The Sicatoka

Why not make him sit out the Packers opening playoff ga... nevermind. Sorry @Oxbow6, but I had to do it.

https://theanalyst.com/na/2023/01/jackrabbits-leave-no-doubt-unanimous-no-1-in-the-final-stats-perform-fcs-top-25/

They (19 pages of A-gap power plays in their book*) aren't built for urgency or coming back. It's just more of the "1980 Soviet" problem. Down 17 with 11 to play (and it should've been down 18 or 16 but that's a different matter) they couldn't even drop into a 4-minute soft-huddle offense. Why? *OK, that's a lie. It's only 12.

A comment "elsewhere" was they were like the Soviets in 1980: They had no idea how to respond to being down and outplayed.

UND Football's two greatest problems played yesterday. What can be learned, what are the take-aways from that game? 1. Line of scrimmage - SDSU won it, owned it, had better size and depth, and it was the reason for their win <- this one is 100x more important than next ones 2. Scoreboard management - down 38-20 they kicked the EP, ... and stayed down three scores. Making a two-point makes a two-possession game. In a game with nothing going for you, being down two possessions with 11 to go is something to build from 3. Clock management - NDSU fans question not using their TOs late in first half to get ball one more time (no opinion) Other items?

That's the only good the Rams did yesterday: Detroit's (from LA) draft pick got better because of the Rams loss.

That is "The Motor City Kitties" to you good sir.

The Rams had one thing, just one thing to do, and they failed. Yes, I was quietly cheering for the roar to be restored.

I approve of that penalty for that infraction.

Word is Lovie Smith met with ownership before the game. My guess is he had a long talk about a certain Lombardi quote versus picking 1 or 2. "Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing." -- Vince Lombardi Lovie had them going with good habits to end the season; why accept less as the thing that stays with them during the offseason.

The NAIA would like a word also.

I’ve had an NDSU insider tell me they are in need of their “Schafer and Kennedy”. Not sure they exist.

UND did its heavy lifting under Schafer and Kennedy.

They will, but power this session has shifted west. NDSU’s decline in enrollment will not work in its favor.

We’re just doing what we’ve been told to do: cheering for the MVFC.

This year is there a real difference between one and two?

NDSU is working on budgets now and as the legislature meets. Don’t expect details before March. What say you @Teeder11. And NDSU bad news seldom gets deep media coverage for some reason.

Whoa whoa whoa … it still is SDSU.

Did NDSU?

If you had NDSU and 23.5 points … you lost.

Why aren’t NDSU 7 and 70 showboating today?

A gap power will not make up 24 points in six minutes.

SDSU is doing this by outplaying NDSU up front, both sides of the ball.

Best FCS offense in the country showed up today and exposed the Bison defense.

That’s what it’ll take.