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Did you expect more? Students gone, NAIA opponent and crappy weather. Can't say there would have been much more but I attended the NDSU game vs. Montana St. on Wednesday night and theyhad less than that in attendance for a game vs. a D1 opponent.

With some of that staff likely headed to USD I imagine the difficult recruiting for Turner will just be beginning.

This is interesting to look at. There is going to be a lot of good players back on these teams next season and likely a lot of FBS transfers. The league will be much improved next season.

That's fine. We could be behind Eastern Washington as well with Kupp returning.

Another kid leaving?

Find it hard to believe the WR from Century wouldn't be a WR we are after. 6'4" with legit hands and pretty quick don't come around to often. He could be another Stanley type and he started to show value in the redzone and 3rd downs as the season went along.

Its hard to tell how quickly he moves until you see his clips as a TE. Pretty quick for 6'5" kid.

Quality losses aren't for everyone.

What channels were those games on?

Calling a team meeting to lie to the players is a little different. Also, one has to question the reports of him not being honest with his staff. To each their own. I'm sure he will do fine there.

He had plenty of quality losses at WIU. I don't know what other questions they need answered. He probably didn't have to say anything to the coaches or the players if he was looking for another job. It would make me very suspicious of his communication going forward if I was a player or coach on his staff.

What happens with current USD associate head coach/offensive coordinator Wes Beschorner? As vince mentioned he was kind of the head coach in waiting and a USD alum. Are the dollars there to try and find room for someone like him on our staff? I am guessing if he doesn't stay at USD, he gets snatched up by a local college. Have heard some good things about him.

Sorry to quote you Oxbow. I just have a hard time typing on my phone sometimes.

I don't buy some of the things SiouxVolley throws out there but I really think the Dakota schools (NDSU included) need the NCAA to relax the rules if they ever want to move up for football or need the other G5 schools to come back to them. We are just really isolated up on the conference maps.

Two two good teams. NIU was to one dimensional.

Hooker has the talent around him. Needs the coaching to bring it together.

The post play was better last night. We have tons of talent in the back court. Need someone to be able to coach it.

with all the outrage of 5 MVFC teams being on one side of the bracket I am shocked Richmond showed up. Listening to Kolpack on the McFeely show yesterday NDSU had to play two national championship games, today vs UNI and next week at ISU-R.

what did he do? Being animated doesn't always warrant a technical.

that was terrible. Where are these officials from

Do other teams injuries factor into your conclusion at all or just UND?

I also think UND needs a QB but its not a good comparison with ndsu. Stick was recruited to fit their system. Bartles clearly didn't fit what our offense wanted to do. Now that the offense has an identity, find a QB who fits it. What happens if we wait until next year and miss?

You should be on the playoff selection committee. Sounds like you have the quality loss thing figured out.

Losing by 46 to a seeded playoff team is a quality loss. Just ask this guy. http://www.ttusports.com/information/directory/bios/wilson_mark

With the exception of a couple, more people watch nearly all those bowl games than a lot of other college sporting events. Also, depending on how a conference chooses to distribute the money, the G5 conferences receive nearly $80 million for being part of FBS from the college football playoff. That could mean a few million in revenue for a school just for "moving up" and having to play in that meaningless bowl game. FBS teams could become more reluctant in the future to schedule FBS teams. There are multiple reasons to move it if it makes sense geographically and a school can get into a conference.