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Whats wrong with this board?

That a pretty bold prediction, seeing as he is already gone.

agreed, just curious who we are in the conversation for.

speaking purely from a talent perspective. I'm more curious who the potential transfers are. I don't really get a say, one way or the other. So I'm just interested who may be coming in and really anxious for any football related news.

ok, I'm really getting the itch for some football and since we are still a few months away, I AT LEAST need some football news. Would love to hear something this week regarding potential transfers or maybe a Grady update (though I don't think there will be an official word on this until closer to fall camp). I know in the recruiting thread the name Nigel Bethel was tossed out there, which would be too good to be true, but once can hope. Even if that isn't the potential transfer, it would be nice to see some other names thrown out there. Hopefully we can get some sort of news this week.

SFI mentioned in the most recent post about a potential FBS transfer at cornerback. Does anyone have any ideas who this could be, or where they could be transferring from? Tillman certainly worked out well, and JIS has quite a bit of potential.

This thread is getting completely derailed and I think some are putting too much stock in a thread titled UND and the Big Sky could go FBS. As in, the move is an open ended possibility, IF a number of thing were to work out, AND there were interest from several other schools. Could it happen? Absolutely! Will it happen? Probably not, at least not in the short term. If it does happen, will it be successful? Who knows, NDSU showed that success can be achieved in jumping levels, though the move from D2 to FCS is far different than moving from FCS to FBS. Though even Georgia Southern has shown some success. It all depends who is running your program when you make the transition. It would certainly be fun to see some bigger teams on the schedule. Though if moving to FBS meant becoming a Wyoming, E. Michigan or Idaho at that level, then I'd prefer to stay where we are. We are just getting out of the funk of having one losing season after another and having nothing but hopes to improve. Reading some of their message board is rather depressing. Ultimately, FBS would/could be fun, but I'm certainly happy watching UND playing where they are right now. Just happy they are improving and that the future looks bright.

And as much as I get sick of hearing about the MVFC, they do have some really good teams, which makes for some really good matchups. Can't really knock that too much.

When did you play?

Anderson was always easy to hate!

Breaking: Nick Schaltz WILL RETURN!!!! ...OR GO PRO!!! ...ONCE HE HAS MADE A DECISION!!!! ....WHICH SHOULD BE ANY DAY NOW!!!!! .....OR MONTH!!!!!

Cannonball!

So, I'm getting pretty anxious for Football, even just some updates on the team throughout the summer and into camp. More stories on how amazing Santiago is going to be this year. How Keaton is going to take that next step forward. How our secondary is going to make huge strides and contain the Big Sky passing game. An official word on Grady. Etc. Etc. Etc. While there hasn't been much to read lately (and us hockey fans continue to hang in the balance of Nick Schmaltz), I was over on the Bowling Green forum and someone provided me with the below link. It is an overview of BGSU and their program and what can be expected for next season. I'm definitely looking forward to that game, and while they were a very good MAC team last year, they have lost a ton of talent. No reason UND cannot go in there and make some noise. If I was Santiago, and I saw the film from Georgia Southern running all over BGSU last year, I'd be salivating. Could be a very fun one to watch. http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/4/19/11443632/bowling-green-football-2016-preview-schedule-roster

This thread is getting ridiculous.

doubt it, but that would be absolutely priceless

Actually having to get rid of the logo in the first place was JUST WRONG.

Yeah he was pretty good. Didn't he win some Habey Boker trophy or somethin?

Agreed, there is definitely a difference, and I wouldn't expect Nick to wait that long either.

It has nothing to do with respect or lack of respect. The kid needs to make the right decision for himself, and its a pretty big one. When a team holds your draft rights, you also have to take that team into consideration as they have invested in you. They may want to see how he stacks up at development camp. If I recall a similar thing happened a few years back with JT Miller deciding in late summer that he would not come to UND. Disappointing sure, but we ended up getting Gaarder out of the deal. I think Nick will end up staying, but can't fault a kid for doing his due diligence to completely weigh out his options.

Do any of you insiders know when Schmaltz is expected to make his announcement? Obviously the kid needs to take time and make the right decision for himself, just curious to know if anything has heard anything.

How about Wade Murphy?

Got it, that makes sense. Wasn't even thinking about that.

Is it football season yet? Can't wait to see Santiago tear up the turf! Saw some of the practice highlights he tweeted earlier and he is really going to make some defenses look silly this year. Can't believe we get to watch this kid for 3 more seasons.

Why did Tychonik go in the 9th round? I though he was supposed to be a BIG TIME recruit? Why wouldn't he have gone higher? Awesome to see Hain go so high, hopefully he does well and comes to UND ready to dominate. As geaux_sioux asked ... what are the chances of getting Costello? Is UND looking at him?

It'll be more fun in two years .... when we're three-peat champs, overtake MI for the most titles AND double up the goofs