[UND @ NDSU Gameyear Thread]

Schmidty will throw everything but the kitchen sink at them, and Bubba already has the players thinking they can beat NDSU. I haven't heard of such confidence from a UND team since Lennon was coaching, and that's so refreshing!

Nice to see Bubbles become a great cheerleader.

34-10 NDSU.

[UND @ NDSU Gameyear Thread]

I think it would've been interesting to see how deep NDSU could've gone with an FBS schedule during their run. I know they wouldn't have been playing Alabama for a NC but a decent bowl game would've been good for them. Maybe when the next round of move ups happen both or maybe all 4 Dakota teams can move up at the same time.

If If's and But's were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas.

Better start another a hypothetical thread so you guys can debate that one.

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Our problems are with losing teams, poor coaching and lack of leadership in the athletic department and in the President's office. None of those things would be different if we were in the Slummit/MVFC instead of the Big Sky.

I think UND has a talent problem. Until they are in an athletic conference with other regional universities, I think they will struggle getting talent.

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Douple was still butthurt over UND choosing the Big Sky over the Summit League, or else why wasn't UND discussed on a league-wide basis?

 

Man you are delusional aren't you. Even despite the fact that it is obvious the Big Sky conference affiliation puts UND at a disadvantage, and despite the fact that UND never received a Summit League invite to even make a decision between the Big Sky and Summit League, you still think UND somehow stuck it to the man and is better off because they are in the Big Sky.

 

As long as UND is in the Big Sky, they will struggle as a program in both football and men's basketball. Period.

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I was informed of the meltdown here so admittedly I could not help myself to not come on here. 6 pages about NDSU pretty much sums it up. You guys care more about NDSU having success than trying to lift up your own program. 

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Really? You are over estimating Fargo...and I live there.

For a kid coming from MSP or Chicago...makes no difference. A huge step down community wise either way.

For a kid coming from Rhame, ND or Fesseden, ND...makes no difference. A huge step up community wise either way.

Just saying what has been said by multiple recruits. Is it MSP? No, but has a heck of a lot more going on than Grand Forks does.

If Grand Forks is on equal footing as Fargo, why do so many UND grads move to Fargo?

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Fargo versus Grand Forks is not much of a comparison in my opinion and is a huge recruiting advantage in NDSU's favor my opinion. There has been multiple past football players and basketball players from out of state who have been quoted in the past saying they were surprised at how large Fargo was and how much it had going on and helped in influencing their decision to come.

I know personally that played a huge role in why I picked NDSU. Could not stomach the thought of living in Grand Forks.

[NDSU/SDSU]

I am so sick of the Bison already.   Win this, win that, blah, blah, blah.  I'd really, really like to know how they do it.   I swear they have to be the luckiest sob's on the planet.   I would say they are a #14 seed, and with their luck, they'll win their first game in the tournament too.   And of course, this is all you will hear for the 2 or 3 weeks.   It's to the point I'm glad they didn't start a hockey team last fall, they'd probably win a title in that too.   Just sick of this bs, just fed up.   

 

This is what happens when your athletic department does not focus on niche sports.

 

I will never get sick of posts like this. 

[2014 FCS Playoffs]

I have no idea wtf is going on in this thread.

The hypothetical playoffs thread was more entertaining than this one.

See you guys in 2015.

[2014 FCS Playoffs]

Kick butt in the minors.

Which is the same way the majority of NCAA hockey players go about it as well.

[2014 FCS Playoffs]

Do you have Nielsen numbers to support this? I think it's pure conjecture.

Just looked it up. Last year's college national championship drew in 717k viewers, which was a huge increase over the prior year and one of the largest in several years. The quarterfinal game against CC drew approximately 1.5 million fans.

[2014 FCS Playoffs]

Do you have Nielsen numbers to support this? I think it's pure conjecture.

I could find it again. It was either posted in Bisonville or Any Given Saturday.

In any case it is irrelevant. UND could have the highest rankings in the country for a college hockey game. All that would do is make your fan base and athletic department ignore UND football even more and make UND football players feel second fiddle on campus.

Just curious. How many UND football games have you attended over the past 5 years? How many hockey games?

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UND has had multiple losing seasons thanks to a coach that got the boot, of course that wouldn't help NDSU..would it? Or else what was your excuse from 1993-2003?

I know you love to live in the past Darrell and like I said multiple times, NDSU had the number one ranked D2 team in both 2000 and 2001 until injuries took their toll. If NDSU isn't down to their 3rd string QB in 2000, you are talking about another national championship. You have to go back to the early 60's to find the last time NDSU had consistent loosing seasons like UND has had.

I love how much NDSU winning gets under your skin. FYI go check out egriz. They have a nice forum going on about UN_.

This is 2015. The D2 days are long over. At one point, Boise State was loosing to Montana in the Big Sky and not as good of a program. Because that happened in the past, does that mean Montana is going to rise up and be a better program again? Things change dude, and sometimes those changes are permanent or last for a very very long time.

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I'm aure toews; oshie, Parise, or any of the other former sioux hockey players raking in millions would disagree with your hockey is a joke statement.

Add up the few former bison nfl salaries from this season and do they even exceed what toews is making this year?

I was meaning to say college hockey. It is very similar to baseball. Most of the best players go directly into some type of minor league and the sport is largely not followed.

College football and college basketball dominate this country.

[2014 FCS Playoffs]

If NDSU didn't have the longest winning streak in DI football ESPN Gameday wouldn't have come here twice.

Your point being what?

NDSU has had a ton of exposure nationally, which is why NDSU has continued to get stronger recruiting classes and are actually beating FBS schools on some recruits , whereas UND competes largely with D2 schools and have actually lost kids to lower level schools.

Hate to break it to you but hockey exposure means jack !@#$ to a football recruit.

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Tell that to Fargo Force fans who sellout that arena in SW Fargo. They rival NDSU men's basketball as the #3 sport to watch in FM, behind NDSU football and the Redhawks.

I worked at the UPC, as it was known then, for 2 years . They struggle to sell out games let alone 50% of the stands most nights. You have no clue what the f*ck you are talking about.

[2014 FCS Playoffs]

I read the regular season comment. I think it is irrelevant. Midco is a joke and I didn't even begin to name the Midco games NDSU had because it is largely irrelevant. Their production. Is worse than the new high school channel they have for ND high school games.

15 appearances over the past 5 years for NDSU football is significant.

As far as your hockey comment goes, the quarterfinal game NDSU played in this year against Coastal Carolina had more people watching than any hockey national championship game in the last decade. I think it is pretty safe to say hockey is a joke.

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Most fans nationally don't pay a great deal of attention to FCS, but they know the story of NDSU and the success they have had.

It is just like D3. I don't follow it and couldn't name a great deal of teams, other than the regional schools, but I sure as hell know who Mount Union and Wisconsin Whitewater are, due to their success, as well as most of the country.

[2014 FCS Playoffs]

Are you for serious? A Syracuse fan really said 'Go Bison' to you and everything?

I thought it was neat to get recognition from people that I would have figured to be the type to not know who NDSU is let alone that North Dakota even exists.

Carrier Dome is an absolute shithole. They do serve beer during games though.

[2014 FCS Playoffs]

Sir, I need you to come with me please...

I was at the Carrier Dome last year to watch a Syracuse basketball game and I wore an NDSU T shirt. I had a few people say go Bison to me as I passed in the hall. The guy I sat next to saw my shirt and started up a conversation about ESPN Gameday and what an awesome representation it was by the NDSU fan base. He was from NYC.

[2014 FCS Playoffs]

Multiple regular season games on "national" TV, which one is that? ESPN 3? MeTV?, Valley News Live? UND has been on Fox College Sports, FSN North, CBS Sports Network, NBC Sports Network, Midco SN (seen in more homes than VNL), ESPNU, so please how many regular season games and what "national channel"?

 

Here is what I would consider national games for NDSU.

 

1.) 2010 Quarterfinals- ESPN2

2.) 2011 Semifinals- ESPNU

3.) 2011 National Championship- ESPN2

4.) 2012 Semifinals- ESPN2

5.) 2012 National Championship- ESPN2

6.) 2013 Season opener against Kansas State- Fox Sports 1

7.) 2013 ESPN Gameday Appearance (not a game but more watched that than any other national televised game except KSU)

8.) 2013 Quarterfinal- ESPN

9.) 2013 Semifinal- ESPN2

10.) 2013 National Championship- ESPN2

11.) 2014 Season opener against Iowa State- Fox Sports 1

12.) 2014 ESPN Gameday Appearance

13.) 2014 Quarterfinals- ESPN

14.) 2014 Semifinals- ESPN2

15.) 2014 National Championship Game- ESPN2

 

 

I am willing to bet the vast majority of the FBS teams, including many power 5 teams, have not had as many nationally televised games/gameday appearances in the past 5 years as NDSU has.

 

Don't fool yourself. People now know NDSU very well. Every time I travel I wear an NDSU sweatshirt or T shirt and I always get someone in the airport that says something to me.

 

If you want to throw basketball into the mix, the 3 NCAA tournament games NDSU has played in during the past few years made people very well aware of NDSU as well. There has been multiple ESPN games played in the past few years as well. I am pretty sure the game last year against Notre Dame was on ESPNU. The Summit League championship game last year was on ESPN2 and the Summit League championship game in 2009  and 2012 was also on ESPN2. I also think in 2012, NDSU played against Akron in a regular season game that was on ESPN2. I can't remember further back than that, but I am almost positive a few of the games played in the 2007-2009 era, Wisconsin rings a bell, were also on ESPN.

[2014 FCS Playoffs]

Serious question.

If you guys really believe FCS football is JV and doesn't mean anything, why would you care to spend even a minute discussing it? Seems to me, most on here actually do care about FCS football and are suffering from some serious Bison envy.

[What's Needed At The Alerus?]

Fans

[2014 FCS Playoffs]

 

He had a fumble lost, as in singular, during the game. Did you see how many plays he extended with his legs, tackles he shed and completed passes afterwards, or the game winning drive that he completed? Did you happen to see the fact that he was MVP of the game? Clearly, you did not watch the same game yesterday that I did. 

 

My grandpa gave me a piece of advice a year before he died. "Never argue with an idiot. They will just beat you with all their knowledge and experience." As such I am going to end this argument right now.

 

I am guessing UND would have benefited greatly this season from the mediocre quarterback Carson Wentz. 

[2014 FCS Playoffs]

Was a season ticket holder for 12 years. Gave em up once my daughter started playing college puck and my son high school puck. Didn't have time to go 350 miles round trip to watch the Sioux anymore so had to give them up. Been a huge Sioux hockey fan since the mid 70's. Just don't get why some people get their undies in a bunch if their are some of us that follow both schools. I'm a North Dakota fan.

 

I am not a huge hockey fan, but when I do watch hockey, I cheer for UND. When UND women's basketball made the NCAA tourney, I went down to the bar with two UND grads to watch the game and cheer for UND basketball. 

 

I don't hate UND as much as people like to claim I do. As a matter of fact, I almost went to UND but decided against it in order to stay closer to home.  I hate UND fans who despise NDSU because they are good at football and try to belittle what NDSU has accomplished while not supporting their own university.