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@Nodak78 they were Seniors last Fall, will be Freshman this year.

HUGE. This was an either/or of Nguon / Tobin away from being a homerun, but you would take this 10/10 times. The ideal number, where you don't leverage the future classes. Before this announcement I had OL / OLB / Safety as potential concerns. You can confidently take OLB off of that list. Some overall thoughts now that the roster is taking shape. Still not completely comfortable with O-Line / Safety positions to varying levels. You can include D-Line although even minus Devore, I expect them to be better this fall. I'm really looking through this with a critical eye. Although it hasn't been announced officially, if you look at the playoff 2-Deep, is Devore the only player defensively that won't be returning? Where is Canady at with his recovery. A lot to be excited about heading into the Fall season!

Emphasizing Larson & Altepeter. Luna Larson would be my #1 coveted prospective recruit. He was just offered by Buffalo yesterday, adding to the double digit offers he has. Hope the family ties to UND wins out. I would add Lucas Schweigert to the wish list.

Going to SIU. The search for a Safety is not going well.

From a player to positional group perspective this was as close to a necessity as there was, huge news.

@jon28 What's the word on Hayden Galvin? Planning on returning?

I agree the coaches definitely know who will be back and who will be moving on. Until we hear and can really start digging into the roster, expectations, let's take a look at this team if no Seniors come back. Going off of the JMU 2-deep. Number of Seniors. Offense TE: 2 (1) OL: 2 (2) WR: 1 (1) RB: 1 (0) Defense OLB: 3 (2) Safety: 2 (2) CB: 1 (1) The # in parenthesis would indicate how many starters. More important for some positions (O-Line) than others (D-Line). Of course Canady was listed, but was injured, but for this purpose and looking ahead I kept him as a starter. I also removed Gee as he was the clear cup #3 RB even though he showed up 1st on the depth chart. There's a lot of nuance, but my rule of thumb is you lose 1 player from a positional group and you'll be better the next year. Power in numbers type of thought process (ex: losing only Bennett from the D-Line). The spotlight right now is on the O-Line / OLB / Safety's. The O-Line Grad transfer pickup is big, but the O-Line is still on the list. Preliminary word from @jon28 is good on the OLB Seniors, which is almost a necessity. Safety is a concern. For the most part, this roster is in a good spot. Need the right guys to come back in a few key positions / get some key transfers. Here's to hoping we get some clarity soon on who is coming back and who is moving on.

Any good news? Specifically looking for Haas and Turner.

Based on Bubba's press conference last Monday, it sounds like this week we should hear who's staying / who's moving on.

Random question that I'm not sure anyone will have an answer to. We know that everyone that was currently a college athlete gets an extra year. Not set in stone, but Berry made it clear this year that once your 4 years are up it's time to move on. My question is about how your eligibility year can / will look. Thinking more from the transfers standpoint. Since Jandric didn't play last year, will he show as a Junior on the roster? I'm guessing Calder will show up as a Senior since he's played 3 years. Why that's potentially an issue is why would Berry make an exception for Calder and not others that have been part of the program? This was a long way of saying I wonder if Calder will actually only be here for a year, unless you can manipulate the roster and since he has 2 years left you put him as a RS Junior on the roster. Does what I'm trying to say make sense?

That 04' NTDP class has been a bust for UND. Someone mentioned this in the not so distant past, but it seems recently that the Hawks have been ice cold with non-legacy (i.e. Blake) cities kids.

@UND Fan Care to expand on your last bullet point? Given the short turn around, all things considered, Fall 2021 should mirror relatively closely to Spring 2021. UND was a Top 10 program. The Missouri Valley is tough no doubt, but found the phrase hope we don’t get too optimistic pretty odd. Everyone’s schedules have road games.

6'3" / 240lbs / DE Really like that he'll only be a Sophomore. Interesting note is his dad played at UND.

No stats. Was a Redshirt Freshman last year, only played in a few games.

I would argue the opposite. I'm not going to argue that Morrow doesn't have a higher ceiling than Johnson, but I'm guessing we'll see Johnson in a college uniform longer than Morrow (I'm calling it now that UMass will not be getting that extra year out of him). I also think Johnson will be better prepared next year, which I know wasn't the point of your post.

I'm going with Kunz / Bowen to round off the forwards. The BCHL Pod is going to be tough to evaluate, but with a few games left in the pod, Bowen is leading his team in Goals and Points.

Was he a PWO? I'm guessing we'll hear even more news today.

He would have been 4th in line in the fall. I'm guessing it would have been (1) VT Transfer (2) Miller (3) New True Freshman (4) Graetz

15 Seniors eligible to return. My updated wish list with the mindset that this is the most important Fall in UND Football history. Keeping momentum, get the ball starting to roll down hill (recruiting / fan support). I don't want a complete "burn the boats" philosophy, but being very strategic. Paulson is the perfect example. You're able to move on, because of the young talent that will backfill. Wish List: Holm Galvin Canady (Depending on severity of injury) Stage Tuner Haas Tobin and/or Nguon Richter

Paulson (TE) to the transfer portal. This is one (w/ Finke) where I was 50/50 on if I wanted them to return. Love the young talent UND has at TE. Appears the coaching staff decided to go younger this fall at that position.

That tells me Berry would rather have Johnson than Morrow. We've been down this road before, I'll trust the coaching staff to bring in the player they feel will add the most to the team. With the smoke surrounding Morrow and potential issues, I'm not even disappointed.

https://undfootball360.com/news/und-football-a-2021-spring-review-and-look-ahead-to-fall/ 360 guesses for Seniors who will return. Turner, Holm, Haas, Galvin, Paulson, Richter. Potentially: Nguon IF that happens, that would be incredible. Not a home run, but pretty close.

I'm officially into trying to decipher social media posts territory. Jaxson Turner's Instagram post appears to be a goodbye, not a see you in the Fall. Hope I'm not reading into that correctly.

Before we find out who's staying and who's leaving, anyone have any guesses?