UND Fan

If there was one individual most responsible for making UND an outstanding university, it was Tom Clifford! What a classy, dedicated and genuine man!

I appreciate your frank comments and couldn't agree with you more!

Unfortunately, that sounds like it is the end of her playing days! Sad deal!

UND played pretty darn well - the announcers were quite complimentary. Maybe this will help our confidence and success the rest of the year!

Two straight 3's by A&M, 43-33!

I happen to be in Dallas tonight on business and was pleasantly surprised that the game is being televised locally! The Sioux have played pretty well so far!

Has anyone seen the redshirt freshmen practice? They are to have a lot of talent - curious if anyone can give us any insight! I understand the freshmen are making great progress in the weightroom. In fact, they are setting records - not records for freshmen BB players but for the program. Obviously, that is good as we need to upgrade our size and muscle to compete at the DI level!

Well said - that is my understanding of the situation as well! I know the coaching staff was confused and hurt by some of the comments he made as he left! I also congratulate SDSU on a big win!

I agree - very well said!

That was a good article - thanks for providing the link!

I see we signed Chris Clausen, Dan's son. The 6'6" forward is a sophomore at North Iowa Area CC. If he is anything like his dad, he will be great for the program!

UND wins 80-71. Played pretty well for the first game!

UND up by 8 a couple of minutes into the 2nd half. Playing pretty well!

I noticed that also. I would guess/hope that it was an oversight. The list of players was noted on two sheets of paper. Hopefully, Lehnertz disappeared due to that!

I was also very surprised by the starting lineup. Other than Mertens, I suppose it could be that Jones has elected to start seniors in the first game. In addition to Bledsoe, I would have thought that Benter, Mitchell and Lehnertz can have started.

Tomorrow begins the fall signing period. Does anyone know if there will be any signees other than Brekke and the guard from Ohio?

I appreciate your insight - it is good to hear from someone who has attended all the games. You apparently have some tie to the team. What are you hearing about our freshmen who are being red-shirted this year and the couple of transfers who are sitting out? Are there kids who will be able to make significant contributions next year? We lose a bunch of seniors!

Thanks for the insight!

Thanks - I appreciate your insight. However, my concern was not the game itself or its outcome. I am curious as to how the players look - the veterans, the new kids and those coming off an injury. Whether we win by 5 or 50, someone should be able to assess how they think we will be as a team once we get into the regular season. Regarding not buying a ticket, I don't think anyone will be buying a ticket with the only reason being that they expect to see a close, well-played game. They will go for the reasons I noted above - to get an idea how we will be this year and to SUPPORT THE TEAM. I would hope that too many fans don't get overly concerned about the schedules for most UND sports over the next couple of years. The schedules won't be great but the teams still deserve our support!

I assume some (hopefully, many) of you will be attending tonight's exhibition. Please provide your thoughts tomorrow.

You have to keep in mind that FCS teams are not standing in line for a chance to travel to Grand Forks, ND to play UND in football. First of all, they know there is a good chance they may lose the game in the Alerus, the cost of travel to Grand Forks is expensive and UND can't afford to pay large guarantees. Couple that with the fact that a game in Grand Forks isn't likely to help a team's recruiting efforts nor entice a bunch of their fans to travel for the game (as opposed to a game in a more exciting or more populated location). Scheduling is going to be very tough for quite a while. Once we get into a larger FB conference, it will help a bunch. Bottom line - you need to have some patience and not assume that the AD is trying to line up a more attractive home schedule!

Thanks for the positive comments! You have a fine team - I hope you keep winning!

Good news - for him plus possibly for the football program. Thanks for checking!

I may have missed this on a different thread but.... Do we know for sure that Chappell is not enrolled and attending classes?

42-32 with 6 minutes to go. Unfortunately, our defense just can't stop them.