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HERO Sports actually said we were putting together one of the top FCS recruiting classes in the nation, and that was in October. http://herosports.com/news/north-dakota-recruiting-adds-next-stars-fcs-college-football

Any news on Boye Mafe? I read on here that he had made a trip to Grand Forks for a visit, not sure if that actually happened or if it was just speculation. 247 still says he has not committed.

I'm sure there is a way to show that Spartans are hostile and abusive, so convince him to be a Hawk.

Would it be too much to hope for Flowers?

So is this yet another commit? Or on of the two that were already mentioned?

hahaha, its all good! Totally agree with you though

Not necessarily. Q knew he wasn't hitting anything, so he started moving the ball around. If he starts hitting shots, then he is scoring points instead of the other guys he was dishin the ball to.

So Rettig starts next year, Keaton redshirts, Boltman redshirts, Keaton plays the following season and Boltman then comes in much more prepared. jk, I know this doesn't happen. I expect Keaton to have a big year next year. Hopefully with a full cast of Mercer, Georges, Toivenen, Wanzek and McKinney to throw to. Give Santiago some time at WR. Oliveira, Gordon, Johanneson in the backfield.

Solid post. Makes sense to me. Kids choose different schools for different reasons all the time. Not just athletes either. When I visited UND in high school, it just clicked that was where I wanted to go. I'm sure some athletes just step onto a campus and get that same feeling. Hopefully the decision works out for him.

Think he plays next year?

Well that is a tear jerker of an article. Hope everything works out for this kid, on and off the field. Sounds like he had made several good decisions in life, without much guidance on which path to take. Also sounds like he could be a big time role model for his nephew. Very excited to see how his career plays out. On the football field, I really hope we see him as a slot receiver. We're deep at RB, and this kid could be the burner type of WR we have been missing. Anyone know if he would expect to play next year? Not sure how that works with a kid starting school mid-year. It'll definitely get him up to speed quickly. I'd assume he plans to stick around through the summer as well.

I won't disagree with ya on that. For as many good fans as there are, there are some really terrible ones. People who basically think if you aren't ranked #1 then you are a terrible football team. Not a fan of that kind of thinking. There are plenty of really good team not called NDSU.

Not disagreeing that NDSU fans have crossed that line, but I have also seen UND fans at the Ralph screaming at Gopher fans, and actually making little kids cry. Point being is that ever fan base has people, that the majority of the fanbase wishes didn't represent them. Unfortunately for everybody, it is usually the worst kind of fans that represent a fan base the loudest (same reason so many schools hate UND in hockey; we have some obnoxious fans too).

A home game against the top team in the country ..... why would they buy out? (Yes, that was intended as UND being the top team )

I may be a little bias the other way, because I have family that are huge Bison fans, and I try to get out an tailgate with their group. BUT any time I've been tailgating in Fargo (and I always where my Sioux gear), I'm welcomed with a little friendly ribbing, some free beer, and some football talk. Some wonder when we will join the MVFC conference, because they want the old school rivalries, some can't say enough nice things about Bubba and the direction of UND. Overall, they are fun people; but naturally there are some obnoxious ones. Truth be told, UND has some fans like that as well.

Plenty of UND fans that are the same way. Every school out there has fans like that.

SO in 17, JR in 18, SR in 19 (When we play NDSU)

Now, now, let not be those guys. Largely, as a group, they are actually really fun people. Most of whom have been complimentary of what Bubba has been doin up North. BUT there is definitely an obnoxious vocal minority. Some of that comes with people who are just obnoxious, some comes with winning a ton. Overall their fan base has some really great people, with a few really bad fans.

If he is willing to outplay Brady or John or Austin for playing time, that is awesome! Hope we see more of John at WR and a Brady/James backfield with some Austin mixed in.

I believe that rumor was confirmed in a different thread. Not only will Phil be returning to Grand Forks, but he will also be donating a new on-campus stadium for the football team.

Not going to disagree with that. I guess a lot of it comes down to who is available as well. Like I said, I don't know much about basketball, but you definitely want to get the "right" guy. Replacing Jones, just to replace him, isn't necessarily a good move either.

I'm hoping the football team is there in numbers. They do a great job of getting the crowd into it. Of course that will obviously draw ridicule from Fargo, as they will point out that our Football players have plenty of time on their hands since they aren't playing .... puke

True, though I haven't gotten too into the women's team in a while. Its hard to follow and watch everything.

I've said it multiple times that I am not a great basketball mind, but I've never been totally sold on Jones. He's put a few nice season together, and certainly brought in some fun players. Huff, Hooker, Nash, etc. I do hope he does well and can stick around, because it does suck to have to start over, new recruits, new style of play and so on. I guess we'll know more as the season moves forward.

haha, well there were a few who though UND was good, but most seemed to be of the opinion that UND was bad, and NDSU was really bad. Which like I said, could look completely different in a week. Just realized that Saturday's game is on at 7, so its looking like the second weekend in a row where I'll be dragging a second TV into my living room. Basketball on 1 tv via Roku, and Hockey on the other (since the game will be on Fox College Sports). Would be really great to see UND beat UNI, especially after the beat down we got last year. Also lost to them in the CIT a few years ago. We have the team to stay competitive, but need a more typical game from Q.