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I mean they have some really good teams, but so did the Big Sky, especially the last few seasons. NDSU is a different animal, so throw them out of the conversation. SDSU, Youngstown, UNI .... all comparable talent wise to teams in the BSC. Different style of course. Seems that the MVFC team just tend to beat up on each other though. So apart from NDSU, and sometime SDSU, nobody really runs away with it. You have a bunch of teams that have a few good wins and a few good losses. That being said, when I look at next year, it could be fun. It is just tough to know how UND will do on the road at some places they have never played. Obviously road play needs to improve, as we saw from the Nicholls game. SDSU is the toughest home game, but that doesn't mean UND shouldn't be able to compete or win. USD at home is always interesting. Should win all other home games. No clue how to feel about Illinois St or Youngstown state. I just don't know enough about these MVFC teams yet.

Go EP!

From EP, and I was only think EP cuz I coached their former head coaches daughter last year in mites. Didn't realize he left Blake this year. sooo, pulling for EP

100% agree. Had bubba started showing improvement last season, not necessarily in the win/losses, but the play style and know when to make certain calls and adjustments, I would have been much more inclined to support the extension, but I don't feel he has really escalated the program all that much since taking over. He has made some improvements, but its not like we are a perennial playoff team. Some of that lies with recruiting, which honestly has to be extremely difficult right now, given NDSU is just down the road, and you also have SDSU in proximity as well. Both went D1, when UND should have, and both established themselves before UND wised up and made the jump. Regardless, Bubba and his staff have brought in some talent, but need to expand and improve in the recruiting area. It can't be a few good kids surrounded by good D2 players. There needs to be better balance and a more well rounded recruiting class. Glad to see they have finally started making the O line and QB positions a priority. There has also been some bad luck with injuries and defections (especially Canadian kids), but that is still an area to improve upon. As for coaching and play calling, there was certainly improvement when Rudy left, but it still isn't all there. Is that Bubba? Is that Danny? Is there a combination of Danny learning the job, and/or Bubba restricting him? Who knows ... but Bubba definitely needs to have his team playing to win games, not play to not lose, or to keep the game close. To me, he overlyl conservative mentality has become a problem. If you have a complete shutdown defense, you can play that game a bit more, but UND has not had that. You have to be willing to take some chances, and know when to take them. Again, maybe he doesn't feel he has the offensive talent to take some of the shots he needs, but he has also been around long enough to have recruited accordingly. I would have liked to have seen him take this season as an opportunity to earn his extension, but I don't make the decisions. I really do like some of the pieces that this team has put together, though we need more. Hopefully, there aren't any games about saving redshirts, I want to see the best player on the field. If Vaughan is the guy, and he separates himself in practice, then he should be the starter again Valpo, if Mitchell can add his speed to the game and make some moves, then get the kid some touches. I don't care who plays, so long as they can contribute. As always, i'm pumped for next season, just hope we see some surprises and some nice wins, rather than disappointment and WTF moments.

Pulling for Blake and Eden Prairie myself.

You just lost all credibility! jk

I still remember watching his brother when he looked like he was going to go into the penalty box to get a guy. Ref stopped him, put him in his own box, and I don't think he sat down or stopped yelling across the scorekeeper for the full 2 minutes. Good stuff!

Sure, along with Huntsville and Fairbanks

I haven't like Omaha since that whole "California Hot Sauce" thing. So dumb.

We joining the WAC?

Bubba is a nice guy, but has by no means earned this extension. I would have liked to have seen what he could have done next year. will there be a step forwards or a step backwards? 100% hope is has nothing but success!

I wasn't there, but I have to imagine that Vaughn had a better haircut. Still can't get over Kett's corn rows

Going to try to watch the Sioux get a nice sweep from the warm weather of St Lucia! As always, anything less than a sweep is unacceptable!

Yeah, my point was geared mostly to the goaltending mentality and the power play, which I believe he is running and has really heated up.

Have to give Karl a ton of credit for getting him in the right place mentally and honing his playing. Thome said as much in an article somewhere ... Karl wouldn’t let him get frustrated about playing time. Hopefully he is doing the same with Scheel now. Karls contribution to this team has been significant!

Agreed, 2 was the right call. Nothing warranting a major there.

Anything less than a sweep is unacceptable! ...... ok, maybe unacceptable is too much, but we could definitely use a sweep to keep Duluth out of range.

That's the thing, its not like Schuster is way ahead of the new guys. Very limited game time experience, but has certainly been around the program longer, which shouldn't be discounted. I think it will be a wide open battle, and I don't care about pulling redshirts, as long as the guy is ready and is actually going to be utilized. Definitely excited to see what they can put together, especially as a fairly young team in some key areas.

Santiago got in on a KR, hadn’t seen him on the field prior to that. Hope he can get some snaps.

So who gets their redshirt pulled? Quincy Vaughn? Creighton Mitchell? Marcus Preston or Jack Wright? Someone else? Obviously, this is all based on speculation, but at this point of the year it is something, football related, to talk about. Personally, I'm really excited to see Creighton Mitchell. Sounds like he has some serious speed, and hopefully the O Line can make some room for him. Hoping Vaughn can impress too. I'm sure there are some others. Just interested to hear what everyone thinks...

Agree completely! Thome has definitely looked the part, which is good because it gives scheel some more time to get right. I expect more offense and a sweep tonight. I’d like to see Guchi heat back up with a crazy point streak again.

If we build it, they will come! Not sure who they is .... fans? star athletes? gfhockey? Someone will come!

Anything less than a sweep is unacceptable!

I like scheel, but I agree.

Who are the gophers?