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Right on, it's still very early and overall, when you look at the total offers handed out, only a small portion have committed. July 17th is final single day camp You would think sooner than later it would start to pick up. Let's get Larson and Dixon and really pick up some momentum!

Will UND go 0-fer against NDSU after the Teiken commit? They are starting to pick them off one by one.

Talk about things heating up with Schweigert / Dixon. You would think that UND has the inside track with the family connections, but on the other hand, I don't think NDSU offers unless they think they have a good chance. We'll see how it plays out. Edit: Assumed Schweigert was related to Bubba, but guess that is not the case.

NDSU has now offered Dixon.

NDSU Offered yesterday.

Very disappointing for sure, both with Altepeter and Staehling. Looking at it through the lens of reality, this was never a situation where UND was all of a sudden going to win every recruiting battle with NDSU. At the same time, the Teiken news was so surprising and unexplainably felt a little different, that a part of me really thought there might be some momentum that came with that. There's still a handful of more head to head battles this class. I'm not feeling as optimistic today as I did yesterday, but momentum can shift.

I was going over Luna's offers and basically they fit into two categories. Ivy League Lower Level FBS (CMU, EMU, Buffalo, Air Force) You never know about the Ivy League, but I really think UND would have the advantage over the lower level FBS schools. Very interested to see the feel of commitment #3. Teiken really bucked the trend of the usual early commitments that UND gets.

I cannot. What makes this feel unique is (1) How early this commitment is (2) Local angle. Let's use Sammy Fort as an example, he had a huge list of offers, but given when he committed it's tough to tell how many were still current. This commitment feels different than anyone I can ever remember.

UND comes in at #7 in the Athlon Preseason Top 25 https://athlonsports.com/college-football/athlon-sports-preseason-fcs-top-25-2021

Some notes. Trevino is gone, Helgren was a Senior and will not be returning. Finke and Gee graduated and will not be returning, Richter will be back this Fall. Add Beach to that list. I believe he was injured this Spring or he would have been the #2 NT. That offensive line. We feel great with the starting tackles (Waletzko, Ventrelli). Like that Kilty got two playoff starts and held his own. It's almost a necessity that Baba is a guy that can start. There's a lot of hype surrounding that soon to be RS-Freshman O-Line class, but having three starters would be something. If Baba is the real deal, I think you look at Lotysz and Fenton, whoever is more ready starts at that position (Lotysz - Center, Fenton - Guard). Baba shuffles and starts at whichever RS-FR needs more time. Do we know if the Coaching staff is still actively looking for an O-Line transfer or do they feel good with the group they have?

@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.