VIRG FOSS
FATHER KNOWS LAST The Rivalry is Over
The North Dakota State Bison continued their run in the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs by defeating the Montana State Bobcats in Bozeman this afternoon. Many of us are excited by the Bisons success in t...
Posted on 12/4/10 at 11:47 PM
VIRG FOSS: Time will tell about this Sioux team 
Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Which is the greatest Sioux team of all?
It’s a debate without a winner, a question without an answer.
By Virg Foss , April 01, 2011
FOSS: WCHA will do just fine without Gophers, Badgers
When Penn State found its version of a deep pockets Ralph Engelstad to fund a new hockey rink and begin D-I hockey on campus, we all knew a Big Ten Conference was inevitable.
By Virg Foss , March 25, 2011
VIRG FOSS: Taking a stand gets results
It’s one thing to be a loyal and valued employee of a great university, which UND men’s hockey coach Dave Hakstol certainly is.
When what you believe in contradicts with the actions being taken by your bosses, it takes a man of courage to stand up for those beliefs.
By Virg Foss , March 18, 2011
Foss: With age comes some restraint
There’s an old saying that age has its benefits. As I shuffle into older age, I’ve learned that senior status can get you 10 percent off your food bill when eating out. If you can swallow your pride and ask for it, the savings are there.
By Virg Foss , February 25, 2011
VIRG FOSS: Girls hockey continues to make big strides
It was about 10 years ago when I had heated arguments with some that felt adding women’s hockey at UND was a huge mistake.
By Virg Foss , February 18, 2011
VIRG FOSS: A sportswriter, but a terrible fan
"I have a confession to make," columnist Virg Foss writes. "As someone who has spent much of his life writing about sports and the people who play them, I am a terrible fan."
By Virg Foss , February 12, 2011
Foss: It’s been a week of rumors, speculation
I’ve been in journalism long enough to remember when the arrival of the portable typewriter made my job of covering a sporting event so much easier.
How times have changed. And not always for the better.
By Virg Foss , February 04, 2011
VIRG FOSS: We're loyal and we like it that way
It is difficult to pinpoint, why there is a such a deep loyalty among UND fans over the Fighting Sioux name. We’re tough up here. We live through blizzards, floods, and the bone-chilling temps of recent days. None of that kills us. Losing the Fighting Sioux name just might, though. You can take our first-born, our favorite family pets, we’ll tell you. Just don’t take away the Fighting Sioux name.
By Virg Foss , January 23, 2011
Good ones passed away in 2010
“Dandy” Don Meredith used to cap the telecast of Monday Night Football on ABC with his trademark singing of the Willie Nelson song “Turn out the lights, the party’s over.” Sadly, the party ended for Dandy Don in 2010 as well. His name is on a lengthy list of sports figures, including Robin Roberts, Bob Feller, John Wooden and George Steinbrenner who passed away in 2010.
By Virg Foss , December 31, 2010
Virg Foss commentary: In a flash, life's path can be altered
I was reading a story the other day about Travis Roy. It hit home again how fleeting the fortunes of life are, how rapidly they change.
By Virg Foss , December 17, 2010
Foss: North Dakota’s real rivalry resumes tonight
I find that for me, the Christmas season tends to sharpen the focus of what life can be like as a journalist.
We’ve all opened Christmas presents that were not what we wanted or hoped for.
By Virg Foss , December 10, 2010
Foss: So, who will Sioux fans support?
In days long ago and a land far away, I’d sneak down to Fargo once or twice a year in the fall to watch the NDSU Bison play football.
Those were the days of yesteryear when the Bison and the Sioux had this silly notion that having North Dakota’s two largest universities play each other in football was a great idea.
By Virg Foss , November 26, 2010
Virg Foss commentary: Sioux women have made major strides
Lamoureux twins and assistant coach have been a big boost to the program
November 19, 2010
Foss: No regrets for this career
I sat in front of my computer in my cabin the other night, ideas for my next column spinning through my head, and wondering why.
Not why I was at my cabin. There’s a giant magnet in my heart that pulls me here. That I understand.
By Virg Foss , November 12, 2010
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