North Dakota vs South Dakota Mines

[Cratter]

Thursday 7:00 pm

Let's get this party started. New jerseys, helmets, turf, conference.

This game is a warm up for UND before they dominate the Big Sky and the run to a National Championship.

[WeAreNorthDakota]

Anything but a 40+ point win will be disappointing. Hopefully a bunch of big and exciting plays. Because of the opponent, the hype for the season will not be confirmed but hopefully it will be fueled and we see a big crowd at the Potato Bowl against Portland State.

[UND-FB-FAN]

Yeah, there really isn't anything more to mention here other than UND should win by a bunch and the younger guys get some experience in the second half. The more interesting topic would be possible attendance on Thursday night. I think last year's opening game, which also was on a Thursday night at 7, is a perfect game to base a prediction. Last year, the opener recorded 8484, so 9000 should be a safe bet for this Thursday. However, all of last season there wasn't a game with over 10,000 attendance, so how awesome would it be if that was broken on 2012 opening night! I don't think it will happen but it certainly is possible, so that's something to look for.

[Cratter]

Attendance is more important than the game? This is about seeing what the players can do.

[darell1976]

I just hope for no injuries. Of course a 65-0 blowout would be nice too.

[UNDColorado]

It would be really nice to see attendance over 10k, but that is probably asking a lot given the competition. I am more interested if first beating them by at least 40, but also seeing them play as a team. I want to see how they have developed since last year and be able to form a gut feeling about how the season will go. Hopefully the younger guys get the entire second half to play!

[UND Fan]

I realize there were some predictions for the first 2-3 games on another thread but....

UND 48

SDM 13

[geaux_sioux]

UND minimum 60

Mimes maximum 10

[fightingsioux4life]

This could rival the 80-0 blowout NDSU had over Minnesota State-Moorhead in 2000.

[geaux_sioux]

One thing to remember for this game is that the Mimes have all new coaches which makes preparation a little tricky

[Bison Dan]

This could rival the 80-0 blowout NDSU had over Minnesota State-Moorhead in 2000.

That game was a complete waste of time for the team. They didn't learn anything from it. The biggest thing about the Mines game is it isn't a counter. With all the high hopes on this board that could come back to haunt you.

[Siouxperfan7]

That game was a complete waste of time for the team. They didn't learn anything from it. The biggest thing about the Mines game is it isn't a counter. With all the high hopes on this board that could come back to haunt you.

Thanks Dan....wasn't aware of that!!

[darell1976]

That game was a complete waste of time for the team. They didn't learn anything from it. The biggest thing about the Mines game is it isn't a counter. With all the high hopes on this board that could come back to haunt you.

I think UND didn't want to pay for the backout. It was on the schedule before we were accepted in the Big Sky.

[Cratter]

Anyone here tailgating?

[Siouxperfan7]

Anyone here tailgating?

You know it!!! What time is the lot open for tailgating? I have heard conflicting times. Is it 1pm or 2pm??

[SIOUXFAN97]

you would think that the day we joined the big sky conference little things like this would have been fixed???

http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=204933588

[Let'sGoHawks!]

UND will start fast, and finish strong with the 2's and 3's.

UND 59

Mines 0

Attendance: 9807

[Wilbur]

Opener is always exciting...but this reminds me of when Crookston would come to town.

No reason to run the score up, but UND should win this game by 40+. Everyone plays, get ready for the real opener.

[mg2009]

33-6, attendance 8600

[Teeder11]

33-6, attendance 8600

I don't think UND will lose by THAT much.

EDIT: Sorry, couldn't waste the smart alecky response, based on your glass-half empty history toward UND athletics and the fact that the home team traditionally is the latter number on the scoring line, hence "6" would be attributed to UND ( I know, others on here listed it the same way, but in most cases, they assigned the team name to the corresponding score.)

Rock on!

[UND-FB-FAN]

Attendance is more important than the game? This is about seeing what the players can do.

I'm afraid you misunderstood me; interest and importance are two different things. I would say the vast majority of us believe UND will win the game in a blowout; however, attendance is definitely an unknown.

According to the student handing out tickets today at the student ticket office, "the tickets are flying." I'm optimistic about Thursday.

[82SiouxGuy]

A week or 2 ago they reported that season ticket sales were up 10% from last year's total. There is a lot more interest because of the Big Sky. Attendance for opening night last year was 8,400+, so I could easily see 10,000 at the game. After all, opening night used to be one of the better attended games in past years.

[airmail]

There is a lot more interest because of the Big Sky.

I agree - Hopefully those on the fence for attending games the past few seasons are on board for a new chapter of UND football. Even though I was a regular during the transition, I find myself being more excited for the football season than I've been in a while. I'm sure many others are feeling the same way.

My Prediction?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSPNQ82Sq4E

[MoSiouxFan]

Sioux 44

SDSOM 7

3 FG's for Zeb, but no gamewinner this time.

[CMSioux]

You know it!!! What time is the lot open for tailgating? I have heard conflicting times. Is it 1pm or 2pm??

I think tailgating opens 5 hours before the start of game time and closes 1 hour after the game.