Quote Originally Posted by WestDak View Post
Anyone old enough to remember NDSU and UND being D2 are going to have their D1 school they cheered for back then. And just because NDSU/UND went D1 doesn't mean they change their allegiance just like that.
I know quite a few North Carolina and Duke fans in North Dakota. I myself have been a Kansas men's basketball fan since 1987. Sure, when NDSU makes it to the tournament, I'll watch and cheer for them, but I don't make a point of following them that closely in the regular season. I live in western North Dakota and went to Dickinson State, so I consider myself a fairly typical "neutral" observer when it comes to NDSU/UND.
Obviously but say say the entire state if North Dakota isn't either NDSU or UND territory is a preposterous statement. Besides its about the media footprint which is all Dakota schools. The lead story on the Networks is rarely something other than Ndsu or Und.