Issac Fruechte Stays at North Dakota

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Per Football Scoop: North Dakota (FCS): Isaac Fruechte is being retained as offensive coordinator on Eric Schmidt's staff. A former wide receiver at Minnesota and in the NFL for the Vikings and Lions, Isaac has experience as an offensive play caller at Winona State (D-II - MN), with previous stops at Northern Iowa (FCS), Northern State (D-II), and Wisconsin-La Crosse (D-III).
Donnell Kirkwood is also being retained as RB coach.
 

Sounds like the kept the whole offensive staff and only one on defense with the new defensive minded HC back at the school.
 

nsmike said:
Per Football Scoop: North Dakota (FCS): Isaac Fruechte is being retained as offensive coordinator on Eric Schmidt's staff. A former wide receiver at Minnesota and in the NFL for the Vikings and Lions, Isaac has experience as an offensive play caller at Winona State (D-II - MN), with previous stops at Northern Iowa (FCS), Northern State (D-II), and Wisconsin-La Crosse (D-III).
Donnell Kirkwood is also being retained as RB coach.
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Be fun to get them on the schedule
 

in football terms, North Dakota has been playing second fiddle to NDSU and SDSU - and now South Dakota has taken a step forward - leaving North Dakota as a clear 4th place in the Dakota Quadrangular.

UND had some really solid years in the D2 days in the 1990's and 2000's - including a D2 Championship in 2001. But in the D1 era (either 1-AA or FCS), their best seasons have been 8-3 in 2011 and 9-3 in 2016.
 

short ornery norwegian said:
in football terms, North Dakota has been playing second fiddle to NDSU and SDSU - and now South Dakota has taken a step forward - leaving North Dakota as a clear 4th place in the Dakota Quadrangular.

UND had some really solid years in the D2 days in the 1990's and 2000's - including a D2 Championship in 2001. But in the D1 era (either 1-AA or FCS), their best seasons have been 8-3 in 2011 and 9-3 in 2016.
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I feel like they’re in the same market for players as the other 3 but grand forks is really far up there.
Fargo is too, but to me Fargo is clearly the best town of the 4.
 


Strongazzoffer said:
Be fun to get them on the schedule
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??????? I'm also an alum of UND and it would be a waste of a game for the Gophers to schedule them. Schedule a SEC, ACC or Big12 opponent and that might be fun, exciting and/or interesting whereas UND would be none of them. Could care less about scheduling their football team and the Gophers should too.
 

Some guy said:
I feel like they’re in the same market for players as the other 3 but grand forks is really far up there.
Fargo is too, but to me Fargo is clearly the best town of the 4.
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Fargo-Brookings both nice then Grand Forks — coming in last is Vermillion.
 

No interest in seeing a Dakota school on the gopher schedule. Find a FL, TX or any decent SE school that can add value to recruiting
 




Gopherchase said:
Fargo-Brookings both nice then Grand Forks — coming in last is Vermillion.
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That’s said from an overall school perspective. USD in a lot of ways is the best. Great business school and then has a law school and a medical school along with a bunch of other degrees.
 


watertown 1987 guy n said:
No interest in seeing a Dakota school on the gopher schedule. Find a FL, TX or any decent SE school that can add value to recruiting
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I agree, but I would say for example this year if we played all four of the teams in the FCS championship, we’d lose at least one of those games. Those teams are salty.
 





46Gophers said:
??????? I'm also an alum of UND and it would be a waste of a game for the Gophers to schedule them. Schedule a SEC, ACC or Big12 opponent and that might be fun, exciting and/or interesting whereas UND would be none of them. Could care less about scheduling their football team and the Gophers should too.
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I mean wouldn't you rather play them then NW State, Western Illinois, and Rhode Island. Gophs have Miss State, Bama, Cal all on future schedules. There's always going to be an FCS patsy on the bill as well
 


DinkytownDelight said:
After losing to NDSU and USD I respectfully disagree. Zero benefit comes from it for the Gophers except potential embarrasment.
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Benefit? How about a nearly full or full stadium? And create some neighborhood rivalries. We don't avoid the Fighting Sue on the rink. Nor St. Thomas, UMD, St. Cloud or Mankato for that matter. Why would football be any different? My gut is the Gopher squad would relish playing a Dakota team annually.

So is losing to a Dakota school any different from losing to Bowling Green? That was an embarrassment. I think the four Dakota schools plus Montana would do very well is the MAC. And the D1 coaches respect the level of play of the Dakota schools.
 



Strongazzoffer said:
I mean wouldn't you rather play them then NW State, Western Illinois, and Rhode Island. Gophs have Miss State, Bama, Cal all on future schedules. There's always going to be an FCS patsy on the bill as well
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Would rather play a FBS school such as a school in the MAC, Mountain West etc. before any FCS school.
 


Gopherchase said:
That’s said from an overall school perspective. USD in a lot of ways is the best. Great business school and then has a law school and a medical school along with a bunch of other degrees.
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Degree offerings don't mark the caliber of the school. UND also has a med school and law school. USD very nearly lost the law school within the last few years and med students already spend most of their time in Sioux Falls. And while there is nothing wrong with the B school, I've never heard it said that it's a "great" B school.
 

swede2 said:
Degree offerings don't mark the caliber of the school. UND also has a med school and law school. USD very nearly lost the law school within the last few years and med students already spend most of their time in Sioux Falls. And while there is nothing wrong with the B school, I've never heard it said that it's a "great" B school.
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Fair, good would have been said better.
 

swede2 said:
Degree offerings don't mark the caliber of the school. UND also has a med school and law school. USD very nearly lost the law school within the last few years and med students already spend most of their time in Sioux Falls. And while there is nothing wrong with the B school, I've never heard it said that it's a "great" B school.
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Hey! That's where I got my business undergrad and masters! Lol
 

Bayfield Gopher said:
Benefit? How about a nearly full or full stadium? And create some neighborhood rivalries. We don't avoid the Fighting Sue on the rink. Nor St. Thomas, UMD, St. Cloud or Mankato for that matter. Why would football be any different? My gut is the Gopher squad would relish playing a Dakota team annually.

So is losing to a Dakota school any different from losing to Bowling Green? That was an embarrassment. I think the four Dakota schools plus Montana would do very well is the MAC. And the D1 coaches respect the level of play of the Dakota schools.
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I don't want a rivalry with Dakota schools. If we have a rivalry with them, our program is screwed. I don't want their fans in our stadium. I would much rather beat the shit out of Rhode Island with a few hundred less people. For me, it was a new team I hadn't seen before.

And yes, god forbid we lose, it is worse than losing to Bowling Green. Hardly anyone remembers BG, but 'touchdown Jack rabbits' is still a running joke for people trying to shit on the Gophers.

Regarding hockey, they are generally in the class as the Gophers...Making the NCAAs. We actually need to be able to beat them to be successful. So playing them makes sense.
 

mggoph said:
Hey! That's where I got my business undergrad and masters! Lol
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A whole lot of we USD business school grads are doing just fine – – but “great” probably more aptly applies to the Carlson school at the U.
 

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