Transfer Portal 2024-25

[iramurphy]

19 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

So how’s it work with LOI’s and the portal when coaches move after signing day? Is there an exemption for players to void the LOI and go elsewhere?

@Hammersmith?

Yes

[AJS]

Per 360, there will be 3 guys visiting this weekend. Hoskins (UM), Walker (SDSU), Lewis (NAU). Also… chance Sam Hagen comes back.

[SiouxFan100]

12 minutes ago, AJS said:

Per 360, there will be 3 guys visiting this weekend. Hoskins (UM), Walker (SDSU), Lewis (NAU). Also… chance Sam Hagen comes back.

Great news!!!

[forksandspoons]

40 minutes ago, AJS said:

Per 360, there will be 3 guys visiting this weekend. Hoskins (UM), Walker (SDSU), Lewis (NAU). Also… chance Sam Hagen comes back.

I was wondering about Hagen earlier. That’d be awesome!

Hope we land all three of those other transfers as well! Lewis would be a huge get. He was second team all Big Sky on a pretty good NAU team

[SiouxDini]

360 has me fired up!

[gundy1124]

13 hours ago, AJS said:

Per 360, there will be 3 guys visiting this weekend. Hoskins (UM), Walker (SDSU), Lewis (NAU). Also… chance Sam Hagen comes back.

Tell me more about "Run Away Sam" and why would we want him back.

Did he start for the Jacks last season?  I guess pulling a starter away from the Jacks would be a decent reason.

[UND-FB-FAN]

10 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

Tell me more about "Run Away Sam" and why would we want him back.

Did he start for the Jacks last season?  I guess pulling a starter away from the Jacks would be a decent reason.

Local guy. Starter for FCS playoff team the past few seasons. Would solidify the UND offensive line amongst all five starting spots and offensive line is the most important position group in all of football. Would be a major step towards giving UND a consistent offensive effort that raises the floor of the 2025 season and helps out Schmidty’s defense in year one of the 4-2-5 transition.

I also excuse the guys who left following 2023 as the program was headed in a horrible direction (and hence a 5-game losing streak and a losing season in 2024). You don’t extend a lame duck coach, lose the current offensive coordinator of Washington State and head coach heir apparent to a rival in a lateral move, and lose your newly hired replacement offensive coordinator alum to your rival within one week without some guys rightfully saying what the f*ck?

Anything else?

[homer]

22 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Local guy. Starter for FCS playoff team the past few seasons. Would solidify the UND offensive line amongst all five starting spots and offensive line is the most important position group in all of football. Would be a major step towards giving UND a consistent  offensive effort that raises the floor of the 2025 season and helps out Schmidty’s defense in year one of the 4-2-5 transition.

I also excuse the guys who left following 2023 as the program was rightfully so in a horrible direction. You don’t extend a lame duck coach, lose the current offensive coordinator of Washington State, and lose your newly offensive coordinator alum to your rival in one week without some guys rightfully saying what the f*ck?

Anything else?

While I don’t excuse him for leaving even with your last paragraph…..I think with the current state of college football if you have the opportunity to add talent you do it.  It’s up to the kid to earn the respect back of his teammates.   
 

The look of a team from coaching staff to players will change so much from year to year now so holding a grudge isn’t worth it.  People leave jobs and come back all the time.   

[F'n Hawks]

10 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

Tell me more about "Run Away Sam" and why would we want him back.

Did he start for the Jacks last season?  I guess pulling a starter away from the Jacks would be a decent reason.

Started at tackle in every game I believe 

[forksandspoons]

1) take a starter away from SDSU OL (they took Danny, Rouse, Pabst, Hagen, etc. from us). Do it back. Should be going after Walters as well

2) ask him what they’re doing as a program that will help UND leapfrog them 

[UND1983]

Can we really blame him for leaving after what we saw last year from Bubba and this team?

[Siouxperman8]

20 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

Tell me more about "Run Away Sam" and why would we want him back.

Did he start for the Jacks last season?  I guess pulling a starter away from the Jacks would be a decent reason.

I'm pretty much a 'don't let the door hit you in the arse' guy but I'd welcome him back.  Local guy, great player and the landscape of college fb has changed so much lately that I think we need to get with the times and get better any way we can. 

And............I randomly connected with his family at tailgating 2 years ago and they always had a big party going and offered up great food and drinks to me.  

[gundy1124]

11 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Local guy. Starter for FCS playoff team the past few seasons. Would solidify the UND offensive line amongst all five starting spots and offensive line is the most important position group in all of football. Would be a major step towards giving UND a consistent offensive effort that raises the floor of the 2025 season and helps out Schmidty’s defense in year one of the 4-2-5 transition.

I also excuse the guys who left following 2023 as the program was headed in a horrible direction (and hence a 5-game losing streak and a losing season in 2024). You don’t extend a lame duck coach, lose the current offensive coordinator of Washington State and head coach heir apparent to a rival in a lateral move, and lose your newly hired replacement offensive coordinator alum to your rival within one week without some guys rightfully saying what the f*ck?

Anything else?

Maybe I should be thanking him as he (and Danny) likely aided in moving the program to a fresh start.  The tough part of saying this is on the personal side I like, admire, respect Bubba.  I have known both Bubba and Schmidty for a long time, it's been an interesting dynamic.  But pro-Schmidty 100%, we needed new perspective and leadership.

[forksandspoons]

Almost done  biggest weight room  in the Dakotas. Can live & train in a building connected to all practice facilities without having to go outside. 

 

[UND-FB-FAN]

19 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

Can we really blame him for leaving after what we saw last year from Bubba and this team?

Yep, my point exactly. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

26 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

Maybe I should be thanking him as he (and Danny) likely aided in moving the program to a fresh start.  The tough part of saying this is on the personal side I like, admire, respect Bubba.  I have known both Bubba and Schmidty for a long time, it's been an interesting dynamic.  But pro-Schmidty 100%, we needed new perspective and leadership.

Bubba is a good guy, it’s just that [apparently] being a good guy doesn’t entitle you to being a good to great head football coach in 2024/25. Sometimes you have to make your own luck which involves hard decisions. The best way ain’t the easiest way.

Onward. 
 

Schmidty is a guy to admire and respect in his own right, which everyone knows, and here’s to hoping his way is the right way for UND.

[UND-FB-FAN]

19 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:

Almost done  biggest weight room  in the Dakotas. Can live & train in a building connected to all practice facilities without having to go outside. 

 

Truly spectacular. It all will come down to the guys in the building, now, though. But there’s no doubt this helps you get the right guys in the building (recruiting). 
 

Win-Win

[fightingsioux4life]

1 hour ago, gundy1124 said:

Tell me more about "Run Away Sam" and why would we want him back.

Did he start for the Jacks last season?  I guess pulling a starter away from the Jacks would be a decent reason.

The #1 priority for Schmidt now is making this team better. Grudges will have to be set aside.

[UND-FB-FAN]

On 12/31/2024 at 1:15 PM, UNDvince97-01 said:

Who knows. Next couple days?

Our Athletic Department hasn't even updated the coaching staff page yet on the website. Still shows Bubba and his staff.

Bush league stuff. Lazy.

 

Fixed (finally). 

[UND-FB-FAN]

5 hours ago, gundy1124 said:

Maybe I should be thanking him as he (and Danny) likely aided in moving the program to a fresh start.  The tough part of saying this is on the personal side I like, admire, respect Bubba.  I have known both Bubba and Schmidty for a long time, it's been an interesting dynamic.  But pro-Schmidty 100%, we needed new perspective and leadership.

He and Danny probably should be thanked. 2025 UND football in a much better spot than 2024 UND football. 
 

As for Sam Hagen’s final year of eligibility, he’s staying with South Dakota St. in 2025 it seems. Oh well, UND has 4 returning starters on the offensive line, continuity at O coordinator and offensive line coach, and some decent depth. 

[SiouxFan100]

Hopefully we get good news in the next couple of days or so

[tnt]

On 1/3/2025 at 10:33 AM, fightingsioux4life said:

The #1 priority for Schmidt now is making this team better. Grudges will have to be set aside.

I agree, but do wonder how the other players coming back feel about it.  Would hate to see any friction within the team.  I think Schmidt seems to have the guys buying in, so hopefully it’s a fresh start for everyone.

[fightingsioux4life]

7 minutes ago, tnt said:

I agree, but do wonder how the other players coming back feel about it.  Would hate to see any friction within the team.  I think Schmidt seems to have the guys buying in, so hopefully it’s a fresh start for everyone.

This isn't high school. Schmidt has to put the long-term health and vitality of the program first. That means upgrading the talent level as quickly as possible. I think Schmidt has sold his vision for the program to the players he wants to retain. The others will inevitably move on to more suitable homes.

[geaux_sioux]

10 hours ago, tnt said:

I agree, but do wonder how the other players coming back feel about it.  Would hate to see any friction within the team.  I think Schmidt seems to have the guys buying in, so hopefully it’s a fresh start for everyone.

You need friction actually. Guys need to know their ass is on the line with every rep. It’s the framing of that as a positive thing that makes the difference.

[UND1983]

6 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

You need friction actually. Guys need to know their ass is on the line with every rep. It’s the framing of that as a positive thing that makes the difference.

Which is opposite of what UND had the last 5-6 years.