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Knowing UND is recruiting Blinn junior college in Texas, here are some possibilities as to who UND is targeting (all 2015 graduates): WR Darrion Landry, 6'3" 195 lbs. 4.45 40 yd dash. 3 star Rivals. Offers from Akron, Illinois, Kentucky, Mid Tenn State, North Texas, South Alabama, Southern Miss, and Toledo. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Darrion-Landry-160429 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/687309/darrion-landry LB Justin Johnson, 6'1" 230 lbs. 4.50 40 yd dash. Offers from Arkansas State, Mid Tenn State, Purdue and Southern Miss. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Justin-Johnson-169241 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4574833/justin-johnson S Alan Wright, 6'0" 190 lbs. 4.53 40 yd dash. Offers from Miami (OH), Prairie View A&M, Sam Houston State, and Tulsa. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Alan-Wright-162031 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2965305/alan-wright RB DeVante Mays, 5'11" 225 lbs. 4.53 40 yd dash. Offers from Georgia State, Utah State, and Southern Miss. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-DeVante-Mays-162033 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/456849/devante-mays OL Jayson Rhodes, 6'4" 310 lbs. Offers from Grambling State and Southern Miss. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Jayson-Rhodes-168919 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3874315/jayson-rhodes QB Jake Hubenak, 6'3" 210 lbs. 4.6 40 Yd Dash. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Jake-Hubenak-168218 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4514014/jake-hubenak DE/OLB/S Darrell Jackson, 6'5" 225 lbs. 3 star Rivals. Offers from Arkansas State and UCF. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Darrell-Jackson-160755 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3890833/darrell-jackson CB Tyree Williams, 6'0" 185 lbs. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Tyree-Williams-162338 CB Reggie Anderson, 5'10" 180 lbs. 4.40 40 yd dash. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Reggie-Anderson-160752 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/516809/reggie-anderson MLB Garrett Sharp, 6'3" 230 lbs. 2 star Rivals. Offer from Texas State. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Garrett-Sharp-162034 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3064112/garrett-sharp S Ron Knowles, 6'0" 190 lbs. 4.60 40 yd dash. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Ron-Knowles-160756 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/895437/ron-knowles S Scott Middleton, 5'11" 200 lbs. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Scott-Middleton-162032 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2590202/scott-middleton MLB Fred Conyers, 6'0" 235 lbs. 4.80 40 yd dash. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Fred-Conyers-162341 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/354533/fred-conyers DE/OLB Kyle Joyce, 6'0" 215 lbs. 4.62 40 yd dash. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Kyle-Joyce-162340 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2546535/kyle-joyce DE Darian Childers, 6'3" 265 lbs. Offer from Texas Southern. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Darian-Childers-160753 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2876702/darian-childers DT Edgar Luna, 6'3" 305 lbs. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Edgar-Luna-162325 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/509840/edgar-luna DT JJ Lollar, 6'3" 300 lbs. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-J.J.-Lollar-162326 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/543355/jj-lollar OL Mike Vanisko, 6'5" 300 lbs. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Mike-Vanisko-162578 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/502923/michael-vanisko OL Ross Lodge, 6'5", 295 lbs. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Ross-Lodge-162582 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4478625/ross-lodge WR Kaylon Melancon, 5'10", 185 lbs. http://www.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Kaylon-Melancon-162577 http://www.hudl.com/athlete/531885/kaylon-melancon My goodness does Blinn College have some good athletes. If they are committed to academics and being good student-athletes within the community, then I think Bubba and staff should consider signing one or two off this list.

Wrong, if we're speaking hypotheticals here. Any club that wins OOC games against ranked teams (UND had/has chances this season against Utah and Minnesota) will be considered by the selection committee. If UND or any other clubs beat a bunch of OOC powerhouses, they would be considered despite the conference tournament outcome.

100% correct. Only difference between UND basketball and NDSU basketball, and even football teams, is the coaching and athletic departments; both of which have been superior for NDSU. NDSU's facilities are on par with UND's, but it's the effort put into the programs by NDSU that trumps that of UND.

There are a lot, and I mean a lot, of FBS caliber talents that come out of Blinn College. UND should seriously look at bringing in 2 - 3 of their student-athletes per year.

Out-of-conference play is troubling. If UND ever did win the conference, they would definitely be a 16-seed and get a bad matchup in the first round. NDSU has no more the facilities than UND, and when they had NCAA tournament quality teams, they made sure to put some out-of-conference wins together to better their resume. It helped them in the end. Jones and UND are surely not doing that by blowing huge leads to SDSU and losing to Texas Pan-American by 18 on a neutral floor. If UND loses as bad as they do on neutral floors (1-5 in last two tournaments), how will they compete in a NCAA game or BSC title game? It's troubling.

Win it.

10-10 is against only Big Sky schools on the road the last two seasons. And, as I mentioned, the Big Sky Conference is a bad DI conference. If you want to compare UND to the bottom 8 schools, then you're already doing UND basketball wrong.

He wins home conference games...that's really it. If he recruits so well, then why are his teams so poor out-of-conference and on the road? The Big Sky Conference is a BAD NCAA DI basketball conference - there, I said it. In all reality, only Weber State and sometimes Montana are the real competitors on a national level (this year replace Montana with Eastern Washington). UND beating mediocre BSC competition at home is not a huge showing, in my opinion. UND goes on the road within the conference and loses quite a few games, too. Look at the out-of-conference (regardless of home or away) record for Jones; it's bad. The regular season road record for Jones in the Big Sky is simply mediocre: 10-10. If you want to only compete in the Big Sky (a bad basketball conference) and never actually win it, then I suppose Jones has already satisfied your expectations, so why be asking for more? But to get to where this program deserves to be, UND needs to WIN the Big Sky Conference tournament, and with that, Jones' ability remains to be seen. UND has taken steps the last 2 seasons, though.

Four major positions of need (in no particular order); that is, need FBS/JUCO transfers: RB, WR, OL, DB RB - lose Jer Garman and Adam Shauabay. Left with Cedric Simmons (coming off injury but has potential) and converted LB Kyle Norberg. Patrick Sharp also in the mix. UND NEEDS a couple talented, physical backs; necessity givin how the defense is capable of playing solid. WR- lose RJ McGill and have very few returning big contributors. Both Josh Seibel and Brandon Walker have potential, but NEED a couple big, fast FBS-type talents to throw the ball up to. OL- considering the intention to win the line of scrimmage, need depth and skill at this position. FBS transfer would again be nice. Lose 2 starters from last year's line: LT Barton and RG Henson. DB - lose 2 senior starters in S Carr and CB Tilman, who happens to be the perfect example of how FBS talent can make immediate contributions. Tilman came in and immediately upgraded not only the covering ability of the secondary, but also the tackling ability of the secondary and the return game. What a move his addition was. Look for at least 3 transfers to this position group. QB, FB/TE, DL and LB are all less immediate of needs due to returners. With that said, still need to develop these positions with high school recruits. Looks like these positions are already being addressed as I look at the list of 2015 verbal commits.

To a degree. Both are/were discount coaching options for a cheap AD.

Jones likely has no offers. His teams have performed in conference play, but they haven't upset a favored team (money games) or made the NCAA tournament. In comparison, Saul Phillips, who was hired away from NDSU by Ohio University, had a good resume: 2 NCAA tournament appearances, and upsets vs Wisconsin, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma. Jones has done nothing close to that.

Very good points. Jones may demonstrate questionable coaching ability, but I fully agree in terms of AD Faison. I've voiced my concern in terms of support for football, but the same goes for basketball as well. Faison is complacent (getting ready for retirement?) and not willing to help out the revenue sports as popular as football and basketball. If NDSU can pump the money they do into football and basketball, then there is no reason UND should be as far behind as they are. Men's hockey sucks up resources like crazy, but maybe it's time to allocate funds elsewhere from other programs like women's hockey?

Another bad loss on the road against non-conference competition. It's these kinds of losses that make me question Jones' ability.

Good find. Would certainly be a welcome addition to UND football.

Most athletic polls take the simple way out and just vote for the best players on the best teams. Way it's been for a long time and likely the way it'll continue to be.

No, just saying you have to be on a successful team in order to get these kind of awards.

Forte also plays for a team that only lost one FCS game all season and swept the Montana Schools....

Good news indeed

Absolutely. That's why it's such a bad deal he got hurt and won't be able to play (most likely) against Utah.

Looks like a good win. Would sure like to have a healthy roster vs Utah, so too bad with Hooker. Hope it's not serious.

Any speculation on Hooker's injury? Any other injuries? Without injuries, UND would have a ton of depth. Too bad the injury bug has hit this early in the season.

Is Idaho State in the playoffs??? No, because they didn't beat the big 3. However, they did have a winning record, good enough for conference respect in terms of all-conference representation. UND had a sub .500 record and didn't beat big three; therefore, doesn't surprise me there's no conference respect.

Good deal...just what the 2015 UND football team needs. 2015 should be a winning year...finally. Care to PM the info you have? Thanks.

UND needs to play better on the road in non-conference play. It's been an absolute weak point of this team under Jones. Anyone remember last year's tournament play in Oregon? I still believe this team has the depth and defensive mindset to perhaps be better than last years club.

As far as the NDSU-Crookston game goes, it appears NDSU does have a down team this season. With that said, when UND plays NDSU this year in Fargo, it likely will turn out to be a close game. Hopefully UND pulls it out. As for now, I'm interested in seeing how UND does at the Utah tournament. Last year, UND was horrific in tournament play. Jones needs to improve this. I think UND's team this year has potential to be, dare I say it, better than last years club. More depth, and better defensive, unselfish play among the guys. Time will tell I guess.