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Thanks Dan, you made me laugh so hard when I read this. Good think this board doesn't have a preposterous statement thread like BV cause this would there. Excellence in the classroom and the field. That's a good one!!

Final test question for NDSU football players.

How many teats are on a cow's udder.

A. More than three

B. Less than five

C. Both A and B

[2014 Recruiting]

I think Bubba nailed it when he said they were recruiting without a GPS. Bubba, Schmidt, and Rudolph know North Dakota and northern Minnesota like the backs of their hand. Kostich is obviously familiar with the Twin Cities and Freund knows Wisconsin and had already built relationships with guys there. On top of that I think Bubba's message is an easy one to sell. He sounded incredibly sincere in his press conference yesterday and if he really did find guys to fit his vision in this class we're going to be in very good shape.

My niece is assistant superintendant of schools at Minot and she told me Randy Hedberg visited Jacob Holmen three times, so FU obviously wanted him badly. It is very encouraging to win these local battles

[2014 Recruiting]

Under Bubba's tutelage, I think it's quite safe to say we're going to see a Javen Butler we've never seen before. Apart of that may simply be maturity as he will be a junior next season, but he has the tools to be an all-conference performer, so I hope he can put it all together and do some big things for UND next fall!

Does anyone else think that Muss may have let his personal feelings get in the way when it came to certain players getting player time?

[2014 Recruiting]

Absolutely agree. NDSU's complete cultivation of Minnesota and Wisconsin, with very little resistance from UND, is what allowed them their 3 national titles (see Billy Turner, Marcus Wiliams, Grant Olson, Brock Jenson, etc.). The lack of Midwest emphasis is what got UND into this hole (thanks Muss), but with Bubba at the helm, the emphasis will again be North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. And with that, UND will be relevant again real soon.

It worth noting that's it not only emphasis, but also a willingness to compete. Far too often Mussman would surrender to Bohl and NDSU in recruiting without even putting up much of a fight. Bubba will not do that, and it's that competitive edge that will captivate quality recruits and produce a winning, hard-nose football team!

Go Sioux!

I am a new poster but a long time Sioux fan. Both of my kids graduated from UND and my daughter currently works for the university in the I T department at Twamly. If I may I would like to add my two cents worth. I think another factor in NDSU's success was Tim Brewster's time as head coach. I believe a Minneapolis sports writer made the statement that Tim Brewster was the best thing to happen to NDSU football. Basicaly, between Muss and Brewster, NDSU was the only FCS school to have a monopoly in the area they recruited. Those days are over and I think the bison fans are going to have a rude awakening in a few years

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Does anyone know the status of Marcus Bins. It was said that he had left but I thought I saw his picture from the spring game.