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You've seen the kind of math they do down in Fargo right?

Pretty sure that number doesn't include the back-up MLB's who would both be starting if they were healthy and possibly the back-up SS if Reyes can't go. Ridiculous to think that half of the starting line-up is missing games right now.

What the hell do any of your assumptions have to do with Kolpack's comment? Why do NDSU fans have an incessant need to make everything about them regardless of who or what is being discussed? It is actually quite amazing.

UND offered it to the sport that needed it immediately (men's hockey) and then announced it across the entire athletic department a few months later for the following season. In between those two things, NDSU announced they were offering it. None of that has relation to Kolpack's comment that UND is doing it "in some fashion" when they are doing the exact same thing as NDSU and USD. UND's announcement was over 2 years ago and it has been in place for over a year. His dig has no merit other than some pettiness because it's inaccurate.

Trust me, I know exactly how it started. They offered it to men's and women's hockey the first year it was allowed (2015/16) as they were recruiting against P5 schools who were offering it. Then in the fall of 2015, UND announced (through a University press release) they were providing it across the board for all scholarship athletes starting in 2016/17. So unless Kolpack has something that shows UND changed course, his comment was both inaccurate and misleading.

This list is so ridiculous, I'm guessing I missed one or two but injuries from Spring/Pre-Fall 2-Deep: MILB Connor O'Brien - #1 Strong-Side (career) Donnell Rodgers - #1 Weak-Side (likely season) Noah Larson - #2 Strong Side Cam Hunt - #2 Weak Side CB Deion Harris - #1 Left Side (season) Evan Holm - #1 Right Side Safety Andre Randolph - #2 Strong Safety (season) Cole Reyes - #1 Strong Safety (unknown timetable) Offensive Line AJ Stockwell - #1 LT Demon Taylor - #1 RG Mat Cox - #1 RT Fullback/Tight End Kyle Norberg - #1 FB Luke Fiedler - #1 TE (unknown timetable) Wide Receiver Luke Stanley - #2 WR Josh Seibel - #2 WR/PR Easton Erbes - Depth This doesn't include Keelan Poole (#1 SOLB) and Elijah Grady (#1/2 RT) who were kicked off/didn't return for fall camp respectively. Edits/Additions: Austin Gordon wouldn't have been on the 2-deep but did see some playing time and was a special team contributor who was suspended for the season. Cam McKinney also never made it onto the 2-deep but was expected to contribute out of the slot before being injured and red-shirted.

Curious if he knows something we don't or is just throwing stuff against the wall again. This is the first I've heard that UND is doing it "in some fashion" and not across the board. In fact I've heard nothing except that UND was providing it for all scholarship athletes. But any chance you can get some sort of dig in, go for it I guess.

He's played too many games this season too qualify even if it was serious. Can only participate in 30% of games, he's exceeded that.

A sophomore who has barely seen the field the two previous years and is coming into a completely new system behind two juniors who were both all conference isn't seeing extensive playing time and you are confused? I'm not saying he won't contribute in the future and I think he has good potential but seems unfair to take shots and get some sort of strange satisfaction out of unrealistic expectations you chose to put on him or buy into.

Because he read the message board commentators who said his play calling is too predictable?

UND used a third running back a fair amount last year, there is clearly a reason he hasn't been seeing much for carries yet. He hasn't seen much game action the two years and is in a new system behind two all-conference guys.

Don't think this can be emphasized enough. There were a handful of plays in the first quarter he made that very few QB's at this level would have made, escaping pressure and getting a pass in the right spot by a few inches. Huge momentum plays that swung USD's way and combined with UND's complete mental failure, snowballed into a disaster.

Very true. His plate numbers as a catcher are way more valuable than as a first baseman and propped up his value a decent amount. I don't think it is a surprise he ended up at first base because he wasn't going to play his whole career as a catcher, but the concussions expedited that move by a few seasons. However it is really impressive how good of a defensive first baseman he has become, he has a legit shot to win a Gold Glove there this year.

Well, UND finally gave it's critics the one game they've been waiting for the last few seasons, just a complete collapse on all facets, They are going to take it and use it for everything it's worth. Hopefully it's a wake-up call, not a sign of things to come. DL is much too talented to get pushed around like they did. That made an undersized and inexperienced linebacking corp's job even harder and they couldn't step up either. Secondary played too far off giving up easy first downs and blew at least 2 or 3 coverages that went for big plays. Offense never got in a rhythm and decided to jump offsides when they did manage to get into 3rd and short. Dropped passes and missed WR's were inexcusable and the OL was getting pushed around. Missed kicks and poor punts were just the cherry on top of what was a complete flop. Most of the mistakes are fixable, but will likely mean either swapping a few players around or adjusting the game plan. Injuries are mounting up and it's still next guy up, even if he might not be ready, time to learn on the job. Season is far from over, but room for error is shrinking rapidly. Changing that starts on Saturday against Montana State.

Mauer's contract has done absolutely zero to prevent them from signing players. They've been well below their "self-imposed" salary cap for a long time now. I never get the Mauer contract argument. People complain the Pohlad's are cheap and don't keep their star players yet people continue to rip the most obvious example of actually paying one of the premier players in baseball anywhere near his market value before he gets to free agency.

Here's how UND's opponents look through 3 weeks: Utah: 3-0 (W - UND, BYU, SJSU) Missouri St: 1-2 (W - Murray St; L - Missouri, UND) USD: 3-0 (W - Drake, Bowling Green, UND) Mont St: 0-2 (L - Washington St, SDSU) UC-Davis: 2-1 (W - San Diego, Port St; L - San Diego St) UNC: 1-1 (W - College of Idaho, L - Colorado) Mont: 2-1 (W - Valpo, Savannah St; L - Washington) Sac St: 1-2 (W - Incarnate World, L - Idaho, Weber) Port St: 0-3 (L - BYU, Oregon St, UC-Davis) SUU: 2-1 (W - SFA, UNI; L - Oregon) EWU: 1-2 (W - Fordham; L - Texas Tech, NDSU) Summary: No real bad losses for any of those schools, which is good. Out of the 15 losses, 10 are to FBS teams, 3 to top 25 FCS teams and the other 2 were inter-conference games someone had to lose. Some cupcakes padding up the W side, but also some good wins against OOC teams like San Diego, SFA, UNI and Fordham. Overall, nothing real great, but also nothing that is hugely detrimental in Strength of Schedule. UND can take one more loss and be fine. Two more makes things a lot tougher and brings in a ton of outside factors they have no control over. Of course running the table solves everything but need to take care of the next game first and show whether Saturday was just a complete aberration or a sign of things to come.

He probably would have retired a few years earlier if the nickname issue wouldn't have gotten drug out for so long. Not much he can do when the legislature starts passing laws...

Reyes is going to make him rethink extending plays like that. His ability to move in the pocket is pretty impressive though.

Yeah, that's why he was fired....

Al Sega, DT coach Komekona, Hawaii 5-0

This one has been bugging me all week. This was the best I could come up with. Ty Paulsen Ed Sheeran

Tre Morris Whoopi Goldberg

Well I think it was more of a structural issue due to poor engineering work done prior to excavation that an explosion. You must have it confused with Dunbar Hall, which supposedly could possibly explode at any time due to the huge amount of deferred maintance that was caused by funds being direct elsewhere.