siouxeeetness

I guess I don't understand this statement at all...were you at the same game I was? Yes the defense played their best game of the year, which was great to see, and yes Freund struggled as bad as I have seen in his two years of starting, but to say the game would have been won if he threw it to anyone but Trenbeth doesn't make any sense to me, in fact me and the section I was sitting in all thought the opposite. Trenbeath is by far our best receiver and he was only thrown at 3 TIMES and caught 2 balls. I'm no coach but you'd think you would want to get your best offensive threat more touches. The offense was completely hopeless last night and I don't think you can pin point it to one thing. The play calling was also subject. Certainly the key to any offense in almost any sport is spreading the ball around to keep the defense guessing, but in the case of this year's team this isn't necessary an option. I'm sure Caulfield was open on some plays, along with all of the other recievers, but most of the night Freund was either getting pressure, or he thought he was going to get pressure and was unwilling to step up in to the pocket. I guess I would assume Caulfield is one of the last options in most pass plays so with Danny's happy feet and the pressure he was getting, I'm sure he wasn't able to get to his last read before it was too late. Bamba definately has speed but i feel he has a lot to learn as far as being a consistant receiver. Off season development with him will be a key to next year's success. This year's team has been a disappointment as far as the wins and loss columns, however I don't feel they are as bad as they have shown.

Heard the bad news today. Caufield is out this week with a sprained shoulder, while Trenbeath's MRI unfortunately came back positive and he has torn ligaments in his knee. Sounds like he is going to try and play through it the rest of the season instead of having season ending surgery. Not sure if he's making the UC Davis game or not.

I guess we are going to have to wait and see. I have a hard time taking the media's word right after the game, especially when we know Caufield had a significant enough injury to miss the whole game. Anytime someone leaves the game early to go to the locker room it is not a good sign. If i was a betting man I say Trenbeath's status isn't good and they are trying to stay hush hush about it.

Brady Trenbeath left the game early today with an apparent knee injury. I watched the training staff evaluating him on the sideline and he went to the locker room early....any word yet on his injury?

I was waiting for someone to question this Someone mentioned this to me at the Potato Bowl and I too gave them a funny look. (we all know Mr. Dressler is!!) I then read in the media guide through pure number of games played he is indeed the "most productive"..way ahead of the back as far as catches and yards...interesting bit of trivia. I think he is closing in on some all-time recprd marks as well..? but anyways, back to the topic NCAA LET HIM PLAY!!!!

It is my understanding that they are indeed taking the necessary steps to appeal his eligiblity issue. Depends on who you talk to, some say its a lost cause, others say there is hope. I for one hope he gets another year. It would be a tremendous loss to lose him especially with the difficulty of next year's schedule. People tend to forget he is the most productive wide receiver in UND history!

I believe this is the case, however I have heard there is an appeal process that he and the coaching staff are going to try their hardest to push. In division II you have 6 years to compete in 4 years and this was the plan with Brady since he came in with a broken neck his first year. He took a medical the first and also redshirted the 2nd year to make sure it was fully healed. In division I you 5 years to compete in 4 years. So this is where the grey area exists since his eligiblity has landed between both divisions. Let's hope the sioux get this figured out and he gets another year. It would be a terrible shame if he got robbed a year and a tremendous loss to the sioux!!

A new era begins tomorrow!! Very exciting time for UND football...what's the outlook (breakdown of each position?) I talked to one of the strength coaches and it sounds like the guys really worked hard in the off-season. I guess defensive lineman Mike Ebanks and Broc Bellmore really put up a lot of weight during max outs. Brady Trenbeath is the "beef master" again (pound for pound strongest player)...here's an impressive number...he bench pressed 330 pounds.