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Been watching the Bowl games in ND. Who are the top recruits? Feeney kid looks really good. Thorsness is committed here. Looks tentative.

Hawks 31 Them 15

I think it's noon, but in light of the lousy service at the Tavern, why wouldn't they open at 11:00?

Fighting Hawks.com list Vrede as a senior. Thought he was a junior.

Again...makes sense so long as we don't ignore a candidate's UND connections.

I appreciate your sentiment here. I replied only due to the use of the word "fair" as that is now the code word that gets my attention in this and any discussion. What's fair to one is not to another and fair is only fair if the individual thinks it is. It's subjective in a way that defies meaning.

I thought Mannasau was an Assistant AD and it was a misspelling...My bad

By the same token, lots of schools bring back former players to be in that department. Lots bring back former grads, coaches who have a familiarity with the school. Corporations do it too. Is that a bad thing really?

"some guys"???? It's a guy on a forum pretending to have influence. In the good ol' days a GOBC may have existed, but you hit the nail on the head here, money talks. However, I'd be careful to think that money influences who is hired as a HC. I do believe they want someone who will bring money to the U.

Also Williams the LB from MN is a SR.

And Dijon Murray. ST guy now, but always thought he looked like a LB.

So IF the D does not do this, is it on Schmidt? Bubba?

15. Other than the RBs, the O looks mostly intact coming back next year. Stanley and Aplin were solid though. D takes a front line hit. Not easy to replace them and these pages have already had NG discussions, but it looks like the D loses only one LB Palmborg (Williams as a backup), one CB Harris so the LB and secondary look like strengths. Getting Ott back will be huge. Which RS's do we expect to see take on larger rolls?

Someone want to list all of them. I think there's 15-16 including transfers.

What happened to JJ? Who's playing next week?

I did not see one second of yesterday's game as I was in a sports bar in Fargo (after a wedding) that had SU on all TV's. Can someone update me on injuries? Helgren, Wanzek, Maag. Who else and how serious?

FYI, I"m not saying Freund IS the answer at OC, but I think he could disagree with the O ideology but is stuck with it from above. He could see the team in a completely different light than Rudy and frankly, I believe he's a great recruiter too.

True. I think that we shouldn't discount the possibility of Freund doing well in a different roll. Can't blame a coach for being a team player so if he's following the OC's lead, he's not able to put out his own thoughts/techniques/ideas all the time.

I just don't get the Schmidt love here. The D is average.

I thought of that same scenario, but if we beat SU, I think we make the playoffs even if we go a game over .500.

I"ll be there. I love the games. Hoping to tailgate for a bit, just for old times sake like we did at the Old Memorial Stadium back in the day in snowcat suits, long johns and the benefit of Schnapps.

Was there before Montana game and I am not a CC member.

Nope...but I keep Bubba, get rid of OC and SC and move on to see what happens next year. If NO playoffs and a loss to Bison, I'd be off the wagon in that scenario too.

Me too, as I have NEVER encountered a worse run bar than the Tavern at the Alerus. ONE bartender and maybe 2 barmaids for a bar full of thirsty pre-game fans. It's nuts.

Hasn't been in it? Not even this summer and fall camp? Now?