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Actually, as a topic, hasn't this thread run it's course? It seems more like an inevitability. Over 100 pages and the only posters who disagree with the topic are NDSU trolls who want to keep UND recruiting at a disadvantage.

this is nothing a consistent, winning, competitive team wouldn't fix. don't need to rob from Peter to pay Paul.

so you are saying that this will not be front page material on bisonville? it may not be the outrage you desire on a UND site, but we can both be confident that your friends on bisonville will more than make up for that, which makes sense since UND and NDSU no longer meet on the gridiron.

to that I definitely agree, Dave and I also like Sammy

since you are invoking wiki, here are Lincoln's own words:

Excuse me... Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. He was a conservative and the first Republican president.

would still like to see the checkbook be opened for Bob Diaco. Probably would cost the same as Tibesar would, but he would bring new blood and is not on the NFL HC track (yet?) Yes, a pipedream, but so is Tibesar.

if some people had gotten their way after NDSU had a slot open on their schedule for this season, it could have been worse - NDSU could have hung 51 (or more) points on the Sioux instead of Ferris State.

So-o-o... legitimate question 'cause I don't know... which is more detrimental to recruiting??? A bunch of fans griping about the players' attitudes, the level of play of play, the coaching ineptitude, etc on an internet fan forum? -- or -- the coach calling his team a bunch of divas at a press conference?

Maybe you should proofread your emails to make sure he can understand what you are trying to say...

Is this an back-handed endorsement of bald coaches (I.e. Bohl)?

Those recruits are out there. They will come to a place where they will be given the opportunity to play. All the more reason for Mr Faison to be in the process of soliciting indications of interest from FBS coordinators and top FCS candidates that come from WINNING traditions now. No Iowa State, Minnesota or Colorado traditions please. I empathize with the Tibesar crowd, but IMHO truly doubt he will want to drop down to a low level FCS team if he has NFL head coaching aspirations. Also not sure if a Glenn Caruso type can make a successful transition to the FCS ranks, so shoot high and open the checkbook. Time for some new blood. It sure has worked for volleyball.

now, whatever would give you that idea?

How 'bout if UND had a great pass rush? Then UND would Sack Sac State.

on top of that, in practice, Mollberg is going against the porous UND defense... not the standard for learning to play against the top defenses in the Big Sky, like Montana, Montana State.

Bill Cowher or Tony Dungy

Less talented or unmotivated upper class men? Or both?

I'd be willing to bet dollars to donuts that Mussman is going to be HC until (at least) the end of the season. This is not USC. Also the coordinators are young and inexperienced.

So UND's coaches feel there is only one (1) DI prospect in all of the Dakotas and Montana? I would hazard a guess that there are full ride offers to kids from those 3 states from other DI schools. UND may not get them all, but it appears they are not even trying.

if, IF, UND were to beat EWU this weekend, the d-backs would be so full of themselves that Sac State would blow them out the following weekend.

OK, that's 5. Out of a recruiting class of how many? And how is UND doing with the 2014 class? All I'm saying is that they need to step up local recruiting - a lot.

if NDSU can have the record they have had with 63 local players, what is the problem with local recruiting for UND? Its not getting talent from Chicago - its getting smash-mouth trench players from the farms, ranches and oil country that have formed the foundation of the NDSU, Montana State, Montana and yes, even SDSU's teams. Wasn't Mussman an offensive line coach? Why can't UND recruit offensive linemen that can give Mollberg or Bartels 3 or 4 seconds in a pocket or consistently open holes like they did for Shaugabay's TD? I'm getting at the fact that NDSU, MSU, UM have proven there are DI caliber players in the remote areas of the northern plains and UND is not recruiting them. The Dave Osbornes, Phil Hansons, Jim Kleinsasserss and Weston Dresslers of the future are in ND high schools and junior high schools now. Why aren't they being heavily recruited by UND?

Why not? He went toe-to-toe and finally came out on top, even if it was Idaho State.

I think if you look at the records, the ND, SD & MN kids UND is missing (UND's out of region vs NDSU's hi local count) are pretty decent quality players.

almostheaven/watchmaker is that you?