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At home where it is usually pretty easy to regain momentum after those 5 yard brain fart penalties.

Will Ratelle. Eric Schmidt. No dominate linebacker this year. Cole Reyes. Cole Reyes is what we heard all season. Isn't the linebackers almost like the QB of a defense? Taj was missed.

I noticed that too. Prior to the shift it looked like confusion on the defense. Then they shifted and really caught UND off guard and out manned in that area.

UND 3rd down conversions earlier 4-9. With three minutes left in the game commentators, mention UND was 1-6 on the last 7. And after that missed 3rd down conversion that could have kept the drive alive ran the clock down and kicked a UND game winning field goal. They had to give Richmond the ball back and the rest is history.

No doubt. It's was part of a a momentum builder and they build more on the back of UND not being able to do anything to stop it. And they were able to use it to outscore UND than when they had momentum. People saying it was the reason UND lost the game which I say .

Everyone is our section was saying the same thing. In 2016 it's pretty common knowledge nowadays that is the smarter play. Unless it was you in lower 215 ;).

I think UND got out coached this game.

Yes they gained momentum after they had none. UND couldn't gain momentum after they had none. UND had momentum early in the game. Richmond later in the game. Richmond used that momentum to score more points than UND did when it had the momentum. Richmond wins. Point being it's easy to see that play of what gained momentum. But equal is what didn't gain momentum. So and so dropped a pass on a third down that would have given the team a first down and given UND momentum back (in the fourth)...There for one also has to say that receiver that dropped that pass "cost UND the game."

Richmond was one yard short on the third down before the punt penalty...if Richmond gained one more yard on that play and got the first down...did that one yard give Richmond the win? And enough momentum? The kicking penalty was 5 yards and Richmond had to go 77 yards to score. Even after that score UND still had a ten point lead. The inability of UND to regain momentum on offense or defense after that by not staying sharp cost and essentially coasting helped cost them the game.

Giving the other team a first down on a punt penalty gave Richmond momentum of having a first down with 65 yards to drive to score. It was not the reason UND lost the game.

And that's the mental part I mentioned earlier. The team had the lead, got relaxed (which also helped Richmond pass through our line to block the punt) and let Richmond gain the momentum and score 20 points to UNDs 0 in a quarter and a half. Just sayin. The bigger blame is the coaches for letting the team relax and letting Richmond score 20 unanswered points in a short amount of time that took numerous plays. And the punt penalty was just a small microcosm of the entire picture during that entire time.

If UND couldn't overcome Richmond having a first down at about the 35? 40?, they didn't deserve to win at home and Richmond was the better team.

You key to the argument is UND could have easily regained time and flow after the penalty and had plenty of plays on offense and defense to take control of it but failed. Giving a team a first down (whether on third or fourth down) played a very small part in the 100s of plays ran. They didn't score on that penalty. They scored on the numerous plays that drove the field after that penalty.

Or if they didn't have the 50 yard pass at the end to set up the field goal. Giving the other team 15 yards play really is the same whether it happens in the first quarter or the last quarter. And whether a penalty or blown coverage makes no difference. What about the missed UND field goal or the 80 yard spider TD pass. Those equal or were worse than one play (und penalty) that gained them 15 yards. They still had to drive 70 yards to score after that penalty!

We got three points off them turning it over on a punt. They got three points off a punt turnover. Was far from determining the game.

DaveK is proof Gopher fans are obsessed with UND.

Human nature took over throughout the team from the players to coaches. They got a decent lead and weren't as sharp: mental or physical. Same thing that helped UND win games this season and get this far. Is what it is. Learn from it. And do better next time.

Tough loss, but a pretty successful season and lots to build on for next year. Congrats to Richmond.

You're a d1ck.

You must be fun at parties.

The students must be staying. The bathroom lines are long.

I've found you need to initially log in and then it stores it after that.

Extra boozing at the bar since none inside? or maybe I arrived earlier than I thought.

Never seen this many this late trying to park.

I'll be at the Alerus. I'll be expecting to see score updates here.