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ugh this shooting is getting really ugly, reminiscent of the Summit Tourney Championship last year

I'd like to see Shockey get some more deep opportunities.

A few really dumb mistakes and turnovers so far though. DAE with a really questionable shot. Brady with the air ball, and what the heck was that last turnover.

Sims moves well too.

I was just going to say the same thing. Guy looks like the real deal.

I'm not even a huge basketball person, but I'm really looking forward to this. Given Covid and the sports world even bein out of whack, I'm really pumped for some UND basketball (and hockey ... and football eventually). Really hoping this team can gel and surprise some people. I'm kind of a fair-weather fan with basketball, so hopefully they retain my interest all season. I certainly watched a ton of it the year the went dancing.

nice!

Sure, hope so! In today's world, I feel like this shouldn't even be a question with all of the streaming capabilities.

What are the general thoughts on the game again Miami? I for one am pretty anxious for some UND sports. I haven't read anything overly impressive about Miami, but I'm not a basketball guy either. How do we matchup here?

Could be!

I would never tell a kid not to go for it, if he wants to play at the next level. Like you said, there is a level for everyone. Just wasn't as impressed with his film as I am by some others. Then again, I'm not football guru when it comes to recruiting and what to look for.

Agreed, props to the kid for getting out their and trying to get himself some looks, but definitely didn't look like a D1 player.

got it, makes sense.

Is this speculation? I thought Joels tweet was regarding the Schmelzle kid. I don't see anything on this Julio guy, and none of the coaches follow him on twitter.

Do we know how practices have been going? Any info on the team? I would think Miller would have a periodic write up, but I haven't see anything. 360 guys, we need football stuff!

So much for that.

With early signing day only around a month away, is anyone concerned by how quiet it has been? Clearly an abnormal year in terms of recruiting and playing, but kids still need to make plans for after they graduate. Why are we not hearing more here? Should we expect more surprises than usual on signing day? Is this supposed to be a smaller class, given what we have coming back? I wonder if we will see Damien Owens sign early. He was pretty clear in his commitment that if a bigger offer came, he was still open to hearing it. Really hope they are going hard after after both Ethan George and Mike Leatherdale. Thoughts anyone?

Miller couldn't have put together an actual article?

Just seems like Omaha would snatch the kid.

Is anything happening with recruiting? It has been very quiet for a while, minus losing Koziol.

The article is from July. Just stating that Rizzo asked for a release from his LOI, and is reopening his recruitment. It still list MM as a commit in the article ... just old news.

Its admirable how much better you think you are than MM. Your intentions may be the opposite of him, but your attitude puts you right in the same camp.

Agreed, the biggest and best thing anyone in this family can do at this point, is make clear they are sad and disappoint for MM, acknowledge that they understand why this happened, express some real sorrow for the victim and the fact that this ever took place, and hope for the best for both the victim, and their son/brother/relative going forward. Then again, if they were a family capable of all of this, the scenarios may never have become what they are today.

You're pretty quick to judge the 8th grader. Yes, he should have known it was wrong, but look at how he was raised. I feel bad for the kid, and not because his whole future is unraveling, but because he was clearly raised by parent who put status and hockey ahead of teaching him morals in principles. The kid who was bullied was absolutely a victim here, BUT there were a lot of people who failed MM along the way. If you are raised to be an A-hole and think you are better than everyone, that is exactly who you will become. Its a sad breakdown here, and as much as MM may not understand why he is losing all of these opportunities, my guess is his parent are probably filled with anger, rather than remorse. They should be upset at how they have raised their kid, and where they got it wrong, not upset that he is losing out on his hockey future. This whole situation, beginning to end, should be a case study used by schools and athletic teams as to the ramifications of what bullying can really do. Not just the horrible experience for the victim, but also the cost for the bully. Maybe it will get some kids to think twice. @gfNDfan I totally get the anger at this kid for being a jerk, but when you completely write people off with the F him attitude, do you ever expect him to change? This kid did some terrible stuff, and clearly has some moral issues, but if you give him a big " F You", he is going to give it right back. That is the mentality this kid has been programmed with. He probably won't ever take the high road with anything, unless someone shows him what the high road actually is.

I don't disagree, my only issue with all of this still comes down to the timing. UND played this as as though they though they might slip past the court of public opinion, and when they realized the story got out, they didn't stick by their decision. MM's ethics are obviously questionable based on what he did, even more questionable if he truly never apologized or expressed remorse for what he did, and even more questionable given what we continue to learn about the family antics. BUT now we are seeing the questionable ethics on UND's part .... again, not the decision, but the timing and the motives for them to change their course of action. Their decision was not based on anything ethical as Armacost would have you believe, but is 100% for the image of the school. Doing the right thing for the wrong reasons is NOT the same thing as doing the right thing. UND should be ashamed as a school for the manner in which they handles this entire situation from offering the kid, to letting him get to campus to supporting him one day, to letting him go the next. The key figures should have met on this long ago, discussed their approach and stuck to it one way or the other.