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Give it up already. How many quarterbacks from UND played in the NFL.

We all hear about “issues” with Morrow, but what are the issues? After the Mitchell Miller fiasco, I would hope the coaches would be proactive if the issues were a major concern. How are these issues common knowledge to many, yet didn’t prevent us from recruiting him with all the talk of culture? Did these issues suddenly arise?

Why?

If all the voters looked at total game, he certainly has a good chance. Don't know that his numbers will scream out like Cale Makar's, but the whole package is undeniable. I do think the coaches will let him go more within the context of the game, much like they did when they trailed Omaha last year.

...and with all that talent, he was the dominant force in the biggest game of the year as an 18 year old. I think we just saw a glimpse of how dominant he can be and we will need him to be a key cog next year if we want to contend. He is a high first round pick for a reason, and I’m sure coaches have already set expectations for him, and I’m sure he has high aspirations for himself, knowing it will most likely be his last go around in college.

That is why I have so much respect for Sanderson, if anyone should complain about PP time it would be him. He just learned the ropes the whole year and really earned his increased time by the end of the year. Really excited to see him take over next year.

How about you tell Stoney Sioux and he can then let everyone know in English!

I think of a Central guy in Mark Callahan.

Great start in our new conference, but it is quite evident to play with the big boys we need to have the players and mentality to impose our will physically on the other team. Starts up front, so let’s get bigger and tougher and then we will be championship caliber.

I thought you offered milk and cookies, and then the NCAA would put us on probation for 10 years.

Being honest, I don't think a lot of UND fans knew what to expect. Being a fan, you like to think you can be competitive, but what that looks like in a new conference, you never really know until you see it on the field. I would think that UND exceeded the expectations of most UND fans, which will probably make living up to the new expectations in the fall season exceedingly difficult.

Constantini isn't lighting it up, but you aren't going to have every kid the stud of their team. He is putting up more PPG than two Duluth commits and probably about 80 percent of the rest of the commitments on the team as well. It isn't always what they can do in Juniors, as I think our coaches develop players pretty well. I sure wish we had another year out of Jackson Keane, who didn't rip up either the BCHL or USHL.

Agree, when nitpicking Touchdown passes not being in stride, it could be a lot worse. How many touchdowns in the NFL are completely in stride? If Tommy threw it long the response would have been, "All you had to do is throw it up and make sure he had a chance at catching it".

Not many teams have done it over the years, and we sure didn’t do it even though we knew exactly what they were going to do. Let’s see if we can impose our will on JMU in the same way, as I am sure they will be focusing on Weah.

You said you realized some were missing due to Covid.

Then why rant on about those things?

Do they not call taunting in college football. I switched over from the UND at the half and saw Bison player get up in someone’s face or stand over them 3 times with no call.

...and only 1 of those goals and 4 points on the power play for Kunz. When I saw that clip of Kunz on Schlossman's Twitter I couldn’t believe how much faster he looked, albeit it’s been a while since I’ve seen him. Schmaltz on the other hand has 10 goals, 8 assists on the power play. Earlier I was thinking Schmaltz might be more of a role player, but he could find time on one of the PP units. It seems like he should be older, because he has been around, but he is a 2001, so nice opportunity for upside yet. If Portz is anything like Jamernik, we could have a nice mix of skill and grit coming in. It would be nice if they were impact guys right away, but with portal help they can grow into their roles without the pressure of huge expectations.

Wonder if the coaches are looking at Noah Sardachny with Salmon Arm. He is tied for the BCHL scoring lead as a 2003. He seems to have nice hands and since his dad is a renowned Power Skating instructor, I would assume his skating would be a strength as well. When all this portal madness settles down it will be nice to see some traditional commitments. I imagine now coaches don’t want to get too many guys in the pipeline if they can pick up a proven stud on occasion from the portal.

Just hope it doesn’t get to the point where the stud players play up the process and make a media event out of it by picking one hat from a list of suitors.

You would think if they were young, you would want players to actually be playing games in Junior hockey rather than sitting in college.

You could say that has been the case for Duluth for quite a while now. That is kind of how you win National Championships if you can somehow get in the tournament.

... and if not for a botched faceoff, who knows? I think they are a top half team next year. They took down good Duluth and St. Cloud teams last year, and just wait until they get fans in their building again. UND has had problems with Western even when they are loaded, and they will most likely take a little time to come together next year.

Agree, but I can't believe the NCAA doesn't see that is what is created by this. If you are not part of the haves, how long are you going to remain interested when your program consistently gets raided.

Hopefully it is the right combination, as team chemistry is a huge component to success. We saw that with all those seniors that all lived and interacted all day after practice. Resentment can sometimes creep in from guys that lose ice time. As long as we continue down the road of open competition and earning your ice time we should be good. I think guys like Ness and Albrecht can be solid contributors finding a role like Keane, and possibly progressing into another role in the future. No doubt we added some nice talent, now we need to mold it.