Jim Kramer

[bisonboone11]

I have never started a thread before, but I thought Jim Kramer deserved one of his own. It's amazing how well conditioned the NDSU players are. Every single game, it seems like the other team is completely drained at the end of the 4th quarter, and our guys seem to get stronger. I was amazed during the K-State game. I couldn't believe that our guys wore down the K-State defense. At that time, I was thinking to myself that if we could wear them down, there wasn't an FCS team that we couldn't wear down, but I'm still amazed every week. It was extremely obvious in this game and the SDSU game that our guys are just better conditioned. Once the 4th quarter hits, you can just see the number of broken tackles and big runs pile up.

I have seen this discussed in other threads before, but I thought Jim Kramer deserved a thread of his own.

[BISONFAN4LIFE]

Well said. It was very evident in today's game also we wore them down.

[stevdock]

Quite simply the job he does, especially during the offseason, makes the coaches job so much easier and he has been just as important in these championship runs as anyone else in the program.

[bisonboone11]

Do strength and conditioning coaches move around a lot? I gotta think other schools have begun to notice the results he is getting.

[1st&TennBison]

Do strength and conditioning coaches move around a lot? I gotta think other schools have begun to notice the results he is getting.

It would be my guess that those guys don't move much. And probably because most teams don't put much thought into strength and conditioning beyond what was being done 20 or so years ago. A lot of programs pretty much think that one strength coach is a good as the next guy. And when a move does happen it is viewed upon as filling a spot that was left vacant. I am sure there are some smart AD's out there looking at Kramer right now who saw that Kansas game, heck maybe the AD for Kansas himself.

[Grizzled]

Do strength and conditioning coaches move around a lot? I gotta think other schools have begun to notice the results he is getting.

They will usually move for a couple reasons- 1) Head coach gets hired to a new position and takes him with. 2) They are looking to move and see and opening.

Not to common that a school will just hire a strength coach away from another school. Not saying it would never happen but not likely.

[A1pigskin]

I have been noticing this as well. The K-State game was really noticeable.

[Bisonfan1]

Jim Kramer should have a closet full of game balls by now. This is one guy NDSU needs to make sure they retain. Very evident every game. Thanx Coach Kramer.

[BisonEngrGirl]

Agreed. I think conditioning has been a huge priority, at least in the past few years. This is the reason the Bison are relatively healthy and have completely dominated the 4th quarter in all games this year. Other teams start getting penalties, getting hurt, and making mistakes, while the Bison seem to reach their peak at the end of the game. This strategy has proven to be a winning one.

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[Bisonfan1]

Nice article on Coach Kramer today in the Forum. Good to see him get some rep.