Senior appreciation

[Fry Bread]

Like to start a thread for this years seniors. 

Accolades for individuals or team wise 

Hopefully enough people chime in and post a thought on the teams senior class. Maybe  a special play or moment over the last four years. 

Realize some positions are easier to see the good things then others 

Parents and family please join in.

[shep]

Someone want to list all of them. I think there's 15-16 including transfers.

[Fry Bread]

3 minutes ago, shep said:

Someone want to list all of them. I think there's 15-16 including transfers.

I will give it a shot. Need about 20 minutes 

[Fry Bread]

No 5 Brady Oliveira. No 21 Tanner Palmborg. No 22 John Santiago. No 24 Deion Harris. No 34 Luke Fiedler. 38 Dijon Murray. 46 Tyler Coyne. 52 Everett Williams. 53 Grant Aplin. 75 Adam Stiner. 77 Steve Greer. 81 Luke Stanley. 91 Austin Cieslak. 92 Tank Harris. 97 Warren Taylor 

If I missed someone or spell check kicked in please correct 

 

 

[shep]

15. Other than the RBs, the O looks mostly intact coming back next year. Stanley and Aplin were solid though.

D takes a front line hit. Not easy to replace them and these pages have already had NG discussions, but it looks like the D loses only one LB Palmborg (Williams as a backup), one CB Harris so the LB and secondary look like strengths. Getting Ott back will be huge.

Which RS's do we expect to see take on larger rolls?

[Fry Bread]

Do think running back and D line takes the biggest Graduation hit. 

Those 5 are a joy to watch. 

Looks like some good replacements coming up though 

[geaux_sioux]

I’ve said it before but Cieslak is the poster boy for what our DEs should look like. 6’4” around 290 with long arms and sweet feet. Every so often he ruins an offense by himself and it’s a thing of beauty.

[Fry Bread]

Love it when Brady shows shiftiness and John power. Things you don’t expect. 

Grants occasional nasty streak 

Stiner holding court

Steve and Tank coming up out of no where and blowing stuff apart. 

Fiedler not missing a opportunity to mix it up

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

Much better thread than some of the other new ones started in the last 48 hours.

[SiouxFan100]

I remember watching John santiago run at Wyoming I believe. I remember thinking how great this is!

[SiouxFan100]

Tank - what a name for a nose guard.

greer - is he in line for most improved? Gotta love how hard he must of worked to have such a successful senior year!

[Fry Bread]

My by year hi lights:

2015 Wyoming 

2016: come back for the big sky 

2017 Fighting to the end in a losing effort on senior night. 

2018 yet to be determined 

[SiouxFan100]

Deion Harris - I wonder how good  he could have been. I remember when he got hurt last year and saying what the heck - bad break - trying t figure out how much this was going to hurt team performance.

[SiouxFan100]

Tanner palmborg - wasn’t he a walk on? Hung in there and worked hard to get to be where he ended up - he’s a captain this year correct?

[SiouxFan100]

Asplin and stiner

became valuable linemen 

they took a lot of grief in the early years 

[Fry Bread]

Palmborg and Stanley’s guts overshadowing their great abilities 

[SiouxFan100]

Olivera- spelling?

 I remember thinking we had Santiago and Santiago was the stud getting the praise

Olivera gets his chance and shines - wow we have two studs

was it two yet ago when he got hurt - I can close my eyes and see him on the field 

[Fry Bread]

5 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

Deion Harris - I wonder how good  he could have been. I remember when he got hurt last year and saying what the heck - bad break - trying t figure out how much this was going to hurt team performance.

Deion always reminded me of a mongoose. Things are going good then there’s a flash and before you can blink your on your back with a set of teeth imbedded in your neck

[SiouxFan100]

How am I doing Fry??

by the way - I walked by you a few times at the last game. I will stop and introduce myself this Saturday if you get dressed up again 

[Fry Bread]

3 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

How am I doing Fry??

by the way - I walked by you a few times at the last game. I will stop and introduce myself this Saturday if you get dressed up again 

Please do. 

[O Town]

A little bias, but loved Luke Fiedler’s tenacity at blocking. Never stops till the whistle blows which wears down the opponent during the game. If anyone watched film I can bet he has the most pancakes of any player these last few years. Remember a play 3 years ago where he blocked a Montana or Montana State DE or LB 30 yards down field and planted him, other player retaliated (pissed off) and got a personnel foul. Kostich said at team meeting you can’t tell me that isnt f——king better than a catch, haha.  Came in as a small TE and put on the pounds to become one of the best blocking TEs UND has had, in my mind.  He was originally hoping to be more of a receiving TE, but we know that story with the type of play calling. 

Other than that these Seniors have been a huge part of this growing program, new indoor HPC, School Logo/Name/Mascot and the first Big Sky championship. Gonna be missed for sure.

[Finn flick]

Luke Fiedler, my Thor. Gonna miss you. Would have loved to re-see those plays where it took 7 defense to try and pull you down but they succeeded not. But the pancakes were awesome. Did you serve syrup to them on their back? Love ya kid.  Grandma.

[SiouxFan100]

1 minute ago, Finn flick said:

Luke Fiedler, my Thor. Gonna miss you. Would have loved to re-see those plays where it took 7 defense to try and pull you down but they succeeded not. But the pancakes were awesome. Did you serve syrup to them on their back? Love ya kid.  Grandma.

Love this!!!

[SiouxFan100]

Can somebody comment on warren Taylor. Sorry but I don’t know much. Must be very committed doing things behind the scenes.

[shep]

And Dijon Murray. ST guy now, but always thought he looked like a LB.