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Wow Ole, you and I agree on something.

The format of the game was great, the tailgating and cook-off competitions were awesome and the free food was unbelievable. Combine that with the kids activities and it's really a shame the weather took a turn for the worst. Having said that, it was still a pretty good turnout. I look forward to the athletic dept building off this first year success and making it a bigger and better event every year. The football play on the field was decent and you can tell they still have a week left of practices to get better. Both sides of the ball showed rustiness and inexperience, which is to be expected. We still have a ways to go at QB but I'm not worried yet. Defensively, the d-backs and defensive line play was overall pretty good. Offensively, the future of the o-line looks very bright with lots of promising young talent. Next fall, the WR group needs to step up and make plays. Jake Miller and Mitch Suttton will complement each other well. Overall a fun weekend and I am excited to watch this team develop next season.

This is very sad to hear. Jay was a legend in the annals of Fighting Sioux Football and will be missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Thanks for the info and updates guys. Great info.

How about this, Chicken Little? Wait and see if Bradley and Comes might be the answer in 2011 and beyond. They still have 9 spring ball practices and about 30 fall practices before their first game. You have given both zero chance after 6 practices....in spring ball. If they both don't live up to expectations and our QB's are horrible at midseason 2011, then by all means carry on with your banter. I suppose you will want to write both off by then. But even then, Comes will still be a freshman and Bradley will still be all that of a sophomore eligibility-wise. They have a combined 7 years of eligibility to play out. Can you at least give them a chance first? Deal?

Wow, that is too bad. First and foremost, take care of yourself and get better Tim. Secondly, I look forward to hearing your voice on the radio again soon.

Clairvoyant Ole saw all of this coming and we are screwed at QB in 2011 and beyond.

Thanks for the objectivity, Johnny. +1

Oh my that is hilarious. Classic stuff. "Yay Jack Michaels!! Welcome aboard to ndsu!!.....(insert fightingsioux.com link)........I mean, BOOOOOO.....Jack Michaels sucks!!! What a friggin' joke!!" Honestly, that lakesbison guy is one sick pup. Someone get that psychotic personality disorder some help.

One word: Awesome.

Unfortunately, I think this is an absolute necessity. We have some talent and depth issues at safety which is probably what prompted the position change for Hawkins. I think this is the best way to get the most talent on the field, especially in nickel situations as you could have Mersereau, Hawkins, Brown, Hall and Mackey all on the field at the same time. If any of the corners slip up or get injured, hopefully the Watkins improvement discussed on SFI will help. He really had a bad season in 2010 and if he can make a positive contribution this season, I would consider it a bonus. In my opinion, we are dangerously thin behind Mersereau and Hawkins at safety, but we have some decent depth at corner. Hall & Mackey need to learn to tighten up their coverage now when needed in certain down and distance situations. They have the physical talent and confidence, now they just need to add the mental game.

Thanks Jim.

Is there a UMD Bulldog message board forum somewhere? I tried to look for one, but didn't have any success. Any help would be appreciated.

Why......feed.....the......troll?....

What?!??! Now don't you go bringing up fiscal responsibility. That just makes zero sense. Agreed again - it goes back to people who complain up and down about the schedule and then don't go to the games to support the very cause they are passionate about. Go to the games.....that would give you a MUCH bigger reason to complain. Show your displeasure with the product you just paid money to see. Again, let me reiterate, I don't like these D2 schools on the schedule either and I seriously wish we could bring in better opponents right now, but we are simply getting what we can afford. I'm not asking ANYONE to like the D2 games. Go the games, fill the Alerus, and our athletic department's ability to schedule FCS teams will increase in the future.

It's official: http://www.fightingsioux.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=205124849 Welcome back, Luke Schleusner! We've missed you. I think Luke will be a great addition to the UND staff. Good hire by Coach Mussman. EDIT: Sic beat me to it by a minute....as always.

My point is that by not attending the games, you decrease the attendance, which decreases ticket and concession sales, which affects UND's future scheduling. I don't for a second believe that Faison cares about what we post anonymously here. Like you said, that is painfully obvious.

Ok fine, that's your prerogative. Stay home then. Just realize that instead of helping solve the problem you complain about, you are actually adding to the problem. But by all means......carry on with your tirade on scheduling....

Bottom Line: Go support the team no matter who they play so that we can afford to get FCS teams in the Alerus for the non-conference schedule in the future. If we want to HELP solve this problem.....we should simply go to the games and support the program.

Even if the Herald did do some digging on this, there is no way in hell the MVFC or the Summit would publicly admit that, even if it is true. Wish this wasn't the case.

Yeah, I tend to think Air Force will give us problems. I hope I'm wrong though. Winning that game will be tough. Regardless, still a great ending to a season that brought a ton of improvement and hope in the coming years after the transition.

Wow, this is a sad day.

Why would ANYONE, Mac included, regret standing up for what they believe in? I also don't think this will affect his next election. There are MANY other important issues that his District 42 constituents will probably judge him on when they vote next.

Not sure why you choose to post this way. Your passion is noted and your heart is in the right place, but your emotion always seems to get the best of you on here. Reminds me of someone else years back. I'm not perfect either by any means, but I always try post on here like I am talking to someone face-to-face. Disagreement is fine, but you take it to another level. I disagree with not only the majority of what you say most of the time on here, but how you say it. Besides that, you have no idea if what you say will come to fruition. None of us do, not yet. Could some of it happen? Sure. But we simply don't know the results yet. Let it play out. I'm still torn on all of this. The worst-case scenarios for both outcomes were/are bad. Calm down, relax and come back with a level-headed mind if you decide to post here again. This is not the end of the world for UND, athletically, academically or otherwise. Who knows, it could be the best thing that ever happened to UND. Wait and see.