Green Team, I agree with your assessment of the USD men's club. They are very solid this year with all the ingredients of a national contender but UND is not that far off. Jones has done a nice job assembling some very talented players. The problem I see with the program and the general apathy of the fans can directly be attributed to the former coach, Rich Glas. He decided at some point to go the juco route instead of recruiting high school players that would come in and be in the program for 4, possibly 5 yrs with a redshirt. I know of a point guard to the south that just scored 31 pts. vs. UND and as The GF Herald stated always seems to scorch the Sioux was told by Glas that he wasn't big and good enough. After being named 1st team All-Metro in the Mpls. area back in 2004 and whose parents are native North Dakotans, Becker was then contacted by USD and jumped at the opportunity. This is probably just one example of Glas not doing his job on the recruiting trail and missing out on several quality high school players. I think things will turn around up there sooner than later with some solid guys returning(Mertens and Bledsoe) and a excellent group of redshirts in place for the next 4 yrs. It is very sad to see all of the fans leave the gym after the women's game. Good luck.
