Siouxphan27

7 conference games, and if we're lucky, one playoff game. lol. I like your attitude....but I've seen this show before....it doesn't end well.

Oh it's over. Playoffs are about defense, rebounding, and intensity. This team is 0 for those 3. Still waiting for a Jones' signature win....what's it been, 8 years?

I wasn't referring to you in particular with the full retard comment....although it looked that way when I had quoted you. for that I am sorry. Once again, I fail to see the point of any of us discussing things such as attendance, number of schools competing in said sport, affiliation of said schools in their other sports, general fan following, national popularity, regional popularity, and on , and on, and on..... NONE of it changes the fact that UND is successful at the highest level of collegiate hockey. NONE of it changes the fact FCS football is a step below FBS football. Saying that UND hockey is similar to FCS football is factually incorrect; we need not go any further. But yet,..... we do......

Agreed. I'm referring more to the under the basket boards and put backs we give up. Also, one dude should not outrebound an entire team, as I believe happened last weekend.

What map are you looking at anyway? How about internationally? Look at the Olympics. Where are the FCS athletes on the world stage? I'll never understand why a UND "fan" would belittle the successes of the hockey program....or any of our programs for that matter. If we had a world class Croquet Team, I would not be going on UND chat boards, siding with FU fans, and belittling the successes of the Croquet Program using the misguided logic that it's not as important as other sports. SMH. Hockey is Hockey. Football is football. Croquet is croquet. Being the best at the highest level offered in your sport is something to be proud of, not something to be belittled by going full retard on meaningless stats.

love the Honkers...... although some old white guys with poor hearing may misinterpret that one and cause another controversy.

Getting back to conference alignment....some questions about the future... if the big BCS conferences break away in the coming years, how does that affect Big Sky, and Summit/MVFC schools? Will there be another massive round of conference juggling as the weaker FBS schools move to join the FCS ranks? Is the Big Sky better positioned than Summit schools, that currently have football in a different conference? Or won't it make any difference if/when the time comes?

thanks Mafia....i knew it didn't sound quite right...lol. Anyway, I still like it. How about Potato Skins? or would that be too controversial?

Exactly. And when you have a team that is as athletically gifted as this one, that doesn't rebound, it's quite telling how much "effort" is being put into it. Hopefully they can turn the "effort" switch on for the home stretch...but it usually doesn't work like that.

Wasn't somebody the Flashers? A smaller class B out west I think? Mascots could get creative with that one.

Defense, rebounding, and shot selection are three glaring inconsistencies of this team. I can only hope Jones has been stressing defensive and rebounding drills, with threats of riding the pine if you don't. If you don't find your man and box him out, and he gets the rebound and an offensive put back, you're coming out. Simple as that.

UND hockey competes at the highest Level offered in collegiate athletics. FCS football is not the highest level of collegiate football. . It is a fact. Attendance, opinions of popularity, and varying definitions of "big time" are just silly childish straw man comebacks that don't change the facts. I don't care what level each UND sport competes at- I will be supportive regardless. But that doesn't mean I won't be proud to point out 7 national titles won at the highest level of competition are the crown jewel of accomplishments.

Not sure I'd call that breathing room... 1 loss, and 2 Sac State wins, and if you don't own the tie breakers, you could go from tied for 2nd, to 8th place and out of the tournament. The rest of the games are must wins. Jones- coached teams don't win the big ones, so I'm not holding my breath.

Good one!

And now we're somehow debating the popularity of a sport..... as if that has anything to do with wtf we were talking about. If some of you had actually read the entire thread, you might have a clue as to why I called FCS football "JV"....aka in response to the nauseating ndsu posters' remarks. There is nothing wrong with playing in the second highest level talent-wise for the sport of football. And if you don't agree with FCS being second tier, I guess you can join the goat ropers to the south in their belief that they could take down the Alabamas and Auburns and Florida States. i'm a huge Sioux football fan and attend all games I can make it to. But there is no disputing the hockey program competes at the highest possible level. That's just a fact. We have ndsu and u of m fans on here taking over this thread having a rod measuring contest about which of those two have a better football team, and i'm the one catching flak for just mentioning the term "JV".......priceless..

You're lack of logic is hilarious. What does a CANADIAN, PROFESSIONAL, level of a sport have to do with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, COLLEGE, sports? THAT is your attempt at a comeback to the well known fact that FBS is a higher level of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, COLLEGE, football? LOL LOL. Please, when goat roping class is over, explain to us again the different levels of collegiate hockey in the U.S.A..... I can't wait to hear your response.

Settle down gentlemen. I just said that to rile the AC posters, who should maybe consider posting on their own boards, or making some friends...one or the other, or both. The fact that a UND discussion board topic gets turned into a rod measuring contest between AC and U of Mickey Mouse posters, is ridiculous.

Jeezus, how many JV football titles is it going to take for these ndsu posters to overcome their small man syndrome?

We need more wins than uniform combinations. Stick with school colors, forget the ugly black pants and jersey.

Maybe everyone on the team could legally change their last name to Sioux for the season.

I'm in Fargo right now and all the fast food joints are closed. Apparently all FU grads got the day off to watch the game.

I don't really understand why people assume everything will be the same because the new hires are UND guys.... It's not like they are all clones just because they have similar backgrounds. Some of the most important aspects of successfully coaching a team would include instilling an attitude, a discipline, and a strong level of commitment. This is accomplished with leadership from the staff. Schemes may be similar, but the quality of leadership at the top is vastly improved IMO.

Awesome thanks!

Are there Any links to the presser for those of us that couldn't be there?

Ndsu fans spend their hard earned minimum wage cash two things- busses and beer; not facilities. The BSA makeover is what, 10 years in the making and just got official approval? I can't imagine how long an IPF will take. It's great that Grand Forks is able to help out in their time of need.