forksandspoons

With UND opting in can it drop the admin fees it charges the 1883 collective?

I’m impatient so I want 2022, 2023, etc to make that metric hard to beat by proving it on the field this fall!

Big time!! Killing the recruiting game!!

Let’s gooooo!!

Twice

Yes, the new potato processor

According to this March 2025 article, "...the region’s unmanned and autonomous systems sector expects to see another 500 to 1,000 jobs in the next five years, a field well-suited for airmen of the unmanned aircraft-operating 319th." https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/economic-development-officials-hoping-to-draw-more-airmen-to-grand-forks On the low end, 500 jobs could theoretically grow the population by 1,250

Agristo should be online by 2028, creating around 300 permanent jobs. In the past I had read that for every job, the population base grows by something like 2.5 people. So Agristo alone should hopefully have an impact of around +750 people. That's a win!

The continual downsizing of the GF Air Force Base has not helped Grand Forks. Less jobs out there means less people living in Forks and working on the base. Impact goes beyond those that work on the base as well.

Special teams?

Dang. Slapshot/Fat Albert’s is officially closing.

According the the census (more accurate than estimates), Grand Forks grew 12% from 2010 to 2020. The United States grew 7.4% in that timeframe.

Fat Albert’s has always been so underrated.

Good to see a DT and Edge win this. Need huge summers from the defensive front guys

I thought they'd bring in more LBs and DTs due to having a ton more players available in the spring portal. These positions still feel thin - especially when it comes to experience - even with the additions. Hope the guys in those groups are the hardest working all summer. And hopefully the coaching staff really likes what they've seen from who they already have. My worry about these positions stems from years and years of getting bullied in the trenches by top MVFC teams. Like someone said, coaching matters. Hope to see a massive & longgggg overdue improvement in the defense this fall.