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I can't remember who called this. Joe was and probably still is a good hoops player, which translates well to the short patterns, quick separations, and the hands in traffic a TE needs. I think after the departure of Adler the TE position has the biggest drop off in talent of all positions on our roster. This could really help. Different position, different mind set, and a new opportunity, good for Joe!!

oh no, UNI has to spend 20 seconds on telling the defense what number Wentz is when he comes in for a decoy on the jet motion!!

I am not overly concerned cause UND is building a program like a successful MVC team. Once our offense got going we were well rounded other than the pass defense on occasion. Portland St. could stop the pass better than the run, they had a good team to play in the Big Sky, but UND took it to them, not surprised UNI did, too. I think UND with their run D would have been a tougher matchup for UNI.

The Big Fluff- I said it so now the SU guys don't need to point it out, cause we are aware. If the Big Fluff doesn't start making a push in the playoffs, it will hurt our bubble teams. UNI has been hot since their middle of the year slump, much like UND was playing.

straight from our QB, who makes the protection checks. "My guards, tackles, and backs could not hear me". We barely blocked anyone and our coaching staff failed us. I said after the game we should have ran our pistol/ shotgun run package, which we did in every other game, a similar package that USD runs, the one that had no issues with the noise or Bison defense. Also, Clive was out so we could have used him to stretch the field. Anyway, we got smoked but I put it more on the game plan and stubbornness of scheme than the players getting 'manhandled'. UND vs. NDSU round 2 would be much closer just as NDSU vs. Griz will be a different game (although I hope not)

As always, you provide great perspective. I get greedy and want things both ways sometimes. I will support the team however it plays out.

general thoughts - We should go after anyone we want, until a recruit makes it clear that he is not interested one bit. If we target MSU recruits, or any other Big Sky recruits, we should be sure to mention the stipend in a humble way. With a 7-4 season, FBS win, a hungry and young team, a recruiting advantage with stipend $$, new practice facility, high-end academics, we should crush it recruiting wise. Did I mention the stipend advantage....... Does the stipend start from this point forward or is it retroactive to all scholarships?? UND, NDSU, USD, SDSU, and a school out east have it, correct? Like SDSU protects the recruits south of them, we need to protect the Canadian kids north of us.

or, you could look at it as football roster tenure, creating an atmosphere of complacency. I never said it is easy, I never said these guys were bad teammates or students, what I am saying is I would like a shot at the next Ratelle or Reyes by having money available. I am not trying to offend anyone, this goes for any player on the roster not holding up their end of the deal, and part of that deal is being on the field. If Ja'won Arrinton was a junior I suppose some here would want him to stay another year on a full ride..........not me.

C.) The following will help. Big Sky should have an east and west. Play all the teams on your side and a game or two with the other side. Then, for the last week of the FCS regular season, east vs. west get seeded and play each other!! 1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, and so on. (Need an even number teams obviously). This would be revolutionary for FCS. Too crazy??

For sure on the beer!! I think it will be interesting how this staff approaches some roster decisions. We definitely have an interesting situation at QB. As consultants you manage player relations and I'll handle the salary cap.........and we'll see how Bubba manages both.

I'd say TE if anything, more receiving than blocking, but could do both.

Your belief has an educational mind set. I think myself and others have a business mindset in that performance matters. Scholarships are a tool to increase talent and performance on the field. The coaching staff is judged off of the team's performance. I don't know what's going to happen, but my understanding is Keaton is 1, Hiedlbaugh is 2, and it would be nice to have 1 senior QB around to mentor and be ready for action, but I don't see burning a full ride on it. And, I don't see a 4th QB, senior, in this scenario making sense with a full ride. I didn't mean to start a tizzy, and I am not heartless......as I actually have a lot of interest and share some commonalities with the better of the 2 Senior QBs. The one that has mechanics and a rifle for an arm, who was shooting darts against Montana last year before he was hurt. But, it's obvious the staff and him are not on the same page, so own it and do what's best for the team. We can have different opinions on this site, right? If nobody was on scholarship, or if everyone had a full, keep them both. But, that's not the reality.

Ya, don't go about it as heartless as my comment, but ultimately we can't have that much $$ tied to no production. In any other real life situation don't you do what is best for the team, company, family, or just for 1 or 2 individuals.

'If' committed, sure, but can't have our resources buried on the bench.

Concordia is 70 miles south of Grand Forks........tough decisions have to be made. So you want 2 full rides on the bench at quarter back, plus 2 full rides with Keaton and Heildlbaugh, and let's bring in another recruit or 2 with a full ride?? So genius, now we have 8 to 9.5% of our scholarships for quarterback. That makes sense.

can't we lift the swearing rule for the next 24 hours?

I bet they had some quality losses, though. We need a 'Quality Loss Tour 2016' t-shirt so we know what we are aiming for next year. This is the stupidest !@#$ I've ever heard-

So the committee can show how smart they are, they put WIU up against Dayton, a sure win for WIU. Dayton, by the way, was beat by Drake by 10 a few games back. 'Love the Drake'

depends on if it is a mental or physical issue with Joe-

are they both commits?

We need a TE that can run up the seem at about 6'4" to 6'5"..........with the way we run the ball that would be deadly.

give Mollberg and Bartles the option to be a walk on next year. Only keep one if any, if it doesn't cost us a scholarship. I heard Heidelbaugh is sharp, gets things quickly, and his athletic ability is comparable to Studsrud. heidelbaugh is clear #2.

I think that's right, the staff felt better with our outside backers on the field compared to bringing in another safety or corner.

we need another element to the d package when teams go pass happy, yes, but mostly we need to work on positioning and ball skills. A lot of times we were really close, just need to win more 1 on 1 battles.

have to get better at defending the pass, need our corners to grow up or replace. Our pass defense was still a glaring weakness, look at all the losses, it was from passing. Reyes is a stud tackler, needs to improve in the pass game. We still have a glaring weakness at free safety and need more depth in the secondary to have a competent nickel package.