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Bubba did not make it further in 2020/2021 Covid-19 asterisk season (lost in second round just like 2025). Made it to same point. And 2016 UND didn’t win a playoff game; 2025 UND won a playoff game. Schmidt led UND to arguably most successful division I season in just one season. Year two will be massive …

Offense needs to improve. You aren’t the only ones aware of this. It will improve.

Yes, there are NIL contracts that are ADDITIONAL to the scholarship contracts that @southpaw is referencing. UND uses these NIL contacts as well, as the current staff brought UND football up to speed (former staff with Bubba had no clue) … Complex new world we live in now. The wild, wild West … Its even further changed since the House Settlement allowing revenue sharing …

Oh boy … the legend of Clive just keeps growing …

Not on you, just a pet peeve of mine with the whole fascination over Clives Georges. But we all agree, whether amateurs on here or the actual coaches doing the work, need more playmakers on offense that can make guys miss and get more yardage than what is designed. We get that going, and then the offense will naturally take off.

Throw in a top tier QB too… although I think we’re more likely to get better at QB via HS quarterbacks and development then what we could get from the overpriced transfer portal at QB

Which NFL team did Clive Georges play on? Let’s stop acting like our recruiting 10 years ago was the standard. We need to recruit and develop offensive skill position student-athletes that we’ve never had before in Grand Forks. It can be done, but needs to be a new standard. Need to recruit kids that are NFL-caliber at offensive skill positions … and can’t have just one. Injury bug hurt Clive Georges… ideally need 2-3 playmakers of that caliber so defense can’t take just one away

And forward progress has been stopped. Really an inexcusable call.

Isaac Fruechte has never played or coached at Bemidji but I see what you’re claiming …

Who is from bemidji?

Embarrassing.

ESPN has noticeably stepped up its FCS playoffs national coverage. Broadcasts are solid, it’s very nice. Will be an excellent spotlight and platform for UND and Grand Forks next season ……..

It was a very tough loss that turned the season around for UND … team didn’t look the same afterwards, at least offensively.

Well deserved. Good riddance Tarleton … serves them right.

Very good addition. Just the start …

Wait until after the transfer portal period ends in late January to speculate … UND’s roster is nowhere near complete at this point. For college football in 2026, the NCAA has established a single, condensed transfer portal window from January 2 to January 16, 2026, eliminating the previous spring window for all players, including graduate transfers, to create more order, though activity is already happening behind the scenes. Teams can host recruits and have staff out on the road for traditional recruiting during this period as well. Key Details for the 2026 Window: Dates: January 2 – January 16, 2026. Unified Window: This is the only window for all players (FBS/FCS), removing the separate spring window. Graduate Transfers: No longer have year-round access; they must use the Jan. 2-16 window. Coaching Changes: A new 15-day clock for transfers starts only if a coaching hire occurs after January 2. Activity: Despite the official start, the portal is already busy with players entering and deals being struck before January 2. I would advise those who want UND football to compete for championships to contribute: 701 Award 1883 Sports Not a deep pocket thing at all. $25 or $50 goes a long way. Save on drinks at a bar or eating out at a restaurant just one time and redirect to UND football.

Lots of bad advice out there now. Lots of “agents” with no credentials trying to make a quick dime off these kids. Which is why, unless you’re getting 7 figures from a power 4 school, you stay. Would be wise to return, as I’ve posted ad nauseam on here. Making some quick cash is nothing if your future (including pro prospects) isn’t protected. Don’t become a pawn. Stay with those who care and will develop you. UND’s football facilities and staff are now some of the best - if not the best - in all of FCS football, including ag college of Fargo. Take advantage of that. No unnecessary risk.

Yeah, it’s not the same. Still the option to play 5 years at these “JUCOs” whereas actual JUCOs can’t offer that, but I see your point. I think it’s a bit dramatic.

Based on this 80% (perhaps more) of division 1 schools sponsoring football are JUCOs….

Don’t overlook UND football by not taking into account what the facilities and staff are now doing for these players. This isn’t the 1990s or even 2010s as far as UND football goes. Student-athletes can now be developed and treated here just as the FBS level (specifically G6) does. Transferring and going to 3rd or 4th on the depth chart for a P4 school or maybe a top 2 spot at another FCS school or G6 school does not protect them from injury and does not guarantee they “enhance their skill”. I agree injury is a risk, but that can occur anywhere; the additional risk with transfer is a being a pawn in a grand scheme that will chew them up and spit them out at the earliest opportunity. As said before, you may be skeptical that football student-athletes at UND can be developed into football professionals in Grand Forks, but times are changing. We’ll see. Football intellect is at UND. Facilities now are here as well. For years (and still to this day) people around UND and Grand Forks got excited thinking their 6-year-old could develop and play in the NHL. Hockey is life as such. That line of thinking with football in this area needs to grow here as well. It’s not just ag college of Fargo that can develop. UND will get it done too. I would recommend supporting UND football’s mission now rather than later.

Agreed. Payback is a b*tch

The down slide in 2025 for UND happened down in Vermillion. Prior to USD: 6-2 After USD game: 2-4 Tougher opponents, sure, but the performances also didn’t look the same.

Yes, of course. Historically, although close, the odds are just as good playing professionally if you stay at UND as opposed to going to UND and then transferring. Now, with that said, we’re in uncharted waters, as you mention, both from the transfer portal/NIL perspective but also from UND’s ability to develop and prepare you for the pros standpoint. New facilities, new investment and emphasis, new staff, new goals… …but I do not understand for many they won’t believe until they see it. And for that, I get it. Remain skeptical, fine. It’s going to happen, and the student-athletes are better off staying here and being developed by those that recruited them then testing out the open market … it’s a cruel jungle out there. The small amount relatively speaking that might be gained by transferring is not necessarily worth it if it comes with significant risk. For the particular student-athletes mentioned in this thread, we don’t know the full story, namely staff input and family/location preferences.

About the same, but technically more than 1. Although not lengthy stints like Golladay, as he was the exception, not the rule; pros to the NFL from UND over the past 20 years include: Matt Waletzko Chris Kuper Will Ratelle Greg Hardin

One or both would be reasonable conclusions … The idea that the depth chart was stacked against him is a generic argument that I’m not buying. He was a true freshman, what would you expect? Of course there’s several ahead of him. Yeah, not buying that. Now getting closer to home I can buy.