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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.

They started a little early this game. Not as much room for errors in the playoffs.

Wonder if it'll be another second half EWU comeback...

Nice come back win for the ladies.

So this happen organically in Times Square

Und up 1 with 2 min left in game. Watch big sky. San Fran in the tourney last year.

I would think if it's blocked by your cable provider you're SOL.

Hoping for a nice big early Hawk lead to help get the crowd into it early.

No one punts in the playoffs. San Diego went for it on 4th and 15. Villanova went for it on fourth three times in the first half.