"The Game" is back on.

[MrSnuffleupagus]

also a pregame tribute to the 2003 nickel trophy game, their own introduction onto the field, a free nights at the HoDo for the guy with the flag wearing a cowboy hat and a password code for first dibs on single game tickets before they go on sale to the public!

[CivilBison96]

I do not think there is any way that they play for the nickel, as stated before there is just too much baggage associated with what is engraved on 1/2 of that trophy. Also I don't think UN_ will ever relinquish the nickel as that is the one shred of dignity they can cling to and rationalize by saying it was a part of the annual game when we were in the same conference.

[mnriverbison]

I do not think there is any way that they play for the nickel, as stated before there is just too much baggage associated with what is engraved on 1/2 of that trophy. Also I don't think UN_ will ever relinquish the nickel as that is the one shred of dignity they can cling to and rationalize by saying it was a part of the annual game when we were in the same conference.

Fine. New Trophy without the racist mascot is fine.

[56BISON73]

Here's a Business idea for you. WE ALREADY SELL OUT EVERY GAME. This is a signal that all momentum is gone, the peak is here and ndsu admin doesn't want to move forward. It's back to D2 and the old timers that begged for this game can have it.
Business wise this is a colossal waste especially giving a competitor a share at the table

How is this back to D2? They are D1. Its also a much better choice than PV-A&M and the other tomato cans we have played. I would lay off the D2 bashing as many Nattys were won during that era.

[ZHerd]

If they decided to call themselves the Jeffersons we could play for this from the Lewis & Clark "Westward Journey" series:

If they called themselves the displaced Asians they could keep using the nickel trophy

[bisonaudit]

I vote this.

Their entrance music is ready to go.

I like it:

Movin' on up (movin on up)
To the east side (movin on up)
We finally got a piece of the pie.

Fish don't fry in the kitchen;
Beans don't burn on the grill.
Took a whole lotta tryin'
Just to get up that hill.
Now we're up in the big leagues
Gettin' our turn at bat.

source:

http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthem...onslyrics.html

[mnriverbison]

How is this back to D2? They are D1. Its also a much better choice than PV-A&M and the other tomato cans we have played. I would lay off the D2 bashing as many Nattys were won during that era.

^^^^^

Ding ding ding. We sell out home games NOW, TODAY. Unless you are under the grand delusion that college teams never relinquish their spot at the throne you can expect that Bison football may one day not be able to sell out a game against PV A & M or whatever other cupcake team we have zero connection history or care about.

People who pretend to not care about UND are hilarious to me, because they most often make that claim in the same breath as making derogatory comments about UND. Pro-tip, if you "don't care" about something, it is absent from your radar. No hate, no derision, nothing. I don't "not care" about my stupid neighbor, I "don't care" about the ants who live in the park down the street. See the difference?

[Gully]

I do not think there is any way that they play for the nickel, as stated before there is just too much baggage associated with what is engraved on 1/2 of that trophy. Also I don't think UN_ will ever relinquish the nickel as that is the one shred of dignity they can cling to and rationalize by saying it was a part of the annual game when we were in the same conference.

You might be right.......but then isn't it strange NDSU would even bring up the nickle in the press release?

[Hail bison]

How is this back to D2? They are D1. Its also a much better choice than PV-A&M and the other tomato cans we have played. I would lay off the D2 bashing as many Nattys were won during that era.

^^Your last sentence. Was D2 in that era much different than current FCS?

[56BISON73]

D E P R E S S I O N if this happens. It was a fun 11 years everyone nice and peaceful and successful. Ba bye now.

They have medication for your problem. Seek professional help.