North Dakota @ Montana 9/13/25

[Sioux94]

I hate when I see UND grads root for anything NDSU. However people that didn't go to either school likely root for UND hockey, and some of those root for SU in football because their success. If we start having real success in football,  and we were playing in a Championship game....some of those people who had rooted for SU football......would probably root for UND to win. 

As a kid growing up in the 80's and living on western side of the state,  barely knew UND and UND football existed. I rooted for SU in football due to their success and we had some former HS players on those teams. At that same time if UND had a great year I likely would have pulled for UND in a championship game. 

Due to internet etc. the world is a lot smaller now so more people probably due only root one way or another even if they didn't go to one of the schools. But I dont think it's too crazy for someone who has zero ties to one of the schools and is a casual fan to root for both if in the playoffs. 

[Dustin]

In the case of "I'm from North Dakota and I don't have ties to either UND or NDSU so I cheer for both," UND needs to make it its mission for that casual fan to have more opportunities to cheer for UND than NDSU.