Siouxperfan7 Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Yes SUU is mediocre and they will always be mediocre. They are a mediocre regional school in the middle of nowhere..having to slug it out with BYU, Utah State and Utah. Their football team beat UNLV and lost to every Dakota school they played and their basketball team went to the dance once 11 years ago...la ti fricken da. The students aren't on sighting seeing trips, it is business. You fly in, go to where you need to go and get back. In between they have to do things like practice and most importantly study because they are missing a significant amount of class time. So I don't think these kids really care where they are traveling to, they care more about playing against better competition and like has been said before the Summit and Big Sky are similar in the regard. Just pick up a game with NAU? Yep just a short 6-7 hour drive to Flagstaff from Cedar City. Seriously what kind of warped reality do some of you Sioux fans live in? I love how Bison fans are ripping on the Big Sky....a conference they so desperately wanted to be in 5-6 years ago!!! Why was it so good for NDSU back in 2005 but now it is so horrible? What is different? Quote
FargoBison Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 I love how Bison fans are ripping on the Big Sky....a conference they so desperately wanted to be in 5-6 years ago!!! Why was it so good for NDSU back in 2005 but now it is so horrible? What is different? I'm not ripping the Big Sky, I'm just saying what it is and that is like the Summit but more expensive. We wanted the Big Sky because it was the only option for football and in case you haven't noticed football is kind of important at NDSU. Quote
Dagger Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Back when NDSU was looking for a conference for all their sports, if they would of had a choice of Big Sky or Summit/MVFC. They would of taken the Big Sky in a heartbeat. They just never would admit it now. The Big Sky rejected them and that took care of it for them. They never had a choice. Quote
supersioux Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Any idea if the upper level will be open tomorrow. How are ticket sales going? Quote
darell1976 Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Any idea if the upper level will be open tomorrow. How are ticket sales going? "I hope no one from ndsu goes up to the game tomorrow, they say only 5000 seats have been sold, how embarassing." From a Bison fan on AGS...Is it true only 5000 seats?? The first quote of his comment is a head scratcher. Quote
UND1983 Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Think about it for a second: The game is on a Tuesday - that hurts attendance bigtime compared to last year when it was on a Saturday night with nothing else going on in Fargo. Also, the novelty has wore off. The first game in 7 years was last year and it was a big deal. A ton of advertising. Now its the second time they have played in two years. The Herald article stated 6-7k. I would take 7k on a Tuesday night for a basketball game anytime. Quote
jdub27 Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 "I hope no one from ndsu goes up to the game tomorrow, they say only 5000 seats have been sold, how embarassing." From a Bison fan on AGS...Is it true only 5000 seats?? The first quote of his comment is a head scratcher. I talked with someone higher up in the ticket office at the booster luncheon Friday and he indicated that sales had significantly picked up the prior few days and sales were right around 6,000 and they were expecting to surpass 7,000 and near 8,000 by game time depending on how things went. He also said that they expect a large walk-up crowd, for some reason its common for that in Grand Forks. Take that for what its worth. The lower bowl is now sold out and the best set of 2 tickets in the middle section is 8-10 rows up. Quote
Dagger Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 The fact that this isn't the first time they are playing again makes a big difference. Maybe the fans in Fargo wanted this more than the Grand Forks fans do. Quote
darell1976 Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/226756/group/homepage/ UND men’s basketball is 12-6 in games at the REA, including 2-1 against NDSU. Quote
Risky Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 The Bison game probably seems like small potatoes after having 2 Gopher games and 2 Wisconsin games in town this weekend. Just a thought. Quote
bincitysioux Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 The fact that this isn't the first time they are playing again makes a big difference. Maybe the fans in Fargo wanted this more than the Grand Forks fans do. Attendance of last three Sioux-Bison games in REA: 2001-02: 5,942 2002-03: 8,891 2003-04: 7,247 I'd be surprised if attendance even approached the 10,000-ish number that was for the game in Fargo last year. NDSU fans care much more about playing North Dakota than vice-versa. I'll say 7,500 or so sounds about right for this game. I'm sure looking forward to it, heading up with a party of 9 tomorrow............. Quote
JohnboyND7 Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 The Bison game probably seems like small potatoes after having 2 Gopher games and 2 Wisconsin games in town this weekend. Just a thought. In North Dakota, anytime the two school square off it is big potatoes. Specially football. To a lesser extent basketball. You know this. Quote
homer Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Saturday night on the hockey broadcast I believe Faison said the lower bowl was sold out. Not sure how many that seats but that is the last update on sales. Quote
Jheria Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 The Bison game probably seems like small potatoes after having 2 Gopher games and 2 Wisconsin games in town this weekend. Just a thought. Everything is small potatoes to the Wisconsin womens hockey team huh? Quote
sioux2013 Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 The fact that the game is being televised does not help either. I'm sure many fans will just watch it on TV versus driving very far. Last year I dont believe the game was on TV. Go Sioux Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 anyone know if the bball court is still their old one with the beautiful bbrien logo at midcourt or has that been pc'd to death too? Quote
nd1sufan Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 I love how Bison fans are ripping on the Big Sky....a conference they so desperately wanted to be in 5-6 years ago!!! Why was it so good for NDSU back in 2005 but now it is so horrible? What is different? Kind of like Sioux fans were ripping Southern Utah a year ago? Now they are the second coming of Duke since they are joining the Big Sky. They were worse than Mayville State when they were in the Summit. Quote
bincitysioux Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 6,000 to 7,000 expected at UND-NDSU men's basketball game [url=http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/226756/group/homepage/] It'll be interesting to see how they've "tightened" things up a bit to make the REA a better basketball venue. I doubt it is as good as Dakotadan's idea of pushing the floor back to one of the red-lines, but IMO anything would help. I've been to several basketball games at REA, and have always been disappointed by the environment except for when we play the Bison. I'd much rather watch a game in the Betty with 3,000 people than watch a game in REA with 5,000. Also a bit ticked that they are gonna charge hockey season ticket holders for parking. I've been to plenty of games at the Sioux Center and not had to pay to park. But tomorrow I apparently have to............. Quote
JohnboyND7 Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 6,000 to 7,000 expected at UND-NDSU men's basketball game It'll be interesting to see how they've "tightened" things up a bit to make the REA a better basketball venue. I doubt it is as good as Dakotadan's idea of pushing the floor back to one of the red-lines, but IMO anything would help. I've been to several basketball games at REA, and have always been disappointed by the environment except for when we play the Bison. I'd much rather watch a game in the Betty with 3,000 people than watch a game in REA with 5,000. Also a bit ticked that they are gonna charge hockey season ticket holders for parking. I've been to plenty of games at the Sioux Center and not had to pay to park. But tomorrow I apparently have to............. I can see why you'd be ticked about having to pay to park but remember, they want your cash. And since its basketball...they have all the justification in the world to ask you for some coin. Quote
bincitysioux Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 I can see why you'd be ticked about having to pay to park but remember, they want your cash. And since its basketball...they have all the justification in the world to ask you for some coin. I'm a big fan of capitalism, I just think that it sucks that I'll be able to park for free, closer to the doors of the Sioux Center, for the next home game.................. This is all NDSU's fault................... Quote
JohnboyND7 Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 I'm a big fan of capitalism, I just think that it sucks that I'll be able to park for free, closer to the doors of the Sioux Center, for the next home game.................. This is all NDSU's fault................... Gene Taylor and Chapman were behind this... :| Oh, and Bresciani turned a blind eye towards it initially, until we get the PayForParkingGate Scandal Tapes from his office, we will never know how much he knew. Quote
bincitysioux Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 Gene Taylor and Chapman were behind this... :| Oh, and Bresciani turned a blind eye towards it initially, until we get the PayForParkingGate Scandal Tapes from his office, we will never know how much he knew. My guess is that Gene Taylor is getting a cut of the parking revenue............... It is the only way that that tool would have allowed Saul Phillips to schedule this game......................... Quote
WYOBISONMAN Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 My guess is that Gene Taylor is getting a cut of the parking revenue............... It is the only way that that tool would have allowed Saul Phillips to schedule this game......................... Dammit.......they are on to us.................... Quote
Da Bizon Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 Does anyone know if beer will be for sale tonight? Quote
UND92,96 Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 Does anyone know if beer will be for sale tonight? Yes. Quote
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