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Post by aldewitt on Jun 17, 2019 8:22:05 GMT -6
Leaving my house right now for Northeast Minneapolis and later Dinkytown. How many times does the GAM have me getting shot tonight? 1 out of 91 are your chances. It’s a very dangerous place. I hope you are not a victim. Many are.
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Post by aldewitt on Jun 16, 2019 8:38:44 GMT -6
From the Pioneer Press:
May be some truth to earlier speculation. If they do join the Summit with those aspirations the league could get a lot more competitive.
Picked that up on Sioux sports. They also mentioned Auges endowment is under 70 but more than Mankatos 60 mill. Augies move up looks like bare-bones but probably just as well off or better than WIU which like the State of IL is going broke. They just fired their President and enrollment is way down.
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Post by aldewitt on Jun 14, 2019 19:40:10 GMT -6
Would love to hear what city is clean and safe then. Valley city, ND Heres a look at the crime in Murderapolis, the nations 56th most dangerous city ranked between Daytona Beach and Chicago. This map shows neighborhood by neighborhood the degree of your personal danger. On average 1 out of 91 is a victim of violent crime in that dirty place. Hopefully this will help keep you safe when choosing your football games. Bison/Butler is downtown and the SDSU game is at TCF, both areas near the top in crime violence. www.neighborhoodscout.com/mn/minneapolis/crimeheres the link for the top 100. Plan your games carefully for maximum security in a country that is now among the most violent in the world. www.neighborhoodscout.com/blog/top100dangerous
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Post by aldewitt on Jun 14, 2019 19:34:08 GMT -6
Would love to hear what city is clean and safe then. Valley city, ND
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Post by aldewitt on Jun 14, 2019 13:02:51 GMT -6
The Gophers aren’t a very good football team. They are ranked 42 right now by Sagarin. SDSU is ranked 58 and a 4 point underdog. There is huge potential for this game to be miss-priced. Check out the rankings. SDSU is right in there with teams like the Gophers. www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/The gophers play in a tough league but sometimes, just because they are there, they might beat one of the better teams just like NDSU gets knocked off from time-to-time.
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Post by aldewitt on Jun 14, 2019 10:45:22 GMT -6
SDSU @ MN Gophers August 28, 8PM TCF Stadium, Minneapolis PREDICTED WINNER: SDSU Spread: SDSU -11 Over/Under: 61 Mythical Score: SDSU 36 Minnesota 25 This is based on the performance of last years teams. Gophers from last year 7-6: s3.amazonaws.com/gophersports.com/documents/2019/1/9/Final_Stats.pdfNEW MEXICO STATE FRESNO STATE MIAMI at Maryland IOWA at #3 Ohio State (the gophers Bison) at Nebraska INDIANA at Illinois PURDUE NORTHWESTERN at Wisconsin vs Georgia Tech Give the Gophers 7 points for strength of schedule and it becomes PREDICTED WINNER: SDSU Spread: SDSU -4 Over/Under: 68 Mythical Score: SDSU 36 Minnesota 32 The Gophers don't get any home field. There might be under 10,000 unless the Jackrabbit fans show up. I might go but its in Minneapolis. Filthly town and dangerous. Watch for miss pricing on this game.
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Post by aldewitt on Jun 10, 2019 18:07:55 GMT -6
Using last years teams:
UM GRIZZLIES @ USD COYOTES
PREDICTED WINNER: MONTANA GRIZZLIES Spread: GRIZZLIES -4 Over/Under: 64 Mythical Score: USD 30 UM 34 including 2 point home field
The USD problem is rushing. Add 100 yds/game to the offense and improve the rushing D to reduce opponents by 100 yds/game and its 33-30 USD. Home field of 2pts was applied
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Post by aldewitt on Jun 10, 2019 4:33:50 GMT -6
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Post by aldewitt on Jun 10, 2019 3:53:20 GMT -6
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Post by aldewitt on Jun 9, 2019 4:51:46 GMT -6
Looking at the list today I counted 26 from the MVFC. - ISU Redbirds 7
- NDSU 7
- UNI 6
- SDSU 3
- YSU 2
- UWI 1
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Post by aldewitt on Jun 7, 2019 0:56:28 GMT -6
Congratulations! Truly a measure of a successful athletic program.
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Post by aldewitt on Jun 6, 2019 5:16:18 GMT -6
Bonds are the typical way institutions finance projects not mortgages. In the case of the SD Universities I’m sure the bonds are responsibly issued and soundly backed.
another way to fund large projects is make the funding in the form of a gift. In the case of the UND hockey rink they financed it by accepting the gift affording the donor a substantial tax deduction based on the buildings value/size of gift. In addition The donor was also awarded a 30 year management contract complete with rules and regulations for the university to follow including payment of the management fees and half of all sports ticket revenues for the duration.
NDSU financed the FFD by donating land to the city and paying rent. The FFD gets all suite revenues but NDSU gets all tickets. The FFD is now paid for and I believe the bonds retired.
The first and last options require the issuing institution to support the bonds and the project. The middle way puts the taxpayers on the hook for paying for the building. In UNDs case there is also the cruel shoes of the management fees and ticket revenues. It’s becoming obvious UND is in over their head as the loss of ticket revenues is chaffing. The control Engelstad has is also causing a rash. We saw their discomfort break out in another public spat last winter
Who cares how SDSU or USD pays its bonds back. Their price will reflect their quality and there are assurances everything is sound due to the required oversight. In UNDs case some of the oversight is short circuited. The scheme is not assured to be sound financing method for the proposed project. In the case of UND it is draining their financial viability in athletics and will be a serious mill stone forever. They pay the fees and after 30 years are outright owners and caretakers of an old building they could never afford in the first place.
If you you want to get into a pissing match the best way is to compare effective bond interest rates which reveal the perception of the issuing institutions ability to pay. The lower rate wins.
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Post by aldewitt on May 31, 2019 4:30:12 GMT -6
Great schedule. Good date for Dixi State too. Seeing that team will be interesting.
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Post by aldewitt on May 29, 2019 3:59:25 GMT -6
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Post by aldewitt on May 28, 2019 4:33:57 GMT -6
The CAFI database breaks out sports facility expenses. In 2017. USD 5.41 Mill. SDSU. 5.52 Mill
For my money I’ll take a Dome but you have to admit the old Caughlin Field is looking pretty good these days. Probably the nicest stadium in the MVFC. Who cares how it’s paid for unless it’s a gift paid back through 50% of ticket revenues and high lease and management payments to the generous party giving you the building.
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