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Relax. Lots of variables. The week 1 vs week 2 depth chart will vary. Dramatically. Trust me.

My guess is 2003. No NCC rings in 2001. The 1999 NCC rings look different than that.

Jeremiah Johnson!

So STATS has UND 8th in the national poll behind #4 EWU, but has UND winning the league ahead of EWU. Gotta love preseason polls.

Nice comparison. Real smart.

Nope.

Manke and Freund are UND's all-time leaders in completion percentage, and Freund is the only QB in UND history to be at 70% in a season. Manke had a 68.7% completion rate in 2006, which is incredible. 2 QBs in all of FCS threw for 70% last season. 2 QBs in all of FBS threw for 70% last season. 2 QBs in the NFL threw for 70% last season. Those are statistical anomalies. Easton Stick threw at 58% last season. The #2 overall draft pick Carson Wentz threw at 62% his senior season. Brock Jensen threw at 66% his senior season. Not sure who compared Brock Jensen to Keaton Studsrud like you stated or where that came from. Gage Gubrud passed for 66% last season. Keaton Studsrud isnt ANY of those guys. We need Keaton to be Keaton. He's not going to complete 70% in this offense and system. He is who he is. Nobody is making any excuses for Studsrud because of the O-line or receivers. My original point in my post was that he needs to improve his completion percentage, which I stated. When Studsrud is healthy, he is the unquestioned leader and catalyst of the team. We all agree that without him UND is not the same. Yes, Studsrud's play will have a huge bearing on the success of the team. If he throws for 65% this season, we are laughing.

65% is realistic and would be fantastic. 70% is unrealistic. How many QBs throw for 70%?

70% huh? Wow.

In Studsrud's last 2 seasons, he's thrown 26 TDs against 5 ints. He completed 60% of his passes as a sophomore and 56% as a junior. While I agree he hopefully needs to be back around 60% again this year, his stats in our offense and philosophy are pretty impressive. He's a leader and does what is asked of him in this system. Just needs to get off to a better start out the gate this season.

On the intangible side of things, Studsrud is a PROVEN leader. He's tougher than nails. The guys gravitate to him and follow him. I think sometimes that gets lost in the equation. He's been starting since he was a freshman. He's a battle tested veteran. Is he Gage Gubrud as far as passing the ball? No. But he doesn't have to be either in our offense. When called upon last year, he showed he can air it out when necessary in a few games when coming from behind. I agree, 99% positive that Studsrud is our guy. And he should be barring anything out of the ordinary. So I think we can stop any QB controversy discussion right now.

Purchased my season tickets today!

Randolph is at safety I believe, not corner.

Blair still hasn't put on the weight he needed to. Disappointing.

Great...

I'm actually glad that we have people complaining about start times. Shows where we are at. But, in the big scheme of things......really?...

Little Nate will do. Sorry I have dyslexia.

If Deion is out, it's almost guaranteed that Blubaugh or Hietpas dont redshirt. Early money is on Blubaugh. Randolph is at safety.

Gawdammit.

Surprised to see that a coach voted Montana #1. Wonder who that was?

Lets help Cole on Twitter in the championship round. Go vote.

Yeah Rozenboom is a sophomore. I missed that. So Gubrud, Reyes, Cookus, Protheroe and Butler all missing from that list. Lots of FCS talent this year.

Only seniors I believe that are getting nfl draft attention, which is why Gubrud is not on this list. Reyes not in the top 15 is a mystery however. I could be wrong, but I thought it was for seniors.

Gubrud is only a junior correct?