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Depends on whether or not gloves are worn.

You can’t get an STD from “self gratification “. You shouldn’t need to waste money on a test.

The weekend should be a sellout. Lots of alumni, players family’s, activities etc. to deal with. Tougher to focus as much time on recruits. Can also work in you favor if organized well.

Apparently a PWO. Wants to play QB. NDSU wanted him to play defense.

I don’t know, but probably scholarship kid. He is a very versatile athlete. Played QB, RB, DB and receiver. Not sure what position they project him but he is a very good get.

This kid is an outstanding HS FB player. Great recruit. He plays multiple positions, great kid, excellent student. His dad is head FB coach at Frazee, Mn. HS. His Dad was one of most coveted Hs recruits we lost to AC. RB out of Wisconsin. Blew knee early in career, was never the same.

We don’t have any 4.3 forty guys but we have a long list of outstanding athletes that have the ability to change the game.

Doesn’t work that way and shouldn’t.

I don’t think Bubba brings up the Ag School until the week we play them. This is a big game for our program. Utah State probably not Michigan but they are Utah State and it would be a big win.

Too many penalties, but overall a good start. Schuster continues to protect the ball. We didn’t give up a lot of big plays. Run defense was good. Nice mix of run pass. We didn’t blow them out but we dominated after halftime which is always good. Special teams were special. Touchbacks on all KO. No punt returns and most impressive stat was we averaged over 50 yds per punt. Clean up penalties and eliminate drops it would have been a dominant start to season. If we can stay healthy and get better each weak, we can be pretty good.

It would be a mistake to refer to Drake as an “easy team”. They have been competitive against us in the past and I believe scored over 40 points in their opener. As fans I guess we do the what if’s and scenarios but players and coaches who do that too often will end up 1-2. Fortunately, the team and coaches won’t be thinking past Friday.

They ran the ball well against a PAC 10 team. They came from behind and scored the last 15 points to win. We will need to play really well to beat these guys. We will need everyone healthy, and play mistake free football. We have to get better each week but we need big improvement for this game.

Also need to Schedule Army. Can do trade off with hockey for both of these schools.

Darren Bennet, former Chargers punter runs a punting program and also mentors a lot of the up and coming Aussie punters. Staff might reach out to him.

Jury is still out. Some say but no clear evidence yet.

Don’t be a !@#$%!. The jury is still out but the medical community hasn’t gone so far as claiming you get a better immune response from the disease than from the vaccine. Immunity varies depending upon severity of the illness and the individual. I have reviewed the Cleveland Clinic study and many others. It has nothing to do with whether we are in Cleveland, Ohio or Cleveland, N. Dak. The information is available to physicians in both communities and elsewhere. I receive regular updates on COVID and the vaccines. I can even do that in Detroit Lakes.

Not accurate. However if you had COVID and are then vaccinated, you are more likely to have better immunity than those who are vaccinated but didn’t have COVID.

Forget all of the political BS. You want to play? Then you do everything you can to put yourself in a position to be successful. Get in the weight room, the film room, get your workouts in, keep your grades up, stay out of trouble, and do everything you can to help your teammates be successful. You have an obligation to be ready to play. Next man up means you are ready to play and have prepared yourself physically and mentally to compete and do your best. That includes taking care of your health. That means you get vaccinated. It is safe and very effective. The mask protocols are different and a separate argument. Before going into combat you train, you prepare mentally and physically. You get updated with multiple shots. Sometimes you take anti malaria meds and sometimes you take anti nerve agents that are still being studied. You do that because more than anything you don’t want to let your fellow soldiers down. Combat teams just like sports teams rely on each other and you have to count on each other to do their job. The evidence of the safety and efficacy of the COVID vaccines is overwhelming. The coaches and players are stuck with NCAA guidelines. The masks are a minor irritation that can’t be allowed to detract from the focus and mental preparation to be successful on the field. The sooner people are vaccinated, the sooner we can quit arguing about masks and the sooner the politicians can move on to something else to screw up.

Makes a difference only on paper.

Have you ever been to Manhattan Kansas?

Offensive tackle, D line?

Feeney is now 6’3”. May not be done growing.

West Point is not a school to rehabilitate dysfunctional young men or women. The priorities include preparing young men and women to be leaders, disciplined, critical thinkers, educated in their field of study who are able to think outside the box, adjust to constantly changing challenges on and off the battlefield and to take a bullet for their fellow soldiers and our nation. This kid couldn’t cut it. You don’t get to take your parents to these schools.

The reasons for refusing/declining to be vaccinated are up to the individual. I’ve assumed nothing. My point is that in making the personal decision to be vaccinated or not, one should make sure they have received factual information, hopefully from their own physician or provider, and consider the ramifications (risks/benefits for themselves and their teammates). Seems like a common sense approach.

I stated I disagreed with the NCAA. The problem as I see it is the NCAA isn’t concerned with our opinions. However, I stand by my comment that athletes who refuse to get vaccinated should make sure they get accurate and factual information when making a decision about vaccinations and consider the ramifications of going unvaccinated. There have been multiple athletes who have had to miss games and multiple teams who have missed games including tournaments and playoffs. Those are facts that should be considered as athletes make their decisions.