nd1sufan
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Win at Marquette?
Oh goodness....
Omaha did it. It's not impossible.
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I think most of us here agree the kid is legit and is certainly a prospect for the next level. Hell of a player.
Also important to understand that he hasn't had his top receiver the past couple weeks.
Agreed. He doesn't have the greatest receiving corp and he does miss an open receiver at times, but he has a cannon for an arm and all of the tools. Maybe next year they will have some more capable receivers (Bridges for one).
If Wentz is a marginal FCS QB, then the UND QB's on the roster are marginal D3 QB's.
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SHSU had 18 new FBS transfers to this team this season....... that's nuts.
Your squad may have that many transfers next year between FBS and JUCO's the way Bubba's recruiting season is going.
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Hmmm a bus ride to Macomb or a flight to Missoula - which stadium/game day atmosphere is more appealing? Okay we get it you think that if FU offers it's a done deal- we're happy for you. See you later. Don't call us we'll call you.
UND may bus to Macomb, but NDSU flies. They flew to UNI this year. The only bus trips are USD or SDSU.
I hear NDSU got a commitment from a California kid today. I thought that was UND Big Sky territory. Although he is a high school kid. Bubba seems to be putting all of his baskets in the JUCO/FBS transfer basket.
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Will be interesting to see what happens when teams have some scouting on him. He has a motor though.
They need to do something about that floor, it is absolutely terrible. I thought maybe it was just Saturday but I watched a few minutes tonight and saw guys slipping all over the place.
I'm not sold on him either, but I like how hard he plays. I'm not sure how you scout somebody so he can't play hard and hustle like he does. There is no science or technique for that matter to his game, it is purely hard work.I'd rather have someone like him with limited skills but a big heart than someone with better skills but doesn't seem to care.
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While talking to a Bison fan in my family, I had to listen about how the Bison will have yet another nationally televised game on ESPN and how much of a recruiting advantage that is. Which got me thinking, how much of a recruiting advantage is it? Obviously having national exposure will help get the word out about a school and they are going to be seen as a successful program since they are in the playoffs and playing on ESPN. But are high school kids and FBS transfers surfing the TV stations on a Friday or Saturday to see what FCS schools are playing on TV when making their decision to where they will go to school and play college football?
There are many factors that go into a kids decision on where to play college football. National exposure is a big one, but it is not the only one and maybe not necessarily the most important. These recruits look at all sorts of variables. Coaching staff, facilities, college campus, programs that they could major in, location. All these things come into play when picking a college. So while playing a game on national television will deffinitely send a message to recruits that you are a successful program, but I don't think it is the end all decision maker for a kid picking where to play college football.
So what is the biggest recruiting advantage that coaches use?
UND coaches can promise the recruits families that they will be home every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but they hear NDSU coaches make their kids practice during the holidays? That may work.
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The fact that #40 in yellow is a D1 BB player is mind boggling. Back in the day I don't think he sees the floor at VCSU or Jamestown.
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That #40 D3 basketball player just got 8 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocked shots against a good Akron team with a starting frontline of 6-11 and 6-9 and a 6-10 off the bench. NDSU was without their starting guard Miller and beat the #12 mid-major in the country. Alexander, Brown and Dupree played all 40 minutes and Kading and Werner each played about 37 minutes. There is something to be said about playing hard and together.
Maybe UND could benefit by having a couple of #40's on their team.
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I know some are trying to temper expectations for Shanks, which I understand, but I honestly just hope that in time, he's a more physically gifted version of senior year Mitch Wilmer. It will be interesting to see exactly how far away from Wilmer's senior year level Shanks is by the end of this season.
Maybe those trying to temper expectations for Shanks know something about his game and that is why they are trying to lower expectations for him. When people were talking about Tyler stepping in as a starting guard for you this year and taking over for Anderson or Webb, I tried to temper those expectations after watching him compete against NDSU for 2 years. He is not anywhere close to those 2 and never will be. Chances are if Shanks had any offensive skills at 7 feet, he would have been playing right away at Utah State.
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They also see on tv how bad this program plays. Hearing fans wanting a change can be a plus in a recruit, just ask Bubba's recruits.
I know people on this site like to pump up Bubba's recruiting, but most if not all of the Minnesota commitments he has gotten so far he either beat out D2's for the kid or UND was his only offer. Not saying they won't be good players, but they weren't heavily recruited.
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Anyone who doesn't realize there are some experienced DII coaches who are far better coaches than Jones are fooling themselves; those are targets for UND. If UND would like to raise their HC salary to 150K to mirror NDSU and the Mussman to Bubba change, then some DI assistants could go on the radar.
UND needs to consider this direction along with facility improvements, both of which fall on the AD.
I think Richman is making around 200k. A D2 coach worth watching is Walthall at MSU-Moorhead. He may have a better team this year than any college team in ND regardless of division. I wish NDSU had given him a look when Saul left. He has D1 experience in the Big Ten and seems to be a great recruiter and player developer.
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Of all the reasons Jones should be upset tonight, and he seems most upset about a kid throwing up a twenty five footer with the shot clock expiring at the end of the game. That ought to to tell you something. I'm glad Richman said something back at him when they walked by each other after shaking the rest of the players and coaches hands. I just wish I could have heard what he said, but it wasn't friendly chit chat.
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I wonder how tall Shanks actually is. They list Cashman at 6-10 (I thought his introduction said 6-11). He was standing next to Kading of NDSU nad they were exactly the same height, and they list him at 6-7. He probably has 50 pounds on Cashman, but they are the same height. Your big men need to put on some weight and muscle. They are extremely soft inside. I thought Trayvonn Wright was skinny for NDSU, but he look obese compared to Shields for UND.
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Jones hasn't really improved much in the years he's been here. People say he's solid at recruiting, fine, keep him on in a recruiting capacity but hire someone that can actually coach a team up.
If he was a good recruiter, he wouldn't be playing with 7 D-1 transfers. There is generally a reason players leave other D-1 programs. Either they aren't very good (Tyler for example) or they have baggage (DeRouren for example). You shouldn't be building a program around them.
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Wow, that game totally shocked me. I am very surprised by that outcome. Hats off to coach Richman on a great defensive game plan. They completely took UND out of the game. I will still maintain UND has the more talented roster, but that was some of the worst basketball I have seen. Jones needs to get this team gelling quickly for Big Sky play. Still early in the year, but that was really bad basketball.
Also, did anyone notice how bad the floor was? There were guys slipping all over the place, and that is probably why Hooker tweaked his leg. C'mon NDSU and Scheels Arena, get your stuff together.....you are going to have a lot of hurt players by years end on a floor like that.
Hooker tweaked his knee because one of the clumsy big men on his own team ran into him, it had nothing to do with the floor.
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Yikes, this game might just be the matchup of the walking dead. NDSU redshirt a lot of their freshman class then?
3 are playing but only one looks ready and that is Miller. Wesenberg and Schowalter don't appear to be ready. When Dexter Werner is the first person off your bench, the cupboard is rather bare.
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Wouldnt shock me if Brown was on Nash, but that might put us at a bigger disadvantage elsewhere. He's guarded 6'6, 6'7 type guys in the past though. Jacobson and Miller just arent ready to guard a guy like him. AJ is good to go after missing the UM game. A lot of perimeter shots in this one gonna come down to who's more hot. Im pretty worried about this one.
Not sure about AJ being able to go. Richman was just on the radio and said 3 of his starters were watching practice yesterday and his point guard was on the court limping. He said he wouldn't be surprised if at least 1 or 2 will be in street clothes tonight. For a team that only plays 7 maybe 8 players, that is not good. I will be surprised if NDSU is able to keep to a single digit loss.
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What is the deal with Montana State putting their games on their version of UND Insider? We had a deal in place to put all the games on big sky tv... whats the deal? Kinda bs if you ask me.
Montana State must be really bad this year,. NDSU is up on them 70-46 with about 6 minutes left, and this NDSU team is not very good.
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Conveniently leaving out that UND's game is also on Midcontinent which the majority of ND, large parts of SD and parts of western MN get or just ignorant and trying to troll?
And Midcontinent is glad they can bring this weeks UND/Weber State game to all 6 fans that will be watching...
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In Bubba we trust.
Watching some of Bubba's decisions lately I that must be blind trust.
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This^^
Haven't seen for myself, but reading the comments about the quality of the Big Sky online network is very poor. You might as well not watch and save some frustration.
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Play your best players. The seniors deserve it. The fans deserve it. The program deserves it.
Maybe you owe it Hanson, a kid who has stuck with the program for several years and has put in his time. Maybe it would have been right to give him a chance to show what he can do.
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Why the hell would we waste studsruds redshirt. Just stupid. I would rather have Hanson start.
You are right on. You must not think Studsrud is your future QB if you are trading his worst year (true fr year) for what should be his best year (5th yr senior) in a season where you are 3-5 with virtually no chance of advancing to the playoffs. I think the NDSU staff has been too quick to pull shirts from freshman recently to basically only play special teams. But even Klieman said a couple of weeks ago that there was no chance any more redshirts would be pulled this year. And he has a team that will be playing into December in meaningful games.
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Oh wait ESPN3?
And ESPN Gameplan. Again, when is the last time ESPN has shown enough interest in UND football to put one of their home games on either of these networks?
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Is that on ESPN?
It actually is on an ESPN network. How many UND games are on an ESPN network?
2014 FCS Playoffs
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They lose Crockett and Vraa on offense this year. They have 4 of their 5 lineman back and quite possibly their best lineman will be back after not playing this year (Zach Johnson). Their offense will be just as good as this year. Now they may have to score more points next year, which will add some pressure to Wentz, but their offense will be fine.