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So, you think UND is going to lose by 21 points to a team that's scored 13 points combined in two games? Or am I reading this incorrectly.

Only change to the Depth Chart this week is Bryant is back on it and listed backing up Anderson at Left Guard.

I would set the ticket prices for the end zone sections at 1/2 of the others, which I think would be $12.50.

It does appear that Northern Arizona has a solid FCS team. When you have a decent amount of turnover, we're still in question answering mode for UND. Honestly, this match up should give us a much better outlook what to expect the rest of the season. You have UND's offense, which looked really good in the 2nd half against UNI against NAU's defense which appears to be a really solid unit. UND's defense which looked very average / below average against UNI's offense, vs NAU's offense which has seemed to struggle early on. How good is SHSU? How good is UNI? I do want to point out, is although UND's home vs road record is fact, last year UND although they didn't win on the road, outside of USD didn't play that poorly. They played pretty well against Southern Illinois and Missouri State and I thought one of their best games at SDSU. I like this UND team, I think they are a legitimate Top 15 team. If that proves out, they win this game by 10 to 14 points. This is me putting a lot of eggs into the thinking UNI's offense is legitimately really good, and their O-Line is a Top 3 to 5 FCS O-line. If that is fact, then we'll magically see a much better performance on the defensive side this weekend.

Looks like seats have been added. Will be interesting what the total is today. Miller mentioned it as well when on Izzo’s show, that UND usually gets a good walk up crowd.

24 hours out and Ticketmaster shows about 2200 available tickets. About 1/2 of those being in the 3 end zone (non-student) sections. A nice walk up crowd should fill in everything between the end zones.

The #1 seed guarantee is based on a few things. Defensively they'll be elite. Goaltending above average. Offensively, an average / slightly above average NCHC Top 6, but where I really think this team will shine offensively is the bottom 6 / depth. I was thinking what forward group this team reminds me of and I thought 2019 had a lot of similarities. Coming off a very down year, they would come at you in waves. This is going to be a fun year.

This team is going to be really good this year. They will be a #1 seed in March.

UND opened as a 2.5 point favorite.

If you are ranking the top two recruits of each school on this recruiting cycle, Boisvert / McInnis puts UND in the Top 5. They might be Top 3. This would be talking the average recruit ranking (based on 'stars' given by PuckPreps / Neutral Zone). There's still so much talent out there. Get an Emery, Swanson or Zellers next and you start to get the quantity along with the quality.

Wish I could like this more then once. What I bolded is my least favorite take on siouxsports. Any word on Mac Swanson? Fargo Force tender this year, had a great 5 Nations Tournament, dad was an All-timer at CC. Him and Zellers would be an amazing compliment to Boisvert in this cycle.

As much as you try not to put too much into Week 2, this does seem to be a season defying game. After last year, you can't start 0-2, you just can't. In general, you have to like where UND is at coming into this game. The team has to be energized after playing Nebraska well through 3+ quarters. Potato Bowl always gets a crowd of 10K+. Things that UND needs to do better. Offensively, I actually thought they were pretty sound against Nebraska even though they only scored 17 points. Clean up some penalties, but I was encouraged. Defensively, do something the 1st drives of each half. It makes winning increasingly difficult when the opponents have a built in 14 points. Be better after UND scores points as well. I do think UND wins, but not really sure how the game will play out. I don't think the Air Force game told us a lot about UNI.

Usually, I would agree, definitely more-so at the end of the year where they don't change it at all, regardless of injury. The only reason I posted, is because there are some differences from week 1. The injuries to Bryant / Fort are taken into account. Anderson > Lotysz (which isn't as big of a surprise considering he had 2X the snaps at Nebraska).

A few things that caught my eye. How young this team is offensively. 5 Seniors on total on the Depth Chart (2 Starters) 6 Upperclassman to 5 Lowerclassman starting 13 Lowerclassman listed to 11 Upperclassman No Buckner at Safety No Bishop at CB I like the Depth Chart, Tom Miller in his mailbag column today said that this roster might be missing some star power, but it's as deep as he can remember.

I would say having that game being played in Ireland would be a net negative for Nebraska. If I had to chose between this being both teams first games or Nebraska playing in Ireland the week before, I would chose Ireland.

UND fans, look no further then Utah State last year. USU the year prior was one of the worst in all of FBS. They brought in a new head coach and tons of transfers and completely turned that team around. Arizona could have the same trajectory.

Looking at Denver next year, Guttman (45 points) just signed last week with Chicago, all eyes are on Stapley (43 points) who did not sign with Montreal and like Guttman became a Free Agent. I'm guessing he'll sign as well, because you would most likely have heard otherwise if he was planning on coming back. IF Stapley signs, Denver will lose all four players that averaged over a PPG last year, including Wright who was a Grad Transfer, those 5 combined for 55% of the teams goals and 45% of the points. Denver reloads, has great returning players, loaded freshman class and two great transfers, but you'd think they would take a slight step back this upcoming year. Still will be a very good team though.

I'm in the camp of 0 for 5 is extremely disappointing. 1 for 5 is necessary. 2 for 5 you're feeling good. Anything more you're ecstatic. I also feel like although UND is Top 3 for Eiserman, that one is an extreme long shot. That list are ones I'm confident Berry is actively recruiting and there is mutual interest. There could be others (ex: Mac Swanson / Diego Buttazzoni) that are really good players, but not sure where they would stand.

UND was never going to go 6 for 6, but this one is tough. Losing a Minnesota guy to Denver is brutal.

Slipec will be playing in the USHL for Chicago. Having two of the top draft prospects on the same team is going to be fun to follow.

Updating this list to add Eiserman. Keith McInnis Danny Nelson EJ Emery Will Zellers Brendan McMorrow Cole Eiserman

Pre-season polls at the FCS level are really easy to read. How'd the team end up last year. UNI made the playoffs barely and are ranked accordingly. I don't like reading about anti-UND bias. They finished 5-6, why would they be ranked in the Top 25 when it's based on how you finished the year prior? UND is a Top 25 level talent this year, that I have no doubt. They have to start stringing together winning seasons and the "anti-UND" bias will suddenly disappear. I just as much as anybody wants to see UND start to make the local / national scene look bad with their predictions, but close isn't good enough in Football. New year and I like this team. The results need to start following the talent level.

Anybody with a good memory that has looked at the available tickets around this time in years past. How does this year look compared to other years? It appears to me that there aren't as many available as I would have normally thought. Is this correct? Student tickets: 210-212 Opposing tickets: Top of 218 Season Tickets: I clicked on buy season tickets and although you could pick most sections there weren't that many seats available Outside of opposing tickets being given back, would there be any other large groups of tickets that would become available? Ticket sales seem to be pretty strong.

Let's bring this back on track. Here's a list of five players I'm fairly certain that Berry and staff are actively recruiting. How many does UND end up with? Keith McInnis Danny Nelson EJ Emery Will Zellers Brendan McMorrow