Cratter

Backups for the second half

Fun 30 seconds!

I didnt see enough to over turn that call.

Don't choke! Been in this position already this season!

Love that playcall for the QB TD.

We cannot be celebrating successful PATs haha

Boyz came to play today!

You caught that too! Ha

Thats the kinda stuff you didnt see under Bubba. Massive blitz on 4th and 10. Takes confidence to say well get to the qb before his receivers get 10 yards.

Thought he had two extra hours to sober up. Oops.

Two nice 20 yards TD runs! Those are fun to watch!

This new kicker any good?

If only the coaches could have predicted a false start.

Empty stadium at Southern Illinois today.

Two straight runs for no yards? 3rd down what should we do? Run!

Motzko with some odd body language throughout the game. Gophers gonna have one of their worst seasons this year? They can barely get any shots on goal in multiple games this year. Might we be witnessing Motzko's last year?

Knew the refs wanted to be apart of this game the second they (didnt) dropped the puck.

If youre a Minnesota fan, you must be feeling pretty good. Tie game going into the third period and UND is all out of power plays.

Put that pizza shop out of its misery all ready! 😄

⬆️ Wtf.

Some more "inside baseball" analytics from Cratter (previously posted): These are quick bulletin points for a message board and may seem inconsequential but are studied in program renewal effects/sports psychology. I could divulge deeper into the short vs long term vs how many wins on average. But thats too nuanced...so instead: "Moo U sucks we gona kyck there but" (***Thats of course if we continue to ignore the kicker situation which UND will need when the opponents start to get tougher.)

See this is what im getting at... They indeed did do that (more or less) But at home was the only difference. Yes yes we know Bubba sucked on the road. No argument there. It will always be his great unknown. He might have had the biggest points spread difference known to man - home vs away in FCS Football....but on average it equates to a three point swing.

Does "make me happy" mean meeting or exceeding my personal expectations? I'd would then answer "I would say a year similar to two years ago." Why Cratter? I would certainly expect them to perform higher than last year. That was below their three year rolling average and yet was very recent.

I never knew analyzing football seasons meant my emotional state was either happy or unhappy, nor "stirring the pot." Edit: oh I get it now. Some are interpreting it as putting down this years team.... No, Im actually sticking up for last years team saying it wasn't as bad as some seem to believe. Late season losses imo was because of a deflated "we missed the playoffs season" after a devastating OT loss. Despite showing very early signs of being a good football team...Just like individual games...4th quarters when losing teams naturally "give up" and finally score isnt always indicative. I know its cool to rag on teams and coaches when they're fired though. I get it. Maybe I need to learn some things are just too nuanced for message board discussions! 😂

Thank gosh. That's an extremely low bar to pass - UND fired their coach for that performance. Just pointing out even crappy team last year started out good including beating a team ranked higher than themselves at this point in the season. A better comparison is will this team be better than the year before Bubba got fired (2023)?