Nickel Trophy Update

[WeAreThePride]

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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Of course I'd prefer to just keep the Nickel Trophy, but the SJW cucks won't let us. Barring that, I want a new one.

[WeAreThePride]

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

UND won a natty not two decades ago.

[CalBison97]

UND won a natty not two decades ago.

Ah, the DII days...back when there was a competitive rivalry. The FCS is proving to be a much more difficult machine for UND. It appears you are trying to rekindle something that, at least for the foreseeable future, is long gone.

[garbageman]

UND won a natty not two decades ago.

Yup they won 1 championship in their total years of existence and they think they are the greatest thing since sliced bread

[Vet70]

Ah, the DII days...back when there was a competitive rivalry. The FCS is proving to be a much more difficult machine for UND. It appears you are trying to rekindle something that, at least for the foreseeable future, is long gone.

Barely a .500 FCS record, 1 Conference Co-Championship, 1-10 or 1-11 against FBS teams, 0-1 in the FCS playoffs. Yep, that's competing for National Titles.

[semobison]

Ah, the DII days...back when there was a competitive rivalry. The FCS is proving to be a much more difficult machine for UND. It appears you are trying to rekindle something that, at least for the foreseeable future, is long gone.

Ah...memories...When I was a student we were in the early stretch of beating the Whoux 12 years in a row! Great times!

[StL Bison Fan]

Although SDSU is a game with a trophy and considered a rival, I think when we first joined the MVFC, UNi was an instant rival. Of course, maybe that rivalry has cooled a bit.
Perhaps when und joins the valley they will start hating another team (or two or three)

[semobison]

As for playing for a trophy. Let em wait a few years then maybe...maybe, bring it up again. They need to earn their stripes in the Valley. Maybe they should ask the Yotes if they will give them a trophy game!

[garbageman]

As for playing for a trophy. Let em wait a few years then maybe...maybe, bring it up again. They need to earn their stripes in the Valley. Maybe they should ask the Yotes if they will give them a trophy game!

I agree. We went out and got a trophy game why didn’t they start one with someone else. You don’t see SDSU begging usd for a trophy

[IzzyFlexion]

Barely a .500 FCS record, 1 Conference Co-Championship, 1-10 or 1-11 against FBS teams, 0-1 in the FCS playoffs. Yep, that's competing for National Titles.

Please remind me..........as an FCS program, what is the soozie's record against NAIA schools?