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Congrats to Makayla Dyer All Big Sky First team and Lexi Kabo Second Team! http://www.bigskyconf.com/news/2017/3/5/WBB_0305174415.aspx?path=

Just busting your chops... like you like to do to certain posters. Just pointing out we're technically in the same level as Minnesota, Duke and Kansas... just nowhere near as talented. If we make it into the Dance, we'd all be pursing the same trophy. But I know you know this. Shoot, kind of ruins it when I have to over explain it like this. Carry on!

NBA? D League? You think?

Yes, the private-public opportunities are extremely exciting. This was first reported a few weeks ago in UND Today here: http://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2017/01/coulee-to-columbia/ This is us where the Herald got its story from. What has changed is the part about for the renovated Union. That student vote will be pushed back until the budget situation has settled.

Made it to practice today and was impressed with the way the team looked compared to past spring sessions. They certainly are strides ahead of where they were two years ago, and in spots, the team is sitting better than they were last year. There are still depth issues, which have been hashed to death on here, but, that said, depth is a huge asset in many areas that didn't have it before. For instance, it wasn't long ago that when we saw Santiago go down hard on the turf and get up slowly, we would collectively cringe with fear. Fast forward to today, and it's next man up x 4 at the RB position, alone. WR, DL, C and to some degree CB are other areas where we are plussed up more on depth. QB and other OL line spots, OLB and TE are sitting a bit better, too, whereas ILB and S still question marks. So my first reaction today was "Holy Cow! No. 1 is freaky fast!" No. 1 is none other than freshman WR Cameron McKinney. I had the same type of reaction to Santiago at fall camp two years ago.... but, I must say that McKinney's explosiveness, speed and shiftiness are even better than Santiago's was his freshman year. What's scary is that Santiago never had the advantage of a spring camp going into his first season like McKinney has now. And we all know how good Santiago has turned out. Suffice it to say that McKinney took reps on KR and PR today. I'm told that we shouldn't sleep on Izzy Adeoti (say that 10 times fast) or Mikey Greibel either at WR when they get here in the fall, especially Izzy. I also saw JJ at RB for the first time... #33 is an unusual hybrid of fullback power combined with halfback shiftiness and WR speed. Very excited to add his talents to the mix. S Juco transfer Tamas Stewart remains in a sling on the sideline for spring campus.. which is very unfortunate. The other new comer, QB Zimmerman, really has some zip and loft on his balls. He's got a lot of arm action before his release that sometimes causes his balls to sail on him. He's money within 20 yards, but a little iffier beyond. Still I thought he looked fine, as his mind must be swimming with new schemes and terminology. ILB Conner O'Brien sat out practice today for an undisclosed reason after suffering some bumps on on Friday. CB Tyus Carter is limited but practicing with the red "don't go near me" jersey. Former Lamar University CB and JUCO player Jo Jo Henderson is on campus and was at the practice today. As for the Offensive line... what jumped out at me was: Bryce Blair is still tall and leaner than the rest but he is soo damn good with his technique. His increase confidence was evident on the line, too. C Aplin reminds me of Boas in his second year at UND. If you recall Juco transfer Center Boas had his struggles his first year at UND only to come back the next year to dominate in the middle of the line. That is not to say that Aplin was not good last year. I just see Aplin taking a similar big step. That said, Rooney and Nguon will push hard for playing time, too, at center. Highlights from today included: Wanzek had many many amazing body contorting leaps and grabs along the sideline in tight coverage. He is so Lynn Swan-esque, for us old timers who remember the Steelers of the 70s/80s. Both Wanzek and Toivonen look to have thicker bodies this spring. Reyes was Reyes doing Reyes things. He went up and tipped a pass into his own hands for an INT. Dion Harris, too, did his thing by jumping a route for an almost pick six that jumped off his forearm. Bolinske had another nice ball today to Luke Stanley that went for 70 yards and a TD .... Stanley went up high against Canady and Hunt and brought it down before scampering with speed the rest of the way. Hope that helps whet the appetite! T

Big time honor for the AD! Lots of schools in the mix.

Agreed. I would assume nobody wants to go through any of the legal hassles that St. Cloud has gone through, some of it not widely reported to my knowledge. Got to dot I's and cross T's for sure.

Latest update from UND. Athletics gets a bit more time to reshape its budget. http://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2017/03/athletics-on-the-clock/

Who are the teams that they are expected to beat this weekend, and who will be tough? I've been pretty good at predicting wins-losses going into a weekend so far, but this weekend I have not had a chance to look closely.

Possibly Saturday.

Yes

FWIW, I also saw that Hayden visited FU before he headed up I-29 to Grand Forks... so both are looking at him. Don't know about Timm and Maager.

I sure liked it! Must mean I'm right.

He's invested. Just free to cheer for or against whomever he wishes.

Me thinks you put too much weight behind likes and dislikes on here.

Certainly within the realm of possibilities.

Murphy has done that every year for as long as I can remember OSU coming to the Ralph. This is nothing new, folks. Just because Brad finally knows who Dr. Murphy is, makes it news to Brad, I guess.

Since we shared something similar on the men's side... thought I would pull out the women's projections.

Youth swimming lessons might be another money maker for them.. .unless you're counting that under camps too.

Who'da thunk?

http://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2017/02/starting-from-the-top/

It's not a new position. It's been there since at least Kupchella. ...and I'm sorry, but it is needed. The position does far more than what's listed in the Herald, which seemed to only highlight the responsibilities that might elicit populist outrage.

This is my read, too. It's common practice in the world of high-profile academic hiring to receive a courtesy tip from "someone in the know" that you are not among the top 2-3 choices.... thus allowing one, if they choose, to bow out gracefully and return to their campus with a limited amount of egg on their face for trying to leave (and not making the final cut). I recall this happening to Kupchella once during in his days as UND prez when he was on a list for the president's job at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. It won't be long before Dr. B is named to another shortlist and the process will start anew.

For the past 5-7 years, being best in the state was the best nationally, and we can certainly continue that trend regardless of which conference we are in for football -- at a lower cost, within driving distance of our traditional rivals and in our geographical footprint/time zone. Thus I'm not buying the utter doom and gloom scenarios.

What's Bull's offer with Fresno? Full, partial, PWO?