AFTER A RECORD SETTING YEAR IN 2006...

THE 2007 SEASON WAS A TREMENDOUS DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THE M-S-U-NORTHERN FOOTBALL PROGRAM.

"It's just that last season left such a sour taste in our mouths that we wanted to come back and prove something this season..."

"We knew how good we should have been, so we worked extra hard this off-season."

HARD WORK CAN GO A LONG WAY, BUT SO CAN EXPERIENCE.

BECAUSE OF GRADUATION...

THE LIGHTS ARE HOPEFUL TO FILL THE VOID LEFT BY KEY PLAYERS IN KEY POSITIONS.

"...we lost some great kids, but I think the ones we have now will be able to learn and fill the void of our graduated players quite nicely."

AFTER GOING THROUGH A GREAT OFF-SEASON CONDITIONING PROGRAM AND 4 TOUGH WEEKS OF DRILLS...

PLAYERS AND COACHES ALIKE UNDERSTAND THE EXACT DIRECTION THIS TEAM SHOULD BE HEADED.

"We are more focused as a team now and we don't have any cliques like we did last year."

"I want this group to leave this spring and be anxious to return for practice in the fall and that's what's gonna make us good."

REPORTING IN HAVRE WITH THE LIGHTS...ZACH WOLKEN FOR THE MONTANA SPORTS NETWORK.