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I would like to see that as well.

I always appreciate you interest in Fighting Sioux athletics Dan. And since you pay so close attention to what goes on here and always have an opinion than you should know how much our teams have improved over the transition. Has it always been pretty? No it hasn't. I guess I would be concerned if we weren't beating these worst of the worst teams. That hasn't been the case. We have been beating those teams and than some and improvement has been happening. Now with a nice conference, arguably the most impressive schedules of all the Dakota schools, and a lot of youth that has gained a lot of experience the last couple of years, things are headed in the right direction.

Well it looks like that Montana game at the Alerus could be even more interesting as they will probably have either Joe Montana's son or Tate Forcier at QB. The QB situation at Montana never stays to down for long.

Your right, that is not the same at all. UND isn't going to pay ndsu a couple hundred thousand for a game. I'm also guessing if UND hockey was to pay a school that amount of money they would sign the contract in a second. The money has a lot more to do with it than the hype, don't kid yourself. That game is no different than NDSU playing Wyoming or Colorado St. And a final fact and maybe someone could help me find it cause I know its listed somewhere, take away the outdoor game last year at Camp Randall and something like 4 of the top 5 attended games at Wisconsin for hockey when they played UND. Hell the top attended games for most schools in the WCHA aren't when they play Minnesota and Wisconsin, its when they play UND. I don't agree with the earlier statement that it will hurt Wisconsin more than UND but I won't get on a board and post absolute nonsense to try and prove a point.

Congrats to Shane and his team. That is a pretty neat accomplishment. I know we are missing a big or two in our last few years of recruiting but I will give Jones credit that he is finding talent and has been able to pull it from some good programs. The improvement has been noticeable.

Transition is the key word. It hasn't always been pretty but after seeing the young talent at the spring game I'm excited about that. Our first two years schedules after transition are better than anything ndsu has thrown together the last few years. There is no denying it hasn't been pretty at times but its a transition for a reason. We're headed in the right direction. It took a few years to sort out the mess our previous AD left us but everything is starting to fall into place nicely.

I was only partially joking when I typed it. I think everyone understands the scheduling. It was an opportunity to poke the man who's already had 3-4 excuses on why scheduling couldn't be done when everyone really knows he just doesn't want to schedule the game cause of what happened in '03-'04. Not the nickname or the conference or the all ready full schedules, its about the past and I'm fine with that. Its just funny watching the excuses pile up. Until than its just comparing two teams that don't play. No way to prove who is better. That was really the point of my post. P.S. I agree with you on the tailgate party. It would and will be fun when it happens. And everyone who says they have moved on will be the first in line to buy tickets.

darrell is a resident of Fargo who fights the flood year in and year out. I'm pretty sure as a resident who has put his time in fighting the flood his comment was not out of line. I think you need to chill out. You realize you are upset about him making a comment about "their sandbags" and not any form of flooding that has happened in his own town.

It all boils down to our QB play and more consistent play from our secondary. The main issues we had last year are what caused them problems the season they where 3-8. Bottom line is I saw a lot of improvement just throughout the spring. I could care less what they think as the only way to truely compare teams will be when Gene finally runs out of excuses and finally schedules us. Until than its all talk.

But if your so sure your the superior team you should have nothing to worry about and be scared of. Your last few posts have been talking about how your far and away the better team and even all the Sioux fans you know think that, (find that really hard to believe) but your scared about what will happen when you lose. That is a very comical post.

Bison definately had UND's number tonight. Guys gotta hit when we get runners in scoring position.

Amazining how bison fans know about the feelings of the Big Sky conference when they aren't even a member. We are very fortunate that your fanbase cares so much about a conference they didn't want to be in or a school they don't care about anymore to keep tabs on what every school in the conference thinks about UND's membership. Thank you for sharing since everything that has been made public about how Big Sky schools feel about UND's addition has been positive, except for one person. There was more complaining years back when ndsu was added to the MVFC but according to your fanbase that was a happy marriage. Funny how jealousy makes a fanbase think.

I don't know, does it make you feel better to come on here and tell us what is best for UND?

They have DCord. in basketball now?

The handful of Bison fans I went to the game with where already well into drinking their sorrows away from that afternoon. Thank EWU for that atmosphere. The 10,000 tickets sold shows that before the football game results there was a lot more interest. Think they would get that for UNI?

I left pretty happy with where we are at in the passing game. I feel that next year we are at least going to have options. I agree with the above posts that Bradley and Hendrickson looked the best. Bradley has only been in the offense for 3 months, 11 practices. He could be an option. Hendrickson looks better than he did at the end of last year. We all know he was switched back from WR but he looks to have made strides in the offseason. That says a lot about the kid. Also, I heard good things about Comes. We didn't get to see him but he throws a nice ball and has good feel for the offense for a freshman. I'm a lot more confident about our QB situation going into next year.

I liked the new format. The WR's are young and had some drops but look more athletic than years past. I was most impressed with the offensive and defensive lines. The OL looks much improved which is good. Our DL is going to be very good this year. I like the direction those position groups are going. The biggest thing in my mind that the qb's are lacking is experience. Maybe they won't improve but it seems the tools are there but poor decisions just kill them. All and all it was a fun day. I really enjoyed all the hard work everyone put into the day and with a little nicer weather I think this was a step in the right direction to turn this game into more of an event.

Bin, I saw that as well. Hopefully nothing serious on the injury front. Seems like every spring something major happens to at least one guy. The players work to hard for that to happen.

Thank you for the updates everyone. One more week of practice before the spring game. Hopefully the progression continues at the QB spot. I really think having Muss go back to the OL will really help next season. He enjoys coaching that spot, he is very knowledgeable at that spot and we need to be good their next year. One thing for next year that I think is going to be a real good thing for the defense is how well Ross Brennaman is playing. You could tell last year he was a year away and having a DE who needs to be double teamed when lining up in the "B gap" or will hurt teams is huge. We've been solid there for a few years but have really been lacking the playmaker there and its been clear by lack of pressure. If we can get a NG who can control a center and a DE who get attention from a Gaurd/Tackle and get the same consistent play from Bellmore I think we will be back to getting some pressure on the QB which will help the defense overall.

Thanks for the updates guys. I'm excited for the spring game to check everything out.

Scrimmage today at 1:00. Wish I could be there to check it out. If anyone who makes it could give their thoughts it would be appreciated by those who can't be there. Thanks in advance.

You mean the two flagship programs who have been done for almost a month now?

Sorry I have no elgibility left and even if I did I'd make last years QB play at the end of the season look outstanding. I know the comment was wise and I apologize but I want to echo the last two posts, we don't even know who the starter will be. There is a very good chance it is going to be someone who we didn't see take any snaps last season. If we had a new guy coming into any other position we would at least be optimistic that he could fill the spot and do well, I'm not going to change that for the QB spot. I made the comment about Demler because I heard from a few people that the kid was talented but his talents didn't fit the new offensive scheme the offensive coaches have decided to go to. I agree with you its going to make or break next season but I am at least going to give the players a chance to prove themselves before I write them off.

Look out, the sky is falling.

Demler was a good looking high school recruit coming out of Wisconsin. He was the highest regarded QB in the state that year and was talking to UW about a preferred walk on. His style was in the pocket though and he lacked a little of the mobility required to run the Pistol offense that we are transitioning to. His fit into the system probably had more to do with it than his talent.