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Buy or sell UND has >1 All American after the season
Well, Ross Brenneman was named to the Beyond Sports College Networks Preseason All-America third team so he has a shot to finish as an All-American (3rd or 2nd team) if he has a good season. Zeb Miller could put up some big kicking numbers this season but that is a tough competition among many. I feel playing in the Big Sky will improve the chances of having multiple All-Americans in the future but ultimately it comes down to winning. Just about every good team has their best one or two players on an All-American team. Hopefully, we make some noise in our first Big Sky season and have two All-Americans but I only see one for this season. I'm sticking with only Brenneman. Sell
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Buy or Sell: UND football is undefeated at home in 2012.
Quite possible, but I see a loss to either Montana, Cal Poly, or Portland State. I'll go with 5-1 so sell.
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Buy or Sell: Jer Garman gets the second most touches out of the RBs.
sell
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Buy or sell Mussman is still the coach in 5 years and gets a little respect as a coach
Being he will be the coach for this season, I really don't want to sell because that means we have some losing records in the next few years. It just seems he lacks the leadership ability a head coach requires. Remember, many great coordinators have ended up being poor head coaches. Personally, I feel this may be the case with Mussman. Nonetheless, if he manages to the lead the team to a 7-4 or better record this season, I'll start thinking differently. Optimistically, I'm going to hope for great results this year and buy.
Buy or Sell A UND player leads the Big Sky in a major statistical category (Pass yds, rush yds, rec, sacks, interceptions, etc)
Maybe Hardin has a break out year, but I don't see him leading the conference; just too many good receivers and quarterbacks out there. We have too many RBs for an individual to lead but maybe collectively. I really think it is possible we end up leading the conference in defense against the run. Not only because of our front 7, but also because of our secondary's issues; it just will be more inviting for Big Sky teams to pass rather than run (e.g. '06 & '07 Minnesota Vikings). Sell - No individual leaders this season.
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I understand Gate City Bank and the Fargodome have a lesser deal than that of Alerus Financial and the Alerus Center; however, there is still no reason Alerus Financial/the Alerus Center has to take up the entire middle field exclusively for their logo. A format similar to what the Fargodome and Gate City Bank did would still seem appropriate, despite the magnitude of the naming rights. Ultimately, I wish UND and Alerus Financial could've agreed on an interlocking ND at midfield and smaller yet similarly placed Alerus Center logos. Oh well, too much power for Alerus Financial through their exclusive naming rights I guess.
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Why in the world can't we have the interlocking ND at midfield?
Alerus really should receive some negative points for this one. No reason a collaborative deal could not have been made (e.g. Fargodome & Gate City Bank)
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Buy or Sell Hanson throws for 4 TD's in a game...more than once.
Sell - hopefully he manages to do it at least once (and not the SDSoM&T game...that'd be a waste)
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I'm hoping the new turf changes the look and feel of the Alerus positively. I'm sure it will; can't wait to see the finished product!
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Buy or sell the offense averaging 430+ yards/game (I'm buying)
Sell. We averaged 310 ypg offensively last season. I don't see an 120 ypg increase. I'll say around a 75 yard increase putting the offense at around 385 ypg this season.
Buy or sell- We score more than 20 points against FBS SDSU
Buy, I think three touchdowns is easily possible. Cal Poly scored 21 last year against them.
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I really hope our expectations of Hansen aren't too high.
They just might be. Won't know for sure until we see him in live-action during games.
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Buy or sell not including the SDSoM's game...UND will put 42+ points on the board.
Buy or Sell- UND has a winning record on the road?
Buy or sell a TE (Nichols or Adler or both) actually factoring in on the passing offense consistantly
I don't believe UND will put up 42 in any game other than SDSoM&T. Last year, UND averaged 23 pts/gm vs. FCS competition. As for this year's FCS opponents, their defenses gave up:
Portland State: 30.4 pts/gm vs FCS
Sacramento State: 27.3 pts/gm vs FCS
Cal Poly: 26 pts/gm vs FCS
Eastern Washington: 30.2 pts/gm vs FCS
N. Arizona: 26.6 pts/gm vs FCS
Montana: 18.2 pts/gm vs FCS
Montana St: 23.3 pts/gm vs FCS
Southern Utah: 22.9 pts/gm vs FCS
N. Colorado: 34.9 pts/gm vs FCS
Eastern Washington, Northern Colorado, and Portland State had the worst defensive PPG last year; however, UND plays 2 of the 3 on the road. Braden Hansen will improve this offense along with a healthy Mitch Sutton, improved Jer Garman, and freshman Jameer Jackson, but I don't see a 10 + pt increase in our offensive ppg. Maybe a touchdown giving us an average of 30 ppg, which would still be impressive. Hopefully we can put up ~ 35 pts at home. So I sell the 42 + pts this season. If UND is going to be successful this year, it wont be because they outscore their oppoenents but rather because UND plays solid defense. The team is more geared towards that side of the ball anyways. Also, UND is still a run first team with 3 capable ball carriers.
As for the road, I see UND going 2-3. I hope they can pull off an upset win at Montana State, Eastern Washington, or San Diego State, but I still see them going 2-3. Don't be surprised if UND drops the game versus Sac St. but picks up an upset vs. MSU or EWU. So I sell a winning road record, but I expect either a 5-1 or 6-0 home record!
Hansen will improve Seth Nichols receiving numbers. I see Nichols with maybe 3 TD receptions. Buy Nichols as a consistent threat in the passing game.
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I know they're working on getting a Nike deal. Next year they are supposed to get new greens. But I do know for the blacks that they have already placed the order.
As long as they have a matching helmet-jersey combination this year, it won't be so bad. And of course, a black alternate will look awesome. I look forward to seeing these appearance changes!
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Buy or sell: Daryl Brown will lead the team in interceptions this season.
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Ok. Last time I talk about this. The team is getting new all blacks. They are also repainting the helmets to be Kelly green to better match school colors.
So geaux_sioux, are they going to get new green jerseys too or keep their existing ones? Because I'm sure most would agree that the current green home jerseys are too baggy and need to be replaced with a better fit/new design. I'm okay with the pea green color as long as the helmets match. It just seems that the hockey jerseys have a bit brighter green than that of the football jerseys.
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As for 2011, yes, NDSU had the better team. But I support looking ahead, especially since in my opinion UND's last two recruiting classes were better than NDSU's, and UND is in a better football conference. This poll argument will be mute in a few months because UND will be playing first-class FCS competition so poll votes will be much more accurate due to schedule consistency.
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I welcome the discussion. I've grown tired of the North Dakota-NDSU "pollgate" threads.
Is it just me, or is a blowhard from Montana much more likeable than a blowhard from Fargo?
I do feel he has a bit more friendliness to him...
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When NDSU is 2-2 after week 5 with loses to Colorado State and Northern Iowa and UND is either 4-1 or 3-2 with impressive win/s over Cal Poly and/or Portland State, will UND be ranked higher?
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We better be getting new jerseys. I think I am speaking for most, if not all, UND fans when I say I do not want to see those mismatched green jerseys ever again. We need to enter the Big Sky in style; just look at the many uniform combinations of the top tier Big Sky teams!
"You look good, you feel good, you feel good, you play good."
-Deion Sanders, Prime Time
Last season, UND's football players were not looking good. C'mon athletic department, time for a change!
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I would say 6-5 is a realistic goal and with some luck they could go 7-4.
Agree
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Wasn't that said about Sioux Falls? No game is a guarantee.
Although your message is quite cliché in the world of college sports, I certainly understand why. Yes, it is possible that UND could lose to SDSoM, but in regards to probability UND has a > 95% chance of winning. I’ll take those odds as a guarantee given the rest of UND’s 2012 schedule. Also, Sioux Falls is a much better team than SDSoM, who I believe went winless last season. In addition, Sioux Falls beat SDSoM last season by a score of 71 – 0. Oh, and some people (including myself) are hoping UND can make the D1 FCS playoffs this season. With all the excitement that likely will be in the Alerus on August 30, I’ll take this year’s improved UND squad in a rout and do it without a second thought.
With all that said, you still should never take an opponent for granted; therefore, the above is really just jabber as I impatiently wait for our inaugural Big Sky season!
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UND won't lose to SDSoM - that's the only game on the schedule that's a guarantee
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I too have the same question as geaux_sioux. It would certainly help increase the energy and crowd excitement in the Alerus on Saturdays. Lights, smoke, awesome entrance song, etc. would go a long way.
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Who cares about football!! I just want my Fighting Sioux t-shirt!!
It's only the most popular sport in the country.
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Unfortunately, I have to agree. Given Montana's emphasis on football, UND should just hope to consistently be around the same level as Montana. That doesn't mean UND can't beat Montana and win Big Sky conference titles, but I don't necessarily expect UND to replace Montana as the conference power.