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Yes, I can confirm that as well. Pennick has verbally committed to SU for basketball even though he was escorted by his football coach.

This discussion has nothing to do with who is DI and who is not. The discussion comes down to facilities. Compare the two schools......Who has better facilities. I don't know an NDSU supporter that can even try to say that Fargo has it better. BASKETBALL--------THE BETTY HOCKEY--------NO CONTEST THE RALPH FOOTBALL--------TOSS UP.........The Alerus Center is the correct size for the GF metro area. The FargoDome is a little big for the FM area (unless the team is undefeated) but yet they are two great indoor facilities (yes great and indoor oxymoron) BASEBALL/SOFTBALL-----NDSU Track and Field-------actual track.....NDSU..........Facility and set up for athletes.......UND (not as open to wind etc.....) Indoor Track-----THEY BOTH SUCK!!!! From experience neither are good for a track athletes body. They are both hard and two narrow. Anyway......UND is taking all the right steps and being patient before they are forced to make their move thanks to the scholorship cuts. UND will have all their ducks in a row before making the jump. They will have 75-90% of the facilities DI ready. NDSU presently has baseball, softball and football. They can keep dreaming about hosting any major DI track meets at their track......No U of Minn or any team worth mentioning is going to come north and race. Long story longer...........UND will make a more successful jump based on the atmosphere that the athletic atmosphere that the school is creating will be much more inviting to an established Conference. This is evident by the "overwhelming strength" of the NDSU basketball schedule.

Does anyone know where Brian McNeil from West Fargo is going. He's a better RB than the kid SU signed last year. He would be a nice catch!

UND should not want Grant Gunhus. As a close follower of F-M area basketball for many years, Gunhus has the talent but is a cancer to his team. I would not place all the blame on him. Poor coaching has increased what I percieve to be a poor attitude. He is talented and last year especially had an extreamly talented crew around him but would refuse to let them play, especially in big games. He is a good kid, but when he gets to college he will have a tough time not being the number one guy for a few years. It is for that reason that I think that he would actually be better off going somewhere DI so it is obvious that he would have to be a role player (ie Tyler Koenig--who should come back to UND) or go DIII and be the man for at least 3 years (his dad is an eye doctor, it's not like he needs that scholorship). I hope it works out for him. This year his team should walk through their Section, but we'll see if Grant will let his crew assist him to the next level. Austin Pennick however is a player that UND should want. Awesome athletic ability and the attitude and work ethic to get much better. I do think that if Coach Lennon would take a look at Austin's natural ability on the football field he could be molded into a pretty good WR. He runs sloppy routes but there isn't a better WR in ND football right now. 6'3 great speed and awesome leaping ability, he could play for the Sioux.