by Lakesbison » February 7th, 2013, 5:10 pm
thank you kind sir. UNI fans dont much like NDSU since we won 2 natl fball titles in 5 years in MVFC, while they've been there 40+ years with 0.
I am only banned from 3 message boards..
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Casey Garrison. NDSU is 55% Minnesotan's and have a great fanbase in Minnesota and Minneapolis, NDSU fans are loyal, passionate. when NDSU played in NCAA in 09 vs Kansas at Metrodome, they had 12,000 fans there.
NDSU educationally is a top ranked research university and great engineering, pharmacy programs.
NDSU will have a brand new arena built in time to join the MVC basketball league and our fans travel and will go on the road alot.
Basketball wise, after the 2009 Fab 4 that became the 1st team in its 1st year of eligibilty to make the big dance, we obviously struggled, but always put out good basketball teams.
2012-2013 team is 18-5 #64 RPI and 1st place in summit with some really good soph/freshman class, we boost the #1 FG % shooter in the entire NCAA in 6 8 Marshall Bjorkland (Minn AP player of year in 2009)
Fargo has 150,000 population with a partying downtown atmosphere, safe town and Microsoft, Catapillar among its businesses, Airport is very nice and busy with the OIL MONEY coming through and is 40 miles from the great lakes area of minnesota (Detroit Lakes)