by UND9296 » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:24 am
UND wasn't especially strong in the soph., jr. and sr. classes (the early departures of players like Chappell, Stroup and Murray contributed to this), but the recruiting class of 2008 looks quite good so far, with players like Bamba, Sutton, Brenneman, Benjamin, Mersereau, Watkins, McGurran (Fargo North), Wisthoff (Glenburn), etc. either starting or at least playing a lot. And by most accounts, the group that's red-shirting this year is better than the 2008 group.
Obviously UND's play was wildly inconsistent this year. And I do hold the coaching staff at least somewhat responsible for that. But I think we'll see some improvement next year with the continued development of the two most recent recruiting classes. And recruiting is already going pretty well this year with a commitment from arguably the top sr. quarterback in Wisconsin.