GDT: Bison Vs. Oakland Golden Grizzliles

[jimmyptubas]

I will be there for my first BB game of the year! Hope to see some of you there as well!

Go Bison!

[HandoEX]

Stomp the grizzlies! Should be a great game and another big test. A home win here would be huge!

[bisonsupporter]

Big game tonight. Lets get some good momentum going into 2012.

[Strommer10]

These are the games that we have to start winning again. Home conference games against the top of the conference. Last year we beat ORU, but we must make it a regular occurrence. Road conference games are tough no matter the opponent, so we have to take care of business tonight. Go Bison!

[Bison"FANatic"]

Midco Sports net is broadcasting the game tonight if you are out of town and could not get back for the game.

[Tatanka]

Its also on espn3. Seriously.

On the other hand, pump this shit up people. Need to lose some extra poundage before the trip to Frisco? Come sweat it out in the sauna and cheer on the bison to victory.

[Bison03]

No students at this game hurts. Home court advantage feeds from the student section. Everyone there can still get loud and crazy. As far as the game, we will have to shut down Hamilton. Our defense is one of the best in the nation at fg percentage allowed so I hope that continues. I think we win a close, well played game. Bison-71 Oakland-65

[Mr. Burgundy]

Big game tonight. My most anticipated game on the schedule. Time for our youth to step up and dominate. Going to be a great night to be loud.

[NDSUstudent]

I think Oakland is trending the wrong way a bit, not playing great defense(I don't think they played any defense vs WMU). I think we'll come out with a bit of an edge after the Gopher game left a bad taste in our mouth. Bjorklund has a big game, Felt sinks some threes and Hale does just enough to contain Hamilton...Bison by 8....79-71

[BryanWXOU]

Good luck tonight guys. I don't see this on ESPN3 (at least not up here in Michigan) but I'm going to make an effort to tune in.

I won't make any predictions but I think how 3's Felt hits will probably be fairly indicative considering he's shooting the bulk of your good % from deep and that's been something we've struggled to do. I think SDSU presents more problems for us defensively, but either way. Whereas most years beating just one Dakota team means something for us and the other team may be having a down year, this year is definitely not the case for that, and a crucial trip for all teams involved.

[coloradobison]

Its also on espn3. Seriously.

Nice - I'll be checking in.

[westnodak93bison]

I'll be at The Lodge in Bismarck tonight watching it if any of you guys want to buy me a beer. :) If you are nice I may return the favor. I'll be the guy in an old faded out Bison hat(my lucky hat).

[HandoEX]

See ya there guys. Pump it up!

[TheBisonator]

I'll be watching on the Ocho Minus Five.

[Tatanka]

Tonight's weather report. Sav on the west side row 2 says it's already hot. Upper east side row 23 its hotter than the underside of satans nutsack. Only gonna get hotter. Loading up on water presently. Plan on a bisonator size pool of sweat. Ok not really, but at least a wing bucket size sweat stain on my shirt.

[NDSUFan_Sav]

Gametime temp 93° fairly sunny humidity 100% its a scorcher inside the BSA

[Tatanka]

ESPN 3 is according to the app on my phone.

Shaping up to be a decent crowd, still early.

[NDSUFan_Sav]

The National Weather Service out of GFK Has issued a Heat Advisory for the BSA.

Make sure you stay hydrated!

[JSUBison]

ESPN 3 is according to the app on my phone.

Shaping up to be a decent crowd, still early.

Not showing up on ESPN3. Looks like it will be gobison stream for me.:bleh:

[DjKyRo]

Stoked that the game is on Midconet! I'm watching from Bismarck, go Bison!

Win here would be big!

[Hammersmith]

Not showing up on ESPN3. Looks like it will be gobison stream for me.:bleh:
I think he's pulling a WF Sonic on us. Bastard. :badpc:

[JSUBison]

Hale with 2 straight 3's. 15-5 NDSU

[TheBisonator]

I'm watching on AllAccess cause it's not listed on The Tres.

Good start so far.

[DjKyRo]

Four TO start didn't look great but Bison surged back an are looking good on defense 4-4 in turnovers. I'm tweeting play-by-play if anyone wants to hear/read it.

[56BISON73]

I think he's pulling a WF Sonic on us. Bastard. :badpc:

Hey I love that place.:biggrin:

How come you have more emoctions than I do????????????

[CAS4127]

PL: Go advanced when replying to a post. WTF?!

[56BISON73]

PL: Go advanced when replying to a post. WTF?!

Wow you know all that neeat stuff. Thanks

[squarepeg]

score update?

[JSUBison]

Lindberg just hit a 2, it's 21-9 NDSU.

[CAS4127]

:welcome::welcome::welcome::welcome::welcome::welc ome::rimshot::welcome::welcome::welcome::welcome:
Wow you know all that neeat stuff. Thanks

[TheBisonator]

:welcome::welcome::welcome::welcome::welcome::welc ome::rimshot::welcome::welcome::welcome::welcome:

Nice to see all the basketball haters on this thread. :D

[CAS4127]

Nice to see all the basketball haters on this thread. :D

Just give us the score without meaningless comments-->and don't make me go advanced on you!!

[Hammersmith]

Bison in a bit of early foul trouble(7 team), but also with a big lead.

26-13 Bison

[Hammersmith]

Bison on a run

33-13 Bison
6:26

[jimmyptubas]

At the game. Seems pretty exciting so far but I'm wondering about attendance. Still seems kinda low for a gamragainst Oakland.

[Schwarz04]

41-20 bison!

[TheBisonator]

At the game. Seems pretty exciting so far but I'm wondering about attendance. Still seems kinda low for a gamragainst Oakland.

Crowd looks pretty good to me from the webcast. Seems like 3,000 or so, but I always overestimate, so I'll say 2,500.

[Schwarz04]

At the game. Seems pretty exciting so far but I'm wondering about attendance. Still seems kinda low for a gamragainst Oakland.

doesnt help us that schools on Christmas break...

[Strommer10]

At the game. Seems pretty exciting so far but I'm wondering about attendance. Still seems kinda low for a gamragainst Oakland.
Holiday Break. I'm heading over after I get off of work, but I would guess there are little to no students.

[TheBisonator]

Crowd looks pretty good to me from the webcast. Seems like 3,000 or so, but I always overestimate, so I'll say 2,500.

ON EDIT: I take that back. It DEFINITELY looks like more than 3K there.

[jimmyptubas]

Yes strommer. There are very few students.

[Hammersmith]

50-30 Bison at the half.

[TheBisonator]

50-30 Bison at halftime

[JSUBison]

50-30 NDSU at the half. Braun has 20. Oakland isn't shooting that great, don't know the %.

[X-Factor]

Great half for the Bison, however you have to be very disappointed in carlson's actions so far. I bet he rides the bench in 2nd half

[CAS4127]

What is the score at half<--purple font.

[X-Factor]

Can someone post the score?

[Bison03]

Wow this team is fun to watch. Braun is unstoppable. Big crowd for a Wednesday game.

[X-Factor]

Wow this team is fun to watch. Braun is unstoppable. Big crowd for a Wednesday game.

The blocks are really fun to watch!

[TheBisonator]

Wow this team is fun to watch. Braun is unstoppable. Big crowd for a Wednesday game.

Typical midweek games we see 2,500 or less. There's probably around 3,500 at the BSA tonight.

[Hammersmith]

Bison on fire, Oakland not.

63-40

[JSUBison]

LA with a nice dish, Bison rolling.

[Schwarz04]

67 40 bison 1411 to go

[CAS4127]

Bison need to play some D-->not the NBA HERE!!

[HandoEX]

Kamoe is practically falling asleep over here. I think he scored a piston in the first half. Lol

[Hammersmith]

75-50 Bison

[JSUBison]

Bison looked like the 3 Stooges on that fast break.

[TheBisonator]

Bison looked like the 3 Stooges on that fast break.

WHO CARES?? We're up by 22!! LOL

[DjKyRo]

Bison starting to have some trouble with the zone defense. Tray got caught outside and stepped out of bounds. Still 75-54 Bison. Felt's back in.

I hit my daily limit for tweets. :(

Now 75-55.

[DjKyRo]

Felt is feasting on this zone defense like a tiger on a lame gazelle. 86-59, 5:19 to go.

[TheBisonator]

I wish Felt could've played like this at Williams Arena. He's NASTY tonight from behind the arc

[Schwarz04]

86 59 bison felt 3 3s in a row

[Hammersmith]

88-61 Bison

[TheBisonator]

Bunnies murdering IPFW by 30 with 5 min. left. SDSU is LEGIT this year.

[devin45k]

I want a 30 point win

[TheBisonator]

I want a 30 point win

I just want to see 100 points so everyone gets a free chalupa. :D

[CAS4127]

I wish Felt could've played like this at Williams Arena. He's NASTY tonight from behind the arc

Mancrush-->no question!

[JSUBison]

What an ass kicking. And Hale with a crazy block.

[Hammersmith]

I want a 30 point win
Might get it(and the chalupa)

92-61 Bison

[DjKyRo]

Hale just volleyball-swatted a layup out of there. Team is up by 31 on the two-time defending conference champions. Absolutely unbelievable.

[TheBisonator]

Can't believe this is our first DI win in 25 days. Hopefully we keep rollin.

[mango]

SDSU won by 36, NDSU is well on its way to a dominating win. Nice day for the Dakotas.

[TheBisonator]

Might get it(and the chalupa)

92-61 Bison

You're gonna have to choose. Win by 30 or get the chalupa. :D

[Hammersmith]

Zastrow goes down with a knee injury. Working on it right now.

[TheBisonator]

The C-Team is out there, we probably won't get 100, but GREAT WIN TONIGHT!!!!

[DjKyRo]

Might just get both, Aaberg and Carlson messing around inside and getting some points.

[TheBisonator]

Might just get both, Aaberg and Carlson messing around inside and getting some points.

I don't care if we get neither, it's all cosmetics at this point.

[56BISON73]

What happened to Oakland? Werent they good at some point when we came in the league?

[TheBisonator]

What happened to Oakland? Werent they good at some point when we came in the league?

They're really good this year, their only bad loss was to Western Michigan. They've beaten almost all the mid-majors on their schedule and I think they have a win over a Power 6 team.

That's why I am shocked tonight to see us beat them almost by 30.

[Hammersmith]

96-69 Bison
Final

palindrome time

[BisonCountry]

They're really good this year, their only bad loss was to Western Michigan. They've beaten almost all the mid-majors on their schedule and I think they have a win over a Power 6 team.

That's why I am shocked tonight to see us beat them almost by 30.
They beat Tennessee

[bisonpride4ever]

Nice to see the Bison play a complete game for a change.

[DjKyRo]

They're really good this year, their only bad loss was to Western Michigan. They've beaten almost all the mid-majors on their schedule and I think they have a win over a Power 6 team.


Oakland isn't what they were last year - at the end of last season they had literally no returning frontcourt players and are relying on a skilled group of guards to get wins. They're still good and Reggie Hamilton may be a draft pick (and will likely be a Summit POTY finalist), sophomore Bader is one of the hottest 3-shooters in the country, and they've got some skilled young guys and a transfer from Michigan down low. Thing is they lack a true PF and the Bison showed tonight you can kill them on the dribble.

Anyway, still a great and very impressive win. That said, Oakland isn't the titan they were last year. Just goes to show the conference is more up for grabs than ever after Oakland's domination the past two years. Can't say enough about how a team that starts four sophomores and freshman played tonight.

[TheBisonator]

Oakland isn't what they were last year - at the end of last season they had literally no returning frontcourt players and are relying on a skilled group of guards to get wins. They're still good and Reggie Hamilton may be a draft pick (and will likely be a Summit POTY finalist), sophomore Bader is one of the hottest 3-shooters in the country, and they've got some skilled young guys and a transfer from Michigan down low. Thing is they lack a true PF and the Bison showed tonight you can kill them on the dribble.

Anyway, still a great and very impressive win. That said, Oakland isn't the titan they were last year. Just goes to show the conference is more up for grabs than ever after Oakland's domination the past two years. Can't say enough about how a team that starts four sophomores and freshman played tonight.

It's gonna be between ORU, SDSU, NDSU and Oakland for the title this year.

[CAS4127]

I will keep things in perspective-->win at home against a decent team, no less, no more.

[TheBisonator]

I will keep things in perspective-->win at home against a decent team, no less, no more.

Exactly. It's all conference from here on out except for BracketBusters (business) and UND (pleasure). We need to just rack up the wins now.

[Facts]

The hotbox was cooking tonight.
pert near 85F in there.

Good win!

[TheBisonator]

Attendance was 3,544. Probably our best midweek attendance since the '09 season.

[SDBison92]

Great win tonight. Almost as complete of a game as you can play against a pretty good team. I would still like to see Saul get on the refs a little more. I think more fouls would be called in our favor. Tonight it didn't matter. Against mn it did.

[squarepeg]

Good win for sure. Fouls are becoming a concern though. When was the last time you saw a guy foul out on the winning team of a 30 point blowout? 27, 21, 21 fouls the last 3 D1 games and at least 1 fouling out in every game. We even had more fouls than Mayville which I'm sure was hard to do.

[jimmyptubas]

It was hot in there indeed and I haven't been to a game since 09' so I thought it would be a better crowd but i'm still thinking higher expectations.

[NDSUstudent]

Great game, terrific first half by the Bison just a clinic on how to play a complete half of basketball. Things got a bit ragged in the second half but we finished strong.

That was probably the quietest I've seen Kampe, ever. He wasn't happy with how they played defense in their last game and if they don't figure something out they won't win a lot of road games.

Somebody might have to cut a hole in the roof of the BSA just to vent the place, once the fans packed in it went to full on sauna mode and I was in the student section. I don't want to think about how it was for those higher up. One of these games I almost expect to see hot lava flowing out of the upstairs press box.

[Bison"FANatic"]

Fun game to watch. Way to many fouls. Every time the crowd would get on our feet to get going we would commit a foul and kill the momentum. Hotter than hell in there tonight. I had not seen the people behind me before and I don't think they will be back due to the heat.

Great win by the team though.

[Tatanka]

Great game, terrific first half by the Bison just a clinic on how to play a complete half of basketball. Things got a bit ragged in the second half but we finished strong.

That was probably the quietest I've seen Kampe, ever. He wasn't happy with how they played defense in their last game and if they don't figure something out they won't win a lot of road games.

Somebody might have to cut a hole in the roof of the BSA just to vent the place, once the fans packed in it went to full on sauna mode and I was in the student section. I don't want to think about how it was for those higher up. One of these games I almost expect to see hot lava flowing out of the upstairs press box.

After losing about 5 pounds in the upper east side row 23 under the heat lamp, I'm guessing Mount Doom would be a good place to visit to escape the heat.

http://lisaandtony.com/travelblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mordor_mountdoom.jpg

[Ferd]

Kampe had Reggie riding the bench much of the first half. He let Felt shoot 3's whenever he got the ball. Kampe called him over to the bench, pointed at the chair and said "sit!" Kampe spent almost all of the second half SITTING in his chair.

[imabison]

Attendance was 3,544. Probably our best midweek attendance since the '09 season.
I am still trying to figure out the 2 to 3 rows just above the student section being almost empty. It was full above that...Like the NDSU community band also

[HoopsBison]

I am still trying to figure out the 2 to 3 rows just above the student section being almost empty. It was full above that...Like the NDSU community band also


My guess is was for a better view to be higher then the student section as they sometimes stand.


As far for the game, no complaints really. Got a little sloppy at the end with fouls but the refs were also calling some pretty ticky tack stuff. Braun played an absolutely amazing first half and Hamilton probably had one of the quietest 24 point games you will have. Kampe was defeated and disinterested for a most of the game.

[herdmember]

I am still trying to figure out the 2 to 3 rows just above the student section being almost empty. It was full above that...Like the NDSU community band also

They don't even sell the tickets to the first few rows of the upper section, you can't see over the railings/students in those rows.

[North Side]

I wore shorts and t shirt to this game. ;)

[rabbitfarmer]

Big win Bison. I hope sdsu can play as good as you guys did against oakland. always nervous for ndsu-sdsu game.

[westnodak93bison]

Wow. I'm impressed. Very nice blend of talent imho. A bunch of nice combos to put on the floor. Keep them aggressive, stoke their confidence and good things can happen. Challenge them to be road warriors of the Summit and who knows. We could be dancing within the next couple seasons!

[Twentysix]

Wow. I'm impressed. Very nice blend of talent imho. A bunch of nice combos to put on the floor. Keep them aggressive, stoke their confidence and good things can happen. Challenge them to be road warriors of the Summit and who knows. We could be dancing within the next couple seasons!

We could dance this season. SDSU and ORU are the biggest threats... We can probably beat ORU in Sioux falls when it counts.

[westnodak93bison]

We could dance this season. SDSU and ORU are the biggest threats... We can probably beat ORU in Sioux falls when it counts.

I agree. There is enough talent AND depth there to cause teams problems. Saul must master the art of substitution imho and keep the right 5 on the court at all times.

[DjKyRo]

We could dance this season. SDSU and ORU are the biggest threats... We can probably beat ORU in Sioux falls when it counts.

I don't know about "probably." I think we can certainly beat them, but a team loaded with veterans vs. a team loaded with underclassmen in a do-or-die situation? I don't see any situation this season in which the Bison are favored over Oral Roberts on a neutral court.

We certainly have the talent to do it, my concern is consistency.

[Herd Mentality]

First game this year. Wow. Probably going to order a full summit championship package after seeing spurts of what this group can do. Good crowd. However...I bet we will have a lot of those that dont come back after how hot it was in there. East side GA was unbearable.

[Hopeful-Bison-Baller]

We WILL go to the Tourny this year if we stick with a 7 man rotation. I guess give Carlson a few garbage minutes, like 5 minutes at most a game to come in and hard foul or something, then put him back on the bench. And then only Aaberg and Felt come off the bench. We would be set. Today you saw what would happen when we dont play Lindberg and Carlson too much, though 11 minutes is a little too much for Carlson IMHO. But it was a blowout so ill give Saul a pass here. Give Lindberg's minutes to Lundberg and we will be set.

[ndsubison1]

What happened to Oakland? Werent they good at some point when we came in the league?

they are good but not as dominant without benson and hudson

[The Lost Dutchman]

We WILL go to the Tourny this year if we stick with a 7 man rotation. I guess give Carlson a few garbage minutes, like 5 minutes at most a game to come in and hard foul or something, then put him back on the bench. And then only Aaberg and Felt come off the bench. We would be set. Today you saw what would happen when we dont play Lindberg and Carlson too much, though 11 minutes is a little too much for Carlson IMHO. But it was a blowout so ill give Saul a pass here. Give Lindberg's minutes to Lundberg and we will be set.

Please enough of your infatuation with Lundberg! I'm not sure if your best friends with the guy but the Bison beat the best team in the conference and had great play from everyone. Why can't that just be the story?

[Twentysix]

Please enough of your infatuation with Lundberg! I'm not sure if your best friends with the guy but the Bison beat the best team in the conference and had great play from everyone. Why can't that just be the story?

The best team in the conference is either SDSU or ORU if not NDSU. OU is a 4th place team, said that before the season started too. They are good don't get me wrong.. the summit is up, way up.

Bader was also 0-4 from 3. Hamilton 3-12 and Perry 1-5. When you shoot 21 3's and only make 4 you are probably gonna lose 99% of the time.

What happened to that kid who was the son of an NBA player, that I thought didnt look that good...but everyone insisted would replace JJ. I swear he was a freshman like 2 years ago. Eckles or something.

[The Lost Dutchman]

The best team in the conference is either SDSU or ORU if not NDSU. OU is a 4th place team, said that before the season started too. They are good don't get me wrong.. the summit is up, way up.


As soon as SDSU, ORU, or NDSU gets by Oakland in the conference tourny, I will then say one of those teams are better then Oakland. When you're 51 and 4 or something the past couple years in conference play, you are the best team.

[DjKyRo]

Eckles or something.

Ledrick Eackles. Transferred to McNeese State.

[Thunder_Struck]

Lindberg > Lundberg! We need to continue to develop Lindberg to give LA some minutes to rest. Last night Lindberg entered the game and NDSU was up 12. When he left the game they were up 11. He is a true Freshman and has a chance to be a big part of a really good team.

[Mr. Burgundy]

Realtime RPI.....81

[NFLBison]

81? man, 3 close losses, just think if they beat gophs how high theyd be.

Whens the sdsu game? Gotta win that one!

[BisonBlogger]

The hot shooting from three by the Bison and the cold shooting from three by Oakland was the main reason for the big point spread last night. As we all know three point shooting will come and go. Hale and Braun will most likely not shoot that well from deep on a consistent basis, especially on the road.

What needs to be the focus for the Bison is to keep improving their defense. Here the Bison have found a good on-the-ball defender in Hale. A long quick wing in Braun that makes it difficult for other wings in the league to shoot over. LA and Felt seem to hold their own as well. A soliid post defender in Bjorlund with good help defenders and shot blockers in the paint with Wright ant Aaberg. All and all a defensive club that will keep the Bison in most games.

[Kermit]

Realtime RPI.....81

KenPom has ORU at 67, SDSU 80, NDSU 88, and Oakland 158.

[Hopeful-Bison-Baller]

Please enough of your infatuation with Lundberg! I'm not sure if your best friends with the guy but the Bison beat the best team in the conference and had great play from everyone. Why can't that just be the story?

If I see him around, I say what up, but that is about it. Just because Lind gets more mins doesnt mean he is better. Just not the greatest coaching IMO. They should have redshirted him this year, we dont need him this year. And ya we won, oh well, I expected it, I am happy about it, but I am not surprised. I couldnt really care less about some of the upcoming games, I just cant wait until that SDSU game, it is gonna be sooooo sick.

[Bison03]

If I see him around, I say what up, but that is about it. Just because Lind gets more mins doesnt mean he is better. Just not the greatest coaching IMO. They should have redshirted him this year, we dont need him this year. And ya we won, oh well, I expected it, I am happy about it, but I am not surprised. I couldnt really care less about some of the upcoming games, I just cant wait until that SDSU game, it is gonna be sooooo sick.

And just because LA gets more minutes than Zastrow, it doesn't mean he is better. Oh wait, yes it does. Saul sees these guys in practice every day. He know who has the talent and works well together and what does not. Just look at Carlson. Now, I know he is coming off not playing because of a broken jaw but the reason he had a breakout season 2 years ago was because of lack of other talent on the team. With this group of a great freshman and sophomores, you have to play them because they are better. If if means seniors like Lundberg and Carlson have to sit on the bench more than they want, that's life. I trust Saul wit his ability to put the best players on the floor.

[Gully]

Speaking of Zastow, how is he?

[bisonfan08]

Was at the game last night and was just completely in awe of the fact that we dominated by 27. Got to see some quality basketball and lost about 7.5lbs in water weight as well. Even though we won big, I must say the only reason we won big was because we shot 64% from the field and 60% from 3 land. Yes Oakland shot poorly, but I'm going to contribute that to tough defense and I think this team has now proven that it's going to be tough for opponents to shoot a high % against this team as we are in the top 30 in the nation in defensive FG%. Also fun fact, after last nights game we are now 11th in the nation in offensive FG% shooting 49.8% from the floor. These are AMAZING numbers for such a young team, but it's also a reality check because with those numbers we should have an even better record than we have. The things that worry me about this team are the silly turnovers, realistically we probably should have won by almost 40 last night but too many blown fast breaks and other wasted possessions. Also, our FT% of 67.4% is absolutely awful and one of the reasons we have lost close games this year. The thing this team needs to work the most on is fouls, with only an 7 or 8 man rotation it's important to keep guys on the floor and not to give our opponents so many chances at the FT line. In our 3 losses this season we have out fouled our opponents 72-46, can't win close games with that big of a margin. All that being said to start 9-3 with a 2-1 record in the Summit league sounds pretty good to me for a team starting 4 sophomores and a freshman. This team has enough talent to be very very dangerous in the tourney come March. Now we just have to see if they can avoid the let down after a big win and not lay an egg against IPFW, a team that has been very competitive with us. Another big win tomorrow and then it's off to ORU to see where we really stack up against the top dawg in the conference on their home court.

[Hammersmith]

Speaking of Zastow, how is he?
Report today said no structural damage. Questionable(unlikely?) for IPFW.

[bisonfan08]

Report today said no structural damage. Questionable(unlikely?) for IPFW.

Judging by the way he was walking into the locker room I'd say he's gonna be out for at least a week or two even if it's just a light sprain. Lot's of pressure on a player's basketball player's knees and any pain will make him hesitant and less effective. Since we have Lindberg and Lundberg to back-up LA as well as Hale if needed at point, I don't think Saul will put him back on the court til he's 100%

[SDbison]

BSA sucks.........why should people have to pay money to watch a game in 80 plus degree heat. There is nothing the NDSU facility engineers can do to alleviate the problem until the modified arena is possibly built.......next decade? Hope those limited visibility seats (railings, pillars) go away with the modified arena. Assume all new HVAC, but who knows. Maybe they can reuse the old seating to save money and build the damn place 6 months sooner. North Dakota Legislature is a bunch of morons. No reason NDSU should have to re-build the BSA on 100% private funds. Nice NDSU got all the new Business school buildings from private funds. Got a word for ND state government when it comes to funding NDSU........CHEAP ASS.

[Gully]

Glad to hear it wasn't more serious. Looked very painful but sounds like he'll recover fairly quickly.

[herdmember]

There is basically one more piece of the BSA to 'sell' for naming rights, the court. Gate City gets their name in huge letters across the middle of the football field and two different places on the sidelines, of a 19,000 seat stadium for $1 million. Using the rough math, I believe this means the court's naming rights of the BSA's 5500 seat stadium should fetch us at least $75 towards the 10 million that is still needed!

Man, they need that thing built yesterday. That is the single most important thing left to bring NDSU athletics to the next level. Let's get it done!

[Castor Troy]

I have been patiently waiting for the emergence of Jordan Aaberg, and although he may not be the world beater we were hoping for he seems to be playing a very important role that will become crucial if we are to make a run in the playoffs. 7 rebounds and 6 pts is not bad. And he is not afraid to get physical.

[Gully]

Just for fun.......if NDSU could get $10 million from John Deere to name the bb court (this obviously isn't realistic) and that meant they could start construction in the spring, would folks want them to go for it?

[herdmember]

just for fun.......if ndsu could get $10 million from john deere to name the bb court (this obviously isn't realistic) and that meant they could start construction in the spring, would folks want them to go for it?

ab-so-lute-ly

[BlueBisonRock]

Just for fun.......if NDSU could get $10 million from John Deere to name the bb court (this obviously isn't realistic) and that meant they could start construction in the spring, would folks want them to go for it?

Same colors. Ag mainstay. Lots of local tie in. Who couldn't love a Deere?

Get 'er done!

[Tatanka]

Just for fun.......if NDSU could get $10 million from John Deere to name the bb court (this obviously isn't realistic) and that meant they could start construction in the spring, would folks want them to go for it?

D-U-N done.

[Hammersmith]

There is basically one more piece of the BSA to 'sell' for naming rights, the court. Gate City gets their name in huge letters across the middle of the football field and two different places on the sidelines, of a 19,000 seat stadium for $1 million. Using the rough math, I believe this means the court's naming rights of the BSA's 5500 seat stadium should fetch us at least $75 towards the 10 million that is still needed!

Man, they need that thing built yesterday. That is the single most important thing left to bring NDSU athletics to the next level. Let's get it done!
I know you were mostly joking, but this started a discussion. I just want to remind everyone that technically, the court has already been named in return for a donation. The Bunker family has donated quite a bit to NDSU over the years(Bentson-Bunker Fieldhouse anyone?) and the court and an office in the Fargodome were named after Art and his wife after a good sized donation early in the previous renovation campaign. Art passed away two years ago, but I don't think it would be right to try and sell the naming rights again.

http://www.ndcourts.gov/court/news/BunkerArt.htm

Art enrolled at the University of Wyoming and transferred to North Dakota State University to play basketball at the persuasion of Coach Chuck Bentson. Art was quoted many times as to the importance of Coach Bentson in his life. “He was an excellent coach and a good friend. His counsel was very important to me over the years, long after I got out of basketball and college. I consider him to be one of the greatest positive influences on my life.”

Art earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics at N.D.S.U. in 1952. While attending N.D.S.U., Art was President and Social Chair of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, an All Conference basketball player and a member of the following organizations: Blue Key, Scabbard and Blade, Edwin Booth, Secretary of Lettermen’s Club, Interfraternity Council, Board of Public Programs, Treasurer of the Senior Class, Distinguished Military Grade and received the Army Association Medal.

Art served five terms as an influential member of the North Dakota House of Representatives and was Speaker of the House in 1973. He is a Past President of N.D.S.U. Team Makers. He was inducted into the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975. Art is a charter member of the N.D.S.U. Development Foundation and served as President of the N.D.S.U. Alumni Association. Art received the Alumni Award from Business Economics in 1969. He received the Alumni Achievement Award in 1989 and an Honorary Doctorate in 1992 from N.D.S.U. In 1995, Art was awarded the N.D.S.U. Development Foundation Service Award.

The Bentson-Bunker Fieldhouse, the Art and Norene Bunker Basketball Court in the Bison Sports Arena, and the Art and Norene Bunker Office in the Sunderland Football Complex at the FargoDome all carry the Bunker name.

Art and Norene have been tremendous friends of higher education in general and N.D.S.U. specifically. Their generosity and thoughtfulness have left a footprint on the institution for generations to come.

[Bison03]

Agree. The "Art & Norene Bunker Court" will be the same once the renovation is complete. Plus, it would be way to confusing to play at "Sponsor X Court" at the "Scheels Center" in the "Sanford Health Athletic Complex."

[herdmember]

Makes sense to me.

[Gully]

Don't forget about the "Herd Mentality Urinal Cakes"

[56BISON73]

""The Sunderland Football Complex at the FargoDome "" What is this and which Sunderland was this named after?

[BisonCountry]

http://www.sunderlandgroup.com

David and Marlys Sunderland donated $1.5 mil for football offices.

[56BISON73]

http://www.sunderlandgroup.com

David and Marlys Sunderland donated $1.5 mil for football offices.

Thanks. We had a coach by the name of Sunderland when I was in school.

[Gully]

There was a great shot of the Sunderland's on TV during the Georgia Southern game. Mrs. Sunderland was cheering her heart out.

[The Lost Dutchman]

Perhaps your naming rights stuff deserves it's own thread since the topic is Bison Vs. Oakland.

[BryanWXOU]

I haven't been back since the end of the Oakland game. Don't have enough great things to say about the game you guys played. Had a lot of great things to say about NDSU if you guys care to read: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ycn-10762899

[southcliffbison]

Good reading, enjoyed very much........ Summit tourney in SF should be a good one.