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Btw this is great for all programs, especially football. An Adidas deal will same a ton of money from the budget which can be put into other things.

Yes we do. I've noticed that some players have Adidas shoes and most have Nike. Also every player picture features an Adidas shirt. They wouldn't do this if they didn't know something was imminent. I'd assume next year all teams will be all Adidas.

I supported him as hard as I could but in the end he proved not to be a HC. Some just aren't. He gets a lot of blame, deservedly so, but as was touched on earlier the admin is to blame for his hire and, more importantly, the pathetic budget.

In 2011 he did a very good job. In 2012 he did an ok job. If he had coached every year like he did in 2011 he'd still be the coach. He wasn't a consistent leader though, that was his problem from day 1. At the beginning and end of his tenure the players ran the show. For two years he ran the show. He also wasn't great at projecting leadership to the media.

Subtract 10 points from that for having Fales at QB

This is good for us.

Which players?

Don't forget about downtown. There's currently a nice little nucleus but there is so much potential down there it's not even funny. There are plenty of areas that could use a facelift.

Sometimes the lack of vision in GF is infuriating to me.

Was anyone able to make it to yesterday's practice?

Hey NDSU1980

I didn't say FBS or a stadium were in the works. I said they're about to only thing NDSU could do to go up in any way.

Not even one you just answered? Just accept it, we hit our rock bottom last year and will be "trending up". The chances of the bison to trend up are slim since they're about as up as they can be. The only thing they can to do give more leg room in that respect is build a new stadium or go FBS and become the next Boise.

Recently?

Do they have a tradition of winning? National title? Nearly 30 conference titles?

Sure as !@#$ it does. You think we can trend down from last year?

I don't have a total blind hate for NDSU. I respect the product they've put on the field lately and how they've cleaned up the off the field stuff the past couple years. I never cheer for them though, no matter what.

You're not very sharp today are you? What do you think is easier to improve on? A three win season or an undefeated fifteen win national title season? Kmon man.

You can only gain experience in one way. Nobody is born with it.

We've needed a power runner for a long time. I was initially worried that we didn't have a single commit but now we have way more than we've ever had. These players all look solid and best of all they all have Midwestern(Manitoba included) roots.

I was only talking football. I'd rather beat them for a national title than just beat them.

I disagree. NDSU and UND were at similar levels when NDSU jumped up. Look at the separation they've put between us. Had we moved up at the same time there's no telling what would have happened. I can only assume that the rivalry would have been taken to new heights with the legitimacy of FCS compared to D2.

Unfortunately UND admin had no vision and it cost not only the sports programs but the institution as a whole.

Speaking of, he's now up to 240 lbs and will start at ILB. How awesome for him, from walk on to one of their most important players.

UND doesn't have a long history with pulling redshirts so a list of walk ons to get the shirt pulled probably doesn't exist.