I concur with ndfan and think that was a great post. I'm not going to reply to you point/center until you can show you know that it is The University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux.
Of course there were naysayerss and those unhappy with NDSU's move to D1 because of the impact it would have on every college in this state and those of the NCC. Wouldn't you know it, it did. By NDSU going Division 1, UND now has to do the same thing, so it's not a change of heart, or change of opinion it is simply a matter of fact. Besides, it is pointless to knit-pick back and forth when neither side is ever going to see the other's point of view.
Let's save it for the field, look forward to the potential as ndfan said for the best football rivalry in the state to come back and realize how fortunate a state like ND is to have two Division 1 schools.