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Does Riffle suck or was he just hurt during fall camp? He was supposed to be our savior, wasn’t he?

I think we probably have reached the generation that doesn’t even know Phil existed, to be honest. From my knowledge, Phil’s done very little to acknowledge he went here, so why would we memorialize him?

You do realize that 18 years ago the financial crisis that shook the world and led to the great recession in the US was occurring right? People weren't exactly starting families as debt mounted up and the prospect you might not have your job tomorrow certainly weren't making things a "booming" time in the US for young adults. It would not shock me to see class sizes dip for the next couple of years as we see that cohort of kids turn 18 and go to college.  The country as a whole went from 69.5 births per 1,000 women in 2007 to 63.2 births in 2012. That might not seem like a lot, but the Census Bureau estimated that there were 62 million women of childbearing age in the US. That means that just between 2007 and 2012 there were roughly 391,000 missing births each year or well over 1.5 million fewer births between 2007 and 2012.  Obviously, North Dakota wasn't exactly in line with the national trends at the time thanks to the Bakken Oil Boom which not only had people move to the state but also resulted in economic booms across the state. The unemployment rate in this state has also been low which has made wages stay up high which allows more income for families (well that is until we are paying $4/gallon for gas that is) And let's be clear first day numbers aren't going to be something to celebrate all the time as there is still a lot of movement going on with people registering for classes. Census day is more important and those are the numbers to await and again unless we see a 3-5% drop it's going to fine. And because we are now in that Great Recession birth drop I wouldn't be shocked if there were small ups and downs or a general flat line for enrollment.   

I can see Emery with the C and Swanson, Croal and Zellers with As.

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