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Welcome to Grand Forks and the University of North Dakota! UND athletics has a great deal of tradition and our new football coach, Bubba Schweigert, will be leading our football program to great things. Again, welcome to UND and I hope you and your son enjoy the experience!

Any news on this front? I really think we need new green jerseys and we should be utilizing those willing to donate.

He'll be < Bohl, that's a guarantee. Bohl had FBS defensive coordinator experience and then led NDSU to back-to-back-to-back national titles. NDSU should just hope that Klieman can produce 10 win seasons; never mind anymore national title hopes.

Staff is hoping for TE Sam Steckman from Andover, MN.

Good one

Unfortunately, I may have to agree. I believe the University of North Dakota is capable of possessing better leadership on the administrative, academic, and athletic fronts. With that said, Kelley and Faison are both capable.

I wouldn't go as far as saying it would be better to schedule another DI team, because I'm not going to try hide it; UND-NDSU is the best matchup in terms of hype/revenue/attendance for both schools.

His film had several big plays, so I wouldn't be too worried about his speed. I'm sure he's a sub 4.60.

The one thing a potential UND-NDSU game needed! And you have to love that both Bohl and Taylor will be gone; that will certainly hurt Ag school athletics! Heck, even Saul Phillips left! I guess NDSU isn't as irresistible and perfect as the aggie faithful declare.

http://www.grandfork...spring-meetings As the above article states, Weber State was a 16 seed not because they were a bad team, but because they had a low RPI. An RPI is largely based on scheduling, particularly at the mid- to low-major level of DI NCAA basketball. Weber State was a very good basketball team, that also would have beat Oklahoma. The issue with Weber State, and rest of the Big Sky Conference, is that very little out-of-conference scheduling happens with other mid-majors. In fact, most of the scheduling is done with money games (big programs) and DII teams. UND has itself been guilty of this in terms of scheduling. If the Big Sky would schedule more DI mid-majors, they would allow their RPI to rise, both team-wise and conference-wise. For example, UND played Presentation College and Minnesota Morris last season. By playing only one of those games and subbing in another DI game, the chance for a greater RPI is now present. Nearly all of UND’s DI wins came from the Big Sky Conference, just as many Big Sky teams relied on in order to acquire DI wins. That is a recipe for disaster when trying to produce the best RPI possible. Doug Fullerton and the Big Sky are looking at ways to improve this scheduling dilemma. As for Weber State and their No. 16 seed ranking, they were way better than that. They would have beat NDSU, possibly quite handily. They lost to No. 1 Arizona by only 9 points.

NDSU played Oklahoma; Weber State played Arizona. Are you proposing that Oklahoma and Arizona were equal teams? Use a little common sense, please.

So you, Bison Dan -- the self-proclaimed sports expert who consistently demonstrates the insecurity of his loyalty on this website -- are declaring I know nothing about sports? That’s quite amusing. I know head-to-head UND women’s athletics has done exceptionally well versus NDSU over the past few seasons. Other than that, I do not want to know anything more about NDSU women’s athletics. You may say that is an ignorant stance, but in all honesty, the accomplishments you just listed were quite petty and not worth noticing, and as such, they reinforce my point. By spending time on this website and criticizing UND supporters, you are simply demonstrating your own lack of knowledge, ironically. Nearly every NDSU fan on this website resorts to personal attacks, and as the basics of debate state, that indicates nothing more than a lack of competence and ability to persist the argument. In conclusion, you may notice I do not spend a significant amount of time on NDSU fan forums because, primarily, I do not feel it is necessary to defend UND athletics. The history and present stature of University of North Dakota athletics implicitly does that for me. On the other hand, NDSU supporters apparently feel they need to take an active stance in terms of defense.

Big Sky Conference was a better league than the Summit league due to Weber State; therefore, UND probably would've made the tourney if they would've been in the Summit. And how is finishing second in the conference a "rough season"? You've lost your mind.

Well NDSU's women athletics are an embarrassment, so it's understandable. How did the 2013 UND-NDSU men's basketball game go again?

No Danny, the point is that NDSU only has football. All of NDSU's other sports are bad.

If softball was exhibition, then I apologize to Mr. Corey. UND was after all undefeated versus NDSU this season in all regular season games. Sports were baseball, men's and women's basketball, soccer, and volleyball.

www.hudl.com/athlete/1748244/highlights/83064375 He's a playmaker - good addition!

So you're just assuming I'm incorrect in my research and acquired facts? That certainly demonstrates a lack of consideration on your part. Nevertheless, if you consider softball, which I don't know why you wouldn't, then yes, it's misleading. UND beat NDSU in every game played of volleyball, baseball, and women's/men's basketball during the 2013-2014 season. NDSU did beat UND in softball during the fall of 2013. Blame Dan Corey, not me: @DanCorey8: North Dakota is now a perfect 6-0 against NDSU in the 2013-14 sports year.

Klieman did nothing. Bohl built and led the team, and the defense that led NDSU to three national titles was originally assembled by Scottie Hazelton. Bubba brings passion and DI experience to UND - he will engineer successful teams. The defenses he led at SIU were respectable. Nevertheless, he never had a chance to lead at SIU as a head coach; he has the potential to be a great head coach here at UND.

Anyone who doesn't think Klieman is a downgrade from Bohl is delusional; then again, most Ag school fans are.

UND went undefeated against NDSU last season in all areas of head-to-head athletic competition. Secondly, the University of Minnesota is a prestigious university with high academic rankings. In most academic disciplines, the University of Minnesota possesses greater academic rankings than the University of North Dakota; therefore, due to transitive relation principles, the University of Minnesota possesses significantly greater academic rankings than the North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences.

Hey clever one, UND has a new coaching staff for this season. UND coaches from last 7 years =/= current UND coaches get it? Oh, and NDSU's new coaching staff may be a dud.

Interesting. Nearly all the former players I spoke to from the early 2000s were very happy about the hire. They believed Bubba would bring back passion and a positive defensive mentality to UND football.

It sounds like Weston Dressler is practicing with the first team in minicamp, and he is doing quite well as a slot receiver. Mr. Dressler might be getting a lot of playing time this season for Kansas City!

I can see why we offered him - he looks like a DI football player that could potentially play on either side of the ball.