mjchewy Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Please take a look at this ............... I can't think of the right word for this idea!? UND-NDSU Division I Enjoy with laughter and amazement!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mksioux Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 It's obviously unrealistic now. Having said that, North Dakota would have been better off if they had decided upon state inception, to have one public flagship university and funnel all of its resources into that one institution. North Dakota could easily have a viable FBS program if it had done so, but still probably not in the Big Ten or Big 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn-O Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Please take a look at this ............... I can't think of the right word for this idea!? UND-NDSU Division I Enjoy with laughter and amazement!!! "Are you alright, Bennett?" "I don't know!!" "Would you like some more LSD?" "Yeah...I think I would! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MplsBison Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 It's obviously unrealistic now. Having said that, North Dakota would have been better off if they had decided upon state inception, to have one public flagship university and funnel all of its resources into that one institution. North Dakota could easily have a viable FBS program if it had done so, but still probably not in the Big Ten or Big 12. Agreed 100%. We could have had a program on the level of Wyoming plus DI hockey. If only... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizzou/sioux Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 It's obviously unrealistic now. Having said that, North Dakota would have been better off if they had decided upon state inception, to have one public flagship university and funnel all of its resources into that one institution. North Dakota could easily have a viable FBS program if it had done so, but still probably not in the Big Ten or Big 12. Regarding that 45,000 stadium at Hillsboro, would that mean bussing in players from both Grand Forks and Fargo daily during the week for practices? On the other hand, it's possible that at the state's inception the intent at the time was to have one flagship university, but over time it evolved into both UND and NDSU. One can argue it's better to have a pair of competing universities than it is to have, for example, the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Missouri or the University of Nebraska. Personally, I think strong arguments can be made for doing it either way from an academic standpoint. But, what's done is done. From the feedback I get I think there are some from NDSU who might argue that for years most of the state money was indeed funneled into UND, thereby ostensibly giving UND a huge advantage. And I say this in acknowledgement as a proud UND graduate. At this point I cannot conceivably think even a combined athletic program would be able to successfully compete in either the Big Ten or the Big 12. Has anyone taken a good look at the endowments of some of those institutions? I'm not saying never because one never knows at times what the future may hold, but I think we'd regularly get our butts kicked as members of one of those two conferences, either individually or as a combined athletic university. I also doubt very much whether the NCAA would approve such a novel situation. What if Texas and Texas A&M were to apply to do the same thing, or Alabama and Auburn, or Purdue and Indiana? It's not that I'm completely against the idea, but I doubt very much that its really workable. I also don't think alumni of either UND or NDSU would really go along with the idea, especially as it pertains to football. As for the other sports, I don't really see a need for it. It also seems to me that that stadium in Hillsboro would turn out to be a white elephant or a boodoggle of the highest degree. I just simply can't believe either UND or NDSU would want to give up any semblance of football independence, but, hey, if that's to be the case we can solve UND's nickname problem but calling the new team the Blenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Hey, this'll happen ... exactly 75 years after the Fargo and West Fargo public school districts merge into one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodcon Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I notice the posting time on this was 2:00 AM, probably conjured up by a few students sitting at Perkins with a laptop after all other entertainment was completed for the night. As the law enforcement agencies like to say "Alcohol was a contributing factor." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgoSioux Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I notice the posting time on this was 2:00 AM, probably conjured up by a few students sitting at Perkins with a laptop after all other entertainment was completed for the night. As the law enforcement agencies like to say "Alcohol was a contributing factor." I hope so!!!! One of the funniest reads in a long time!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn-O Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool..than to speak out and remove all doubt". That came to mind when reading the comments section, that's not intended for the original submitter to the mailbag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodcon Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool..than to speak out and remove all doubt". That came to mind when reading the comments section, that's not intended for the original submitter to the mailbag. I wonder how many Bison fans cringe every time he opens his mouth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star2city Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I wonder how many Bison fans cringe every time he opens his mouth? Most don't see a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodcon Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Most don't see a problem. Yeah, you're probably right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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