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You don't have any idea what you're talking about - so don't.

Not a shocker at all...look at what's happened in the last year or so to "the home team" --weekend newscasts go away in favor of a Wday/z "regional" newscast (remember that theme). --this year, they dump a local 5 o'clock newscast in favor of carrying a "shared" Wday/z "regional" newscast. AGAIN the "home team" takes it up the you know what in favor of the "regional" approach. --Now the 6 and 10 are still "local" (with the same taped fargo weather they've always had) BUT they've lost their 30+ year veteran sports anchor...now it's decision time...do you hire another veteran sports guy and keep huddling as the "home team" OR does 'Day take advantage and say "We'll now do a REGIONAL SPORTS SUPERCAST (or whatever they want to call it) where we keep a sports guy in GF but the anchoring is done from Fargo. (Much like KVLY has always done with highlights gathered from all over the state but done as 1 show) Done and done. --PREDICTION - this will be the next step in losing local TV in GF in favor of the "regional" newscast approach from Fargo. Say goodbye to TerryD too...he'll be going away sooner than you think. That's why they made a big deal about his "39th Anniversary" last year. They knew he probably wouldn't hang around for 40. Why would you when they create a new 30 minute show for you to do on Sunday mornings with few resources and no one watching. It's a shove out the door. --All you have left then is maybe a local "newsblock" from GF inserted into the WDAY SUPER NEWS at 6 and 10 - The home team loses and folds! Sad. PS - Ernie sunk the ship!

WHAT??? If you only go to football games there are no "GARBAGE BAGS" separating the arena. You might not be able to see the big video screens but AGAIN - if you want to....MOVE DOWN! If you insist on sitting in the high seats - squat down, or do something to see it but STOP BITCHING ABOUT EVERYTHING at the AL....especially when you can do SOMETHING about it! You should find a great seat - not expect EVERY SEAT you buy should be perfect! One day - every seat in the Al WILL be filled so let THOSE PEOPLE bitch. You have the freedom of picking your seat - GO FOR IT!

I believe it's Invertibrate Worm - the Fighting SLUGS!

finally sober up - FOR ONCE? Thanks for trying to POLICE this forum now you idiot - that's like the pot calling to the slightly blacker pot BLACK. (I'll bet i just BLEW your mind ) bye bye

You can't complain about GayDay! They have a right to do their own celebrations and bestiality rituals or whatever...wait....WHERE the hell are my glasses???

Maybe you should write a letter to the ALERUS Center with your grievances. Better off that airing them here where no one pays attention to them. (btw you ARE old school if you remember the name as the AURORA - I actually have an old t-shirt with that name on it from when the event center was first approved so I have no problem with complainers but the banners should stay and the "garbage bags" on the upper roof are actually sound baffles that (theoretically) help the acoustics in the Al. I actually agree the PA sounds terrible so again, that direct letter or complaint to the ALERUS, would probably go farther. good luck!

Exactly! It is about the story - and one that's as old as show business itself! It's a classic Carny and Rube story you don't get...(and that's whats MOST funny!) Imagine a sports network trying to CONSTANTLY stay relevant and make people tune in to a marginal "FAN" show because of the ridiculous amounts of money they make - but only if they can put "asses in the seats" so to speak...you would need some kind of gimmick every week and constantly going back to the major college FB powers week after week, year after year, gets stale...hmmm...how do we freshen up the act? I know (some espn wonk says) WE TAKE THE CARNIVAL to smaller towns and venues! Sure they aren't as important in the world of MAJOR college football but going there is a novelty factor. Fargo has SHOWN they'll turn out for a college football carnival. Just like when the real carnival rolls in - ALL THE RUBES in Fargo show up and make a big deal about it. They buy the cotton candy! They take a ride on the carousel! 3 darts to win a BIG PRIZE - they're all in! Meanwhile the carnies are laughing all the way to the bank. Sure winning a giant stuffed rabbit might make you feel like a big man for a night but in the end - what do you really have? A GIANT stuffed rabbit:-) ESPN Gameday is ndsu's SUPERBOWL while the carnies laugh all the way to the bank. Carnies and rubes...carnies and rubes

Was the ice cream you bought from the concession stand too cold too? bitch bitch bitch...that's all some people do! How about you pop for a couple extra bucks and buy a seat NOT in the BOB EUKER section. Seems like there were plenty of "good seats available" on that side of the arena.

STUPID!!!!!! !@#!$! UNACCEPTABLE for a program with this tradition!!!! sorry - just trying to keep with the format of everyone shitting on every possible nickname candidate...and they always will. accept the truth - there WILL be a new name. Just think ORIGINAL (i know thats probably a challenge)

For the 5000th time! The settlement with the ncaa STIPULATES we have to pick a new nickname - exactly for the reason you describe so stop using that arguement! UND HAS to pick a new nickname and they will. It will take a LONG time for it to catch on if ever and there will always be people who can't let go and will wear their Sioux Jerseys forever. Ask Dartmouth how these things go.....but we DO have to move on! Stop saying we don't have to....you're just plain wrong.

Thank You! You're a throwback to the old school guys who hated "Flickertails" because they wanted something that would "DEFEAT" the Bison so they came up with Sioux. We all know how that went....AND GUESS WHAT? There are MORE Bison fans today than actual freaking BISON on farms and reserves in ND so your arguement doesn't hold water. My arguement is go with something unique to us that no one else in US has. We can figure out the explanation later but if you think "BIGGER IS BETTER" how come no university has the nickname GODZILLAS!!! Becuase NO ONE would f*ck with GODZILLA! (Just ask Mothra) peace out!

stop GROUSING and pick.... the FIGHTING SHARPTAILS! WE can DANCE to a nickname like that! who ELSE has a nickname like that? (non gender specific) indigneous to the area without insulting any (REAL) human beings! homage to our hunting heritage. 3...2...1...okay now let the haters sh*t on it....like every other nickname suggestion

IRA and I are only geniuses separated by only 3 minutes of time....DAMMMIT are you in that EastCoastMatrixThingy IRA?:-)

Answer is he had a chance but blew it - don't make him a bad person. I still like Chris. I just know he's not a Division 1 football coach and thats okay. NDSU under Bob Babich was a disaster....embarrasingly tanking in the world of D2 football but lo and behold SU decides to move up and he got "promoted":-) to the NFL so they hired a new coach to take them through the transition and beyond. Bohl lost to UND (again!) and took his lumps but he had the appropriate time to build his vision so when they got past the 5 year bs and into full FCS they were ready to roll! Mussman inherited a solid D2 program ready for the transition and (frankly) didn't know what the hell he got himself into or where he was going so he f*cked up our transition with quick fixes, bad overall schemes and no discipline - and it ended up f*cking him in the end. Now this year we have to start at square 1 to build a real FCS program WITH an FCS ready coach. I'm fine with it but it IS going to take some time..

Of course it was a bit! Listen to the "news guy" laugh in the background - it was totally a tongue in cheek bit. Giveaway was him saying they haven't beaten an FCS opponent in "months and months" Almost as funny is how much it's irritating the BISOnATION:-) They try to act like they're big-time but all the real big time schools think they're a joke. Priceless!:-)

perhaps but fortunately my lips feel lubricated and fantastic! So I'm OK!:-) BEST part is he's blaming "Mathew Prakash" on their moronic website for this decision without knowing his actual name (Hello - welcome to learning about his East INDIAN heritage) Might have wanted to do a little research there idiot! lakes=ULTIMATE !@#!$!! Thank you...come again!

PS2 - should have ALSO added BOOYAH!!!!

oh simple CAS - you're such a !@#!$!! In 2 days Bozoville has had 725 RESPONSES to their version of the ndsu/und thread but you guys "aren't worried" about playing UND. REALLY??? Sounds like there's a lot of very nervous hand-wringing going on over there on a LOT of levels...BUT I have the cure! Beat UND by 70 points next year and this "rivalry" is done. It's that simple! You did it to MSU-Moorhead (or whatever they're called these days) many years ago and they never played them again. It was a gross mismatch and you had your official excuse to never play them again - done and done. So all you have to do next year is beat UND by 70 points and no worries! I'm SURE you guys can do it - you're SO GREAT I'm sure you're not scared at all even a rebuilding UND team might challenge you in ways you haven't thought of since...oh, the days when UND coaches figured you guys out and embarassed you on the fb field for more than a decade until you ran away from US like little girls and found "excuses" of your own not to play again. You've been the real chickens - not us - so put up or shut up you overconfident jack*sses! Lets settle it on the field! (ps - LAKES is a pussy)

HOLY CRAP! The wife and I took a drive on the southend after a delightful dinner at jam-packed Olive Garden (I'll thank Marilyn elsewhere - lets move on) The apartment construction south of 32nd Ave is absolutely ridiculous! DOZENS of giant apartment buildings and large townhome developments and now right across from the Middle School on 47th - a GIGANTIC 3 story 250+ DELUXE Apartment complex that looks like the Pentagon. Remember - they're completing a 600+ unit complex near the Alerus for UND students so who is going to live in all these new apartment/townhome units?

Yes - the apartments are full so the building is throwing off cash right now...the retail space is a work in progress.

Seriously hope UND fans show up for this! Greeney remembered his roots and that's great plus this is STILL a pretty rare event! How many times has the Lombardi Trophy shown up in Fargo? I leave that answer up to the scholars but the Stanley Cup has made more rounds in GF than BisonDan trying make a VALID point in any thread that mentions the bison since this board started and i'm sure he'll be the first ndsu fan to "poo-poo" it but F-YOU! :-) It's a very cool thing for us:-)!

Nice new apartment buildings...hopefully the sleazeball that ran the old pub and liquor store on the site isn't involved:-/ Great location for UND - they just need a businessman with more ethics. Also good to see the downtown development group is getting going hosting a concert downtown this fall. Rumor also is the old Opera House downtown might fulfill it's recent urban-myth destiny and may soon house more than just apartments upstairs. Stay Tuned...

probably not long. Their claim to be the "home team" for local advertisers is on a slippery slope downwards.... --The weather has (since the very early days) been recorded from Fargo. It's pretty funny they have a recent promo that shows the anchors kibitzing on set, including WHEELER:-) That's probably the first and last time John Wheeler ever actually set foot on the WDAZ set - yet they act like he's there everyday - in spirit I guess - ridiculous! --The DAZ weekend newscasts went away a year or two ago in favor of showing WDAY...how long ago? I can't remember but that was the first big step. --NOW the 5pm has gone Fargo....the next step is they cut the DAZ "local" news down to a 2nd block within the DAY simulcast - then it becomes a bureau situation where they have a couple reporters here in case something blows up. WDAZ once put on a very well respected local newscast - both journalistically and visually - for a small TV station in the upper midwest. Sad!

Starting today, WDAZ has lost their local 5pm newscast and carries WDAY news at 5. No warning...a blurb mention at the end of the first block about how this is a new "regional" (meaning fargo focused) newscast. So much for your "HOME TEAM":-0 This was their only arguement against KVLY and KXJB for ALL these years - "WE'RE YOUR HOME TEAM!" Now WDAY is eating their own children in WDAZ....and Sweeney better start looking for a new job.