Cratter

On one of Cratters' Inside Baseball episodes he said: Now If UND wins this game theyll tie the furthest this program has ever gone in the FCS playoffs! Sadly lol.

Yup. If they think this will be an easy game. They will lose.

JJ not very good.

Open the playbook back up and quit playing scared football while leading.

@Oxbow6 just text me. Watch party at his house Saturday.

Here's a weird one for you: Bubba did fine. Yet im glad they let him go? Are those competing ideas that are hard to grasp concepts of? Bubba built upon his predecessor. But after that many years we started to see his peak. And it wasn't very high. He had stalled his progress. Maybe his age? Everyone gets comfortable at a certain age and after so long in a position. Maybe other factors. Theres a natural process...."yay new coach...now I have to say old one sucks now....then, this new coach isnt new anymore....he sucks now!" Don't fool yourself thinking this could never happen to Schmidt. But we all hope hes so successful he gets a bigger job. (Disclaimer: im not predicting one way or another.) Nobody knows the future...we're all just enjoying the ride. "Cratter, So youre really not saying anything useful?" Correct. Go Fawkers. Beat Tech!

You said Schmidt is Bubba's protégé? That must mean youre saying he sucks! No. Its pattern recognition. Bubba was teaching defense at UND to Schmidt all throughout Schmidts playing days on campus. Then Schmidt and Bubba worked side by side for six years at Southern Illinois. Then Schmidt followed Bubba back to UND and they worked together for another six years. 16 years working side by side is a long time. So if Eric does good....you have to say "Congrats Eric! Bubba taught you well!" 😘

Its ok to say Mussman didnt suck. Bubba didn't suck. Schmidt doesnt suck. Each coach built on the last. One transitioned to FCS. He did fine. The next one got a indoor practice facility. And he built the program to new heights. And now Schmidt is is building on that. He was given new weight room and player area attached to IPF. Me "this is Schmidts first college head coaching position" Lizard brain: "he wants Schmidt fired." Or it could mean "hes still learning."

Thats not what any of this means. You dont have to read everything through the lens of "Hate Schmidt" "Fire Schmidt."

UND has to win playoff games. Otherwise in future years they'll think "we let these guys in every year and they poop the bed." A nice 2 wins in the playoff this yr.... equals...next year... "Just look what happened last year when UND was 7-5 and we let them in when some people thought we shouldnt!" Because 7-5 is the height of the bell curve for UND (and most MVFC teams).

I like we get to play the underdog role again now.

Forgot the Montana game. Yeah we gonna need to improve on 2-4 next year!

(Massey) National Ranking. Yeah 6 makes sense for MVFC.

Whats UNDs record vs the playoffs field. 2-4 If my math is correct. 2-3 is you dont include this years national champions. Edit* as pointed out.

29th in Massey.

Its not the MVFC fault that NDSU is in their conference. If NDSU was in the Big Sky. Teams in then: MVFC 5 Big Sky 4 Doesn't look so lopsided now.

Announcers not happy UND got in.

Its a joke if they dont have the 6th best computer ranked team in a 24 field tournament.

And if youre honest with youself....if you put down Bubba, your putting down Schmidt... Schmidt is literally a Bubba protégé. Working under Bubba most of his career. Directly or indirectly. Its baby steps into the era....small minded individuals say "Mussman sucked..."..."Bubba sucked".... Just remember if you said those things your future will include the current coach too....eventually telling yourself "Schmidt sucked..."

One win in the playoffs ties a UND record? Cratter "aspiration list" still alive?!

Let's remember Schmidt has never been a head coach before this year outside High School football.

Finished 1‐3 in the "Cratters Four Key Games to Watch."

This team got worse or exposed as season went on?

UND finishes regular season losing three of the last four games.

0 wins against the other Dakota teams this year.