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I would have thought that a bunch of recruits would be at yesterday's game but I haven't seen any tweets from prospects attending! Surprising!

Fully agree!

It got down to us and UNC-Greensboro - fortunately for us, he decided to stay closer to home!

I don't know but I disagree with you on this. Taubenheim wasn't able to kick it into the end zone the last couple of years because of injury. I talked to him at Homecoming and the injury continues to cause problems for him. With our inability to cover kicks as we should, I would think Leach would be pounding the ball into the end zone if he could. What do others who are close to the program think about this? Dustin - I see you were make a similar point as I was typing this....

From UND's soccer twitter. Moller is up against ladies from major colleges, let's help her..... North Dakota Soccer MoreFresh off her four-goal performance on Sunday, Katie Moller still needs your votes for the Senior CLASS Award! #UNDproud #PledgeYourLoyalty : http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/womens_soccer_2018/

UND 27 WSU 17

I don't believe it would count, they are plays that originate in the red zone.

Well said!!

Interesting stats! A nice improvement in most areas. The Red Zone Scoring is very concerning!

Thanks, BWS, for bringing this up today. I was going to post a note on it today as well. A few thoughts: As we watch the team play, I hope ss.com members notice the knee braces worn by our offensive linemen. These are Don Joy braces (the best available) that WE purchased for the team last year. The OLs would have braces had we not gotten involved but they would not be Don Joys. Thanks to all that contributed. There hasn't been much activity at all since the $3K was raised. I had heard from some folks that indicated they would donate but they have not done so, it would be great if you did help! When Let's Help Bubba was launched in August of last year, we were coming off a great year (terrible finish) and most everyone was on the Bubba bandwagon. Therefore, I used "Bubba" in the name of the fundraising effort. With the poor season last year along with some ups and downs this year, some fans are down on Bubba and some of his staff. PLEASE DON'T WITHHOLD YOUR CONTRIBUTION DUE TO THE THOUGHT THAT OUR GOAL IS TO HELP THIS COACHING STAFF. While the staff certainly benefits from our help, we are helping the UND team and its players. We would be doing this no matter who is on the coaching staff. While I think everyone really understands this, I have heard the comment "I don't want to help Bubba - we need to make a change!" Thanks!

UND 38 Sac 20

Any other observations? Guys or ladies....

Yes

Fri Mismash Sat Gardner

We have offered a PG from Jamestown: Boden Skunberg, 6'4", Jamestown (Jamestown), ND Has offer from NDSU

Johnson will attend SDSU.

I assume they would follow UNO's lead and drop FB. In doing so, the cost of moving up is likely doable - especially with the backing of Sanford and some other big dollar alums and Sioux Falls businesses.

Anyone hear anything about Palmberg? It didn't look good!

At this point, I would say it is about 50-50!

Pluto working for anyone?

Ahrens sure had a great night subbing for Nieukirk - 12 kills & .391 hit %!

Is she there? I see Nieukirk isn't playing either. We are doing well without them!

UND 27 UM 24

You are probably correct!

Over the last 2-3 weeks, I have talked with UND brass as well as some high school coaches. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that recruits and/or their parents often view a school's fan website like ss.com. They often put a lot of (too much) weight on what they read on these sites and it actually may have a bearing on their decisions as to where they continue their athletic and academic careers. Additionally, some opposing coaches may use these issues to use against us in their recruiting discussions with prospects. A few related thoughts: Fundraising In an effort to convince members to contribute, I have probably made it sound like the FB budget is really hurting. While there remains many things that the coaching staff would like to assist them and their players, they definitely do not have a bare-bones budget. There are able to do or provide their athletes with most of what they would like. In the future, I will watch my wording better so a recruit or parent isn't alarmed by what they read. Coaching Discussions While the primary purpose of forums like ours is to discuss various teams and their success (or lack of). This will undoubtedly continue to include discussions related to our coaches, coaching decisions, etc. It appears that some recruits (maybe especially their parents) read these discussions closely and it may have a bearing on their college decision. For anyone who has followed my posts in recent years, you know that I have been quite critical of one of our programs and its head coach. While I am sure I will continue to comment, I am going to attempt to be less outspoken about our coaches. The bottom line is: My comment about a coach on ss.com will have absolutely no impact on UND's decision to retain or dismiss the coach. However, my comment may influence a prospect to go somewhere other than UND. Comments About Players Similar to the coaching issue above, there are often quite negative comments made about individual players. This really turns parents off as they don't want their athlete to be subjected to similar comments. My bottom line: I am going to be more careful with what and how I comment on ss.com. Others may want to do the same. I fully realize that it may be a small % of recruits/parents who come on these websites but if we would lose one talented prospect because of something I say, that is too many!! I am not interested in debating any of the above.