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Is there a reason this conversation is still going on? Let's get back to talking UND football, as that is what this site is for. Thanks.

Did UND offer Gibbs?

Personally, I would like to see another year where it is UND's tourney to win!

I'll give them this ... they absolutely have the talent on their team to be competitive. I don't think Lucia has done a good job (in a while) of getting the most of of his players; and that is where some change is needed. Lucia does deserve some credit for his Nat'l Championships and Tourney appearance, but even with that, his consistency over the past several years has not been there. If nothing else, it would do the program good to get a new coach in with some fresh ideas. Maybe someone who can relate to the players a little better. Hastings has done well for Mankato and Montgomery at DU. You could even try to point to Berry's first year success (Thats a whole different argument for a different player--I liked Hak, I also like Berry). Point is, maybe Lucia and his style have just gotten a little stale; talent is there though.

Love all the positives coming out of camp! Any early criticisms, or areas of concern? Thanks for the updates Teeder!

Hey all, do players report to camp today or end of the week? I know there have been so many rumors about Grady being there or leaving. Tired of people opinions, guesses, having sources .... I just want to know if the kid actually shows or not.

nice, I think thats actually pretty cool change if they do it.

Yeah, I hadn't read the depression piece until after my last post. I do wish the kid the best, hopefully he finds the right way to cope with it. I still hope he can stay, but if not ... best of luck to him, as long as he isn't at NDSU

Personally I love what Bubba is doing here. Will Grady be back, will he not. Oh he's back on the roster ... Now he is gone! Guy is a genius, he has the whole Big Sky guessing and confused. What a mastermind! Seriously though, losing Grady blows, but if he can't be committed after multiple chances .... the goodbye. I personally hopes he figures it out, sounds like he has had a rough time, but to be on the team you still need to be committed. Good luck to the kid, whether it is in a UND uniform or not.

I was really hoping Grady was going to come back and be all in. If this is really the guy's attitude or motivation level, then I'd prefer to move forward without him (though I don't know the whole story here). Seems like an awful waste of talent and potential for a kid who may have a tough few year in college with a kid, but could then afford to give his family a pretty comfortable life. Legit NFL potential, and football aside, a good education. Hard to understand for sure, but like I said I don't know the whole story either.

Seriously? What a happened now? Pretty ridiculous to be that close to being back, to the point where you are added back on the roster, then flake out again.

Hope this isn't true. For now, I'll put my faith in the coaches that put him back on the roster. Can't imagine they would do that if there wasn't some sort of understanding in place, and if Grady were to flake out after being given a second chance, then it truly would be time to move on. Hope that is not that case though.

seriously guys, let it go. I don't think anyone was saying it absolutely shouldn't be backwards on the helmet .... there's just some differences in personal preference. Not a huge deal.

not sure why, but theirs kind of makes me think of the partridge family birds from the beginning of the show. I don't think they actually look anything alike, but for some reason it reminds me of that. Can't wait for that game.

Not a huge deal, just not a fan of it backwards. As someone else said you can't reverse it because of thre ND

I'm not

Looking at these just reaffirms to me that we should use the number on one side of the helmet. No because the logo looks bad, it actually looks fairly sharp on the helmets; but it does bother me to see the bird facing the back of the helmet. probably just my OCD.

While I understand that they are losing the interlocking logo, so they can get everyone onboard with the new logo (even though I'm not a fan of that approach), I do hope that eventually they bring back the ND logo, even if it just for a throwback uniform once a year. I understand the branding concerns and confusion with Notre Dame, but its still a cool logo, we did have it for a very long time, and it looks great on football helmets.

who cares ... we now have some gray uniforms that look cool. Whether they are throwback or not is irrelevant. If incoming players like them .... good. If some fans want to consider them nostalgic ... good. Doesn't matter. Just win on the field!

Not sure, there may have been a few games on FCS this past season (can't remember), but definitely not as many as their used to be. I'm not sure there was a game on tv in the cities the whole first half of the season. Could have had something to do with contract dates and when they could start broadcasting outside of CBS. Hopeful that they can make progress for football too. Last season the Drake game was on FCS and it was much more enjoyable since you didn't have to worry about buffering issues.

Yes, Bowen has played both.

I think you are correct, that they are holding off the announcement that gray helmets will be used. Not sure I like the idea of all grey, unles there are enough green accents used. but maybe gray pants and helmets and green jerseys? I think some sort of combo would be cool. Maybe it wouldn't looks as good as I'm thinking. Regardless, the new gray apparel will be a cool addition.

Would be great if that happened.

That's enough to make anyone cry.

Enough to accept an honorary doctorate a few years ago, and give a lecture on changing the Fighting Sioux name.