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If the coaches weren't going to be brought back, that decision would have been made already. Its not holding a program to a different standard, its reality.

I know there are people on here who disagree about whether certain coaches should be back but I really don't recall a post from anyone lowering the expectations of the program.

What do you want the hear? If any of the coaches were not going to be back next year it would have happened already. If you have a problem with that posting under a false name on a message board is not going to change anything. Call the AD and voice your concern with him.

All of our coaches are going to be back next season unless they choose to move on. All of our coaches (strength, position, coordinators, and head) know they need to improve next season. This isn't the Great West anymore. Regarding recruits- does it matter if a coach is let go or moves on to another college? The coaching staffs in Fargo, Brookings, Vermillion and Ceder Falls are not going to be the same next season. There are some good coaches at those schools who will have other opportuties. They are also fanbases who have high expections of their programs and the onfield performance. As a recruit, is that a big deal? I would rather have that than an who gives a !@#$ fanbase. Now that we are in an actual conference, fans at other schools are nervous. Read the threads on other boards by fans trying to knock UND, our players, coaches, facilities, conference, etc. You didn't see that 2, 3 or 4 years ago. I agree with the post above, potential recruits do read these boards and that is why we are seeing more "visitors" to our board and threads about UND on other boards. You also see a lot of posters already making excuses or recruits who aren't even lost yet.

I thought Bison Dan taught us last year that the easiest way to predict if a player is any good is if he has a rivals page.

Yes, this is a thread discussing the criminal investigation involving your women's softball program.

I'd say mg2009, bison dan, and post #66 with FU fans going back 2+ years to compare the past year of FU athletics to UND. Keep revistiting history to justify your current situation is what brings it back to FU football. Whatever it takes to justify the actions at FU.

New commitment- Garret Cary- DT from Walworth, WI (offer from Illinios St.) http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Garett-Cary-133726;_ylt=AtnmXhUgHWRC0xIHkhMmOCdIPZB4 Highlights: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/397000/#highlights/25621376 Looks like a real solid wrestler, which has translated well in the past. Welcome to UND.

I'm guessing any early commitments aren't solid until the papers are signed. A kid that committed in October could get a phone call the night before signing day and get an offer from a larger school and you can't fault them if they take it. From everything I have read about him though I will be absolutely thrilled when he signs here and it sounds like he is a very solid olineman.

Coach Kotelnicki selected to the 2nd annual NFL/NCAA Coaches Academy. Last year they had 60 coaches all together. 30 of them were up and coming coaches in the college ranks and the other 30 were former NFL players looking to get involved with coachng. Every detail of coaching is covered. Sounds lik a great honor. Congrats Coach Kotelnicki. It is well deserved.

Kotelnicki retweeted and added Chicago is becoming south Grand Forks. Hoping for the Thurman and one of the DE's like Beugarard or Greenhow.

Whatever you have to tell yourself to make you feel better mg.

Reading about some of the posters on FUville questioning Dustin's character as a person because he is transferring is comedy. So kids who forge petitions made a mistake but are of good character? A kid changing schools because he wants to pursue a different college major to better prepare for his future potentially has character issues? FUlogic at its finest

Each school has their position/positions of need. UND needs to continue to add quality OL to challenge one another so the best players get on the field. Adams is no shoe in to play immediately at UND. He is a quality, young Olinemen who will be welcomed to UND if he chooses GF. Whatever his decision it is because he feels its the best fit for him.

I wonder if the Fargo PD sent the FU athletic office a meat and cheese tray for the holidays to thank them for all the business in 2012?

Why did FU have 3 guys from the same state leave the team before FU's season was over? It happens everywhere.

Take this for what its worth. I don't like putting 2nd hand info on here but I was flying back home last night and on one of my connections sat next to a guy from Des Moines, IA. I had a UND shirt on and he mentioned Dan Hupke from Des Moines was coming to UND next year for school and will play football as well. He was a 3rd team all state back who according to this gentlemen was dead set on coming to a school with an aero space program from the start which limited his recruiting. He is a very intelligent kid who knows what he wants to do after college. Sounded like academic money, probably not a scholorship but it will be a name to follow. If the kid is as intelligent of a kid with as good of head on his shoulders as I heard, he is a fantastic pick up. Plus it sounds like he is a hell of a football player. Apparently had serious talks with both Iowa and Iowa St. as a walk on. It will be interesting to see if anything comes of this.

Apologize if this was posted earlier but an article on the top 10 players that UW couldn't let get away prior to the season. OL Dan Bell made the list and really sounds like a real solid OL prospect. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1088879-wisconsin-football-recruiting-10-in-state-prospects-who-cant-slip-away#/articles/1088879-wisconsin-football-recruiting-10-in-state-prospects-who-cant-slip-away/page/6

The championship should be a very good one to watch. Two deserving teams in the final. I go back and forth when I try and predict the winner. Sam Houston's qb appears to throw the ball better this year than lastbut still is far from reliable and their D is very athletic but got owned by a great offense last week. FU's defense is one of the best around but Woffrd and GSU showed the last couple weeks that an offense can move the ball vs. them. FU's offense isn't great but makes plays when they have too. Winner will be by less than 10 but can't predict the winner. Two weeks to pepare helps FU more than Sam Houston.

My opinion is he has always locked onto his first reciever and got away with it. This year it is just biting him. FU also lacks a WR that can create any seperation and spread the field and that has hurt as well.

If Mannassau got the commitment last night there should be 2 unknown if we have got all of them from early in the year.

One for sure. Two with Manassau tweeting last night another was close. And possibly a few from during the season.

Coach Mannausau tweeted a half hour ago that another recruiting chest bump was near......Stay tuned. Sounds like a big one. I'd like to hear names of this one and the last.

I'm curious who this last commit was. With Kotelnicki tweeting yesterday that the "dominoes are starting to fall" and now Mannausau tweeting today that "the day just got a lot better", must have been someone fairly high up on the board today.

Agreed with the points above. You don't pass on a player who appears to have the talent that Robertson does because you already have talent on the team. Depth and competition amongst position groups will only make the team better.