's article in the Herald: The 2 p.m. game at the Alerus Center will be televised on WDAY-TV. Is this correct? Or will it be on both Midco and WDAY?

I'll guess UND 11.5 point underdog with a total of 45.5

Nordeast

Great idea.

This concerns me as well. UND can't win if its fans don't make the Alerus a true home field advantage.

If UND wins, which I hope they will, I'm sure it will be a close game, probably decided by 1 or 2 key plays.

Right. It would be a sweet (or Sioux-weet) story line.

Same with Belquist.

Speaking of Mike Mooney, I’ve been thinking the last few seasons that the coaching staff should bring him in for a motivational meeting with the team in the week leading up to NDSU.

There is, and as fans we certainly can have that mentality, but I think that’s a loser way to think about it. If you don’t want to bring a potential recruit to a home game against your biggest rival because you might lose the game, changes need to be made to the way recruiting is done (or who is doing the recruiting).

You would think this would the choice recruit visit game.

https://mynameisyeh.com/ She hosts a show on Food Network from her husband's farm just north of EGF.

It would have helped if UND had beat Utah State to generate a more intriguing matchup. Regarding media rights, don’t you think Montana and/or EWU had media rights that espn could have easily bought out? I’m guessing the same thing would have happened in the UND/NDSU case.

If we are still Top 10 after next 3 games, then we are legit.

Especially the helmets. Miss that logo so much.

It certainly has the potential to do this. I hope that is the case.

Absolutely. I'll admit I had to look to see who was on the schedule after NDSU. Right now, that's the only game that matters to me.

I think I agree with you. On a side note, if someone knows or can speculate and cares to elaborate, what effect does using a second QB have on Tommy? Does it through off his rhythm? Does it make him think he's not a complete player? I guess after what happened on Saturday, I'm of the opinion to give Tommy the reigns and let him drive those horses.

I've been thinking this is the perfect time for a bye. Normally, later in the season is better, but for this season and this team, now is the time. Fix what you can. And get yourself psyched for a big game.

And here it is: https://undfootball360.com/news/a-potato-bowl-shutout-victory-that-left-plenty-of-questions/

Yes. Unfortunately we don't have the O-line from Spring 2021. I think they will get up to speed in time, but maybe not in time for October 2. Hope they have a good two weeks.

That’s what I’ve been saying. He better be close to 100% for October 2, or that’s on the coaching staff.