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Right now if you use the Sports Network Polls, the MVFC has an average position of 11th with 5 top 25 teams: 1) NDSU 3) Youngstown St. 13) Illinois State 14) N. Iowa and 25) South Dakota St. The Big Sky has an average position in the polls of 15th with 5 top 25 teams: 2) Montana State 7) Eastern Washington 21) Montana 22) Northern Arizona and 23) Cal Poly If you included the next two teams (1 per conference) you would have UND at 30th and Indiana State at 32nd, which would put the positioning closer with the MVFC avg. place 15 and Big Sky avg. place at 17.5 The major argument for both conferences would be N. Iowa in the MVFC and Montana in the Big Sky. N. Iowa is 1-3 and simply should not be in the polls. This isnt the final season poll, they should be allowed to win themselves back into the poll but not be babied and allowed to stay in the poll just because they scheduled tough - thats just poor logic. As far as Montana goes, I think NAU should at least be ahead of them. There only D1 wins so far have been Liberty and South Dakota, both at home. But, if you compare the two swing teams (Montana and N. Iowa), I'd say hands down Montana is the better team (IMO).

Interesting...makes you wonder

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To bring them back to reality, thats why

This certainly makes sense, and it goes along with the 'just win, baby' theory; patience young grasshoppers.

Pick 6 to start a game can negatively affect the morale of a football team - starting the game out with a TD and going up 7-0 can have the opposite effect. Yes, Hendrickson has done great, but he's not perfect; let’s give the revamped receiving corps and Oline some credit and maybe consider that B. Hanson would have had just as much success if he had been in there the last 2.

Hendrickson has done extraordinary, don’t get me wrong, but he hasn't been perfect. The pick six he threw last week was the difference in the game when it came to the final score. I think the most difficult thing to comprehend is whether or not Hanson could have produced like Hendrickson if he had he played the last two games instead of Hendrickson. This really is a difficult situation but Mussman has hinted that once Hanson is healthy the likely outcome will be Hanson starting and Hendrickson seeing the field through certain packages that allow him to utilize his athleticism.

That documentary only reminded me how badly this series needs to be resumed. Despite being in different conferences, Taylor and Faison need to schedule each other annually in all sports. The UND-NDSU rivalry was good for so many reasons - the state of North Dakota deserves it.

I'm a fan of Braden Hanson but so far Hendrickson has done an outstanding job, and no matter the decision, the QB position is really not a concern. UND needs to get the running game going and play some defense - that’s where the concern lies.

Even when San Diego State fans have something positive to say about UND and their performance, NDSU dirt boys are the first to try and point out a mistake. That certainly deserves an LOL Real 'intelligent I must say'

Yeah, because Robert Morris and Colorado State are the best defenses in the FCS and FBS, respectively? It really is just not worth it to listen to arrogant NDSU fans, their heads are all way too big.

If he's good enough, NFL scouts will find him. Lets not forget, he is only a junior. It may be too early to tell if he is the best FCS WR, but I'd say he is definitely top 5 and if he only continues to improve, he'll likely be the best next season.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiWgb4TWHf8&feature=youtu.be If listening to Rocky Long talk good about UND doesn't make you smile, I don't know what will.

THIS.

If UND gets to 7+ DI wins this season, that will mean they beat some pretty good teams (at least one of the following: SDSU, MSU, Montana, and/or EWU). It would be hard for the selection committee to overlook a Big Sky team that went 8-3. We'll see what happens though, because getting 7 D1 wins (8 overall) will be a difficult task. We haven't even seen this team play on the road yet, and that can be a challenge for some teams.

The Montana game will have a real nice tailgating crowd, pending the weather.

D.J. Adams is a top-FCS RB who will likely get a shot to play on Sundays. Ryan Chappel never would've got that opportunity. End of that discussion. As far as best RB in the Alerus, that is debatable. But I will say we will see a RB just as good if not better in Northern Arizona's Zach Bauman on Oct. 13.

Exactly. In terms of creating fans, believe it or not UND competes with NDSU. NDSU is 6-3 against FBS teams and UND has never won one. Getting a FBS win would be huge for the program in multiple aspects, one of which is certainly creating buzz and bringing in better gameday crowds.

We could be playing Northern Colorado or SD Mines again and they would probably pick those guys to win. What a bunch of jokes - they're not even worth listening to.

If Hanson was healthy and playing this week, I wonder if Golladay would get his shirt pulled? I mean, when you have Greg Hardin, RJ McGill, Jameer Jackson, Tyhre Ivery, and Blair Townsend, none of whom are seniors, why would you want a player to lose a year of eligibility if you’re already 4-5 deep in that area. I mean, they will still have all those players back next year too! I guess I would've liked to see him redshirt so he could be around all four years of the Mollberg era, but if he's not redshirting now this leaves one of two reasons in my opinion: 1) The coaches want to get him out on the field because winning against Portland State is very important as far as playoffs go and Golladay being out there will only help out Hendrickson and his production while Hanson is out. 2) Golladay is just that good. I mean, if he is going to get his redshirt pulled while UND is that deep at receiver, then he must be the REAL DEAL.

When more than 1900 students show up regularly, then the $5/ticket thing gets tricky, but until then it’s not a big deal. Although it is only Wednesday, I'm not hearing as good of things as I did last week in terms of student interest in the game - hopefully that changes. This game will be a huge indication; if a lot of students show up for two home games in a row (especially with this one on a Sat. night and with most of the 'UND hockey-only-brats' being more interested in partying and talking about the NHL rather than watching football live) then I'll be convinced student interest/attendance is back where it needs to be.

Noticed it and thought they looked good. It will be interesting to see how well they match with the green jerseys, cause they are great with the black jerseys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Tf9PTX_uI Highlights of Portland State's win over Carroll They will definitely be a challenging opponent.

Week 2 sets up one of the better, if not the best, Potato Bowl matchups in many years. It will be a big game (in terms of attendance, hype, and FCS standings); unfortunately, Braden Hanson will not be a part of it. Although Hanson is out, the WR corps is really strong this year so hopefully that helps make Hendrickson's job easier than we expect. In addition, our RB depth is great too so we should be able to set Hendrickson up well if we can effectively run the ball. Of course, it is important to realize this Portland State team coming to town is no pushover either; they were picked to be a top 5 Big Sky team. In all seriousness, it was going to be a tough game to win even with Hanson at QB. Hopefully, we can do enough to pull out this all important home game. As the season is paced out in front of us, we have 10 games remaining. We need to win 7 of those 10 to hope to make playoffs and we have to play MSU, EWU (who beat Idaho last night), and SDSU (FBS) all on the road. Winning this PSU Potato Bowl game is very, very important as far as playoffs go. Let’s hope for a really good crowd and the great home field advantage that goes along with it. Let’s get this W!!

Grand Forks Herald reported a scout from the Dallas Cowboys was in attendance last night looking at Brenneman and Braden Hanson; that gives you an idea of just how good this guy might really be. Of course, Hendrickson will have to step up and hopefully he can make enough big plays to pull out a win. As far as SDSU, I just hope we can make it competitive, but UND NEEDS this Portland St. win as it would go along way towards playoff consideration. It's tough to stop thinking about the Hanson injury, not only because he'll miss a couple key games and the depth is horrible, but also because he just looked so darn impressive before he got hurt.