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Well if competing in the MVC is a prereq for talking smack I don't think you have any right to talk. I think there is a difference between competing and just showing up, which is all the bison have done so far in the MVC.

He won rookei of the year his first year. Not a bad start to a career.

I forgot how these rules work for bison fans. Smack is only acceptable if it is bison fans making fun of the Sioux. If it goes the other direction than it is lack of class. Thanks for clearing that up for us.

That would be because a lot of our upper classmen where recruited to play DII. The 3-4 is an effective defense. It has its strengths and weaknesses just like all defenses. More pro teams are switching to it so it must be alright. It is a complex defense though and I think we need to give some of our younger guys time to learn it and get comfortable with it. Our health right now isn't helping either but hopefully we continue to develop some depth. I know teams have a hard time in preparation for blocking a 3 man front so I personally like the defense. We do need to improve across the defense though which was made very clear yesterday.

Thats great to see. Looks good, especially the logo on the bottom left.

More Standing Rock election news Could we be so lucky to not even have His Horse is Thuder on the ballet in Sept.?

Wes Atkinson, Tony Hermes, Tom Irvin (pre-injury). I'm not even sure Stroup was in the top ten. Thats not bad though considering there have been some very good ones to wear the uniform.

Last time I checked injuries happen. I wonder if either one of those teams you lost to had injuries to key players when you played them or how many teams you beat during the year that where missing key players. I just think its funny that you think injuries only happen to your team and thats the only reason you lost those games. The fact that Youngstown ran the same play against your defense all game and you couldn't stop it or the picks thrown against Wyoming probably had just as much to do with it. Just my thoughts though. Gotta love excuses.

But you didn't. Gotta love excuses. Every team in football has injuries, deal with them, don't make excuses of them.

I can't say enough how impressed I am with the coaches. They have recruited well and brought in some transfers in the spots they may need immediate help or depth (OL, WR, LB, DB). I think we really have something to be excited about this year and in the coming years.

I think they got thier hands full in Fargo just trying to keep up with thier football team in the beat report. They might try and use this to take the light off thier own guys though.

I have no problem with you and am glad you post over here. For the most part a lot of bison fans bring good conversation to the board and add to discussion but I know your post was only to take shots at UND and its program. If you where paying any sort of compliment I guess I missed it.

What happens if Oct. 1st comes and the name is retired? Than Mr. Murphey gets elected, the tribe works with UND and Spirit Lake and they decide that they will allow UND to keep the nickname. Could the Fighting Sioux nickname pull a Brett Favre and come out of retirement? Its a serious question. If they retire the nickname do you suppose there is any hope of them getting everything worked out and bringing it back before they chose a new nickname?

What was NDSU's attendance for thier last playoff game in the dome? What do you expect? We hosted playoff almost yearly since 2001 when the Alerus opened and kicked the !@#$ out of Winona St. for a couple years before that. Most fans aren't going to make the drive to see it again when the game is on statewide TV. 6000 wasn't great but that was 6000 more fans than the Fargodome has seen for a playoff game, if you don't count the North Dakota high school playoffs I guess.

Thats what gets me excited is the amount of talent that is there. I heard good things about these guys when they where redshirt freshmen and was very impressed by them during the spring game. I just never took the time to look at the depth chart. The offense will be alright but I think it is good for our young defense to go through a season where the hat may be hung on them a little bit while the offense gels.

Is anyone else excited about how young our defense is? I knew they where young but there is going to be a lot of sophmores and Rfr. getting some good minutes this season. That gets me excited about the future. I'd rather take a few lumps with sophs and freshman than with seniors. I just have to tip my hat to the coaches again for a great last few seasons of recruiting. Keep them coming!!

Offense is going to be an unknown. A lot of first time starters. Defense is going to be pretty solid. I am really excited about the Sioux Defense. They are young and they are talented. I was impressed with the 2-3 deep in some postions at the spring game. The defensive line is starting to gain back a lot of depth, the linebackers are athletic, and I can't say enough about the secondary. This could be like some years past where the defense can carry the offense. And the best part is the defense is young. 7-8 wins is very doable for this young team.

Thats good footage. Two things stood out. First was how well Jarrel stands in and blocks. That was impressive. Second was how aggressive he was in getting up field. Didn't waste time doing a lot of dancing. Combine Jarrel with the rest of our recruiting class coming in and I am very happy in the direction of the program. There is a lot of potential there. Thats all you can ask for and hope that a majority of the players reach that potential and stay healthy.

Thats good news. Its a possible replacement but gives us a lot of depth. Also sounds like a kid that we could possibly spread out and he can catch the ball. To bad about Murray though.

I don't see why you think Jamestown and Dickinson probably don't belong. If all these schools can get into the NSIC, and it maybe would, the travel costs would really not change for these schools. Both schools have solid athletic programs. Dickinson has a lot of support from the community and is remodeling its stadium. Thier stadium will be very nice when completed and will rival "the Bowl" in Bismarck. With what DII looks like today I think both schools would fit in nice. A lot of these schools where competing against eachother in NAIA 10-15 years ago.

I actually agree with Dan on this one(holy !@#$ mark that down). I don't think there is anything wrong with being confident in the team you cheer for. I always think the Sioux have a chance, sometimes more than others, but I never write them off. Its an old saying but thats why they play the games.

I could honestly give a !@#$ less about the gophers playing ndsu. They beat a team that was 1-10 and had a new coaching staff and was trying to use existing players to fit a new system. They lost to Bowling Green and Florida Atlantic while taking Miami of Ohio into 3 OT's. Not exactly D-1 football powers. I would also expect a solid DI-AA program to beat Florida Atlantic. Is it a huge deal to me? No only cause I don't care about either school, is it a big deal to ndsu, ofcourse, but they have a board for thier fans to discuss it.

I didn't see it. Kind of hard though when I don't live in Grand Forks and don't get the Herald. You must have got the Herald that day though and remember where the article was at cause you seem pretty sure about this. Where did they have it buried?

A simple google search would have showed you Danno that they did have an article about him pleading not guilty. I do not know when the next trial date was set up for and I'm not paying to find out. There may not have been anything else to report as of now of now so that may be why they haven't reported anything but I am not sure. Maybe you should check that out before you go putting the Herald in its place though Dan. You really told them.

I'm not to sure. I think there was a trial date set for last month maybe but not to sure what happened with it. I'm sure you could search it to find out if you wanted or someone else may know.