Hambone

Thankfully starting next week I will no longer be a part of that statistic.....

Burton also has an offer from Bowling Green.

Looks like he was an early enrollee in January, so he was actually playing high school ball in fall of 2019. Had a smattering of D2 offers and also an FCS offer from SEMO.

Yesterday I was out getting groceries and (in small town Minnesota) there are probably about 20% that wear masks. Out of the roughly 20 people I saw in masks, three were wearing them just over their mouths, and I did see one additional woman whose phone rang and she took her mask down to answer the phone and talk to the person for a couple minutes. Personally, the thing about the stay at home and wearing masks and everything - I think we're setting ourselves up so that regular sicknesses (flu, cold, etc) are that much worse because our immune system will be weakened, and we'll see those regular occurrences get worse in the future. I want as many germs as possible to keep myself strong. Additionally, I worry about how many people will die because of issues due to the shutdown, whether by suicide, domestic violence, etc. So it's not that I don't care about people getting sick, it's that all you hear is about the impact on just this one thing, not the potential of everything else that could happen because of our reaction. Additionally, no one knows the truth about, well, really anything related to this. We know it's bad and is very infectious. But the "Died of" vs "Died with" is such a grey area, and seems like it is being done to influence the public rather than really understand the truth. One thing that really bothers me are the amount of people that say "if you don't wear a mask / go to protests, you should sign away any possibility of getting healthcare if you're sick". I asked someone who had a similar comment how many times they'd been to the store or work where they maybe had a touch of the flu or something else. They asked what that mattered. I told them that it's possible that when they were out and about with that they could have passed it on to someone who could have either died from it, or passed it on to someone who died from it, etc. They said "well that's different". I asked how, and of course it was just a bunch of stammering that turned into Trump and Nazis. Which brings me to my next point...... The other thing that completely turns me off from this current stay at home madness, is how political it has gotten. Here in Minnesota, there was something in the house I believe, that was a vote about starting to re-open the state, and it was completely along party lines. That is ridiculous to me. The political climate in this country is so bad, and both sides absolutely suck. So many brainwashed people on both sides of the aisle. Why can't we figure out what makes sense for the good of everyone?? Why does the entire state of Minnesota have to shut down, when most cases are in the metro counties and over by Worthington? Can't our leaders here figure out something that isn't an all or nothing? Maybe I'm wrong and don't know what I'm talking about. Maybe a lot of people feel the same.

Also offered Emma Trombly out of Port Huron, MI today. 6'1" forward. She's a 2021.

Transfer from University of Evansville.

I believe Titus only has D2 offers to this point and we have yet to offer but I could be wrong. He would be a perfect fit at NG though.....

I'll be two weeks as of tomorrow. Good times, as no one is really hiring in my field right now (upper level Accounting / Finance roles), especially with the stay at home order in Minnesota which just got extended. I'm working my network hard and there are possibilities out there, but they're all holding back for the most part. We'll see how this works out.....

With the kids leaving, appears we have offered a 6'7" guard/forward from Kirkwood Community College. http://www.kirkwoodeagles.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/sims_seybian_j5rk Here are his high school highlights.

I wasn't necessarily comparing their skills per se, more that they both struggled their first year - to where people were actually thinking Hooker was going to be a bust, but he ended up proving them all wrong. I think with DAE's stuggles this year I've heard a few rumblings of that, but I think that he will also be able to prove them wrong. Be interesting to see how he develops in the next couple years.

Completely agree. You don't break that record having a terrible year. He has potential superstar in this league written all over him - he needs to pull it all together.

Although they have different games and styles, I'm looking at DAE similar to Quinton Hooker. I knew QH in high school, and was really excited when he chose UND. After his true freshmen year there were some rumblings that he was already a bust and overrated, etc. But starting year 2 with more time in the program he really came into his own and is one of the all time greats. DAE had his struggles as a freshman, but I think he has all the tools to really bring it all together starting in year 2 and I'm really looking forward to seeing him develop. I'm in agreement with everyone above - DAE and Rebraca are big pieces moving forward, but we really need to replace Stewart and get some more pieces/depth to really be a team that will make some noise. I'm going to guess in two years Sather will have this team in a really good position.

I hate it when people lose their jobs, but I think this is the right call. At the beginning of the year this team showed a lot of promise, only to really flame out as the year went on. Best of luck to Mr. Brewster wherever he lands......

Some good info from the 360 guys.... https://undfootball360.com/news/spring-football-updates-more/ Sounds like Robbie Rouse is likely to be the next RB coach......

I think that it was a great start to Sather's time here at UND. I don't follow basketball religiously, but I do like to keep up on how they're doing. With what Sather had to work with, and having arguably the best outside shooter out for the year, it's pretty amazing that we are in the semi-finals. One thing we won't know is how well his recruiting is for this level, at least for a few more years. Danielson seems like he could turn out okay - likely not going to be a superstar but that solid guy that does the little things very well. The guys coming in next year all look pretty good on paper. Need to get out there and win some recruiting battles for some absolute dudes in the next couple years, though. Minneapolis is such a hotbed of talent - we should be spending a lot more time getting kids from down here......

UND offered Trey Feeney out of Moorhead today. Likely our top target for this class at the position. Guessing the Bison will follow suit soon.

My concern is up the middle - NG, ILB depth, safety. Outside we appear to have the potential to be fairly salty.

Can't disagree with that

Not sure I'm a fan of topics like this, as it kind of throws kids under the bus. I have my own list of kids that I thought would be great, but either they didn't show up, left early, got hurt or completely underwhelmed.