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https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/hawk-watch-returns-with-und-football-recruiting-chats-with-ethan-howey-lucas-diehl-and-reid-steger

Wouldn't the statement more accurately be, a formula that hurts UND more than it hurts NDSU? If you look at the trends, the only reason NDSU is holding steady is because of their increased online presence. It feels to me like NDSU is throwing everything into the now (matching North Star program, FBS move, formula model). They need something to work (or in case formula model, hurts others more than them). If you're an NDSU alum. All eyes on Fall of 2027. Doesn't feel sustainable to pour $ into things like the North Star program and FBS move to stay stagnant in enrollment (without the dam eventually breaking). For UND. All eyes on FR classes. What you're going to see if they go up is huge FR classes (relative to SR classes) replacing small SR classes for the next 2 years. The article I'm wanting to see is "Plans for a new dorm" because of capacity issues.

To be fair, it’s people using YHH as a source. Which I don’t really follow, but I would have also thought would be accurate info. By all accounts doesn’t appear to be the case.

This was my question as well for the true FR that are entering. Seems like a really bad business decision. Completely understand once you’ve put yourself on the map. All-league type of honors. These guys weren’t even consistent starters. Very odd.

My favorite quote from the article. “This year’s endgame was unusually clean” USCHO & CHN predicting bracket integrity while Schlossman thinks location. I have not been paying attention recently as I’m still kind of blindsided by the potential to throw bracket integrity out the window. You’re Michigan and instead of getting the #8 seed, they give you a higher seed #7 who is also 2.5 hrs from the site. Seems so wild to me. I’m going w/ USCHO & CHN, emphasizing that quote.

Last hot take of the day. I like the idea of UMD being the 2 seed in UND’s regional. Annoying regardless if they move teams around.

Just read the Herald article. Nothing but movement away from the 1 v 16, 2 v 15 type of bracket. What’s the purpose of the NPI if it’s not going to be used. Get frustrated with regionality. If it lines up, then fine, but moving teams around so you play a team for potentially 6th time is annoying.

My not so hot take. Unless it's to avoid inter-conference 1st round matchups, they won't be moving teams for any other reason. Locked. Michigan in Albany as the #1 overall and UND in Sioux Falls as #2 overall. If Denver ends up #5 overall, then Western to Loveland, if they are #6 than Michigan State to Loveland.

Per their own Probability Matrix this is incorrect. Denver will either be the 5th or 6th, not 5th or 7th.

Sell a few hundred today and the crowd should be strong. Regardless, league needs to rethink the price points for next week (wherever the final is held). Ralph won’t sell out & Denver had to have a flash sale due to low sales.

Comparison between Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Rosters. Subtractions Name POS Year Hometown / High School Antonio Bluiett DB Jr. Buffalo, Minn. / Buffalo Avery Scott DB Sr. Newport News, Va. / Bennett Walker DB Sr. San Diego, Calif. / Hudson Flom DB So. Grand Forks, N.D. / Red River Idrique Carmichael DB Jr. Pasadena, Calif. / Jeff Robinson DB Sr. Shakopee, Minn. / Emmanuel Olagbaju DT So. Osseo, Minn. / Ethan Cole DT Fr. Chatfield, Minn. / Chatfield Cam Ahlers EDGE R-Fr. Fargo, N.D. / Shanley Grady Kentch EDGE Sr. Snohomish, Wash. / Kyjuan Vengrowsky EDGE Gr. De Pere, Wis. / Myles Terry EDGE Sr. Conroe, Texas / C.J. Elrichs K Jr. Olathe, Kan. / Olathe Northwest Jack Ames LB Fr. Hawley, Minn. / Hawley John Butsch LB Gr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Malachi McNeal LB Sr. Waukegan, Ill. / Warren Township Paine Parks LB Jr. Grand Forks, N.D. / Red River Theo Grace LB Fr. Kearney, Mo. / Kearney David Neuberger LS Sr. Davenport, Iowa / Assumption Teagan Pfeffer NKL Jr. Alexandria, Minn. / Alexandria Carter Gorder OL Jr. Mason City, Iowa / Jonah Reiling OL R-Fr. Lisbon, Iowa / Lisbon Kuba Tyszka OL So. Norridge, Ill. / Nick Darling OL Fr. Johnston, Iowa / Johnston Seth Anderson OL 5th Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead Etienne Higgins QB Fr. Council Bluffs, Iowa / Abraham Lincoln Simon Romfo QB Sr. Calvin, N.D. / Langdon Area Gaven Ziebarth RB Sr. Cambridge, Minn. / Cambridge-Isanti Randle Parker RB R-Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. / Mountain Pointe Sawyer Seidl RB So. Hugo, Minn. / Hill-Murray Xavier Leigh RB 5th Troy, N.Y. / Jy Martin SAF Sr. Clover, S.C. / Zach Lewis SAF Sr. Chandler, Ariz. / Grant Romfo TE Sr. Calvin, N.D. / Langdon Area Karter Peterson TE Fr. Thompson, N.D. / Thompson B.J. Fleming WR Jr. Aledo, Texas / Caden Dennis WR Sr. Kansas City, Mo. / Liberty Jamaal Young II WR So. Tempe, Ariz. / Keegan Ryan WR R-Fr. Lake City, Minn. / Lake City Michael Gross WR So. Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie Nate DeMontagnac WR Sr. Mississauga, Ontario / Clarkson Football North Seth Staloch WR Fr. Osakis, Minn. / Osakis

Comparison between Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Rosters. Additions Name POS Gr. HT Toris Rudd Jr. DB Fr. Gretna, Neb. / Millard South Christian Davis DB Fr. Pensacola, Fla. / Monarch Travis Hines II DB So. Papillion, Neb. / Iowa Western Ben Kamara DB Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Kylyn Macklin DT Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Kefa Pereira DT Sr. San Antonio, Texas / Ty Vig EDGE Fr. Hallock, Minn. / Kittson County Central Jakob Starcevic LB Fr. Kindred, N.D. / Kindred Mason Miller LB R-Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. / Mason McFarland NKL Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. / Aiden Wunderlick OL Fr. Casselton, N.D. / Central Cass Brooks Hendrickson QB Fr. Mount Horeb, Wis. / Mount Horeb Matt Lawson RB So. Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Pearce Parks SAF Fr. Grand Forks, N.D. / Red River Marquis Edmond SAF Jr. Baltimore, Md. / Avery Dixon SAF Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. / James Jones WR Fr. Delray Beach, Fla. / Atlantic Community Maurice Densmore WR Jr. Chicago, Ill. / Cameron Weir WR R-Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Caleb Goodloe WR So. St. Petersburg, Fla. / Madden Thorson WR Sr. Harvey, N.D. /

**NOT UND's FAULT**, but this is a disaster. Unfortunate that UND will end up being the ones embarrassed.

Hasn't gotten much better. Way to go NCHC! Really nailed those price points. Maybe block off sections of the upper deck.

We’ll see, but I’d be shocked if they placed a 4 seed Augie in SF over a 1 seed UND. The only way I don’t see UND in SF is if they matchup perfectly with Denver or HC. Any 1 seed, it’d be 5-fold if they were the overall #1 seed.