jdub27

You realize who was in charge of recruiting under Hakstol right....?

The curse of the Brien logo that hockey team won all those titles while wearing?

I'd guess their Golden Ale, but hopefully it's something a little more exciting.

Nothing better than when the jokes write themselves.

Would be more interesting to see a 5-10 year trend. A lot of these companies were having a string of record years, benefiting from a handful of things, including the boom out in western ND. I'd be more curious how this year's number relates to historical baselines, though there is no doubt construction was down overall in Grand Forks last year. However the pace it was going at wasn't sustainable, so a drop isn't a surprise, though that amount might be more than expected.

Wonder how many QB questions have been submitted and not really addressed, except for one saying that they'll let Bubba address it at his press conference? Seems like an odd answer. Maybe we have some super secret QB signed?

The Forum has ran a couple articles on him (one from this fall and another from after he committed), laid out a lot of the issues he has had in the past and how he ended up in Moorhead. Pretty good story. http://www.inforum.com/sports/4338519-bond-between-moorheads-weah-and-his-mom-has-moved-refugee-camp-football-field https://www.inforum.com/sports/football/4398484-moorhead-spuds-running-back-weah-chooses-und-football

The legend grows.

Pretty interesting list, thanks for compiling. Some random thoughts: Everyone struggles to a point to find big men, let alone talented ones, at this level. Most guys are going to projects of some form. It's still a little surprising there haven't been at least a couple more quality big men, especially considering Jones was a decent post player back when he played. I don't know the answer but does the up-tempo style UND plays make it easier to get guards/wings (which are easier to find in general) and hampers big man recruiting somewhat? Maybe there just aren't that many tall kids in Iowa that UI/UNI/USI/Drake don't get so there isn't much left for UND (only kind of joking).

He only has one year left on his contract if he's still on the Eagles mid-February, 2019, which is why he'll be traded within the next year. If he's traded, the other 3 years of his contract kick in. His contract actually makes him pretty valuable to trade and gives Philly significant incentive to trade him, though they still have plenty of time to do it.

Come on now.....

Update: Foles now 20-11 with a Super Bowl victory and MVP.

Good potential with this one. Very good news.

I wouldn't read much into it. These guys are competitors that have treated success and also have to be frustrated with the uneven part. Nothing wrong with a little fire.

That United route is significantly subsidized and works well as long as you are going to Denver or can connect on a United flight from there. I was pricing flights out for a few different trips (including the UW football game) and surprisingly found Grand Forks cheaper on some of them than Fargo and on par with most others. However, depending on your destination, there are some where Fargo is quite a bit cheaper than Grand Forks. Part of it is there is more than just Delta to choose from.

You realize that UND is was a distant second on the deferred maintenance list right? They have actually tried to address it and taken significant steps to reduce that, in part by taking buildings that aren't worth the cost/benefit offline and moving programs into other buildings (like the former med school building).

Take what you can get. Good start to the second half of conference play.

But the real question is who has more "butthurt"? The "liberals" who got the name changed? Or the people who still haven't accepted it, yet make fun of the "liberals" for being butthurt despite being quite "butthurt" themselves?

So he can only use his leadership on talented players or what are you trying to get at? The original post was pointing out the almost identical statistics for the two QB's. Has Foles shown less leadership and the team performed worse since he's taken over?

Isn't this called victim blaming?

Denver isn't getting into any other conference until they adjust their sports offerings. They would rather stick with what they have and be in the Summit than change. They made that clear when searching for a new conference and settling on the Summit.

No. That would have required extra money in the water/road/water treatment plant budget prior to the vote, which wasn't even close to the case. The backlash from them "finding" extra money for a new library would be huge, there's a reason they were very clear in stating the funds wouldn't be used for that.

From my untrained eye, it looks like they incorporated the same brickwork design that is on all the buildings in the entire University Village addition and a ton of windows for natural light. I guess I'm not sure what they could have done differently and still make it flow with the rest of the area but I'd be curious to see what you had in mind. I think it definitely looks better than the new med school Ole Miss opened up last year: