Joshua A. Swanson

Husband & Dad! Christian. Competitor, Lawyer, Business Owner, Radio Host, Bison & ‘Cats fan, & 1x Constitutional Law professor, in Fargo, home of the Bison!

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

“For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's futures. And we are all mortal.” — JFK, June 1963. It was true then, and it is true now. https://t.co/8AxmNYrXmn

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

Sneaky? NDSU cares about football and devotes resources to it. And yes, Tom, that’s surely why NDSU kicked UND’s ass all those years … if only UND had 15 more guys that weren’t as good as NDSU’s dudes, that surely was the difference!

[Tom Miller @tommillergf]

Touched on this topic around the MVFC Media Day last summer. Not much change for UND, SIU, others because they already sat around 105 rosters. NDSU sitting above 120 was a sneaky big piece to that dominant era.

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

Bison gonna Bison! #BisonPride 🤘🏻🦬

[Phil Steele @philsteele042]

Getting down to crunch time. 183 hours until the mag goes to press. I have 8 coaches calls on Friday and will get very close to 138 out of 138 this year! Working on DB power ratings tonight. Here is the West Coast Cover (welcome to the magazine North Dakota St). @NDSUfootball

[Travis Branham @TravisBranham_]

Corny?? You’re telling on yourself.

The best player in the world being 22 and caring this much about winning isn’t corny…it’s awesome and also terrifying for the rest of the League.

[NDSU Foundation @NDSUFoundation]

🚨 Mountain West game times are set — time to hit the road, Bison fans! 🤘

Bison Takeovers are bringing the Herd together in Mountain West away-game cities for unmatched Bison pride.

Stay tuned for location details + sign up for updates: https://t.co/Cw5vKQSlcN

[Alex Taylor @alex_m_taylor22]

Wyoming is looking for a new conference rival in the new-look Mountain West. Does North Dakota State fit the bill?

The Cowboys and Bison play as conference foes for the first time Oct. 3.

“People need to realize that they’re not just joining this conference as a landing spot. They’re going to join this conference to try to win it."

-Jay Sawvel

https://t.co/MTi3odNykb

[NDSU Football @NDSUfootball]

The Bison will have at least nine nationally televised football games as part of our inaugural season in the @MountainWest in 2026. 🏈📺

[Danny Deraney @DannyDeraney]

Every year, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.

They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.

France also gave us this land as American soil. #MemorialDayWeekend

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

Also all pretax and before any agent or other fees come out. The Mets contract to Bobby Bonilla is usurped! Would love to know who advised Tatis when he agreed to this.

[Darren Rovell @darrenrovell]

Lots of commentary as to whether Big League Advance agreeing to pay $2M to Fernando Tatis on 10/17/17 for the rights to 10% of his MLB earnings is predatory. At the time, he was a Top 10 prospect. Here are the substantive pieces of the contract. Decide for yourself.

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

Live life with the joy of a lake dog!

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

@adamhwatts True that. The buildup was crazy! When the Herd went up 4 scores, a bunch of us walked to The Turf in late 2nd quarter or early 3rd quarter. This game was homecoming, so it was a long day of celebrating! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

We had the same Easton bat in Maddock, ND for nearly 20 years. Our Jugs pitching machine was from the Nixon Administration. Our batting helmets were probably used by our dads when they played. We did okay.

[Dan Lorenz @kcrehabguy]

10 year olds have 2 bats, oven mitts, space goggle sunglasses, etc. Funny thing is, we did just fine with foam trucker hats, shared helmets, and screen printed jerseys sponsored by the local insurance man.

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

The numbers don’t lie, Eric. NDSU’s title games against Montana State & James Madison had 2.41 & 2.68 MILLION viewers. By comparison, UND’s Frozen Four game this spring against Wisconsin had 324,000. NDSU had 8x the audience than UND did. College football drives the car. Period.

[Eric J. Burton @goon48]

I guess the @UNDmhockey is chopped liver?

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

@AlThomp @TimJohnson54907 Yep. Big time. NDSU’s title games against Montana State and James Madison had 2.41 & 2.68 MILLION viewers. By comparison, UND’s Frozen Four game this spring against Wisconsin had 324,000 viewers. That means NDSU had 8x the audience than UND did. College football > college hockey.

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

From Mike's column: "The Bison are an asset from a public university that draws [] attention to a state that’s often not on the broader radar. ... There is not another entity in [ND] that’s going to spread the good word of the [state] like that." Yes! 100%
https://t.co/kNc8wgbCsC

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

@jkava8 @TimJohnson54907 NDSU’s title games against Montana State and James Madison had 2.41 & 2.68 MILLION viewers. By comparison, UND’s Frozen Four game this spring against Wisconsin had 324,000 viewers. That means NDSU had 8x the audience that UND did. College football > college hockey.

[Nate Zastrow @nzastrow13]

NDSU also #5 in group of 6 contenders

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

ESPN College Football says NDSU’s game against UNLV one of the Top 10 games in College Football this fall! Anyone else excited for some Bison Football this fall?! #BisonPride 🤘🏻🦬🤘🏻 https://t.co/jc5YOMpyt9

[Matt Jones @KySportsRadio]

How can you not love this. Go Aaron Rai

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

Funny … local mayor candidates, legislators, and other politicos in Fargo (and statewide) never step up when NDSU takes potshots like this. But boy, oh boy, they sure smile for photo ops at NDSU Football events. Couple NDSU alums running for office noticeably quiet here …

[WDAY TV News @WDAYnews]

While NDSU maintains Tim Polasek's $1.16 million salary and other expenses associated with a move up in conference will be largely "externally funded," one lawmaker wants "receipts." https://t.co/hLp6he5aLf

[Joshua A. Swanson @Swany8]

@DeionSanders Truth