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Agreed on all this. Tauer built a culture through the D3 days and has done a great job transitioning that to D1.

Gordie as run game coordinator I see.

Assume this is his dad? Finally found some stuff after sifting through all sorts of politics.

I just feel like nothing is truly binding in today’s NCAA but yeah I suppose his NLI would make it pretty locked in, unless coaching change.

I agree they shouldn’t have to worry a ton about transfers but you never know. I would be pretty surprised if the Curtis twins are back, although they haven’t really been a key. If they’re not back, I do worry that’s a domino effect with AS3 and Jayden Moore. I guess we will see. Micah’s absence from the team just worries me.

UND returns home after splitting the road trip, dropping one to Omaha before hanging on to beat UMKC in a game they did everything possible to give away late. Now the Hawks (KenPom 318) get one of the hottest teams in the Summit when St. Thomas (KenPom 128) comes to The Betty on Thursday at 7PM. Time for some fun and not so fun KenPom nuggets. Turnovers have been a real strength for UND so far. Offensively, UND turns the ball over on just 15.5 percent of possessions which ranks 73rd nationally (Division I average is 17.3 percent). Defensively, UND forces a turnover on 20.5 percent of possessions which ranks 34th in the country. For perspective, under Sather this is easily the best turnover defense he has put together. The next closest was back in 2021 when UND forced turnovers on 16.9 percent of possessions and that ranked 285th. Massive improvement and can thank Ty Danielson for that. On the flip side, when teams do get shots up they are making them. UND is allowing an effective field goal percentage of 56.6 percent which ranks 344th out of 365 DI teams. That has to tighten up but is also in part to the defensive scheme Danielson has in place. Zooming out, KenPom currently only has UND favored in two remaining Summit League games (Saturday vs USD and then Kansas City at home in February). Even with that, the projection has UND finishing conference play at a respectable 7-9. So every night is going to matter and upsets are baked into the math. Now onto St. Thomas. The Tommies are 14-4 overall, 3-0 in the Summit, and riding an eight game winning streak. They do not beat themselves. They turn it over only 13.4 percent of the time, ranking 8th nationally, and they force turnovers on 19.1 percent of possessions, good for 77th. Pair that with elite shooting at 57.3 percent effective FG (23rd nationally) and you see why they are dangerous. They have also beaten UND three straight times. They are led by Summit League POTY favorite Nolan Minessale (#4), a 6’5 sophomore averaging 20.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.6 assists. Even if his minutes are limited due to a nagging injury, they have plenty of options behind him. Freshman guard and Nebraska transfer Nick Janowski (#23) is averaging 15.8 points and 5.3 rebounds and has started Summit play hot. Forward Carter Bjerke (#32) is a familiar 6’9 problem who has hurt UND before and is averaging 9.3 points, 3.2 rebounds while shooting 38.9 percent from deep. Then you throw in #0 Isaiah Johnson-Arigu (transferred from Iowa and Miami), #12 Ryan Dufault who is the annoying winning-player type, #11 Austin Herro (Tyler Herro’s younger brother, came from South Carolina), and #34 Ben Oosterbaan who has started every game. They are deep, balanced, and do not fall off when they go to the bench. KenPom projects this one to go St. Thomas’s way with a predicted score of 81-72. UND is going to need all hands on deck and a loud crowd to make this one tight. It is dollar dog night at The Betty so get in the doors early and hope they do not run out in the first 10 minutes. If you cannot make it, catch it on the Summit League Network. Big opportunity here to make a statement and keep pace in what is already looking like a chaotic Summit race.

I don’t think Young is with the team.

Agreed. It’s going to be super important this offseason to retain Ty. Give him the associate HC title or something. If we are looking for a new HC at the end of the year, he should be strongly considered, imo.

I think Stevens is responsible for substituting but yeah someone should have said something.

Definitely pleased with the 3-1 start and I do agree there’s interesting pieces on this team for this year and hopefully the future. As others have said, it sure seems the Summit is down so we may be able to fight for the top half of the league.

No kidding. Like credit to Jones for having a good game and all but man wth

That was certainly something lol

I can’t believe we won that game. Tried handing it to them.

Lost to Omaha need to win this game at KC.

Makes me feel better.

I hate losing kids to the xDSU’s but it’s even more of a gut punch seeing a kid choose Verm. We gotta start beating these teams on the field.

We have an Omaha problem.

I don’t know how I forgot to mention Waddles. They have weapons for sure.

I don’t know for sure but seems like Jimmy wanted to pound the rock and I wouldn’t say that exactly aligns with Danny’s style. I would think Schmidt would want to pound the rock as well but maybe not as extreme as Jimmy wanted out in Wazzu?

UND (KenPom 312) hits the road for the first time in Summit League play tonight, traveling to Omaha (KenPom 274) after a very successful opening weekend at The Betty. UND sits 2-0 in the league after taking down Oral Roberts and then winning a thriller over South Dakota State. That win also pushed UND’s streak over SDSU to three straight for the first time since the early 90s. Omaha is the defending Summit League champion but is off to a slower start this season after losing Marquell Sutton and JJ White to the transfer portal. Despite that, they still have plenty of familiar faces. Tony Osburn (#32) leads the way with 13.9 points per game. Kam Thomas (#22) is only averaging 6 points so far but was a solid contributor last season. Ja’Sean Glover (#5) is also someone UND fans will remember and is putting up 10.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Their best player is recently eligible Paul Djobet (#11) averaging 16.8ppg in 4 games. There is also a heavy emotional layer to this matchup. Omaha was expecting to have another familiar player to UND fans on the roster this year in Deng Mayar before his tragic passing this summer. It would not be surprising if that creates some real emotions on both sides when the ball tips. KenPom projects this one as a loss for UND 77-71. Vegas has UND at +5.5 with a total of 146.5. Tip is at 7pm on the Summit League Network. Should be a good road test to see if UND can keep the early season Summit momentum rolling.

Wow man, you got any bets on who wins the FCS championship this past Monday?

I guess the only way I thought Pabst would maybe come here is if Danny actually got/took the OC job. Would have still been surprised.

Excuse me?