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Of course we can get better, we must. I’m not sure I have read or heard that Schmidt has “endorsed” anything. I have no idea what Isaac will do, nor what he learned, nor what he will learn between now and next year if he is here. All results are the ultimate responsibility of the HC.

Grant Noland and Isaac Cariveau were named to the FCS freshmen All-American team. Didn’t see much on it from UND Football sites.

Yup. As many have said, we need to get better.

Maybe, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We did that with the Jerry FB nonsense. I think there is a good chance they play as true freshman but they will be playing against a lot of men who are bigger and have 2-3 yrs of experience. My hope is for them to develop into guys who get a chance to play Sundays but we need them to excel on Saturday’s first. I think they will. Then we need to keep them here for 4 yrs.

OC can change call up to 15sec left on play clock or ball is snapped. After that it’s up to the QB. They need to be quick and they need to be right. I prefer a QB willing to audible out of a bad call. We also need staff who can recognize when a player shouldn’t be playing.

Help me out here. Where did I ask for your donation figure? I don’t care what it is cuz it’s none of my business. What was callous about my comment to what I understood was a question as to the difference in a donation to either UND or one of the NIL initiatives? I responded “The number of zeros in your donation?”. Maybe I’m wrong but I was thinking because NFL players are paid so much more a donation would need to be much larger (more zeros) than a check for our program. That is only one sentence not a paragraph, much less 2. What am I missing?

The number of zeros in your donation?

We desperately need a QB coach who can develop talent. Jerry regressed as the season went along and finished with 11 interceptions and < 60% completion rate both of which were worse than last year. I would excuse his dismal play against Tarlton cuz he probably shouldn’t have been playing much less kept in the game after it was clear he was struggling. He has the physical tools as does Sulik. Whichever of the 2 can learn to get through their reads quicker and develop the confidence and leadership skills needed to audible out of poor play calls should be an upgrade over this past year. A QB coach is essential in their development.

My 12y/o grandson is making 35yd kicks. Only 1 in many from 40 though.

The coaches from the 2 Dakota SU’s were asking our HS coach how they could have missed on Isaac and the 2 Carrier brothers who ended up at Mn.

Isaac Cariveau and Grant Noland both on FCS Freshman All-American team.

One of the reasons this is getting worse is agents are contacting these players to “represent” them. They are telling kids and players families that they have contacts with coaches and teams at all college levels and can help guide them through the portal and get them money. I have no faith in the NCAA, but if they wanted to regain some control, they would require players leaving or the schools accepting portal transfers, to reimburse the schools whose players transfer through the portal the cost of that players scholarship (not additional funds or NIL funds unless required by legal contract). Others on this forum have stated same or similar. It can be almost intoxicating for a kid and their families to here how their son/daughter needs an agent and that agent will find them a school that will give them NIL money and better position them to get to the NFL. $50,000- $100,000 is a lot of money but usually not “life changing”. The college degree should be more life changing and few agents discuss it unless the player or parents bring it up I’m afraid we have more than Rucker and Seidel to be concerned about. Hang on, this ride can get rocky

Samuels-Parker, Keneth, Terry, Simon and Grant Romfo, Walker, and Neuberger all seniors. I think I also missed a few but all of these guys you listed, and these seniors were part of making us a better team. Some played quite a bit, others pushed the starters to get better. Neuberger, the long snapper should get some NFL tryouts. He had an outstanding career here (which is why most fans don’t know who he is).

Romfo had shoulder surgery in the off season. I’m not sure he got a fair shake last year on this forum. Warranted when he struggled, but there were a number of folks who were extremely critical and a number who continued criticism through the spring, summer and well into this season. I’d hate to see Jerry get the same treatment. The mistake last year wasn’t starting Simon, it was not getting meaningful reps for Jerry and, I would argue, how we lost Feeney. That’s done and it’s time to say thanks to Simon and wish him the best and good luck to Feeney who had a great year. Looking forward, Jerry has shown great promise and will have months to recover. He, Jack and our RS freshman will have an opportunity to develop and improve over the next 9 months. Our Oline (as long as we have no portal losses should be very good). We need help at receiver, Keep Farmer, and utilize Deng Deng and our TE’s. All of that should bode well for Jerry, Jack and other QB’s. Right now we have to protect our returning roster, improve it with any portal upgrades, and continue to develop our players. The recruiting class is one of the best I have seen in many years. We took a step forward this year. Defense was markedly improved. Depth is better. We are bigger, stronger and improving our speed. We will see if there will be coaching changes but no reason not to be optimistic about the program moving forward. Lastly, we as fans also need to step up to do our part to move the program forward. The markets are up, so it’s a good time to contribute an extra whatever we can afford to our NIL initiatives. We can’t make coaching changes, but we can contribute to provide resources to invest in keeping players or hiring coaches.

They wouldn’t take the salary cut.