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8's still in, there goes the last small bit of confidence I had in this coaching staff (Bubba).

8 needs to be pulled to give this team any chance.

Might be the worst I've ever seen.

I have no words for this offense.

This is too good.

East Tennessee State (8-3) just lost to Samford (6-5)

Thrown into a massive bubble. They are one of the teams who had a game cancelled earlier this year, they have a decent resume at 6-4 (being in best conference), but obviously will have played one less game.

Same with ISU Blue, one of the wins is a D2 win. This appears to be more of a win and in game though, especially if ISU Blue wins as that would be five straight wins.

Good call, believe we want Western.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but after listening to the 360 podcast with Herder, are these the key games today? Teams in bold we are cheering for. Elon at Maine (7-0 Maine Q2) Montana State at Montana Furman at Mercer Weber State at Idaho State Any others?

I was almost worried we weren’t going to get this post from you. Can you just pin this one at the top of the forum, would save you from typing the same thing over and over. Until the next UND loss where you post the same thing!

This is my thought as well, it's tough to be concerned given the track record of the coaching staff and the classes they have lined up in '19 & '20. Do I think it's weird they don't, definitely. Last year at this time they had three 02's already lined up. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a mini run though over the next couple of months of 03's.

I'm thinking Pinto could very well be a JBD type situation, not in the 1st round draft pick sense, but someone who developed a lot faster than the coaching staff initially anticipated.

Stratton definitely, but he won't be taking a spot on the roster since he's not eligible to play next year. I'm assuming Berry will bring players in based on readiness and not age group, I think Randklev gets pushed back. The four I named (if the season progresses as it's going right now), will not only all be "higher sought after prospects", but also will all have much better numbers (also all four likely drafted).

I also think we'll have 4 F / 2 D coming in next year. The only true early departure I could see is Poolman and possibly one other (like a Rieger and move Johnson back to D to open up another F spot). Forwards: Rizzo, Blaisdell, Caulfield, Pinto Defense: Bast, Frisch Re Poolman: I'm not convinced he's gone. If he's not, then bring in whichever two of Bast / Frisch are ready (most likely Bast, Frisch is just a Senior this year).

USHL Pinto - '00 (F): 9-6-15 (14GP) Halliday - '02 (F): 2-5-7 (10GP) Miller - 01' (D): 2-5-7 (14GP) Frisch - '00 (D): 2-6-6 (15GP) Randklev - '99 (F): 1-5-6 (14GP) Mancinelli - '01 (F): 2-3-5 (14GP) Costello - 00' (F): 1-1-2 (12GP) Reid - 01' (D): 0-1-1 (13GP) Schmaltz - 01' (F): 0-0-0 (11GP) NTDP U18 Caulfield - 01' (F): 6-9-15 (18GP) Rowe - 01' (G): 3.90 GAA / .858 SV% NTDP U17 Sanderson -02' (D): 0-8-8 (18GP) Kleven -02' (D): 0-2-2 (15GP) AJHL Bast - 00' (D): 3-11-14 (15GP) BCHL Blaisdell - 01' (F): 15-11-26 (24GP) Stratton - 99' (F): 4-18-22 (23GP) Bowen -02' (F) 8-6-14 (24GP) Rizzo - 01' (F): 0-8-8 (6PG)

The Big Sky rep being the Montana's AD definitely adds an extra layer to the drama that will unfold. Digging into all three teams schedules, I would say Montana State (w/ win against Idaho) would have a better resume than UND if both were at 7-4, since it's basically even outside of that. Let's go Griz!

Incredible. I'm not sure on the strength of schedules of some of these leagues. Next week you have: McNeese (6-4) playing Lamar (6-4) Montana (6-4) playing Montana State (6-4) UWI (6-4) is playing Iowa State on 12/1 (make up game for Iowa State) Chattanooga plays South Carolina Assuming South Carolina beats Chattanooga, not sure what to make of UWI's schedule, but I'm counting them out. The other two I mentioned are loser out games. Dartmouth can't make the playoffs, San Diego is already in. Alcorn is #38, but not sure what kind of league they play in. UND looks to have a legitimate shot IF they win next week.

UND was #39 #38 - Bye #37 - Montana State - W (6-4) #36 - Lamar - W (6-4) #35 - Florida A&M - L (6-4) #34 - Rhode Island - L (5-5) #33 - Sam Houston State - L (5-5) #32 - Chattanooga - L (6-4) #31 - UIW - W (6-4) #30 - Western Illinois - L (5-5) #29 - Monmouth - L (7-3) #28 - San Diego - W (8-3) *Auto-Bid* #27- Samford - L (5-5) #26- Central Arkansas - L (5-5) #25 - Dartmouth - W (8-1) *Ivy* #24- Idaho State - L (6-4) *One W D2* #23- Illinois State - L (5-5) #22- UNI (5-5) #21- Southeast Missouri State - L (7-3)

Good call, the NCAA website should probably update that.

Awful split, can't drop games to teams like Miami.

What's the consensus, is that more important than the other polls or just another one? Obviously FCS doesn't use an RPI type system, but does the selection committee usually mirror that one?

Are we looking at different polls? I see 26th STATS, tied 32nd coaches

In what way? I'm not saying they aren't, but is your reasoning just because they are highly prized prospects? To the best of my knowledge neither strongly considered the major junior route originally. Halliday slipping to the 3rd round is a pretty good indication that at that point, he wanted to go the college route.

My $.02, I'm with the majority that there needs to be changes at a minimum at Offensive & ST coordinators. My problem with this is Bubba is the man in charge and these changes should have happened years ago. If Bubba didn't see this or is too loyal, then he ultimately is to blame. Bubba and this coaching staff has made this program relevant and I believe this team is close to breaking through. They have talent and if you simply break down this year alone, they have 4 blow out wins against FCS programs and 4 close games (3 losses with a combined 11 points). This also isn't a Senior heavy team, there's tons of talent remaining on the roster. My question would be, is changes Offensive & ST coordinators enough to really put this team over the hump? I don't think it is. The great news is Chaves is an excellent AD, I have all the faith that he will make the right decisions to move this program forward.