Longtime fan

UNI is tough!!! Their offense is so so but their d creates headaches and the front 4 are as bad ass as there is the fcs! Bad matchup for UND or for anyone for that matter. UND has improved lately, and if given the chance to finally play in the postseason, I would prefer someone else. But if indeed we are to play them, they need to be assignment strong the entire game and the hogs need to push like they never pushed before. Now beat up the ponies this weekend!!!!

Nice to see und winning the turnover battle. What a game changer they are! The offensive fumbles or lack of, are a definite positive and the 5 ints for the d in two weeks is even better. The talent is there in the secondary, now they are proving themselves. Still very young but week by week....

Exacyly what I was going to say. They're more interested in where amy is!? You can see the tops of heads everywhere! Sickening, just sickening!

I'm not seeing it that way. Yes, we do have a better resume but just like the weekly polls, the name on the jersey sways people. Mont st was still in the top 25 poll with a losing record. Will ratelle was not recognized in the pre season, wow! We knew how good he was! If e wash wins they're in.... Guaranteed! Hell if they lose they still might be in. Same goes with montana, if they lose they could be in. They do however have a nice resume. Und doesn't have the name recognition like their peers do, and like it or not, the committee and people in general use that as a sway tool, period! And no way big sky gets 5 teams in, maybe 4 Und deserves to be in if they win but when you put it in the committees hands, well......

Keaton 6-1 this season, only loss to the #2 team in the nation. This team is peeking! The bye week was great as the team was able to heal up some wounds. The playoffs are definitely in the discussion but a few things need to fall into place: und win, e wash lose, and mont to lose= und playoff bound.

The best is if e wash loses to port st for 2 reasons. All wins for port st looks better for und because und beat them and e wash would only have 6 wins. No way 5 big sky teams get in! Mont need to lose mont st to keep them to 6 wins. Port st is a lock, the s Utah n zona winner will have 7 wins and they're in. Makes our chances a little better if we win and reach 7 wins

One week left and a mass confusion exists with the big sky port st 7 d1 wins/ @ e wash e wash 6 d1 wins/ port st s Utah 6 d1 wins/ n. zona mont 6 d1 wins/ @mont st n zona 6 d1wins/ @s Utah und 6 d1 wins/ @ cal poly Port st needs to beat e wash. Port st in, e wash out. 6 d1 wins and with maybe one of those is considered a decent win for e wash. Weak mont st needs to beat mont. I think? Mont should not get in with 6 wins but they have a nice pedigree so who knows? n zona should and needs to beat S Utah. S Utah has a very weak schedule this yr andwas crushed by sdsu. 6 d1 wins also. Und beats cal poly !! I then see port st 8 d1 wins and a seed, n zona 7 d1 wins should be in and they have gelled and are playing great ball right now and und 7 d1 wins, shouldbe one of the last teams in? With montana being a very long shot with 6 d1 wins but nice wins against ndsu, n Zona , und and e wash. 2 big sky teams for sure with maybe 3 and 4 teams potentially in the post season

Really embarrassing on the student section. The 14 that showed, 2 could be heard. I guess the students nowadays dislike cheering for their classmates and school!? Used to be the students started chants, razzed the opposing teams.....now......now it's a chore. Really sad actually. The players feed off the students and us fans as well but the connection to the students was visible, as it should be. Bubba has tried nearly every option to try and promote his team to the students. guess they're just waiting for the wagon to jump on instead.

Also would like to note that 2 weeks in a row und has scored 44 and 45 points while rushing for 426 yds 4tds and 408 yrds 4 tds. Und is flexing their muscles!!

Nice win und, job well done! Complete dismantling like I asked for. Unc was outclassed on every aspect today. Keep the momentum going and roll up cal poly to open the eyes of the commitee.

Yes bad deal. Going forward iwarri will have to step it up and he can, shown by his 100 yd rushing effort today. he's a very very talented 17 yr old.

Looks like Brady's done for the year and Santiago might have a bad hammy . Heal up santiago!

My loud obnoxious voice is ready!! Kick some bear ass!!

wow! Faison reading the board?

He is definitely an all-American, probably 3rd team maybe 2nd team. What he has done for this offense is insurmountable. He vision and ability is just incredible. For being a "smaller" guy, he had shown extreme toughness, not only in his stiff arm abilities but also in the demanding amount of carries he has endured. Add to that, shifty, fast and a great attitude . Very fortunate to have him for 3 more years years

Und 31 unc 21 Santiago 175 oliveira 100 Und forces 3 TOs

Yes sir!

Lately attendance to me is neither here nor there. While I like having a large crowd, it seems like many of those have no interest or they're on their damn phones!!!!! The crowd left in the 4th qtr, regardless of score, are the "true" fans and we like to amp it up when it needs to be. Not a better feeling in the sports world as to when you get under the opposing teams skin. I would absolutely love it if there were 10000 + that would Just bring it!!! Man that would great! Whatever the attendance might be, you need to be heard Saturday! These kids live off of that! See you Saturday

Bubba ball, especially this early in the change over of coaching philosophies as well as many other circumstances make it tough to blow out any one. They are not a quick strike offense and that's by plan. Burn the clock! As much as I would love to see a good ol ass kicking, I'm just as happy with wins. Once established tho, Bubba ball will make it's mark on the big sky and we'll start to see more point spreads. He has this going in the right direction! Let's start with putting the bears to sleep for the winter

I 2nd that, great look! Hope to see a dismantling of the bears this weekend.

Nova and James Madison qbs are season ending, not sure with Montana's situation. They couldn't make that argument. Keaton is back. Lets say ndsu went 0-3 without carson but knew he would be back before the playoffs, if at that point the playoffs were looking murky, you couldn't tell me the fans wouldn't be asking or saying the same thing. Again, two games left, a lot of football to be played and perhaps come Saturday this will be a mute point. My question has been, would und make a pitch, not saying the committee should or better take that into consideration. So I'll agree to disagree in saying that und wouldn't at least throw that pitch towards the playoff committee if they win out.

The "injury bug is irrelevant" comment could stick if that injury was a season ending injury but Keaton is back and 1-0 since his return. When he was injured the team went 0-3 and 4-1 when he started and finished the game. 5-1 with Keaton, 0-3 without. I believe they could make an argument ! You're right on the fact that every team has injuries but when it's the qb position and it's a team that's already young and inexperienced like und is, losing your starting qb deflates. Your example is montana. Montana has won some games with their 3rd string, as where und was just lost with their 2nd stringer. Plus montana is a perennial power team. They just reload. You mentioned , "you have to go by the product you have on the field" ! That's what I'm saying !

Now that Keaton's back, and IF und were to win out , could und pitch the fact the team has only 1 loss with him as a starter. And that 1 loss is the team that's one hour south. I don't consider the idaho st a loss for him. Und was in control and leading (31-18? ) in the 4th qtr before he was injured. He just seems to have the "it" factor, and more importantly, he seems to have the backing and respect from his team mates which is monumental for a qb. Just listen to their interviews. You can say that there have been many injuries that have affected play, and und has their fair share of them, but ultimately the qb position is the one position that is hardest to replace and the one that requires the most leadership skills. If New England were to lose brady, could they finish the season undefeated ?? That's not to say its the only reason why und lost the those games, because they can definitely clean up with the fumbles,the stale predictable offensive play calling and the secondary fundamentals but Keaton's record indicates he has "something" that obviously Bartles doesn't have and that cost und !!! I believe this group of seniors will be the class we look back at and say they were the the ones that got us back to being relevant. The players want it, the coaches want it and for damn sure we as fans want it!!! Get out to the alerus this Saturday and be loud and proud and send the seniors off with a victory!!!!!

I should also note the fact I'm optimistically speaking, that und takes care of business and wins their 2 remaining games that the committee would take in consideration their chances.

The big sky is a mess right now. I don't see any team being seeded and what was a shoe-in , e wash, has looked mediocre at best in the last 3 weeks. They could and probably should have been 0-3 in those games. Southern Utah, the only undefeated team in conf was rolled by SDSU. Yes SDSU is good and it was early but nothing stands out for me with S Utah. Easy schedule so far and that blowout loss plus a d2 win!?! Portland st doesnt have the "it" factor, the Montana schools are both having down yrs, N zona is young as suspectable, weber st no, cal poly out, und much to injured and young. Actually the fcs seems to be in a down year as well. No true contenders or anyone that stands out. Could be the yr that the last team in wins it all.? Idk. At best I see 2 teams from the big sky playoff bound.....e wash and either port st or S Utah maybe sneaking in. 2 weeks left so a lot can happen. The resumes are just not there! Unds 3 "nice" wins are now looking...eh! Wyoming (fbs) is terrible, port st has 2 loses and their next games are tough , and mont st is in a downward spiral. Hope I'm wrong and hope the committee will like und but after yesterday my optimism is dwindling.