Old School Guy

Our offensive woes extend beyond play calling. We don't win in the trenches, consistently. Hopefully, the strength and conditioning program was revamped and improved this off season.

You make a good point too. Just like Santiago came in as a WR, I'm sure there are other guys on the roster, including Blair, that could be better used based on their size and skill set, in other positions with positive results. Blair moves well so playing some TE would not be stretch at all.

Blair has good speed for a guy his size. I wonder if this staff has ever considered using him at DE coming off the edge; he is probably faster than guys he would face. Nothing like a good pass rusher. Just a thought.

If I were police officer, I wouldn't waste my time with an infraction like this then have to spend time writing a piss report.

Grady would have been an nice feather in the hat for UND football. Too bad he didn't stick around. There was another kid Justus Merz who decided to hang up the cleats before he ever played a down for UND. Not sure if he was from ND. He had a D-1 body.The team down south is on a whole different level than us. Maybe we get there one day, starting with the 2018 season.

When I apply my very unscientific and largely ignored hypothesis to determine a player's potential, I consider the level of competition they competed against in high school. Perhaps, ND is not considered a deep pool for football resulting in kids being overlooked. Regional reputation matters, whether its accurate or fair or not. The southern tier states have a reputation of producing football players because of sheer volume Start playing football as soon as they can breathe, walk and hold a ball at the same time

I to this day am still wondering how a talent like Jerry Rice, Walter Payton, and many others to include Carson Wentz did not play at the FBS level? Seriously.

I agree with its beyond talent why FBS kids don't get playing time. Same can be said at all levels of football (sports in general for that matter). If there is a coaching change, kids that weren't recruited by the current staff tend to get less playing time, personality conflicts between coaches and players, on field performance, scheme compared to ability of the player, etc. all factor in. in recent memory, the RB from UAB Ja'Won Arrington, never made an impact, and Irving Sills was a liability on defense. I know that's a small sample size but not many FBS drop downs light it up at the FCS level. Many should have been at the FCS level to begin with. JUCO kids sometimes have issues with grades or disciplinary issues but can play otherwise. Like Cam Newton who went JUCO before arriving at Auburn.

FBS drop downs are not an automatic upgrade; they didn't play at that level for a reason. Just saying. I'd prefer a juco kid versus a drop down. The faulty logic is in the thinking because a kid signed a FBS offer, it means they are automatically better players than FCS players. Scouts, recruiters get it wrong sometimes and sometimes, kids get offers to coax other kids to sigh with an FBS school.

My two cents. The UND secondary has struggled to cover for the past few years as a group. See previous message board posts and passing stats by our opponents for cohort data. But, the corner that plays the most physical and providing support in the run game has been Carter. He's been the best tackling corner on the team. So, maybe he could help at the safety position because if he we can't control the line of scrimmage and stop the run, like last year, our safeties will have many chances to make tackles.

Essentially, the Sam Houston game will be a playoff game early in the season. If we want to gain respect with the pollsters and get the fans back on board, we have to win this game. We cannot get blown off the field; especially with Washington on the schedule early. We need to find a way to start 2-1. This might be the most important game of the year.

The team and all other students are on Spring Break until next Sunday. Hopefully, we'll get some football updates after the break, and none include disciplinary actions.

The offense always has an advantage in shorts and t-shirts. Things tend to even out once the pads are on. Hoping QBs continue to shine and DBs get better in the process. Iron sharpens iron.

The team had a Saturday practice yesterday, but the regular schedule is M-W-F. Not sure if anyone has been able to attend the practices. But I'm hearing there is a buzz, sort of a newness this spring and the players are excited to be out there working. As Bubba mentioned in his video clip There are some jobs open and kids are enjoying the competition. That's a step in the right direction heading into the 2018 season.

Harris, Holm, Blubaugh any of those two and you have solid CBs. You don't know much about football.

Tanner Palmborg was a PWO. He's solid. Hope Victor is also. #diamondintherough

Have to admit. NDSU just looks physical, fast and prepared. I hope we can some day play like that in the playoffs. Its going to take a huge shift. NDSU has success and $$$. Questions is which comes first at UND?

You're correct...offers do have an expiration date. His resume is impressive...hope we can land him.

If we can beat out Iowa and Iowa State, that would be a huge get. I credit Bubba for going after a kid with FBS offers.

Sometimes in life you get a second chance to make a first impression and impact. Hope he makes the most of this new opportunity and becomes a success story.

No doubt...drugs are everywhere. But being that GF is such a small town....it tends to magnify in scope. If this were happening in a major city with pro sports teams it may a footnote on the ledger and be lower on the totem pole. I just hope moving forward UND football players steer clear and focus on school and football in that order.

I'm becoming more concerned with the safety of the students in Grand Forks, period, after reading the latest arrest of the non-football students. Kids running around with AR-15s and $70,000 cash. Really??? When I was in college, I didn't know anyone who had more than $100.00 cash. I have to imagine recruits and their parents are saying to themselves WTF?!?! This appears to be much bigger and more important than football.

Exactly. People need to understand, depending on the situation and legalities...the whole story will not always be revealed publicly.

People do know what really went down, but this forum is not the place to broadcast it.

I'm hearing that the 2018 roster will be minus Torrey Hunt and Carter Wilson. Any confirmation?