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100%. @geaux_sioux laid it out. 3 OLB, 2/3S, 2 DE, 1NG from the portal. Defensively they need more talent. As things stand right now, this team won’t make the playoffs. What’s my worry? OLB was not good two seasons ago. No portal additions. UND’s OLB might have been the worst positional group in the entire FCS last year. So crazy to me that they thought that group was fine to go into a season with. Worry is that will happen again. The positions of need are so obvious, maybe just not to the Coaches.

Pretty quiet out there. What are we thinking the strategy is? Trying to get targets on campus this weekend and offering at that time? Start offers early next week and try to get them on campus next weekend? 20th is coming soon and there are some major needs that need to be filled via the portal.

Let's see if today is the day!

Along with that, a player who is buried on the depth chart and just wants playing time.

Four reasons - "Mutual" decision between parties. Thank you, but we need to either improve our situation at this position, or we have others that need more playing time. I put mutual in quotes, because these situations would be dictated by the program

Guilty. Happened to me two years ago as well. Ultimately, here's my thought, a school like UND absolutely cannot sustain big hits to the portal. Easy to overreact when it seems like there's no end in sight. Feels like we're close to being out of the weeds for those entering. If the numbers stay at what it is, I'll call this year's exits a mild success.

Some guys the coaching staff are following on X that are intriguing to me. Jonathan Bunce (OLB) - St. Thomas Jordan Knapke (SS/OLB) - UNC Khai West (DB) - Mankato Owen Goss (DB) - Colgate Jimmy Buck (WR) - St. John's Let's get some of those guys offers!

Interesting first offer. True Sophomore. More developmental than plug and play type of guy?

I took it as being more aggressive in the passing game.

Not a bad thing! Let’s see where things are by Thursday. I would think if you were to enter, it would be by then.

Take a look at who the Coaches are following on social media, and you'll see many potential targets. Things need to move quickly no doubt. My best guess is Monday - Wednesday they'll see who enters as well as vet. Offers start on Thursday.

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The Alston award (701 award) works essentially the same as a NIL collective. To say that UND is sitting around doing nothing is patently false. How much do some schools NIL funds have? Seems like we're really talking semantics here. What UND cannot do is pay an individual athlete big $. I would argue trying to do that is not sustainable anyways.

I would say both. Logically, if you were going to enter the transfer portal, you'd gain nothing by waiting. That being said, just like with the Grad transfers, they seem to trickle in throughout the week. Side note: Interested in Ocansey. He was just a sophomore this year (Junior school wise). I wouldn't think there would be anything stopping someone from announcing they are going to enter before they technically could. He announces last week, but his name isn't officially entered until today.

I would have agreed before last night. Not a bad way to break up a win streak (1 pt & 33% of a pairwise point). Think that refocuses them, when otherwise they might have been flying too high.

Back to UND. Anybody else find it odd that we haven’t heard any of the “Covid extra year” guys say they are coming back? I’m starting to doubt Bo coming back. You just think we would have heard by now if he was.

Completely agree. It’s not sustainable to do year after year. One other layer I didn’t think of, which might also be an issue is it would set a potentially dangerous precedent. A starter who would get interest (maybe not high / middle P5), but low P5 / high G5, might see that and push for more $ or he’ll enter. A guy that previously wouldn’t have. If those NDSU rumors are true, I’m fascinated to see it play out. Selfishly, I hope they chase it.

I think so. I’m not worried about it at all. Facilities are still #1 in the country, Alston / FCOA is $10K a year. They’ll always be fine.

For the elite of the elite players, yes. Overall, no.

I love what UND is doing w/ Alston & FCOA. I absolutely would take that over an NIL fund. For UND, there’s a cap that everyone knows on a yearly basis. What I would fear about NIL is what’s playing out now. There’s a sliding scale. IMO it’s not sustainable for a school the size of UND IF you really want to be a player. What I mean is keeping any player that would potentially get 6 figures from a P5 school. That’s a battle you might “win” for a year or two, but not long term.

1 pt for conference. 33% for PWR.

I cannot get over this. No way Johannes or Britt should ever see the ice in OT.

Fine weekend, but why in the world would those 3 be playing in ot? I’m stunned.

For the record, it’s not because I believe NDSU is the 2nd most talented roster. Winners win, losers lose. It’ll be non-competitive in Vermillion next weekend.

Losers lose. Man, the FCS besides SDSU & NDSU is so pathetic. NDSU vs SDSU once again in Frisco. Book it.