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The pads were popping today! One of the relatively bigger story lines of today's practice was the health and depth at RB. Arrington hobbled off the field on his own power after landing awkwardly on his ankle following a running play. The play was over but the follow through carried Arrington forward for a collision with a DB and at that point Arrington went to the ground. He left for the training room and returned to the sidelines with an ice wrap on his ankle. He did not return to action today. On a more positive note (at least offensively), earlier in the practice, all of the RBs were absolutely schooling a group of LBs during one on one tackle-in-space drills. All of RBs, including Arrington, looked really good. I continue to be impressed with the burst, cutting ability, and speed around the edges with the ball of Oliviera and Smith. I should add that this group of linebackers comprised mostly younger guys, but Ratelle and Taj Rich were also in this mix. I still don't know who the new punter is but he had arguably the best punt during return drills. It was a towering punt as far as hang time with good distance. Mollberg and Studsrud continue to battle hard at QB. If you have been following, you know I am quit high on Studsrud, but I have to admit that Joe brings a calmness and a poise to the huddle and at the line. His patience and ability to read defences and find the check down reciever is quite good, too. Labat had a nice INT. Santiago is very noticeable immediately with his burst and speed. New people come to practice everyday and each day someone wants to know -- "who is #22?" WR Hartness and CB Harris are still sidelined. WR Bridges dinged up his knee and had ice on it. TE Ruhe was in full pads but took part in limited drills. On a side note, I love the access that Bubba gives the public to practices. I follow Ryan Holmgren, a Minot native and Wyoming beat writer. Suffice it to say, all coaches don't give the public nor the media, the kind of access that we enjoy here. I think Ryan got to see maybe the first 30 minutes of yesterday's practice in Laramie. Oh well, on to tomorrow and the first two-a-day of the fall camp.

Greer hasn't shown much yet, as he looks to be still adjusting to the college game, the tempo, the heat, the intensity of practice, etc. I am curious to see what Coach G's assessment is, as that is the one that truly matters. I see there is a video clip out with comments from Gigli, and it sounds like the Herald will have something tomorrow on the D-line.

There was a new p/k at practice today, wearing Bolduc's old number 86. He looks very tall compared to Taubs and Meindel. There was not much of any kicking happening today. The new 86 probably was probably slated to start later this fall but got moved up when Bolduc departed. Also Nevermann is expected back at the start of classes. Beyond that i don't know.

no problem! Sure beats working.

Another good practice today with a lot of energy and sense of urgency. Mollberg is starting to feel comfortable in the pocket again and had several crisp throws on a rope all over the field today. He's going to give Studsrud all he can handle for the starting job against the Pokes if he can stay healthy. Hiedelbaugh is looking more comfortable, too, everyday, and should make for a good scout team QB this fall. Kyle Norberg was on a mission today at RB. He combined speed and power on a number of nice runs. Judging the running game this early in fall camp is always hard with the pin the hip tempo and intensity they are playing at. We should learn more starting tomorrow when the team goes to full pads for the first time. The first two a day is also looming on Thursday. I think there are only 5 of this this fall camp. ( : Iwarri Smith was good again today at RB and returning duty. Hard to believe he's only 17. Smith took a pretty good hit to the thigh area early in Tuesdays practice. Looked like he may have suffered something like a Charlie horse, but he played through it and showed no ill effects the rest of the day. Many of the players had a case of the dropsies today,which is pretty unfortunate. That said, Walker, Cerretino and Georges had good receiving days today. FB Iverson had a good day, too, especially when it came to his catch and run abilities. It's never anything flashy and looks about the same vpevery time, but before you know it, your 20+ yards up the field. My only beef is that I think he should be harder for the DBs tobring down with his size. Ruhe was back on the field today and took part in limited drills. WR Hartness and CB Harris were present but did not practice. Full pads tomorrow! Get ready!

He's looked good.

I'm told Noah Johnson is impressing coaches.

From my perspective, it does. I especially like Adler on the edges and the way he protects the QB.

A spirited practice today at Memorial Stadium following Sunday's little butt chewing. Lots of chirping and squawking between WRs and DBs to the point where Coach Freund had to step in and take control. A good teachable moment by Coach Freund. That guy's got a bright future! There was also some contact after the whistle on some plays. Suffice it to say, the edginess among players moved up a notch today. Taubenhiem did double duty today for the most part with kicking and punting, as Meindel was a bit sore from Sunday's practice. Got to keep Meindel fresh as he's the only true punter on the roster with the departure of Bolduc. The only thing I've heard is that Bolduc no longer desired to play football. TE Ruhe did not practice today, instead he was a sideline presence for the most part, walking on his own power with no cruches or hard braces or anything like that. He tweaked his leg yesterday. WR Hartness hurt his leg and walked off on his own power to the training room. I think UND and maybe the Herald will be putting out info today on the arrival of Vashon Tucker. The last play of the last drill was an INT by Reyes. But someone from the Offensive side of the ball shouted "Nice push-off, Ocho," signalling that Reyes may have took liberties during the leap and grab. Running backs were running hard again today. Smith looked good and fast again. Arrington ran the hardest that I have seen him run since his arrival at UND. RB Norberg had a nice run up the gut but then ran smack dab into a Ratelle Wall. It was a case of the irresistible force meeting the immovable object! ( : Fresh off a nice story int the Herald about Disterhuapt, the young linebacker continued to try and insert himself into a leadership role by helping the young LBs and DBs during drills. He's a smart kid with a lot of heart. Fullback play, included Adler, Iverson and Coyne. Adler and Coyne were very effective on runs and catches, and Adler is a very good blocker. He sealed a key block on a play that went for more yards than it probably should have. Nothing eventful or anything to write home about today about the QB competition, other than some of the quick passes to the flats tend to sail way over the WRs heads. They've got to get that throw down. That an easy 5-10+ yards if executed right. Wish I could tell you more about the hogs on the OL but I didn't see anything that jumped out at me. The young guys are getting acclimated and there was a couple of botched snaps. See you later!

That's why I tend to be keen on Studsrud, if for nothing else, his mobility. I always seem to get less upset when Keaton holds the ball an extra second or so and then takes off up field.

Bubba brought a different tone to practice today than at any other time I can recall. He called out the team for practicing lazy and weak, and admonished the team's upperclassmen for allowing it to happen. He said the team needs leaders and it needs them now. He added if you're not tough, you won't play in games. Day 2 take aways. Iwarri was the best looking RB today. His speed and moves are quite apparent.. in fact, three players stood out today and showed they are flat out burners: Smith, Santiago and Georges. I continue to to be extremely impresses with Seibel and Alex Reed at WR. Both are lunch pail guys who snarf up anything thrown in their vicinity. Very very good posession receivers. TE Ruhe tweaked his leg today and sat out most of practice. He was walking well on his own power and should be ok. The safety tandem of Johnson and Arnell is very good. The freshmen QBs progression from Day 1 to Day 2 was very noticeable. They looked much better today. Studsrud, Mollberg and Bartles were equally solid. Greely and Carrothers had nice rushes around the outside that would have resulted in big TFLs. All in all a good day with beautiful weather, just need a little more sense of urgency and for some guys to step up and be more vocal in addition to their leading by example.

Very true. And to add to the frustration, I've heard that former North Dakota red shirt QB Palendech is in the running to start at FBS UNLV. Hmmm?

Yeah, we were joking today that he looked bigger in his weight room Twitter feed pics. Smith isn't as slight as Dulin but he's got room to grow. He's very young, too. Dulin is the one that is really thin and lanky, then again so was Golloday and look what happened there!

They didn't do much today other than block. Oliviera looks the part early. He comes in looking very big for a freshman, at the same time Smith and Dulin at WR are rail thin.

Looks like Mav Edmunds is no longer on the team, per Tom Miller of the Herald.

My eyeball assessment for today's' QB play: 1. Studsrud 1a. Mollberg 2. Bartles 3. Heidelbaugh 4. Hartness Bartles still has a funny hitch after he plants, causing him to be a half second late on throws. S Zach Arnell was the recipient of a gift INT from Bartles probably due to this problem hitch. It was a nice break to the ball on Arnell's part -- possible pick six. Heidelbaugh and Hartness looked understandably overwhelmed at times. I would give the edge to Heidelbaugh on who adapted the best today as far as true freshman QBs go. None of the QBs today could throw a back-fade pattern to save their lives today. As I've said in past years, I will have to defer to others to assess the OL play. That's not my forte. I always seem to miss crucial nuances that others see as very evident. The DL was getting after it today. Lots of young talent there. Tank Harris had a nice bull rush through the middle that flattened the center (Cox) and disrupted the QB.

I got them in hardcopy form from the football SID at today's practice. It looks like the sizes are identical to what has been posted online already, so no updates there. The new rosters do list Sills and the new fullback. Those were the big updates. Other updates showed the new number assignments for players, though there are still some things that need to be straightened out in that regard. Some wrong players' numbers were listed on the newest roster (not the current online one).

Not much for surprises on Day 1. Seibel looked really good. He had a nice long reception in traffic, a DB all over him. Studsrud was at QB on pass to Seibel.

First day of fall camp! Quick glance of first day roster shows new freshman fullback: Josh Leonhard, 6-1, 220, out of Batavia, Ill., Batavia H.S. also no Vashon Tucker listed yet. I will see if I can find out the scoop on that.

You're getting very warm, bordering on white hot.

Me too! Go Bows!

The quality of Hawaii hockey sucks, though, amiright?

I have one and wear it proudly! Waaarrrr-i-ors!!!!!! Can you dig it!?

Yeah, I haven't heard of any hardships getting recruits to come to the land of Paradise and palm trees because of their lame a$$ nickname.

University of Hawaii seems to do aright. Disclaimer: I am not advocating for Sundogs.