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Looks like S Chris Hannible is no longer on the roster - that's not good. He had big play potential. Makes Reyes almost a guaranteed starter next to Carr at he safety spots.

Here on August 1st is my guess at the starting lineup on August 28th vs. San Jose State. QB Joe Mollberg RB Cedric Simmons FB Dustin Iverson TE Zach Adler WR1 RJ McGIll WR2 Casey Young LT AJ Stockwell LG Brandon Anderson C Colton Boas RG Sean Meehan RT Devin Barton LE Alec Carrothers RE Jordan Hinojosa NG Shea Walker OLB Marcus Jenkins-Moore OLB Dayo Idowu MLB Ben Peters MLB Will Ratelle CB Alex Tillman CB Dominique Blackmon FS Chris Hannible SS Baylee Carr K Reid Taubenheim P Mitch Meindel There are several positions of uncertainty. QB could see Ryan Bartels; RB could see Adam Shaugabay; FB could have Dewayne Pecosky start; WR could have Miguel Cerriteno or Tyhre Ivery start; and OL could see AJ Stockwell not start causing one of the guards (likely Anderson) to swing outside to tackle – lot of question marks. I’m a little more certain with the defense, with the one exception being safety. I believe Chris Hannible will crack the starting lineup at the expense of Cole Reyes.

We appreciate the father's input. Welcome to UND and let's win some football games!

3 FBS transfers is about right IMO. Understandably, recruiting is key to success, especially in North Dakota given the lack of area DI schools in Minnesota, Wisconsin, etc. With that said, having a recruiting class with around 20 high school graduates and 3 FBS transfers is a great way to stay competitive immediately without rebuilding years. In the past, many FCS schools have been successful with FBS transfers if mixed correctly with high school recruits. EWU did it in 2010 when they won the NC and others have won playoff games doing it too. As the old adage goes, there's more than one way to skin a cat [win a championship].

OLB Marcus Jenkins-Moore looks to be a quality addition. All 3 FBS defensive transfers will likely start and be immediate contributors this season. With that, and a defensive-minded coaching staff, the defense should be better in 2014.

http://www.grandfork...football-season Here's an article on the new video boards going up in the Alerus. I'm afraid the first line of the article doesn't ooze much confidence in the 2014 UND football team; actually, it sounds like the Grand Forks media expects another 3 or 4 win season. Let's hope Bubba proves them wrong and gets this thing to 5 or 6 wins in 2014 and then on to bigger things in 2015!

Last 10 years: 2005 NCC Conference Champions (head coach) 2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions (D coordinator) 2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions (D coordinator) NDSU has the 3-peat advantage and that's definitely their primary advantage. If NDSU starts losing and UND starts winning, UND will be right back in the recruiting picture as far as going recruit for recruit with NDSU.

Absolutely. O line play needs to be improved from 2013.. There's still hope that the d line will be improved from 2013 with the additions and change in coaching.

This offensive line situation could end up being a bad, bad thing… …or it could turn out alright if one of the redshirt freshman O linemen surprise.

Nothing to say in my opinion - NDSU has straight up received several commitments from players UND wanted...

Hope it gets done soon, particularly before the football season opener so that the 2014 team can reap the benefits of an equipment deal...

NDSU is killing 2015 recruiting this far. I hate that football program…

Thank you for the post! We are extremely happy to have Jordan here at THE University of North Dakota. I hope you are able to attend a few games, if not all, so that you can see the family atmosphere that UND prides itself on. Our first year head coach Bubba Schweigert is a tremendous ambassador of the university who supports family and physical football. UND was very prominent nationally in D2 football in the early 2000s, but our previous coach had us fall off a bit at the D1 level; however, I truly believe your son and the rest of his respective recruiting class will help turn UND football back into what it was and what it should be. Go UND!

UND should defeat RMU; however, I'm not sure on the margin. No way to know; depends how the team looks in week 1.

Robert Morris won't bring many, that's quite certain.

I've heard with my own ears that this true. However, the bottom line is people just want a winner.

I'll definitely take an improvement in most positions if it means detracting from one position. Football is the ultimate team game. I agree that the absolute two biggest things expected to improve should be QB play and defensive secondary play. With those two things better, this team has a chance to improve on its 2013 record by a few games. Also, the running game emphasis will be beneficial. Seeing the football alumni golf game today include guys like Chris Kuper, Tim Tibesar, and Dave Osborne get me excited for the future of UND football. It just kinda feels like the early 2000s when support was at a high - Bubba deserves a lot of credit for that.

It just seemed that you were considering the talent on this team to be very lacking, but that's not necessarily true. Last years freshmen class has talented players, the transfers are unknowns, and the QBs both are more experienced. All in all, the coaching staff may have a decent amount of talent to work with. And your last comment isn't necessarily true; depth is key.

Can we stop with this "scratch" talk? Half of the potential starters for 2014 weren't even on the team in 2013, so it's impossible to know what kind of team UND will have in 2014 until the games are being played.

I'm hoping the increased video board size will positively influence the game day atmosphere. And I think it will. Hope the audio is also improved.

WR Jake Smeltzer is a three-star recruit with several offers; hopefully the UND family connections work out! He would be a great addition to the 2015 recruiting class.

http://sportsjournalla.com/jc-football-smc-defensive-back-aaron-rogers-commits-to-north-dakota/ http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1387493/highlights/102611526

Via Twitter, here are some of the student-athletes who participated in today’s (July 26th) Elite Camp: DT Collin Race 6’2” 275 lbs Goodridge, MN http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2040275/ OG/OC Hunter Carlberg 6’1” 275 lbs Minneapolis, MN http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3309650/hunter-carlberg OC Joe Schons 6’3” 301 lbs Savage, MN http://www.hudl.com/athlete/39438/joe-schons WR Christian Phillips 6’5” Canada C/NG Ben Knutson 6’2” 265 lbs Glyndon, MN http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1841855/ben-knutson OLB/DB Zach Larson 5’11” 185 lbs West Fargo, ND https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51nGUmWeEAk DE Mason Bennett (Offered today by UND) 6’4” 230 lbs Winnipeg, MB http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1488526/mason-bennett

http://und.edu/calendar/index.php/view/event/detail/28149/und-football-coaching-staff-meet-greet Go and meet the new staff as they get ready to embark on their inaugural season at THE University of North Dakota! Go UND and let's go Bubba!

Defense is different in terms of calls. Coverages are different.