homer Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 4 minutes ago, Ozzie82 said: We need at least two more OL. Unfortunate news forthcoming. Another kid leaving? Quote
UNDBIZ Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 17 minutes ago, Ozzie82 said: We need at least two more OL. Unfortunate news forthcoming. F Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 19 minutes ago, Ozzie82 said: We need at least two more OL. Unfortunate news forthcoming. Crap, what is it this time? Quote
Ozzie82 Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Sorry all, I shouldn't have mentioned anything. My mistake. Quote
gfhockey Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Must be true what I heard last nite then. I didn't want to believe it. Sob. Since I didn't break it on here I'm not going to spill the beans! 6 Quote
UNDBIZ Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 7 minutes ago, gfhockey said: Must be true what I heard last nite then. I didn't want to believe it. Sob. Since I didn't break it on here I'm not going to spill the beans! Quote
UNDvince97-01 Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Uff, this is news to me... Looking through the space between my fingers right now... Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 By the grace of the good lord do not be Grady or Stockwell..... (I always think worse case when I hear news like this ) 2 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 17 minutes ago, Ozzie82 said: Sorry all, I shouldn't have mentioned anything. My mistake. Apology accepted. Whatever it is, I am sure Bubba and his staff will deal with it appropriately and have us ready for 2016. In Bubba We Trust. 1 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 6 minutes ago, Ozzie82 said: I was referring to geaux_sioux and UNDBIZ's earlier posts opining for one more OL. I think they need 2. Possibly 3 depending on how some things shake out. What the $%&* is going on? It seems like every other day I check the FB forum, a kid is "leaving the team" for this or that. Enough bad news already! I know I said earlier that the coaching staff will have us ready for 2016, but that doesn't mean roster defections are a good thing. Anything that hurts our depth is not good. Quote
Popular Post siouxfan512 Posted December 17, 2015 Popular Post Posted December 17, 2015 12 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: What the $%&* is going on? It seems like every other day I check the FB forum, a kid is "leaving the team" for this or that. Enough bad news already! I know I said earlier that the coaching staff will have us ready for 2016, but that doesn't mean roster defections are a good thing. Anything that hurts our depth is not good. Could someone please give a final clarification on this. Is there actually another defections or is there not. I'm hearing on the one had we need more O-lineman purely for depth and competition. On the other hand I am hearing we need to fill spots due to a probable defections. Could someone please clear this up. Posting potential rumors, and beating around the bush, and acting admirable about knowing something but not wanting to share it only creates more confusion, more rumors, and scares fans that are excited about the direction of this team. 7 Quote
Woden Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 21 hours ago, siouxfan512 said: Could someone please give a final clarification on this. Is there actually another defections or is there not. I'm hearing on the one had we need more O-lineman purely for depth and competition. On the other hand I am hearing we need to fill spots due to a probable defections. Could someone please clear this up. Posting potential rumors, and beating around the bush, and acting admirable about knowing something but not wanting to share it only creates more confusion, more rumors, and scares fans that are excited about the direction of this team. I know something you don't know!!!! But I can't tell you, because I'm Honorable. Quote
AFMSGT Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 21 hours ago, siouxfan512 said: Could someone please give a final clarification on this. Is there actually another defections or is there not. I'm hearing on the one had we need more O-lineman purely for depth and competition. On the other hand I am hearing we need to fill spots due to a probable defections. Could someone please clear this up. Posting potential rumors, and beating around the bush, and acting admirable about knowing something but not wanting to share it only creates more confusion, more rumors, and scares fans that are excited about the direction of this team. I too heard from reliable sources there are kids leaving or have left the program as of today. But, I, like others, are waiting for UND to acknowledge it. It's only proper, but I will say the names I am hearing are going to be missed. We just have to let the coaching staff take the lead on this. After a pretty good run in 2015, I was afraid this would happen. I will say this though, and its just my 2 cents that don't matter to anyone important; the staff should take the time to reconnect with its current roster and remind them they are appreciated for what they did in 2015. I am hearing some kids feel unappreciated while others just have other goals in life that are competing with football (and school). Getting a kid to commit is great, but building relationships with kids already in your program goes a long way toward recruiting other good kids. I get the sense from reading previous posts that the goal at UND is to keep getting better as a program by bringing in better talent, which from a business standpoint, makes perfect sense. But, I also think if you don't continue to build a relationship with those that have already let blood, sweat and tears for you...defections will continue to happen. And I think some of the kids are feeling that way according to the rumor mill. On the flip side, the kids need to know and understand that college football is a business. Quote
UNDvince97-01 Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Autonio Roland has all but said publicly that he is transferring recently. Outside of him, who else is everyone referring to? I'm really, really curious... Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 12 minutes ago, AFMSGT said: I too heard from reliable sources there are kids leaving or have left the program as of today. But, I, like others, are waiting for UND to acknowledge it. It's only proper, but I will say the names I am hearing are going to be missed. We just have to let the coaching staff take the lead on this. After a pretty good run in 2015, I was afraid this would happen. I will say this though, and its just my 2 cents that don't matter to anyone important; the staff should take the time to reconnect with its current roster and remind them they are appreciated for what they did in 2015. I am hearing some kids feel unappreciated while others just have other goals in life that are competing with football (and school). Getting a kid to commit is great, but building relationships with kids already in your program goes a long way toward recruiting other good kids. I get the sense from reading previous posts that the goal at UND is to keep getting better as a program by bringing in better talent, which from a business standpoint, makes perfect sense. But, I also think if you don't continue to build a relationship with those that have already let blood, sweat and tears for you...defections will continue to happen. And I think some of the kids are feeling that way according to the rumor mill. On the flip side, the kids need to know and understand that college football is a business. Don't let the NCAA hear that, they'll bombard you with evidence to the contrary. But seriously, this is a consequence of the "hockey-only" attitude by many people in Grand Forks and in the region as a whole. Kids today are better informed than previous generations and when they hear negative comments about non-hockey programs or sense an attitude of "who cares about FB, hockey is all that matters, blah, blah, blah", it might make them think "Why bother working my butt off if nobody cares?". I trust the coaching staff to deal with this appropriately, but a stronger commitment from the administration (that means YOU Faison and whomever gets hired to replace Kelley) and the UND fan base in Grand Forks and the surrounding areas is needed from now on. Either we are serious about putting a nationally-contending FCS team on the field or we aren't. 3 2 Quote
gfhockey Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 I have faith in Bubba. If the playas didn't want to put time in now how matter how good they where last year get the f outta here Quote
AFMSGT Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 3 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: Don't let the NCAA hear that, they'll bombard you with evidence to the contrary. But seriously, this is a consequence of the "hockey-only" attitude by many people in Grand Forks and in the region as a whole. Kids today are better informed than previous generations and when they hear negative comments about non-hockey programs or sense an attitude of "who cares about FB, hockey is all that matters, blah, blah, blah", it might make them think "Why bother working my butt off if nobody cares?". I trust the coaching staff to respond to this and adjust accordingly, but a stronger commitment from the administration (that means YOU Faison and whomever gets hired to replace Kelley) and the UND fan base in Grand Forks and the surrounding areas. Yes, the NCAA as whole may disagree with me as they deposit multi-million dollar checks from TV revenue, ticket sales and merchandise. Ha ha 1 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 2 minutes ago, AFMSGT said: Yes, the NCAA as whole may disagree with me as they deposit multi-million dollar checks from TV revenue, ticket sales and merchandise. Ha ha They have to protect their precious tax exempt status and their antitrust exemption. Quote
AFMSGT Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 2 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: They have to protect their precious tax exempt status and their antitrust exemption. I know what you mean. 1 Quote
sioux24/7 Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Very frustrating having people come on here saying this stuff yet not giving any names. I am sure there are players leaving and they will be missed but this is a fan forum where all it is fans speculating why not say some names. Or just send me a PM 1 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 8 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said: Very frustrating having people come on here saying this stuff yet not giving any names. I am sure there are players leaving and they will be missed but this is a fan forum where all it is fans speculating why not say some names. Or just send me a PM If you can't share names, don't drop hints. 3 Quote
AFMSGT Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 5 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said: Very frustrating having people come on here saying this stuff yet not giving any names. I am sure there are players leaving and they will be missed but this is a fan forum where all it is fans speculating why not say some names. Or just send me a PM I didn't post the names because I am hoping the players have a change of heart and return after the holidays. That's my personal reason for not posting. Maybe that's why the staff hasn't made it public either, but I am just guessing on that one. Quote
Ozzie82 Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 I'm sorry everyone. I should not have started this firestorm. I was wrong to do so. I am not going to compound my mistake, however, by divulging anything further until the University announces it first. 1 Quote
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