jdub27

Unless the conference is paying for them (they aren't), then I think it's irrelevant what other schools do. Comparing what is done with other programs at UND makes more sense. For the record, I lean towards the thinking that they should have got rings however, I haven't heard the actual reasons on why they did or didn't outside of some theories presented on this board. If I had to guess, it's budget cuts, but that's just my guess.

Did the hockey team get them the years they won the WCHA/NCHC?

At least we can read yours posts knowing that you have some personal bias and that your information is not coming from a neutral source. Knowing where you are getting your information from, I think you're accusations against the staff is going a little far. I doubt you are getting the amount of information they are. They have yet to make a decision that looking back, seems overzealous. That being said, I agree with the end of your last sentence. It is going to be a long offseaon with the (somewhat) understandable negative energy that a 3-8 season comes with, especially with the expectations there were for this season.

Very doubtful considering UND opens the season against MVSU.

In reality, only 3 years since he was hired a little over a month before his first signing day and you aren't exactly getting the pick of the litter when you get into the game that late. So "his" guys are RS-Sophs and younger right now with a few being juniors. While it's true, that is where your depth comes from, relying on a few of them to provide it is different than having over half of your starting roster being occupied by "depth" guys.

That's kind of the common theme. Present opinions as facts. Rarely back up anything with actual proof. Not saying everything is wrong but when there is a lack of information backing the claims, have to take it all with a grain of salt.

With the growth in popularity, I wouldn't be surprised if they started charging an nominal amount ($5?) for volleyball in the future for Champions Club members. I'd be more than happy to pay it, it is quality entertainment. I will note that there were no free tickets for the NDSU game, so they at least got a little bit of revenue out of that one.

Hopefully seeing that Q got a shot will help him realize that if you have enough talent, you will be found. That being said, @the green team had it right, he has to be on track to graduate in 4 years plus go to a school that and enroll in a graduate program not offered at UND. His major is listed as general studies, so I guess if he wanted to find a grad degree not offered here, it is pretty wide open as to what he could pick. I don't think he's going anywhere, but I guess it is just more drama to throw around, which certain contributors seem to thrive on.

Well, I guess that answers your question....

Sounds similar Jaxson Turner, though he returns kick instead of being the "3rd" or "4th" string QB, there is no possible way he was the actual back-up QB, absolutely zero and NDSU's depth chart confirms that. They made sure he could take a snap and turn and hand it off if necessary. You also don't "learn" a position in two practices, they simplified his linebacker duties and schemed it so it was similar to his position at strong safety, which the coach states is not a permanent thing due to his size. Yeah, this board also had multiple Fire Hak threads that were much longer than this.....I'd hardly use those stats from a message board as a barometer of reality, just like I wouldn't use an article on NDSU by Caillou about a defensive player being NDSU's top back-up at QB as reality.

Is this the part where we start getting articles written that the Big Sky is currently the #9 rated conference and our future conference is down at #28 or do we have to wait another week or two?

EWU 82 - Walla Walla 61 Colorado 66 - UNC 51 MSU 89 - Omaha 80 (Summit) Arizona - 101 - NAU 67 Oregon State 99 - SUU 82 Nevada 88 - Idaho 64 Weber 65 - Utah State 59 (MWC) Montana 72 - Whiworth 60 Colorado St 72 - Sac St 61 AZ State 94 - ISU 74 UND 83 - Troy 80 (Sun Belt) PSU 80 - Portland 75 (WCC) Boise State 90 - SUU 69 Washington 79 - EWU 69 Hawaii 81 - UND 78 Embry Riddle 82 - NAU 70 Utah St 81 - MSU 73 Montana 83 - Pitt 78 (ACC) UC Davis 74 - UNC 59 Idaho 62 - George Fox 62 UND 80 - Ark PB 71 (SWAC) Utah Valley 84 - ISU 71 Weber 110 - West Coast Baptist 45 Sac St 74- Notre Dame de Namur 53 EWU 67 - Stanford 61(PAC 12) Portland St 111 - Willamette 60

D1 OOC Wins MSU 89 - Omaha 80 (Summit) Weber 65 - Utah State 59 (MWC) UND 83 - Troy 80 (Sun Belt) PSU 80 - Portland 75 (WCC) Montana 83 - Pitt 78 (ACC) UND 80 - Ark PB 71 (SWAC) EWU 67 - Stanford 61(PAC 12)

Hopefully the parent company keeps a little closer eye on management, it's the same group that owns the Green Mill. There have been a handful that have converted from Green Mill to Crooked Pint, with the one in Fargo also being one.

Now pull out a couple All-Americans behind them and put a few third stringers there as well. Remains to be seen how the injuries effect them over the next few weeks but my point is, even the best team in college football sees noticeable drop offs once you start getting past the two-deep, especially at multiple positions. As for their offense, I'm sure a former NFL positions coach up in the booth calling the plays doesn't hurt. If we can figure that out, I'm all for it.

Those guys also weren't lining up next to 3-5 other guys who have seen minimal game action and weren't ready to. There is a difference between plugging in a difference maker here, which is the exception and not the rule, or there vs. being forced to play that many guys that should be depth guys (or their backups) and not expect any sort of significant drop off. I mean look at powerhouse Alabama, literally the top of the mountain in college football, is now struggling some on defense because they've been decimated at ILB.

Since that only counts passing and rushing stats, the only other person who you'd maybe expect in front of him would have been Johannesson. Everyone else was instructed to just fair catch it and even that became a challenge at times. Even with that, opposing teams only averaged 36.2 net yards/punt. That is propped up a bit by the 50.3 net average on 7 punts (!!!) by EWU. Without that last game, opponents net put average was 33.9 yards.

Other than maybe EWU, is there a fan base that doesn't complain about their Offensive Coordinator? I'm curious on how many dropped passes UND had this year. There was at least half a dozen just in the last game.

Frankly, with the early signing period coming up in a little over a month, I'm not surprised with Bubba's answer today. Right or wrong, nothing changes a recruit's mind faster than letting go of coaches who recruited them. Not saying he will, but nothing is stopping him from changing his mind over the next month or two as things are further evaluated.

Has this staff ever preemptively suspended a player and ended up being wrong? Going to give them (the staff) the benefit of the doubt, especially since clearly handling these situations with kid's gloves is no longer an option. Don't put yourself in a situation that can be considered questionable and it shouldn't be an issue.

The offense averaged just shy of 400 yards and 25 points/game, including 172 yards rushing on 4.9 yards/carry. With the type of grind it out, smash mouth football that this team is supposed to play, that should be more than sufficient to set the team up for the success assuming the defense holds up its end of the bargain. Not going to beat a dead horse on why it didn't or how UND should have completely changed their offensive identity mid-season, but just putting a little perspective out there.

A little surprised at the rotation this far. Will be interesting to see how it plays out as the year progresses and match-ups dictate various combinations. Looked like Brown was in street clothes on the bench last night and didn't play against Troy. Wonder what's going on there. Box score said Walter played 8 minutes last night and all in the first half. Going to need to get him going.

As it currently sits, yes. UND WBB schedule is @SDSU, @USD, MSU, ISU so far. NDSU games aren't listed but guessing those will be televised as well. That would put them past the minimum of 5. Don't know what the holdup on UND's end is, only thing I can think of is they are trying to figure out how many games they can get on FSN/FSN+

About 10 months. I'd imagine there is a lot of red tape they had to go through both to see what happened, if it could be fixed, if there is any builder liability and what kind of insurance payout they would get before they could actually make any real decisions. That's not even taking into account the work they had to do to rearrange all of their services.

I don't really buy your first comment since (in general) a lot of the same people who were adamantly against the first one were in support of the second one. The fact that the margin it passed by was so significantly different backs that up. However to claim the purpose was the only issue is disingenuous. The original tax increase was 50% higher, had a 50 yr sunset vs. 20 yrs and didn't have a specific purposes. Those behind the measures researched what was palatable to the public and then went to the voters with that. They learned their lesson the first time. Overall, seems like a logical solution in the end. However, I would agree that the library issue played at least a small portion into the original measure being defeated, but from how bad that whole thing has been mismanaged by the library board, that shouldn't be a surprise. Voters have made it clear they aren't buying whatever vision the board is randomly selling that day of the week and saw the blank check as a way for them to get what keeps being rejected. They are the ones that are going to have to come up with some outside the box solutions to get what they want.