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Unfortunately, I don't see this "controversy" going away any time soon in the eyes of the fans. I think both are capable, but neither is at a point where he's going to be so consistently good that there won't be a chunk of the fan base clamoring for a change.

Yes, the punting was not good yesterday. I almost thought UND might take a safety and free kick rather than risk a punt from the end zone in the last minute plus.

One thing I was a little disappointed with was giving up 164 yards rushing.

Seibel really surprised me today. Kid's a walk-on who didn't even play receiver in high school (was a DB). He's already elevated himself to playing ahead of some older scholarship receivers and he's just a redshirt freshman.

Looks like Ferguson is out.

And Bluto. Come to think of it, this incident practically demands double secret probation.

Sounds like receivers Ferguson and Walker are game time decisions. But Anderson will be back on the OL.

A nickel or dime difference is one thing. A quarter, as it is right now, is pushing it. Part of my frustration is also how blatant it is that when there is a downward trend, GF prices notoriously drop far more slowly than in NW Minnesota (except in EGF, funny how that works). And then, of course, there's the issue of how for awhile there a few years ago, the prices in GF and Fosston were consistently the same (as they should be, IMO). Then, something "mysterious" happened and the prices in GF went back up to anywhere from $.05 to $.15 higher than Fosston. Most of us know exactly what happened.

Maybe the inflated prices of western ND do play a role in "justifying" artificially high prices (IMO) in most of eastern ND besides Fargo? I think a lot of people look at Fargo prices as artificially low, but I'm not so sure that's the case. Interestingly, Fargo prices are actually higher than the Bemidji area right now. I'm not aware of that happening in the recent past.

I was thinking he just needed a new ivory backscratcher. He-who-shall-not-be-named is Grand Forks' own version of C. Montgomery Burns, only he's apparently a member of the GOBC instead of the Stonecutters.

I guess it's not that hard to get away with a seemingly blatant antitrust violation.

It's interesting to me that a certain Grand Forks gas station owner is charging $2.95 per gallon at his station in Bemidji, but $3.20 in Grand Forks. For whatever reason, the prices get lower as you go east on Highway 2. Crookston and Mentor are at $3.05. Erskine and McIntosh are at $3.00. Fosston and Bemidji are at $2.95. There's often a small difference in the price between Grand Forks and Fosston/Bagley/Bemidji, but generally not as much as $.25 per gallon.

I agree. Frankly, I have always been perplexed as to why so many college and pro teams use punters as the holder.

Kid reminds me a little of ex-UND NG Mark Callahan in high school. Callahan was also a really big high school LB, who became a lot bigger and ended up as an outstanding NG in college.

I realize the staff is playing the hand it was dealt, but I really wish there were more young players who were healthy enough and good enough to have earned playing time on the offensive line this year. It would be nice to feel like whatever struggles the OL has experienced were due to youth, and were just a prelude to better things next season. But aside from Miller, none of the freshmen have been able to get on the field. And of course, thanks to Muss, there are no sophomores at all. Will Stockwell ever get and remain healthy? Can Cox put on 30 or 40 pounds? What's the deal with Bell not even being listed on the 2-deep? And can Francis, Taylor and/or Stiner, or even one of the walk-ons, step in and compete for playing time as soon as next year?

Based upon the fact that he graduated from college in 1972, I'm guessing Faison is around 63. I would be pretty surprised if he's still UND's a.d. much beyond next school year.

5dimes is the site. Better hurry--the line is already down to Portland St. by 1.

Massey and Sagarin actually have Stony Brook rated ahead of UND. I don't pretend to know exactly what all goes into computer rankings, but that seems strange to me.

Watching the progression of the defense compared to last year has been remarkable. All I can say is that I really, really hope that Schmidt is making more money than any division II head coach in ND. And if he's not right now, he'd better be by next season.

A bit hard to believe, but Portland St. opens as a 3-point favorite.

Woodsmall is out for the season, per Tom Miller.

Stony Brook receiving votes? I also have a hard time understanding how anybody could still vote for NAU after losing to UNC.

How about Anderson? Is he expected out for awhile?

Interestingly, Portland St. was one of the few teams last year against whom UND actually played pretty well defensively, shutting them out for the first three quarters before giving up two late touchdowns to lose 14-10. I feel pretty good about UND bouncing back from an emotional loss and putting together another outstanding defensive performance, while showing more consistency on offense. I think Mollberg is going to have his best game of the season, and UND gets the w.

Wow. They were looking quite vulnerable anyway due to their inability to stop anybody. For a team that pretty much has to score 50 points in order to win, losing Adams for any period of time could be a disaster for them unless the backup plays at a very high level.