Cratter Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 That video isn't impressive considering NDSU has always been slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Someone could. But it'd be too easy for me to then make a thread with Bentrim lighting up UND That was when UND football was in the toilet and probably couldn't have beaten some Texas High School teams. Kleinsasser did what he did against a good, but not great, Bison team in the Fargodome. Apples and oranges. But of course Bison fans love living in the past, so it makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Still haven't found out what NFL team signed Bentrim. He probably has his Bison memorabilia on the wall of his office at the insurance agency, or whatever happened to him after college. I'm sure that Kleinsasser is very, very jealous of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choyt3 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/224437/group/homepage/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFm Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Has there ever been a better three-sport athlete in North Dakota history? I can't think of any, at least not in the past 30 years. In the history of North Dakota sports, Roger Maris is my pick. Baseball, Football, and Basketball at Fargo Shanley. Had 4 KO returns, which may still be the state record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfbfan Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Ryan Chappelle was the most gifted athlete I've seen in North Dakota in the past 20 years. Only track and football though. . . 10.54 100m as a senior and was on pace to be by far the best RB in UND history. Too bad he wasn't as gifted in the classroom. Chappelle could have been the best player in UND and ND history had he stuck with it. Knowing him it wasn't school that was his issue. He just didn't have the passion for FB that some athletes did. Just to bad because he could have been GREAT. Nothing against him, great guy and good friend still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Five Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Congrats to jimmy k. Great representative of your school, the state and the upper Midwest. He did it the right way and with class even on the way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choyt3 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Jim Souhan wrote a nice article on Jim Kleinsasser that the GF Herald picked up. Mobile version: http://mobile.grandf...icle/id/224729/ Standard version: http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/224729/group/Sports/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerhead Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Was Roger Maris a good basketball player? He returned 4 kickoffs for touchdowns in one game at Shanley and obviously was a good baseball player. From what I've read, he decided college wasn't for him although he did have interest from Oklahoma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison06 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 For the record, this video is most definately an illustration of how fast Jimmy K was and not how slow the NDSU defender who is chasing him is. IIRC, that is Aaron Skyberg chasing him. Not slow. Kleinsasser was a freak athlete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakoTanolonger Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 kliensasser was an average nfl player. Joe Mays & Craig Dahl started as many games as him and made more of an impact in the last 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxperfan7 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 kliensasser was an average nfl player. Joe Mays & Craig Dahl started as many games as him and made more of an impact in the last 2 years. That's your opinion, but Kleinsasser has been an impact player in the NFL for 13 seasons. Lets just see how long Mays and Dahl last. Peterson has rushed for over 6700 yards in his 5 years as a pro. Pretty sure Kleinsasser had a little to do with that. If you disagree than you flat out don't know football. You don't have people referring to you as "the best blocking TE in the NFL right now" without making somewhat of an impact. Tough to compare guys that play a different position, but you don't need to rip on the guy becasue he played college for a school you don't like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodcon Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Just read that the Vikings intend to give Kleinsasser any goal-line carries this week, I guess as a retirement present. Would be cool to see him punch one in, I can't remember the last time he carried the ball although he has scored a rushing TD I see. The way this season has gone they might as well let Jared Allen try to run one in too, he deserves something for his effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison06 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 That's your opinion, but Kleinsasser has been an impact player in the NFL for 13 seasons. Lets just see how long Mays and Dahl last. Peterson has rushed for over 6700 yards in his 5 years as a pro. Pretty sure Kleinsasser had a little to do with that. If you disagree than you flat out don't know football. You don't have people referring to you as "the best blocking TE in the NFL right now" without making somewhat of an impact. Tough to compare guys that play a different position, but you don't need to rip on the guy becasue he played college for a school you don't like. Please don't take this clown seriously. He was just trying to stir the pot. I don't know Jim K personally, but I have always heard wonderful things. He is a GREAT football player and has been a source of pride for all of North Dakota his entire career, regardless of whether you are an NDSU or UND fan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 kliensasser was an average nfl player. Joe Mays & Craig Dahl started as many games as him and made more of an impact in the last 2 years. Oh really? The NFL is a performance-based league. You either get it done or get out of town. Jimmy got it done for years and years. Get over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoHawks! Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 kliensasser was an average nfl player. Joe Mays & Craig Dahl started as many games as him and made more of an impact in the last 2 years. Sigh. What is that quote? Oh ya, "you can't fix stupid" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerhead Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'm a Bison fan and give Jimmy his props. The only Bison player with a similar career I've seen play is Tryone Braxton who also played 13 seasons and was in 5 Superbowls. Steve Nelson was a little before my time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothmog Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'm a Bison fan and give Jimmy his props. The only Bison player with a similar career I've seen play is Tryone Braxton who also played 13 seasons and was in 5 Superbowls. Steve Nelson was a little before my time. I don't know, Steve Nelson's 171 career starts and 3 pro bowls are pretty hard to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmksioux Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'm a Bison fan and give Jimmy his props. The only Bison player with a similar career I've seen play is Tryone Braxton who also played 13 seasons and was in 5 Superbowls. Steve Nelson was a little before my time. I didn't follow him to closely but didn't Phil Hanson have a pretty solid career with Buffalo? Possibly even made a pro bowl??? Of course alot of that may have had to do with playing next to Bruce Smith... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey23 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I didn't follow him to closely but didn't Phil Hanson have a pretty solid career with Buffalo? Possibly even made a pro bowl??? Of course alot of that may have had to do with playing next to Bruce Smith... Phil was legit and if you ask Bruce smith he will tell you that a huge part of his success was due to playing next to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothmog Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I didn't follow him to closely but didn't Phil Hanson have a pretty solid career with Buffalo? Possibly even made a pro bowl??? Of course alot of that may have had to do with playing next to Bruce Smith... Good career. But no pro bowls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmksioux Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Wasn't sure about the Pro Bowl, but knew he was pretty solid and played on some good teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ole in MSP Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Dave Osborn 12 years NFL, One Pro bowl, 2 super bowls. Steve Myrha, 14 yrs in NFL, 2-3 NFL championships. Errol Mann 12 yrs NFL several Super bowls (I think). Myrha was from Wahpeton, Osborn born in Washington, raised in ND. Mann, from Breckenridge, Mn. All had stellar careers in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Honestly, Tyrone Braxton was one of my favorite NFL players. Very smart defensive player for the Broncos. Phil Hanson was an underrated NFL player. But, both UND and NDSU are about even on their contributions to the player pool of the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/denver-broncos/yearly/ Chris Kuper is 2nd on Denver's salary list/per year..$7,000,000 Joe Mays $550,000 way down on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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