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I count 15 top 5 picks since 2002 that Carson has had a better career than.

It’s true, don’t know what changed in his head once he got hurt, but he hasn’t been able to find that magic again that’s for sure.

http://www.drafthistory.com/index.php/positions/qb Depending on what you consider a comparable draft pick(top 5 picks are fair to me), he wouldn’t even be in the top 10 for his own position all time, arguably in the last 20 years even. Calling him an all time bust is laughable in my view.

This site is the only place on the planet that thinks the above statement is true. There isn’t a single objective statistic you can point to that puts him anywhere near the discussion of “bust”.

That’s my understanding, yes. https://www.siouxfallslive.com/sports/south-dakota-state-football-projected-two-deep https://gojacks.com/sports/football/roster Didn’t get through the defense, but on offense if this 2 deep is accurate, they lose their 2 best receivers, starting TE, starting RB and 4/5 starting o line. But who knows with the Covid year still playing a role in some of these kids’ eligibility. Also, have zero doubt that sdsu has studs ready to step in for everyone they lose.

Their current run has been accomplished with all of the same players. I’m already very impressed with SDSU, but if this run continues into next year, I’ll be the first to admit they’ve overtaken NDSU as the dominant FCS team. As of now, they’re on a great run, but let’s see if they can do it with the next crop of players the way NDSU did.

I’m sure you talked to him and understand exactly why he switched. By your logic SDSU was already better when he committed to NDSU in the first place. To reduce such a complicated decision for an 18 year old kid to “SDSU is better, it’s not complicated” is a silly notion. This is a very complicated decision for a kid that grew up a Bison fan.

NDSU is fine. They will continue to be the class of FCS football. SDSU is on a hell of a run, there’s no doubt, but let’s see if they can reload heading into next year. This “passing of the torch” may be short lived. As far as the running back who flipped his commitment, I’m not sure it’s a coincidence that he flipped his commitment the day after ndsu loses its head coach. Maybe it was a toss up in his mind between ndsu and sdsu to begin with and when ndsu lost its coach and there is uncertainty, making a change for him made sense. I’m not panicking on recruiting over one player in these circumstances

Good point. He is potentially the only example, but he also happened to coach teams that only lost 1 time in 2 years, not a ton to complain about during that time. People still complained that his offenses were predictable and boring if I remember correctly though.

NDSU fans haven’t been happy with a single offensive coordinator in the last 25 years. I can’t name one in my adult life that was appreciated while they were at NDSU. Vigen recruited, developed and coached three nfl draft draft picks at the QB position(wentz and stick(just recruited)and then Josh Allen at Wyoming) and people still thought he wasn’t good enough. I’m proud to be an NDSU fan, but the expectations of the fanbase are completely out of control.

My guess is he’ll make between 800k-1 mil

Yeah about that I’d estimate

Not a rhetorical question here. If it isn’t an upgrade, what is your explanation for why the USC job would come with significantly higher compensation?

I know you meant that as a shot at NDSU, but it’s absolutely true. A linebackers coach at a good P5 program in todays game is a significant upgrade over any head coaching job in the FCS

What are you guys even talking about here? You think this is a demotion? What world are you all living in? USC is a blue blood powerhouse and is moving into a top 2 college league, they have access to 4 and 5 star recruits every year. Coaches revel in coaching at the highest level of ball they can. On top of that he’ll be making at least double what he does at ndsu. Where’s the downside for him? I haven’t been a fan of Entz and honestly I’m happy he’s moving on, but to call this a demotion is absolutely bonkers.

Really? Because the post I responded to asked if a coach would be criticized for not delivering an impassioned pregame speech. So kinda feels like the point was being argued.

I’ve been in plenty of pregame speeches and almost none of them were Herb Brooks or Vince Lombardi style fire and brimstone. If you play division I football and need to be motivated by a pregame speech then you’re doing it wrong. The magic is in the weekly preparation.

A mixture of both. Working from memory, players have gone to LSU, Kansas St, Colorado State, Coastal Carolina, James Madison, South Florida. edit to add after looking up a couple: Virginia, West Virginia

I may not be phrasing my question well here, but what I’m asking is UND positioned well to compete with its peers for NIL money in ncaa hockey? The dynamic with the NHL money hasn’t changed, to your point, but UND hockey competes against schools that have some incredibly wealthy and enormous alumni bases. Do you anticipate NIL money becoming the factor in hockey that it’s become in football? I know UND loves and supports its hockey and maybe I’m naive to the level at which UND has alumni financial support, but I don’t believe if Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State or even Minnesota decided to pull together significant NIL support that UND could pull together similar money. I could be way off base here.

I was asking specifically about hockey, but I disagree that NIL won’t be a major influence at FCS or G5. The best players at those levels will continue to be poached every year from the big boys with even minimal amounts. FCS will be significantly diminished in its talent level in my view as a result.

If it becomes a major influence will UND be positioned well to stay as competitive as they’ve been?

Don’t mean to move the conversation in a different direction, but genuinely curious if the NIL “world” has been a major influence in hockey yet.

I hear those words “next year” from UND fans a lot.

I’ve been searching for articles slamming former UND QB’s in the NFL, having trouble finding one for some reason.

Philly mortgaged the farm and got exactly what they paid for, a Super Bowl. They don’t win the Super Bowl that year without the regular season that Wentz lead them through. Foles was in the right place at the right time, with the right opportunity and the right coaches around him. Good for him, he maximized the opportunity he was given, but would have never been in that position without Wentz. So I’ll say again, Philly got exactly what they paid for.