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The news just posted on Inforum 2 hours ago. I predict a football career just went up in smoke. Way to make the most of your second chance Clive.

We will know more as the season goes......Montana hosts NDSU, then we play NDSU, then we have a road test at Montana later in the year. Point being.......the Griz are probably tired of traveling to UND 3 straight years. I'm sure they will be ready to give us a taste of their home field. We need to beat one of the following: Wyoming, NDSU, Montana, or Montana St. to earn some respect. I think those 4 games are the measuring stick games, and 3 of them are on the road.

All jabs aside, we were a really young football team last year and with that is inconsistency. We had Montana on the ropes......and get slaughtered at Eastern Washington. I know injuries and style of play and match ups count, but we looked like two different teams in those games and they were weeks apart. So 2015...... we will be a little more mature, more established with last year's brand new coaching staff, we added 2 to 4 starters at semester break, and the 26 freshman or whatever the number is that played last year will be noticeably better.

Thanks for your injection into the conversation. Correct on the philosophy. I think we are in process of addressing size and athleticism in our secondary, which will improve the pass coverage. I would like to see our DBs position up as to man press on a blitz, but maybe 25% of the time bail and play man on the upfield shoulder. Then the automatic offense check to a fade route would be an easy break-up or interception. So, I love the pressure and the blitzing........but I don't like being predictable in the coverage techniques.

Just on the eye test he lost a little.......that didn't mean he wasn't still an elite back, just slightly less elite.

So what stats should be used in comparing, then?

Yes, sweet revenge for the Hershel Walker trade!!! Adrian lost a step with his knee injury, I could see it anyway. Let's brag him up and 'ship' him out. (Adrian thinks he is a slave to the NFL)

The offense could not have been much worse - QB play - all 3 have more experience with the play book and scheme, another year of college. If Molberg is ready to go we'll have a healthy competition. Overall I think QB play will be better this year. Plus, see improvements below that will help our QBs out. RB play - last year was a cluster F, until some decent production by Garmen. I have heard the UAB kid is legit and is providing solid leadership. Oliveira is physically ready and could be an impact upon picking up the scheme. We have some slashers or end-arounders with Clives and maybe more so with Santiago. This position could be a big improvement. OL - Luke guaranteed they'd be consistently better from day 1 this year, and should be with a year under their belt. I heard a freshman is crushing it in the weight room and I'm assuming that is Francis. WR - With the injury to McGill, Dev 'keeping it real' half way through the season, and all the drops last year........how could it be worse?? We have more talent, but the competition is wide open. TE - Ruhe is back and Alder will float from TE to FB Overall, things will be better, how much better though......If last year was a 2 out of 10. I'm expecting a 5 out of 10 this year from the offense, could be a 6.

With confidence......and if healthy, Reyes and Johnson start at the safeties. Harris starts at one corner, the other corner is open. We have good options for nickel. Not sure where Awarri Smith will fall into the mix, that will be interesting.

Cheatom was given a few chances. He doesn't fit with the direction we are going. Or, like I would normally just say, he's a punk.

Bubba said on Tuesday they could add 3 more players, not certain if Steiger is one or not because he said they would only bring guys in that would make an immediate impact this fall. So maybe 2 more guys, maybe 3, but a safe bet is between 0 and 3 additions before fall.

You totally nailed it. We are far better off right now heading into 2015 than last year at this time. Overall team talent is up- Not to poopoo on the seniors last year but with their departures what position group could you argue 2014 was at a level we can't surpass this year? The closest argument could be corners with Tillman gone. But, I will tell you we have a serious competition brewing at corner, including some height and talent coming in this fall. And when you consider Reyes with another year under his belt, Johnson impressing at the other safety spot I think you'll see a solid secondary this fall. Advantage 2015. We need a QB to step up big time if we're going to make any type of run this fall.

With 2 QBs dropping in one game......it would be nice to have them all competing in the fall. Bartels has good leadership, a good arm, knows the Xs and Os the best, but really lacks mobility. Joe has the intangibles and feels the game more than Bartels, and throws a sweet ball. But, he made some bad decisions. Studsrud was thrown into a storm last year and all things considered, survived. He made one hellava play vrs. NAU. He is most athletic. The answer to all this is...........is people are going to vary on their opinions. Should be a good spring game??

If the RB situation is stable, this has been talked about. If we have an injury or 2, Norberg could tally some carries. I would like to see him at FB, getting the surprise carry once or twice a game for 10 yards a pop.

Studsrud was on the scout team the week before he started.......what did you expect as a true freshman? Our 1-2-3 punch, Arrignton, Oleviera, Santiago will be better than what we had last year, guaranteed. O-line will be better and to be frank, the WR production and drops couldn't be any worse than last year. I am a little more optimistic than you I guess.

A brave start, listing all positions. These are my edits QB - 1. Studsrud 2. Molberg (Bartels transfers) WR - Don't Sleep on Reed and Georges SS - 1. Johnson 2. (Arnell,Smith, Sweed,Blackmon fight for #2 and nickel back) FS - 1. Reyes (see above) CB 1. Harris 2.Brown CB 1. Carter 2. (battle between Webb, Hilton, Flowers)

I think Troy Hansen will be in the 2-deep. He's already 20 years old, done with school, and is in the Canadian backwoods working out Rocky style. At 6'4", reportedly all of 220lbs he could easily walk into camp at 225lbs. He'd be great to play all special teams and start rotating in at inside backer. Part of being LBU (Line Backer U) is getting the next man up prepared for the following year when we lose Ratelle and Idowu to graduation.

geaux_sioux has proved to be the expert on o-line. My humble opinion.......O-line is probably the hardest spot for a true freshman to come in and play (Besides QB maybe). At this level, an o-lineman needs to be big enough, strong enough, tough enough, have the feet, and some of these aforementioned incoming freshman may have this. But, then you also need to have technique, be assignment sharp, be able to gel with your linemates, and the intangible of being a gamer. All those things considered it's tough for a true freshman to have all those 'qualities'. I hope we can redshirt all the incoming guys because the upper classman are better and more developed. But, if one is ready to play, let's play him. I drilled the coaches the other night and we kind of know our starters at positions like the LBs, some or most of the secondary, D-line we have a pretty good idea. But on the offensive line, their is a lot of uncertainty in a good way, meaning that we have some guys that are looking really good and developing nicely. Coaches mentioned a handful of guys, but what positions and how it shakes out is totally up in the air. The competition should only make the individuals and team better.

A lot of big guys on skates......no surprise with the Canadians. Schmitty likes his LBs to have high school running back experience. The inside backer, Rodgers was almost exclusively a running back in high school. I think Jade sticks at linebacker, too. Coaches were big on him as well. A little side chat on a possible RB......Iwarii Smith, depending how he fits at safety. This kid is really young.....ended up skipping a grade along the way one coach said at the podium. One of the coaches said he ran something like a 10.7 hundred when he was 15 years old!!! That's crazy. He could easily grow into another 20 lbs.

Kind of Kelly green.......not sure how a photo translates to the actual jersey. I'll say a nice shade of green with some white and black short stripes on the sleeves (not around the sleeves, vertical). Then the white ones have green and black short vertical stripes on sleeves, just going off memory.

The coaches talked a lot about having their camps, getting a 1st hand look at guys for evaluations. Example, the D end Engwall was eating everyone up at camp except for 1 guy.........Grady. Grady stonewalled him every time. Do we really care if Grady has a star by his name? Other notes: Coaches really high on Troy Hanson, up to 220 lbs. at 6'4" at LB Dulin is growing, all of 6'4" at WR All were high on the UAB running back as far as skill set and leadership Lots of good info. on all the players at the event last night but 1 other thing was emphasized with recruiting, relationships and getting guys that are passionate about being part of UND.

With the alternate jersey coming in 2016, let's do an alternate helmet..........anyone on board with this?

I got a peek last night, only a photo......the schockweb Adidas is top of the line, really nice stuff. The players were fitted and it will actually make us a better team(opponents won't be able to grab jersey) they fit that tight. I didn't get a look at the green pants, though.

They will work on his throwing mechanics, shorten the motion. I think he has solid potential.

Watch the hudl clips yourself, you can have your own opinion on players, too. We landed some really good athletes today.