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UND is his only D1 offer; also has offers from Missouri Western and NW Missouri State. Played DB at a camp at U of Nebraska, looks to be a good athlete.

One unmentioned place I like: Up North Pizza in EGF. I want to love The Cay, but I think the wings are consistently overdone and average. Love the atmosphere. I'll keep trying it, though. Haven't been to Speedway; I'll hit it up this weekend. Will go to Toasted Frog at some point, too. Usually have my daughter with me which makes Toasted Frog impossible. Obviously Darcy's is a gem. Love love love. Really like Sky.

I'd love to hear everyone's opinion on their favorite non chain Grand Forks Restaurants: Top 3-5 casual restaurants (sandwiches, burgers, tacos, pizza, salads) Top 3-5 dinner type restaurants. Don't know exactly how to describe it because obviously pizza and sandwiches can be eaten for dinner, but I'm looking for restaurants that serve steak, pork, chicken, etc, with sides.

The coaches have a plan with the weight of the OLs. They are well aware of their weight. Time will tell if this is the correct plan, but as of now this is a fan generated issue.

No mention of Mortel on the OL from the 360 guys. Hopefully an oversight.

OMG I missed this. Did I just read some NDSU fans talk about the possibility of joining the Big Ten?? That's hilarious, even if it was said to get people riled up. The next two most likely schools to join the Big Ten are Texas and Oklahoma. NDSU isn't in the same solar system.

I think Waletzko progresses to be a good starter this year, and an all conference candidate by the time he graduates. I'm afraid to know what's going on with Mortel. A healthy Mortel and Waletzko are good tackles. Without Mortel, we need Helgren and Russo to step up. AJS brings up a great point. We don't know how Danny will react when it's nut tightening time, and likely neither does he. It's a huge x factor. Gundy, I love your optimism. Here's hoping you are right.

I was asking for predictions of the effectiveness of the offense, but I like where you're at record-wise.

I'm curious what people feel are realistic expectations for the offense this year. QB: returning starter, huge plus. Solid player, gutty. Takes some unnessesary risks. Uses feet well. Struggles with out routes, throws a good deep ball. Leader. RB: obviously a big step back, but there is talent on the roster OL: veteran group, now coached by a seemingly impressive coach who is employing a style that fits the personnel better WR: veteran group with a history of production TE: veteran group, previously underutilized, but appear skilled My take: Huge plus that there are lots of returning starters. Offense will be more productive than under Rudy, but expectations for it to become a machine are off base. I expect it takes 3-4 games until they look comfortable as a unit, which will lead to many complaints on this board. Curious to hear realistic expectations from others.

Sorry for the delayed response. The UND coaches, especially the head coach, established a better in person connection with the player and his family than UM did, and did a better job laying out the upcoming years on and off the ice.

I love the numbers! Perhaps I'm in the minority. PS: the uniforms are used for multiple seasons. They were near the end of their life cycle last year; it'll be interesting to see if they get new ones this year.

He probably wasn't, but I can tell you that UND made a hell of impression on Tristin and his family. Nearly everything UND did on the visit was superior to what UM did... better connection with coaches, better facilities, better academic presentation, etc. But the lure of staying home was too strong. We can all relate to that. But it was worth taking a shot at him for sure.

I love it! Let's go McKinney!!!

I'd love to see him lead the team in carries. He's a load with speed... a phenomenal combination. I just don't think it's going to happen. His running style leads to injuries, and he had them as the third RB option in this offense this past season. That leads me to believe that it's likely that he'll be injured again as the #1 option, perhaps multiple times. Running back by committee is the most likely path going forward - as it has been. I think Gordon is going to have a big year and I'm excited to watch him. I hope the transfer is good enough to contribute. Side note: losing Otis hurts. I would have accepted his LOI all day, every day, and see where his path leads. He's worth the risk. I think he's still got a future with UND football, but he's got to commit to working at it and rely on the help of others to guide him to improve. But he was needed this year. Dang it. As for the Gopher RB transfer who left, it was worth it to bring him in and see what he had, but it quickly became clear it was addition by subtraction. Best of luck to him.

Yeah, you've made that pretty clear.

This is a thread talking about former UND players. Please go away unless you are talking about the thread topic.

All in all, a fantastic haul for the football program. People really stepped up... thank you to all who donated, especially the folks who matched the donations.

I follow Dane Brugler, who is the Athletic's draft expert. I think he's done an excellent job in previous drafts. Here's what he has to say about our UND players: Brugler rated Santiago as the 58st best RB in the draft, which places him pretty far outside of the category of "draftable" or "priority free agent." Hopefully someone measures his heart and not his size; if so I think they'll find he could have a shot as a special teams player. Here's a video from KARE 11 in the Cities: https://www.kare11.com/article/sports/minnesota-native-preparing-for-nfl-draft/89-fe8cb4dd-94ec-41e5-8794-0698e78da985 Brady is not listed on Brugler's RB list. I would expect him to make a CFL roster. Coach Agnew has been consistantly posting Brady's pre-draft workout videos, which are all impressive. Interestingly, none of the other players are getting the same social media attention as Olivera. Deion is listed as Dane's 52nd rated DB, which is pretty high on Brugler's list, and puts him two spots away from from being considered a "priority free agent." He's the highest rated of the all of the UND guys. Based on this I would think he's got a decent shot at a FA contract. Tank and Austin are not listed on Brugler's list. It would be great for all them to get a FA contract and have a shot to make a roster. I'm rooting for them!

I've not seen this reported anywhere, but the Englestad Foundation has given the football team funds to pay for summer classes for the players and some other items.

A good overview of spring ball from Tom Miller and Alex Heinert including what's on the horizon for 2019. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/midcosn-podcast-und-football-spring-recap/id1068689015?i=1000435175352

The 360 guys said in their chat that DL transition better to OL rather than the other way around because they are normally better athletes.

OL Wesley Jeffries is also tranferring per Tom Miller. Looks like the coaching staff had a sit down following spring ball with at least a couple of players.

The first "when it counts" is getting the best players on your team. Cool unis are not what fans think about them on game day, it's about what recruits think about the unis. It's about the Jimmys and Joes. I would hope the spring game is about creating an environment where kids can't wait to play there some day. What I saw on Friday was not that.