Longtime fan

Ndsu is very beatable. Youngstown lost to them by 8 last week (had many chances ) and und by 5 this week. Indiana st was controlling the 1st half of their game three weeks ago until a two hour delay. Ndsu controlled after that. Thought their qb looked better in highlights. He’s not that impressive. His running skills are more pronounced because of his size/speed. Decent moves but he simply is bigger than most defensive guys at this level. His qb skills tho?? He locks in on #1 and just gives a hurl the direction of the wr in hopes he completes it. Think he would make a better rb. They really don’t have any decent rb it looks like. Decent OL. Their D played fairly well. But unds Offense had a lot to do with that. If they didn’t have home field advantage through out the playoffs I could see them losing out in the quarterfinals. But they have home field. I can’t pinpoint one thing that is truly dominant about Ndsu . Not impressed

I mean maybe the committee is partial to how a team doesnt win ?

UNDs 6 victories this year 1-9 Portland st 1-9 valpo 3-7 N Iowa 6-4 SIU 6-4 Youngstown st 3-7 Indiana st 20-40 (.500)combined record. As of right now …und has two decent wins. The other four wins come against 8-32 (.250) combined record teams The resume just isn’t there. Two decent wins (so far) against four losses is not considered a top 25 team imo

Possibly. But UND hasn’t shown the ability to win the big games. They have two wins over .500 clubs. The rest of their wins are not impressive in measure. With a combination of bad offensive play calling all year, bad special teams play and the way Jerry has failed in the potential game winning drives spells not a top 25 team. The red zone offense has been bad as they rank 75 out of 124 teams. Can’t trust a kicker. Kickoff and kickoff return groups are shaky. 2-3 record on road trips is not top 25 material . Now Jerry has thrown 5 INTs in the last two games. Too many offsets to be considered a top 25 team. The defense is playing like a top 25 team …that’s about it.

I know a lot. Four loss teams are not deserving of top 25 status. As bad as the fcs is no way a four loss team should make the playoffs . What makes you think they are deserving ?? How close they lose ? Winning is what matters and und can’t win the big games.

Same ol same ol. Und is good enough to compete. Not good enough to win the big games. 4 losses with 5 losses possible if they lose to sdsu. Not sure about playoffs? Two ok wins is their resume. Will that be good enough to garner playoffs ? I’ve been wanting to say for a while about the offensive play calling this year. It’s horrible. A lot of head scratching calls in nearly every game. That includes game clock management. Not good UND is not one of the top teams this year. Always close but close doesn’t cut it. Doesn’t matter who they have lost to or how close they have come to being undefeated ……they currently have 4 losses. Not a top 25 team imo. Top 25 teams frequently win close games. Also. Jerry has been horrendous in the final minutes of these close games. The play calling is one thing during the majority of the game but he has been disastrous in the potential game winning drives. well hopefully next year we can win some big games and take it the next level. See if Schmidt can rally the troops in year two Special teams have been and still are a nightmare. lastly. The D has been incredible this year. Light years better than any bubba led teams. Refreshing and fun.

Too much piss yellow here. 😡

Nice !! 👍 Maybe we tear down that ridiculous movie theatre rope today on the south end and make the south end great again!

The best part was definitely jawing with the opposing players. Can’t recall the year…maybe around 2006?…Nebraska Omaha was here. They had some great teams around that time and played und very tough. Great matchups . Well I picked my victim early. Their safety. He cocked off early with a hit and that was I needed. I rode that $&@! all day long. Every time the play was on our side of the field I was on him. Finally he turned around and start jawwing back. I know once they engage you can’t let up. It wasn’t long and we had nearly the entire south end on him. He was out of his game. He was fully engaged with us and not the game. Perfect ! Great times on the catwalk Wished they open up the catwalk for tomorrow’s game. Ndsu needs to be ridden all day long . Relentlessly! Go Sioux !

Once they took away the catwalk…. the atmosphere dropped significantly. The hardcore ass$&@@s like me now have to coexist with the bleacher people. Not fun and quite boring. Majority of them are only there because they have nothing better to do. They don’t want disruption. They come to games for food, candy, drinks, selfies, tik tok moments…etc. Not interested in being loud, standing or talking football . A collaboration of wet blankets disguised as und football fans. So frustrating seeing the rail 7/8 empty and quiet. The groups of people that stood on the catwalk were there for opponent distraction, game talk and most importantly ….being the 12th man. We were loud and proud. Just an all around ridiculous idea that someone had to pocket some green. With that said. I will be there tomorrow being as loud as I can be with hopefully little feedback. Go Sioux !!

Und needs the victory for playoff clarity .. just like usd did last week. Und is at home while being the underdog….just like usd . The unexpected “things” have to happen just like the usd game Every team is beatable. Dont let the piss yellow team fans tell you different . Very rarely does a team go undefeated the entire season. This is the game UND has to play clean and sound unlike last week. Contain, contain, contain their qb. Big guy that is fast. Haven’t seen them play just some highlight's but he will be tough as he gets time to read the covers or take off. He looks more comfortable when being pressured as he can use his main weapon …his feet. Home game. Und is in playoff mode. Crowd noise ! Side question. Haven’t heard or read anything but anyone know if kaminski is alright ? He took two big shots the last drive that looked like he couldn’t shake off. He maintained his slouch too long . Again. I have no clue he was truly injured or just tired but hope he’s good to go.. und needs him Go Sioux !

Yeah sdsu going to lose to Indiana st now. SDSU is not good. But never know if Mason comes back

Bad game but I posted that i was unsure of this game. I know many here posted a blowout. Not sure the reasoning or factor is that decision? Und hasn’t proven anything yet. Playing better yes. But it’s not like they’re the #1 team or a team that has continued success year after year. I was expecting a victory but a tough single digit victory. SD isn’t a crap team . Und is better ….but und is not dominant. Playing a mvfc team that needs to win and …in their house….not easy. Unfortunately to beat Ndsu it will take an absolute perfect game. UNd hasn’t played a perfect game yet. sdsu will be tough ….50/50 chance. If they lose that one they will be sitting at 7-5 …..again !!! They would end the season with only two ok wins….Youngstown and S Illinois. Not the best resume.

Couldn’t agree more about the quality of teams at this level. I’ve been saying for a decade how weak the fcs is. Yet ever year it gets weaker as more of the good teams move up. The fcs is essentially D2. I also mentioned years ago about the fcs playoff system because of how weak the teams are. Why have a 24 team playoff bracket and why qualifiers ? The pioneer league is d3/ naia material yet they’re guaranteed a spot in the bracket?? Laughable. Nowadays ..there will never be a time that a team outside the top 8 seeded wins the championship. Make it a 8 team bracket. That’s about 4 too many but it’s reasonable.

Went through the top 10 FCs teams. I compiled stats that show schedule strength. Top 10 teams based on current FCS ranking and their resume 1 Ndsu. 8-0. Opponents record 32-33 with wins vs four teams with a winning record 2. Tarleton 9-0 opponents record 24-47 one team with a winning record 3. Montana 7-0 (8-0 if D2 included) 26-31 opponent record. Three victories over teams with winning record 4. Montana st 6-2 . Two losses to Oregon and sdsu . 35-31 opponent records and 21-29 with only their wins. Three victories with teams with winning record 5.sdsu loss to Ndsu. 33-31 opponent records. 25-31 with their wins. Three victories over teams with winning records 6. UC Davis 6-1 loss to Washington . 24-33 opponent records 18-31 on their wins One win vs a team with a winning record 7. Lehigh 8-0 29 -32 opponent record and 5 victories against teams with a winning record 8 Tennessee tech 7-0 18-40 opponent records One victory over team with winning record 9 Monmouth 7-1 Loss to Colgate. 26-40 opponent record. Two victories against teams with winning record. 25-32 only their wins 10. Und 6-2 losses to K st and Montana 27-37 opponent record. Two victories against teams with a winning record 15-33 with their wins only