Nickel Trophy Update

[Vet70]

I’m not asking about the difference between a Natty and UND. I’m just curious why you think trophies are worth keeping at all?

Some trophies are worth having because they represent important accomplishments.

[bisonp]

I think they deserve their own "chipper".

[WeAreThePride]

Some trophies are worth having because they represent important accomplishments.

And winning a game in a historic rivalry isn't an important accomplishment? Why bother playing any of the games at all? Why should we deign to travel to Indiana State? Shouldn't we be above such things?

[runtheoption]

And winning a game in a historic rivalry isn't an important accomplishment? Why bother playing any of the games at all? Why should we deign to travel to Indiana State? Shouldn't we be above such things?

Go on. This is amazing.

[Vet70]

And winning a game in a historic rivalry isn't an important accomplishment? Why bother playing any of the games at all? Why should we deign to travel to Indiana State? Shouldn't we be above such things?

I'll just finish by saying we have differences as to what we think is important. The rest I will just ignore as hyperbole.

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

That's why I like the Mega Dakota Marker.

A semi-regular Bison-Goofs game would be very cool indeed.

[WeAreThePride]

Go on. This is amazing.

History and tradition mean a lot to me. I'm not sure what's so amazing here. We've had a fairly fierce rivalry with UND for over a hundred years. What's the deal with needing to shit on them? All this talk about how we should never play then away from Fargo? It doesn't make any sense.

[WeAreThePride]

I'll just finish by saying we have differences as to what we think is important. The rest I will just ignore as hyperbole.

Alabama gets up for its in state rivalry, even though they're always competing for natties.

[oldmantutters]

History and tradition mean a lot to me. I'm not sure what's so amazing here. We've had a fairly fierce rivalry with UND for over a hundred years. What's the deal with needing to shit on them? All this talk about how we should never play then away from Fargo? It doesn't make any sense.

The never playing them in GF talk aside, what would a trophy add? Yes it's a historic rivalry, but the Nickel is done. A new trophy has no history to it. In my mind both schools contributing to the end of the Nickel. NDSU decided they were going to move up and that came with the possibility of not playing UND every year. UND decided it would put them at a disadvantage for their post-season hopes and/or recruiting* to play NDSU every year**. The Dakota marker doesn't do much for me, and I think the number of trophy games Minnesota is involved in is ridiculous.

*I'd think the thought of not playing NDSU would have been partly to do with NDSU recruiting a higher caliber of athlete and having more scholarships putting the Bison at an advantage and most likely winning head to head games ultimately resulting in NDSU winning any recruiting battle. Funny thing is UND changing their mind and them losing out on pretty much every recruiting battle since.

** Without knowing the details of how it worked out had the rivalry continued, is it fair to assume that D2 UND would have hosted a D1AA/FCS team every other year? If that's true that's kind of crazy.

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[CalBison97]

Alabama gets up for its in state rivalry, even though they're always competing for natties.

Yes, but Alabama’s in-state rival also competes for natties.