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#8 in the Coaches Poll

I'm pretty sure he can't do it consistently. If he could, he would have done it against Weber State, instead of having them return every single ball out to the 50.

The only reason McFeely is talking UND up so much, is because it drives a lot of NDSU fans crazy. McFeely is a guy that will always take the opposite side of what the majority feels. He'd say the opposite thing if he was doing this with the Herald and UND fans were asking questions.

UND up to #10 in the FCS Stats Poll. This weekend, UND fans will have to cheer for UNI over SDSU and SHSU over Central Arkansas.

Brady Leach kicker from Moorhead committed. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4504795/brady-leach

Richmond lost today too, which was big since they were most likely #11 or #12. SDSU though I'm nervous about. They beat USD by 7 today and will play @ UNI next week. Could be enough to jump UND.

It'll be close, Chattanooga losing today should do it if you believe this weeks FCS Committee rankings. That'd move UND up to #9 this week. Final week #8 plays #5. If Central Arkansas loses to SHSU, UND should move up 1 more and finish #8. We'll see though.

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Final: Wofford 36 Chattanooga 28 absolutely huge, Chattanooga was currently #7 ranked team by the FCS committee.

With NAU going into a shell offensively, they really gave UND a chance that quarter, Studs and co just can't take advantage.

There we go! I can live with a loss if they show something. Get a stop here defense and go from there!

Not even on the same planet as NAU. What's more likely, Keaton completes a pass or the defense gets a stop?

Not sure what's worse, the offense or the defense.

One glimmer of hope about this offense is they have shown that they have the capability to play much better in the second half. This one is going to be on the defense again, need to play lights out in the second half to have a chance. When you give up 300 yards passing in half that's not very likely, but they need to shut them out the rest of the way.

Being #10 right now is huge. With the Sam Houston State move, it looks like the committee actually gave some thought to the rankings this week. Just keep winning. Being ahead of SDSU at this point is big.

Couldn't agree more. I know I'm not breaking any news here, but it's pretty crazy to think that since Stanley's injury, UND's top 2 WR's are true freshman. Not ideal, but this type of workload is going to be so valuable moving forward.

Per Tom Miller: "UND QB Keaton Studsrud back practicing today for first time since injury. Doesn't appear 100 percent but good sign for Saturday". (sent Tuesday) Will be anxiously awaiting reports from how he looks the next couple days, they really need him back and healthy this weekend. Disappointed with Stanley, hoping he'll be back for the playoffs. I'm really excited for this game, win and not only are you Big Sky Co-Champions, but I truly believe that when everything else plays out over the last two weeks, that they will get a seed.

I would also think playing more local teams closer to home would help more than it would hurt recruiting.

Ok, good to know I'm not the only one. Well, I wonder what's next! After looking into switching conferences, the travel savings are not enough to leave the Big Sky, we are staying put?

Just in a general sense or do you know something?

We are starting to see things firm up between four of the polls: We are no lower than 9th, no higher than 12th. I like seeing everything become more consistent (STATS Media had been the outlier). Athlon: 9th STATS Media: 12th Coaches: 11th (last week), I'd expect 10th this week AGS: 11th

NAU is on fire, for UND to win, I really think they'll need to play their best game of the year. I'd say NAU is the best team that UND will face in the regular season. Being at home is huge Injuries: Need Studsrud and Stanley back, also need offensive line (Bell / Stockwell) to gut it out for one more week I know someone already asked, but what's the word on injuries?

It's right, we are @ Montana next year -- it doesn't make a lot of sense, since like you said they were there last year. Must be the start of a new round of scheduling.

In all reality a seed would be gigantic for UND, a true game changer. It's ridiculous that a spot or two is a difference between getting a first round bye / home game in the second round or playing at SDSU / Montana week 1!

I think everyone is on the same page that there are certain situations where if you are found guilty, you are gone, no questions ask. I guess we are just in a disagreement with how severe this situation is. Like I said earlier, you can't defend it, but I also don't think this is a get out your pitchforks offense either. I can guarantee that nobody feels worse about this than Josh and this would be a major wake up call. I'm sticking by suspending him for the remaining of the year and that's it. No loss of scholarship, no kicking him off the team. He learns, there is an adequate punishment, we move on.