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It's Over. NDSU will return to dominance with a competent QB again next fall and I will crawl back down into a deep dark hole until we have a glimmer of hope once again.

This is becoming a very intriguing topic. The fargo media has made it very obvious that they want the spring season done and keep saying, "Let's just keep all teams healthy and make it to the fall." I find that comical considering they were all for one meaningless game this fall when they had Lance. The fact of the matter is they can see the writing on the wall that if the spring season continues, NDSU will not walk to a National Championship. Could they will it and keep rolling? Yes. Will it be as easy as it has been? No. However, if the season ended today they would have their transfer QB from VT and the recruit from NE to come in and compete at QB. My take is down South, this is why they want it done, not injury. As for us, we have the best chance we have ever had in the D1 era to win a National Championship. I don't care what kind of Championship is. Winning that would be amazing on so many levels for the program. Will a couple guys get banged up for most FCS teams? Yep, that's football. The opportunity is there for UND to keep trending in the right direction. I just think we need to finish this. COVID is a bogus excuse at this point. High school football completed their season for crying out loud with half the resources at hand.

There is no room for coaching blaming with kids entering the transfer portal in my opinion. It is what it is. It's simply a sign of the times. The school the the South that almost beat a team that is currently in the Sweet 16 also has 5 players in the portal. There are numerous other schools in the same boat as well. I agree it isn't ideal, but the NCAA knew this is what it would turn into and we as fans need to understand this is the new reality.

I'm a biased, optimistic UND fan, but I'm calling it now: These two teams matchup in the playoffs this year and UND actually shows up to play and the end result is different. Then we will really here the "this season doesn't count" excuses fly from the bizon fans. *Will this happen, probably not, but I can dream.

When you have the word "Bison" in your username do you really expect people on a SIOUXSPORTS forum to roll out the welcome wagon for you? You are truly delusional.

I always wonder how the heck Hornbacher's didn't make it. Was always plenty busy when I shopped there. Nice location. Fair prices.

Someone is preparing for the downfall of his beloved program......Championships are championships. I guarantee if NDSU wins this thing you certainly won't be sad. Quit whining, embrace the different, and suck it up.

Kid from AZ sure looks like he can from watching his film. Was hoping Cochern would find a way into this role, but he looks more like a possession/gadet guy

ThErE iS nO rIvaLrY tHoUgH...

Not having playoffs is a bad take. Why did we play at all then this spring if there is no "end game" that means anything? UND has a legit chance to win there last two games, get in the playoffs and WIN THEIR FIRST D1 PLAYOFF GAME. I don't care how that happens, when it happens it shows we are no longer a ho hum average football program. Especially this being our first year in the MVFC. Didn't everyone just rip on Ill. State for calling there season yesterday?

Here's the real question: How come NDSU didn't blow out Central Arkansas in their showcase game this fall.......... I remember watching that game, where NDSU had their two golden boys, thinking this team is above average, but not by much.

Well you know what they say, "If you want to work on the farm go to NDSU. If you want to own the farm, go to UND." In that, a golden pitch fork would suffice.

At the end of the day, I see NDSU using their two horses at TE to attempt to gain leverage on UND. Should be a similar test to when UND faced SDSU, however I didn't expect SDSU to come out throwing deep ball haymakers like they did. I think UND's offense can pump in three TDs and do their part, but I think they will struggle to run the ball like they have. They won't be completely stopped, but it will be much tough with the DL they will face. I've watched every UND game and all but one NDSU game and I see this one being an absolute class. Tommy has passed every test so far, but this is his biggest one yet. Is it Saturday yet?

Izzo talks about it on his show so that one must be true. Apparently some Luepke kid has been on it every week and hasn't played a snap ha

It'll be Miller. It's common courtesy as a coach to keep your two deep accurate and Entz has a couple kids who haven't dressed a game yet this spring on there. Shows his true colors weekly.

Glad we got some TE production last weekend. Give the bizon more to chew on in their preparation!

I was in Fargo last year when these two teams were "Not Rivals" and in different conferences and had a young gal who I didn't know get in my face and inform me "Sioux suck sh*t", so come on now Bizon nation. You never quit thinking this was a rivalry. As only as both these schools are an hour drive apart and are the only two D1 schools in the state, this is the biggest rivalry this state has. (Although, I've heard UJ and VCSU don't like each other very much.)

He has also used more transfers than Kleiman and Bohl did in their time combined.....

Did he say "their" or "our"? I've heard rumblings of both

With the current state of ND college football, how many people can see Entz and his staff start to offer every athlete we offer? I can see it now......

Anyone have the actual video of Ent'z slip up on Saturday?

24-21 UND.

I will never discredit a Strength Coach without a real reason too. However, I think part of it too is the change in how we recruit the OL. Under Knauf it was bringing in guys who already weighed 280-310 lbs and hoping it was good weight based on film. Whereas now, we tend to recruit the frame and potential, which adds even more pressure to the strength coach because it is his job to get the right weight added to that frame.

Ahhh gotcha. I've been pretty critical of Entz, so I do need to cool it and back off. As much as I support UND, I will quickly say NDSU's dominant past had some phenomenal coaching.

So you bench your captain, leading tackler, and pre-season All Conference/All American? Pull him aside and allow him to keep leading the way he has been. Don't make an example of that kid.