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Met him briefly at the gathering in the conference room at Hyslop after he made the announcement about the REA and Eddie brought the Stanley Cup. I don’t believe I could say I knew him. People I know with that level of wealth don’t tend to make foolish decisions. Most of them have foundations that manage large donations. They prefer to choose recipients of their donations based on preset guidelines. Most don’t like to be approached with specific requests. Engelstad’s relationship with UND was personal and that tends to make difference. You knew him, I didn’t. I’ll defer to you.

I’m not so sure. McKenna allegedly is getting $700,000 this year. Ralph was not a fool. What would he then be asked to give other guys on the team? What would that do to team chemistry if other guys don’t get even 1/2 that. A $10,000,000 endowment generates an annual income. Depending on how it’s invested let’s say $500,000 to $700,000 per year. Where does the money come from for everyone else? How long will he stay? Will someone else give more to go somewhere else next year or will he be in NHL next year? It’s the “Wild West” corrupted by greedy agents, an ineffective NCAA, and teenagers who are conflicted by big money, loyalty to teammates, and sometimes family giving poor advice. I would have to believe Ralph would want better odds for his ROI to make it worth while

He played well for us. If he had no academic or legal issues you figure out if he makes us a better FB team. If he does, welcome home, let’s get to work. As long as the NCAA allows players to have agents, the agents are going to try to convince players to enter the portal. Is it the scaled down version of free agency?

Ira has never had a twitter account nor posted on twitter.

No big deal. (He is the first DL FB only kid to sign with a conference rival in 34 yrs). As GF hockey said, UND must not have been interested.

You are probably correct.

I sent Duckett an email when he entered the portal with a short summary and a suggestion they take a close look at him. (This first time in over 30yrs that I have been sending a heads up to coaches that someone didn’t acknowledge my note). He is a close friend of Cariveau and was very interested in UND. I would guess USD gave a scholarship and we didn’t. If UND lost him to USD as a PWO, they either didn’t want him or didn’t try very hard. I know where we could have found NIL dollars that matched or exceeded what USD did. I would surprised if he doesn’t play for USD this fall, but time will tell.

Good one. Lots of Al Bundys on fan forums everywhere.

Bet?

Tulane

They aren’t going to offer without doing their due diligence.

Had a big offer. Schmidt did a hell of job to keep him.

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.