Re: lets drop baseball and add hockey
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Originally Posted by
mgbison
Honestly, we are never gonna be competitive in baseball. After seeing all the UND shirts in the twin cities the past couple of weeks, i think it would be awesome to add hockey. its a northern sport and we are right next to canada and minnesota.
Could we play at scheels arena?
It would be about the same number of scholarships, but i don't know the title 9 rules, so maybe its not possible.
People may say hockey is only a niche sport in the uppermidwest and out east. they are correct, but we are located in the uppermidwest and it would make ndsu more popular in the tri-state area.
Ill get shit for saying this but your right. Baseball sucks up here because of weather and well never draw well or be competitive.
We live in a hockey state and there is no reason why we can't be competitive within 5-10 years. We live in a region where there is a ton of talent. We have a great facility just waiting for us. You can't ignore the success the Force have had. Heck, at times they outdraw our basketball team with a team of 17 year olds. The atmosphere at that place is electric and its below D1 Hockey.
Even MSUM recognizes the opportunity. We better jump on the opportunity.
If Bemidji can have a good Hockey team there is no reason we can't.
I would get season tickets in a heart beat.
Re: lets drop baseball and add hockey
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Originally Posted by
gabe
If Bemidji can have a good Hockey team there is no reason we can't.
Bemidji funds nothing but their hockey and don't have an extra 30+ football scholarships to fill. It would take decades for an NDSU hockey program to become at all relevant. Waste of time and money, IMO.
Re: lets drop baseball and add hockey
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Originally Posted by
rustywallace
Part of that 88 million is bieng used to build a new rink. I believe around 50 of it is. So around 40 million to start a hockey team as we already have a hockey arena thats more then capable right now.
Whats going to hurt a lot of these teams now is no gophers no scoonie. Those are almost guarentee sell outs. So a lot of these wcha teams are going to be losing revenue. Everyone is going to want UND who on there home schedule as they are the most hated right now and sell out any where they go thats in Minnesota and colorado.
did you forget youre not on whosports right now?
Re: lets drop baseball and add hockey
But, at least there would be a chance to be relevant in hockey. We aren't gonna be relevant in men's basketball, ever.
Re: lets drop baseball and add hockey
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Originally Posted by
mgbison
But, at least there would be a chance to be relevant in hockey. We aren't gonna be relevant in men's basketball, ever.
And I can just as easily say we'll never be relevant in hockey ever.
Re: lets drop baseball and add hockey
being RELEVANT in hockey is like being RELEVANT in a Mobile park.
its the midwests version of lacrosse..... except worse.
Fargo Force is a joke, no one goes to the games, i cant even give away free tickets. 1500 actual people a game, max.
Re: lets drop baseball and add hockey
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Originally Posted by
mgbison
But, at least there would be a chance to be relevant in hockey. We aren't gonna be relevant in men's basketball, ever.
I'm sure thats what Butler/VCU fans were saying...before they made the Final Four.
Re: lets drop baseball and add hockey
I think I'd take my chances with being relevant in hockey over basketball. I guess we'll never know cause we won't ever add hockey.
Hockey is a niche sport only popular in the northern states, but we are a northern state. It may be small time, but go to scheels tomorrow and see if there is more Sioux or bison merchandise there. It's hard to tell and that's sad.
Re: lets drop baseball and add hockey
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Originally Posted by
mgbison
But, at least there would be a chance to be relevant in hockey. We aren't gonna be relevant in men's basketball, ever.
Pretty high price to pay to be relevant in a sport where there are a little more than a dozen Division 1 schools participating.
There were less that 4,000 fans watching the Regional Hockey Final in Green Bay. College women's basketball sold out the arena to watch Baylor and A&M play in a Regional Final. Triple the fans. For Women's basketball.
All last week, during the Women's Basketball regional Finals and during the Women's Final Four, ESPN pimped the Frozen Four in St. Paul. Guess what though: THEY NEVER ONCE MENTIONED THE TEAMS PLAYING.
Try find College hockey scores on the ESPN website. Once you find them, you better write some directions down so you don't waste a half hour the next time you look. That's how much the sports world cares about college hockey.
You own comment earlier says it ALL. BEMIDJI STATE is RELEVANT in hockey.
Re: lets drop baseball and add hockey
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Originally Posted by
DjKyRo
Bemidji funds nothing but their hockey and don't have an extra 30+ football scholarships to fill. It would take decades for an NDSU hockey program to become at all relevant. Waste of time and money, IMO.
Teammakers for hockey. Additional fund raising. We could do it in 10 years. Would it be easy? No but we have the people to pull it off.
We will NEVER be competitive in baseball.
