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Juliet Jones #4 wins it for ISU with her only shot of the game. A 3 point gem.

Final. ISU wins!

Still less than a second left. Whoa! No. 9 about to knock off No. 1! This tourney is wide open. UND better take care of business against the Griz. .2 left in the game.

Bengals win it in the final second with a 3 point prayer against the no. 1 seed MSU!!!!!!!!

ISU really pushing the Bobkitties! ISU down by 1 with 30 seconds to go in the game. MSU possession.

You mean the one from February? How did you find out about that...we tried our damnedest to hide that one -- according to Jolly Rancher or whatever the heck he's calling himself these days on here.

Holy cripes, where the heck did this thread drift to?

I held off on this comment a bit.... but on Tuesday there was "extra conditioning" taking place among the WR corps, everyone that is except for the two alleged offenders. They got to stand in the middle and watch -- Basic Training style. Bubba and Coach Freund got this.

The reporter got the school wrong in this article. I posted a comment. http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/north-dakota-state-fullback-linebacker-will-ratelle-has-big-pro-day-at-minnesota/#comment-224472

Yeah, really tried to hide it last year. I'm not sure what your definition of hiding is but this certain was out there. Just saying. http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-football/3689948-und-football-player-arrested-marijuana-possession http://www.inforum.com/news/crime/3690583-und-football-transfer-arrested-marijuana-possession http://www.wdaz.com/news/3690591-recent-transfer-und-football-team-arrested-possession-marijuana

Longtime Fan, that was fun! Good stuff. I couldn't agree more on Jahmere Sills. He had a different motor today from the get go. At times, he was showing SEC level calibre stuff. It's hard to get a read on DL and OL players, as they are usually stuck in non-flashy drills. Dulin looked the part early but yes he did have three drops. He needs to make those catches. I do like what I have been seeing from former walk on receiver Stanley and Alex Reed. The WR corps could be a developing strength this year to complement the Offensive backfield, with Clive, Iwarri, Stanley, Seibel, Reed, Dulin, Carr and Walker. Might be able to let Toivonnen RS and aclimate to the college game. On top of all that, you got Santiago out of the back field and a solid Fullback and TE contingent.

1. Day 2 of Spring practice started early for me as I checked out the kickers. The good news, I think, is that it appears Taubenheim's leg has strengthened a lot from last year's injury-recovery season that saw him struggle to kick the ball deep. From the 35 yard line, Taubs was consistently booting the ball 70-75 yards well inside the five and most times into the end zone. Because of last year's issues, Meindel tended to be the better deep ball kicking option but, as we know, he's gone. MacGregor's kicks were not quite as long as Taubs this morning. He mostly put his ball inside the 5-yard line. Holmen long snapped and newcomer punter Jacob Meeks #97 held the ball on FG work. Meeks did not punt at all again this morning. 2. Torrey Hunt, Josh Seibel, Santiago, Clive, Iwarri and Vashon Tucker all took time on Kick return duties today. An audible "ooooh" from the well-attended peanut gallery on the HPC catwalk could be heard this morning on one of Santiago's returns during 3 on 1 special team drills. Santiago juked through the three converging KR coverage players and burst through and up the sideline. The only thing missing was Pat Sweeney announcing "So long, Santiago!" His burst and speed were incredible. 3. WR Dulin appears to have developed some really good speed compared to last year, or at least I didn't notice it as much last year. The question is does he have the hands to match? 4. During skelly drills, Deon Harris got a pick on a tipped ill-advised pass. Harris made a nice athletic play to get to the deflected ball and snag it before it hit the turf. 5. From the safety spot, Flowers got a pick of his own off Heidelbaugh and took it for six. Flowers made a nice break on the ball and took it. 6. Runner up for catch of the day goes to Stetson Carr #87. Carr made a beautiful one handed snag while tight roping the sideline. Looked like he got a toe in with possession but I am sure the BSC officiating would have somehow disagreed with my assessment in a game situation. 7. Catch of the day goes to Santiago out of the backfield. The speedster tailback shot up and around the left end and burst 20 yards before summoning his inner Kenny Golloday and showing surprising vertical to snatch a sailing pass out of the air. Santiago had no business making that catch. It was truly a great grab but the QBs should think twice before putting the valuable Santiago in that kind of vulnerable position to get laid out. 8. As far as I can tell, Daquan Baker is lining up with the DLs and Jawon Johnson is with the LBs. 9. Mollberg did pretty well today at the TE position, though, Francis and Matthewson look to be fighting for the two deep at that spot this spring. 10. During 11-on-11 drills, Studsrud took most of his snaps under Aplin with Stockwell and Cox anchoring the ends and Bell and Taylor at the guard spots.

I seem to recall DL. I will verify tomorrow.

Thanks, all! geaux_sioux, not much to say about the O-line today but as things progress this spring and more contact is allowed, those developments should start to become more evident. Same with the DL.

Not when I was there. I didn't spot him on the field as far as the number he's listed as on the roster. Taubs and MacGregor were in the house. They did not kick.

Of all the ones you mentioned specifically, I thought Hunt, Tucker, Smith and Dulin stood out the most. That is not to detract from the others.... they just didn't stand out. But sometimes it is easier for WR and DBs to stand out more early in spring and fall because of the no contact situations.

Crap, I forgot a big one. Joe Francis at TE looks like the real deal. In fact, he looked down right impressive out there this morning. He hauled in every pass that came his way and had nice quickness after the catch. His size and relative speed looked really good.

OK... here we go! Let me just start off with a hearty "Hallelujah!" for the HPC! The hair on the back of my neck still stands up when I walk into that beast of a building. 1. Bubba preached more urgency and crispness during drills. Tried to get the boys attention that this stuff if for real now and they can't just hear what the coaches are saying, they need to really listen and execute. 2. After practice huddle: Bubble told the team to go to the Betty this afternoon at 2 p.m. to support WBB against MSU. He said Mia Loyd is tough and her play is worth the price of admission alone. Coach Freund, quickly piped in "But don't skip class!!!" What Bubba didn't say was that there will be an NBA Hall of Famer in the building this afternoon, as former Jazz great John Stockton is an assistant with MSU. 3. This just in: Cole Reyes is one tough mutha F@##$%. He is out there practicing with the team in the same gear as the rest of the team with a big old cast on his left forearm. He doesn't sit out any drills and goes as hard as you'd expect. He is truly UND football tough int the traditional sense. 4. Clive was running wild today. Nobody could cover him(and that's not a knock on the secondary)and he was sucking in every ball like a vacuum. He hauled in one that would have been good for a TD from 60+ out, and he pulled in another tough grab that would have went for long yardage. He looked like he was having fun out there. 5. Heidelbaugh started out fine in drills but was a bit unsettled with his footwork once things went uptempo in skelly work, causing several balls to sail on him. Studs and Bartels looked fine. 6. If you can believe this --- Santiago looks to have even sharper cuts through the line and more burst once hes' in the open than last year. Stay tuned. If the line can gel, who knows how far he'll go. 7. I liked what I saw from Stetson Carr at WR... he's a bigger version of Seibel and was featured a lot today with intermediate over the middle pass plays. He hauled in all but one that was broken up by a good play by an ILB. If I remember correctly, he had a really good spring two years ago but eventually left the the team. Glad he's back! 8. A newbie that showed flashes today was DB Torrey Hunt, wearing #16. The kid had a really nice break on one pass play where he picked it off just before it hit the receivers hands and he took it for what would have been a sure 6 points. He looks very fast albeit a bit thin at this point. I was impressed with his showing given is lack of familiarity with the defensive schemes. That's it for today. I will try to get out there again tomorrow morning. Enjoy!

No. Tony Roland was never one that I saw touted as a for-sure difference maker. He never really stood out last fall. Tyler Coyne (before his season ender), Josh Leonhard and Francis had much better reps during practices.

My utopian wish for some day down the road would be an FBS Big Sky Conference with UND, USD, SDSU, MSU, UM, ISU, Idaho, UNC, NDSU, and WYO (coming back to its roots). And then EWU, Weber, PSU, SAC, Poly, Davis, NAU, SUU and NMSU could play in their own sandbox.

I've always gotten that same vibe. Hmmm?

I totally agree! -- Hey, wait a minute!

I thought I was sitting next to you here in section 402 row F. This middle age white guy is going off constantly on Jones and Shanks. And were up by 25! ( ;

No. He did come back and played well after hurting it. But ankles do have a tendency to swell up after the fact. We'll see. Wondering about Seales, too. He warmed up on Thursday night but did not play.

I still can't believe how well Avants has adjusted to the college game, especially as an undersized inside player. The look on the opposing, taller post players faces when he forces them to pass out to the perimeter or blocks their shots or when he schools the same players for a bucket underneath is almost worth the price of admission.