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I had understood that both Parks and Nobles could get a medical hardship year. But Parks probably will not as he played in 7 games which will be more than 20% of all games for the year. Nobles played in 5 games so he would be eligible for two more years.

The following should be fairly accurate: Partial scholarships: Bradley, Dahl, Jahner, Stoute, Jacobson and Wells. Full or nearly full rides: Johnson, Rypkema, Lindahl, Parks, Nobles, Doyle and Gutter (the latter two being redshirt freshmen). The other two redshirt freshmen (Leikas and Hoy) are walkons. A full ride has been accepted by the Harkins kid from Wisconsin. I believe Jahner, Stoute and Jacobson are each getting a half scholarship or less. Bradley, Dahl and Wells are getting very little if any assistance. My best guess is that we have 2 1/2 to 3 full scholarships available yet for next year. We will need them as we lose a lot of players after the 2004-5 season. I guess it isn't quite as bad as it would have been had Parks and Nobles not gotten hurt. If Parks heals up (he knee was really messed up), he will be here another two years. Someone posted earlier that Nobles will not be back this year, I am not sure if this is fact or not. He also may have two years left. The coaching staff is very high on Doyle (also coming off knee surgery) so Nobles return may not be quite as crucial - although we could sure use him this year!

Your speculation would be outstanding for the GF economy and it would be great if it happens! But do you think that building could be upgraded for such a purpose - it would cost a million $ just to repair the roof plus there are many other sturctural problems with the building. I also wonder if there is enough room around the building (access to it by truck, etc.) for a manufacturing concern. The rumors I am hearing is that the building will be knocked down and replaced by a year-round practice facility for UND football, track, baseball, etc. Too bad there isn't room enough for both there. Although the manufacturing facility could easily be built out west in the Industrial Park, it probably should be right there with the EERC.

Thanks - that makes sense that he handled ND with his good relationships out west. That should also help in not losing recruits to UMD - if he was assigned to MN or WS, that could have been a problem. Unlikely a ND kid would want to go to UMD. Besides, I don't think there are many really good ND kids this year. The top four have already commited - two to SU and two to UND.

Sounds like Jark is a good one - you would like your receivers to be a bit taller than that but talent can make up for a lack of height. Does anyone know what area Bubba was recruiting? I know he wouldn't actively attempt to change a kids mind who was leaning towards UND - but if a kid truly wanted to play for Bubba, we could lose a recruit or two to UMD!

It is interesting to see Kole Heckendorf on the list of potential recruits. I believe he is Keith's (St. Cloud's QB) brother - both played for Mosinee HS. What a talent this kid is: sprint champion is track, plays hockey but, most importantly, his FB stats. He caught a national high of 116 passes as a junior, 60+ this last year, set a WS HS record for TD receptions, etc. It would be great if we could land him!

I was thinking the same thing - that comment sounded like there was more to it than he simply was out of the running for the job.

somebison - Obviously, you meant Schweigert... It appears that part of the deal was that all assistants would have their jobs for at least the first year. Plus, I don't think that any of our assistants would simply move for the same job over there. That actually would be a step in the wrong direction. I could see him hiring some former Sioux players and UND grad assistants down the line. I am sure that Bubba would not have control of the schedule enough to pull out of the Bison game next year. Plus, I assume that it is in Fargo and UMD will get a guarantee - they need the $.

Bubba Schweigert just was announced as UMD's new coach. I know that Coach Lennon was preparing for this and has some plans in mind. I would guess that he will try to fill the spot quickly for recruiting purposes - especially if we also lose Dosch.

Good news regarding Caufield - he was very good in HS. Hopefully, his success will continue to college. Thanks for the update, 92,96! Keep them coming!

I understand that UMD will likely make an announcement regarding their new coach tomorrow - if it didn't happen this evening. Bubba and Mussman supposedly both had very good interviews. It is between them and one coach from a WS school. The other candidate, Meierkort, got the South Dakota job. Dosch appears to be in the running for the Jamestown job. That announcement is also likely to be made quite soon.

I "unofficially" learned that Dressler commited to the Sioux during his visit last weekend. Not sure if it is fact. They feel he can be a very effective kick returner and situational receiver. He apparently is one tough kid with great quickness and speed.

Discussions continue about why UND doesn't plan to play NDSU in the major sports in forseeable future. Yes, you can say that SU made their decision to move up and UND doesn't want to play them because of it. This makes sense and, as a UND fan, I fully agree with that stance. SU can say - it will take a few years before they get all the extra scholarships in place so games for the next couple of years wouldn't be unfair, etc. That is probably also true. These are among many factors (most important is DII's formula for qualifying for playoffs) that are discussed as to why the we should or should not continue playing each other. However, one of the biggest reasons for UND coaches not wanting to continue hasn't been discussed much: With NDSU's lack of a conference affiliation along with having some trouble filling their schedules, the game against UND (FB or men & women's BB) would be NDSU's "Super Bowl" for at least the next couple of years - easily the most important game on their schedule. While it would continue to be a big game for UND, it certainly wouldn't be the most important of the year. A game against UNO or St. Cloud to determine an NCC championship or to make the playoffs would be much more important. While you may or may not agree with this concern on the part of the Sioux, when you combine it with the Bison making the decision to change divisions, I believe that it is the only position for UND to take.

If you guys don't care to hear what I know about UND men's BB (see my post of 12:21 on 12/16), I will gladly discontinue my posts about it. By the way, unless someone appears out of nowhere, UND will NOT have a DI transfer playing after the first of the year. They may have one in school for the second semester but he will not play. The FB player is Stattelman.

The players vote would certainly make the selections legitimate. The coaches pick the weekly honorees, don't they?

Anderson got a lot of looks from DI schools but they felt he was too small!

A few items that might be of interest: Aaron Austin is to be back with the team after the first of the year. He left school due to persnal problems - it is hoped that they are behind him. Keith Parks will have surgery after the first of the year. It was a serious injury so rehab will be extensive. It is hoped that he will be ready for next year. Caros Nobles should be practicing again soon; however, his injury is the type that may reoccur at any time and then he would likely need surgery. The team may be getting a walk-on from the football team to help fill out the depleted roster. A potential JC transfer that would create a great deal of name recognition will be in for a visit in the next couple of weeks. If he signs, he would not play this year. A 6'6" power forward. A talented 6'6'-6'7" HS prospect out of WS is visiting this upcoming weekend.

Verk - Although I don't overly disagree with your statements that most awards are more of a popularity contest than anything else but I would think that, in this case, the coaching staff's credibility with the players would be affected if there wasn't some credence to their selections each week. My main point in bringing up the Scout Team award was that it was the only mention of how redshirt freshmen were doing. I fully agree that watching practice is the only way to know for sure.

92,96 - You seem to have good info regarding our program. Do you know who really stood out among our redshirt freshmen? In the past, the Herald used to mention who the Scout Team Players of the Week were but they didn't do so this week. Do you know if we have any recruiting commitments yet?

RoyalBlue - we appreciate your comments. It is too bad that a few jerks from both colleges act in that manner at games or on these websites - it negatively impacts what everyone thinks about the school. You guys had a great team - too bad we can't meet in the finals again next year!

Did it explain why it isn't considered a DII conference?

My apologies! I missed your post - it was the last one on the previous page.

Corella - why don't you "fess up" and tell us what is likely to happen.

92,96 - You are probably right. If he completely dropped out of all his classes before the cutoff date, he wouldn't have any incompletes, etc. so he would likely be eligible. I will try to find out this afternoon what is going on. They certainly are likely to be looking for other second-semester transfers. I know they do not want to take the red-shirt off of any of the freshmen.

Austin is the only one that I can think of unless it is someone like Gottfried transferring out of DI - I don't think that is happening. I thought that Austin had dropped out of school. If so, I wouldn't think he would be eligible.