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Hoping someone grabs the QB1 job and runs away with it - that’s the best case scenario for UND football in 2025 and beyond.

I’m going to be honest, UND athletics - particularly marketing - needs to step their game up. No reason to sleep on marketing the number one college sport in America like they do; it’s quite ridiculous honestly. Hope to see better in 2025…

Or 9, 10, or 11 wins?

Let them all sleep …

It will not be Kansas State’s first game- they open up the week prior overseas versus Iowa State in Dublin, Ireland. Last time this scenario played out for UND (2022- @Nebraska, they had returned from game vs Northwestern in Ireland) it almost resulted in a big time upset win for UND... Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, though. Solid opening test for Coach Schmidt’s squad. Show up and shock the world. Get it done. Take out the wildcats. Go Hawks

Yes, 2026 is next year. There is a separate thread for 2027.

Need to add Zabel.

Need to get actual replica Adidas jerseys with the player’s number and nameplate. I can appreciate the attempt, as I suppose they are better than nothing, but need better quality if the general public - and not just the players’ families - will purchase …

Top fall camp storylines are 1) quarterback and 2) the entire defense

Nice work on keeping this page updated @geaux_sioux. Awesome 2026 recruiting class thus far; takes 2-3 years to truthfully grade it, but on paper this is best recruiting class for UND ever Coach Schmidt and staff building something special

Agreed; not his final destination, but man there will be fun times along the way. Get out, support it, and enjoy it …

Coaching matters, and Coach Schmidt is the real deal…

Officially “next level” … and it feels so good.

Time will tell. Everyone will be skeptical until we actually see the run defense produce on the field, and there’s ways to make that happen with the current group…

Have to hope the two FCS transfers, Olagbaju (St. Thomas, and who is over 300 lbs by the way) and Henry (Sac St), make major gains this summer and fall. They are both early in their careers with a lot of potential…

$ https://1883collective.com … and recruiting the good ‘ol fashioned way, which is a work in progress…

Agree with all of this though!

F**k that … them p***y cow f**kers can choke for once

Ignorance is bliss. Oh, and coaching matters (by the way, they do the recruiting in collegiate athletics). This isn’t tee-ball. Just look at the overhaul in UND hockey and football recruiting and player management over the past 6 months … coincidence that coaches changed also? No.

Ok…

This would require actual support from UND, not just lip service …

After a few discussions with people I respect, and months/years of introspection, I’ve come to the opposite conclusion. New (and better) AD, please… I’d be fine with Bubba taking over that spot. Good things happened back in the day when Roger Thomas went from FB HC to AD (minus the decision to not go to D1 along with xDSUs).

horns down f*ck the bison go hawks

Coaching matters. Bubba was on autopilot. Schmidty is a dawg!