Logic and reasoning from NDSU fans.

Check out this line of reasoning from our friends to the south of us. Every time I read something stupid on the Belligerentville message board the old saying of, ‘if you want to work on the farm you go to NDSU, if you want to own the farm you go to UND’, pops into my head.

I have been checking out Belligerentville from time to time to see what the Bison fans have to say. While I miss the rivalry in football with the other school, I don’t miss the verbal sparing with the NDSU fans, they make you appreciate Gopher Hockey fans.

Regarding the whole numbers thing and popularity with hockey in this region...

I give credit to UND for having a GREAT hockey program. However, if the big time BCS schools cared about hockey and added the sport, it would only be a matter of time before those big programs gradually started washing out traditional powers like UND. When the big schools care about something, they win. They just have too many resources (athletics dollars, media market, name recognition, etc). It would become just like FBS football and men's basketball...every once in a while the small school breaks through, but not very often. [Bisionville]

I hate to burst the bubbles of the people that think UND isn’t one of the top schools in Division one hockey. UND has seven NCAA titles tied with Denver University and second only to Michigan University. I am not sure what make this rube think that a BCS school could match the storied rich hockey history that UND already has or even the other schools in Division One hockey. Seriously! Last time I checked Minnesota, Wisconsin, Boston College, were BCS schools. UND has more NCAA titles than all three of the fore mentioned schools. Sure B.C. has UND number right now but that will even it’s self out eventually.

UND has also been number two in attendance in Division One Hockey since the new Ralph opened, they have been second only to Wisconsin in attendance (who is one of the biggest schools in Division One Hockey).

Theoretically speaking if a BCS school added hockey there is no guarantee that they would be able to establish a tradition and following like UND and other WCHA schools already have. Second most of these schools don’t have the facilities it takes to run a successful Division one program. Hey the water is warm you welcome to join us if you would like, but what conference are you going to play in?

Lastly, the UND Fighting Sioux are recognized all over Canada and the Upper Midwest as being one of the best in Division One hockey with hockey recruits. UND is also respected in the NHL and NHL coaches love to draft UND recruits because they know they will get the proper coaching and will be well rounded players that play solid hockey in both ends of the ice. Also, a fair number of Canadian kids living on the western prairies of Canada dream of playing for UND in division one hockey because they know the Sioux are the best in division one hockey.

Maybe the Belligerentville fans should stick to basketball and football, because they sure as hell don't know what they are talking about when it comes to hockey. I am also going to laugh when the day comes that UND is accpeted to the MVFC.