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He still has to apply and be granted a medical hardship since he appeared in games for 4 years, but it is very likely to be granted and much more likely than someone who is applying for a 6th year similar to what Clive Georges is trying to get granted. I did find it interesting that even though he knew he was going to have season ending surgery, he still played in the EWU Iowa game because even in doing so, he would still be under the 30% of games threshold.

I don't think what Baldwin did was necessary but I'm not going to jump all over him for it (unless you had money on the game) The whole thing is a non-story and just part of the game if Fran doesn't react the way he did, and its never talked about. However the ESPN story did say he regretted it.

Fran seems like a real treat. Maybe just a little bit of overreaction on his part, though from his comments, maybe its common. The anger on the technical on Hooker really confuses me. Yes Q baited him and sold it, but the guy caught him straight across the face, which is why they called it even after reviewing it. You can't make contact to the head, intentional or not, period (despite what the refs at UNI think....)

All 7 were out for the semis, however only two were very noticeable (leading tackler and #2 WR). The other guys were just depth/rotation guys or didn't play a ton, so it probably wasn't as noticeable. I did see that some of the Fargo media acknowledged they knew the main 2 players weren't playing, not sure how that isn't part of the game story when you are making sure to mention all of the players that NDSU was without. My understanding is that the exact same teams that took the field for JMU and YSU in the semis will be who is playing in Frisco.

Looks like there are quite a few Iowa fans on their message board who don't agree with it either (although more than a handful who support it as well). Two bad decisions amplified is what it comes down to. But don't worry, there's a FargoU fan giving their input and making sure every corner of the internet still knows they exist. I also saw quite a few comments that UND was overly aggressive and physical. Did I miss something?

That's the portion I agreed with. This team is incredibly confusing and frustrating to watch right now. It's by no means his fault, but I think Q getting going would help solve a lot of problems.

I agree with a portion of this, but I don't think the scheduling thing has any relation. I'm not sure what Baldwin was doing short of he knew there was still time on the clock and the guy was just holding the ball out there. He really doesn't seem like the kind of guy that would do something with poor intent. I also feel confident Jones would get blasted if the roles were reversed and he directed his team off the court for that.

Turnovers are a big concern the last few games. Just sloppy turnovers that are preventable and pretty uncharacteristic. Geno needs to get it figured out. Hooker needs to shake his funk. Apparently Iowa didn't care for Baldwin stripping the ball with a few seconds left. Actually pretty surprised when I saw who did it. I don't have a problem taking issue with it, but it's no reason to walk off the court.

Good thing Faison was reading siouxsports last week, I was starting to get worried he had completely forgotten about Bubba and staff...

After hearing a similar reaction from quite a few people, I've come to the conclusion that the fact that you don't know if he's serious or not says volumes in and of itself.

The reason he dunked it was because Richman decided to start pressing with his starters after the game was out of hand and continued it after a basket with 14 seconds to go. Collins was left all alone under the hoop. Maybe Jones should have called timeout to get in some backups?

Denver's downfall is their sports don't match up with the MVC and they have zero desire to fix it.

If your want to talk about poor form, maybe you should mention the game would have been over if Richman wouldn't have called a timeout with 24 seconds left. I guess I'd rather have a team that shows a little fire and they care about losing rather than pouting up and down the court. I'd also take a deeper look in terms of reaction during and after both games. While I have no issue with what either team did during either game, it's just sour grapes if you find a way to be offended by one and not the other. The away team was better in both games, on to conference play.

There is one signed for next year (Moody) . There was one on the roster the last few years (though as a walk-on). Before that you had Brekke, Allard, Big Mike and Wilmer, all who could be considered "local". I don't think the staff has really missed on any local kids that didn't come here, though getting one or two of them as a walk-on would have been nice. Lien was the most interesting one to me. That's not saying they haven't missed on a few kids that did come here, but that's just a given in college recruiting.

Looking at minutes played this far, I'm not sure either of them were being counted on as big contributors in the rotation.

Couple of their shooters got hot in the second half and got them back in the game, wouldn't be surprised to see that confidence carry over to Friday. However Jacobson was still cold but they seemed to play better when he wasn't on the floor, which is interesting. They didn't start Werner, instead bringing him off the bench. Not sure of the rationale on that, he's quite a bit better than the guy that started over him.

Disagree. Werner is solid and fun to watch but I don't think he's the kind of guy that's going to beat you by himself if no one else is contributing. Let him do his thing, as long you prevent the other guys from getting going.

I wouldn't go that far. Q knew his shot was off, started distributing and ended up with 9 assists which is basically twice as many as FargoU had as a team. Much better reaction than continuing to chuck it up there and pout about it.

For the game UND shot 45.8%, NDSU shot 41.4%, hardly a huge disparity. NDSU's cold outside shooting was offset by Werner shooting 12-13, which I'm not sure you can count on again either. I'm sure UND could have sent more doubles to slow him down, but why give the outside shooters a chance to get going? I expect a closer game, but I also expect Q to provide some scoring and Seales being on the court to help make a difference. Hoping Shanks has some confidence from the UNI game because NDSU has zero answer for him. The only thing that seems to be for sure is that one team will run the weave being 6 feet behind the 3point line for 20 seconds and have to try to force a shot on multiple possessions.

He's working with an even bigger dumpster fire than what is going on in Philly. The whole LA organization is a mess. At least Philly has a few respectable pieces in place. Both show examples of why rebuilding teams should hesitate to give up a ton of draft picks when they need to fill a lot of holes. At least Philly got a couple back for Bradford.

Yet you still manage to continue to find your way here. Lucky us!

9 first half turnovers and 15 total is too many, especially against a team as good as UNI, with more than a few "dumb" ones mixed in that were just sloppy play. Seemed to be a similar game plan in the second half against Morgan/UNI as they used against Werner/NDSU: Don't let their shooters get going and hope he cools off. Morgan didn't and on top of that, was able to get to the line. It feels like a better showing than last year, but almost as frustrating because it felt like they let this one go. Learn from it and take care of business Friday night. #OwnTheState #OwnTheFarm

McGovern?

Well that is different because they recruited Frazier out of high school and were familiar with him. Oh wait....

The date of the Winnipeg game was announced a year ahead of time (though the opponent changed), so there was more than enough lead time to get a passport. The schedule with the actual opponent was announced 5-6 months ahead of time, so even then, there was more than enough time. My point was that a destination game, played in an NHL arena, 3-4 hours from the main part of UND's fan base barely drew 7,000 and that number actually includes a fair amount of fans that weren't necessarily supporters of either team because Canadians love hockey (unlike MSG which appeared to have very few neutral observers). But your point about passports is what I was alluding to, obstacles lessen demand. For Winnipeg, it was a passport. For Sioux Falls vs. Fargo it is having to commit a whole weekend (including travel/lodging/etc) instead of a just an afternoon or evening for people. I'm sure it would still be successful and probably the best attended regional. I just doubt you'd sell out the place because the overall demand would be lower than Fargo is due to proximity and convenience. And again, other than being able to offer more tickets (which UND gets little to none of the proceeds), are there any other advantages for UND to hosting in Sioux Falls vs. Fargo?