Pro-day at U of Minn locks out local colleges
http://www.inforum.com/sports/428142...a-going-change
It would appear to me that this is a real PR screw-up. Since the Gophers think their athletics are vastly superior to anyone else in the state, why lock everyone else out? Fans in all these state college towns (Moorhead, Duluth, Mankota, St. Cloud, Winona, etc) are usually dual fans of the Gophers and their own city's school. I think this will piss off a lot of fans in these towns and in areas that have sent athletics to these smaller schools. I know I would be pissed if I lived in Winona where their quarterback who has thrown for 12,000 yards (regardless of the competition) only gets seen by 3 scouts rather than the 32 that would have looked at him last year.
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I read this and I still don't understand it. Can someone explain this and if it has any effect on Ndsu?
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I don't know why the QB didn't come to Fargo. It would have been an 800 mile round trip vs 200 mile round trip to Mpls. for him. On the other hand how many scouts were in Fargo this year vs. last year,
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HerdBot
I read this and I still don't understand it. Can someone explain this and if it has any effect on Ndsu?
Well, if NDSU locked out small D2 athletes, then UN_ wouldn't be able to send down their 1 or 2 prospects.
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Originally Posted by
KC Bison
http://www.inforum.com/sports/428142...a-going-change
It would appear to me that this is a real PR screw-up. Since the Gophers think their athletics are vastly superior to anyone else in the state, why lock everyone else out? Fans in all these state college towns (Moorhead, Duluth, Mankota, St. Cloud, Winona, etc) are usually dual fans of the Gophers and their own city's school. I think this will piss off a lot of fans in these towns and in areas that have sent athletics to these smaller schools. I know I would be pissed if I lived in Winona where their quarterback who has thrown for 12,000 yards (regardless of the competition) only gets seen by 3 scouts rather than the 32 that would have looked at him last year.
That new MN coach has got the double talk down.
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Rowing the boat seems more like a Brewster move all the time. I love it.
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MNLonghorn10
They cant go to NDSU's?
Not sure. If I was Ndsu I would take the opposite approach and invite some of these players. The more players who go to your pro day means the more scouts you get on campus to see Ndsu players. It's not like we have that many NFL prospects at our pro day any way. Whenever you get families of players on our campus to see the city and facilities, that's a good thing imo. It's like a free promo for Ndsu. Who knows maybe a stud player at an nsic school has a younger brother who wants to play college football and his whole family comes here and they are wowed by the program. Meanwhile they are getting the middle finger from the gophers. I think it would be cool to have the next adam thielen at an Ndsu pro day thinking it helped him get an NFL shot. Good karma
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the thing about it to me, is it isn't that big of a deal, Fleck said if the demand from NFL teams that want to see whatever NSIC player, then he'd be welcomed...its the 300 guys who don't have a shot or demand that arent invited. Not even sure if NDSU would allow them to theirs. I guess 10 teams showed up to theirs last year and there wasnt any real pro prospect besides maybe an OL.
Should have more prospects/scouts/teams on 2018s pro day. I guess we'll see who shows up from different schools who would've normally went to UMN's
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Originally Posted by
KC Bison
http://www.inforum.com/sports/428142...a-going-change
It would appear to me that this is a real PR screw-up. Since the Gophers think their athletics are vastly superior to anyone else in the state, why lock everyone else out? Fans in all these state college towns (Moorhead, Duluth, Mankota, St. Cloud, Winona, etc) are usually dual fans of the Gophers and their own city's school. I think this will piss off a lot of fans in these towns and in areas that have sent athletics to these smaller schools. I know I would be pissed if I lived in Winona where their quarterback who has thrown for 12,000 yards (regardless of the competition) only gets seen by 3 scouts rather than the 32 that would have looked at him last year.
Nothing like a hypothetical
If I lived there I'd be pissed arguement
Shows how much extra time you spend worrying about coulda shoulda and wouldas