FlinFlan80
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2 minutes ago, Midwestern Hawk said:
Minus the two garbage end of half drives by NDSU, their offense produced 45 yards rushing on 18 carries and Noland was 9 of 19 for 87 yards. That's how bad the rest of the game was for the Bison.
Also, noticed they pulled the Hankey kid at MLB when he was not hurt and brought a backup in. That shouts panic to me.....
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Just now, geaux_sioux said:
No mention of Wanzek and Toivonen?
That's my main thought. We aren't even skipping a beat there. I don't know if King is just a solid coach/recruiter, but that group is young and impressive......
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2 minutes ago, Goose15 said:
If the Bison are talking about Lance and Radunz, I believe UND also lost it's starting QB and C to graduation. We are starting a brand new QB, just like they are. Didn't lose anything? Really?
That and more. They legit talk about the guys who graduated. EVERY TEAM HAS PLAYERS GRADUATE.
Then, they proceed to complain about guys like Cofield and Cox, who transferred. THAT MEANS THEY WOULD RATHER BE SOMEWHERE ELSE THAN THE HOLY LAND OF FARGO.
My take on it, your coaches and players got comfortable, assumed your players are better than they are and now, you get what you get and get stomped by SIU.
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Snooped in on the Sunday Night Bizon Chat hosted by Izzo and McFeeley. Interesting to say the least. Excuses were flying and heads were being called for. The one comment that stuck out to me is how the reason UND looks good right now is that they didn't lose anything. I mean I get it NDSU lost some dudes, but isn't a programs job to always be prepared for losing dudes and, as for guys leaving for the draft or transfering, no one made them do that..........
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5 minutes ago, Dustin said:
I would say no, but others might have data/proof to say otherwise. I think of him doing a lot over the middle.
I would agree with you. UND's offense tends to break a lot of tendencies by moving players around on the field.
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9 minutes ago, Wilbur said:
The ones that do out west end up losing good kids to other programs. Watched the Minot-South game last night and Minot has lost 8 kids that should be on their high school team this year to prep schools or prep programs. The kid that scored the first goal for South-Shanley last night is a Wahp-Breck kid that left and ended up at South-Shanley like the Senf kid who left Jamestown the year before.
Talked to a dad that sent his kid away out here in western ND. The biggest thing for him was the game/competition factor. You get 20 something games in ND high school hockey, and if you play in the west you've got guaranteed league games with some teams that are lacking when it comes to being able to put a competitive team on the ice for a high school game. His kid just played in his 47th game at his prep program.
I've always been a huge fan of high school hockey. Coached, played, etc. Just can't blame these kids when the NDHSAA does everything in their power to keep all the other sports at competitive levels (see Red River and Central dropping a class in football), yet hockey just remains on the back burner.
Very good point. Plus, all the kids that choose to go play Juniors in other states! I do think that in the end it's the amount of time the East (Grand Forks specifically) focuses on hockey. Correct me if I am wrong, do many of these hockey players play anything else but maybe tennis or golf? No knock on those sports, but one has to wonder if those kids chose to play football, would GF football be more competitive?
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14 hours ago, gfhockey said:
Well the 4 east team taking it to the 1 west team. Don’t know what the problem is out there
They don't prioritize hockey. It's like football, wrestling, or basketball in Grand Forks.......
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Thought the spread would be a little bigger than 7.5, but Vegas knows what their doing. That shows me people are already thinking the Hawks can compete in the MVFC, considering, after NDSU, SDSU is traditionally the second "powerhouse" in this conference. I completely agree with geaux_sioux. Looked like we were weak against quick game at times and, in my mind, I need to see us stop the run more than one game in a row to say that issue from last year is fixed.
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53 minutes ago, Bison06 said:
I see what you’re saying, but it’s an odd critique given the context was NDSU’s recruiting under Entz could be falling off.
Is Bo Belquist playing for UND this weekend somehow evidence that UNDs recruiting is worse? Of course not. Players step up when asked to.
Good point, but remember UND is the inferior little brothers to the mighty NDSU. It is kinda funny how the one true freshman that opened eyes had a Dad play for NDSU and they didn't land him.........interesting.
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11 minutes ago, Bison06 said:
Yeah, I’m sure UND would hate to have more fans in the seats that don’t understand the game very well. Their money is no good in Grand Forks. Success expands the fanbase, they aren’t all gonna be football experts.
We have those, just in a different sport. In fact, I believe a good amount of them cheer for Bizon football. I'm not denying that fact that people love a winner.
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21 minutes ago, Bison06 said:
Nobody is making excuses. Simply discussing this literal once in a 100 years scenario all teams are in right now. I’m not saying ndsu is more or less prepared to adapt than any other team out there, just that the teams that are able to adapt will rise to the top. Will ndsu be one of them, we’ll find out.
I will bet anything if the spring doesn't go the way the Bizon expect, that is the first thing that gets thrown out there by 95% of their fans. The other 5% are too concerned about how Philly hurt Wentz's feeling to care.
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5 minutes ago, Bison06 said:
This unique spring season will be challenging for everyone, but even more challenging for teams who are replacing many key positions. As I talked about, after one game it’s hard to take anything away from it. Was the lack of rhythm on offense a factor of a fall off in talent, inexperience, it being an odd spring season, first game jitters? I’m sure it’s a combination of it all at this point. The good teams will be standing at the end of the season, I’m hoping NDSU is among them.
All teams have to replace talent every year. Some years more than others. That's part of coaching and a big part of why NDSU has had success. You do sound just like Dom Izzo with the "odd spring season" talk. I get it, its not normal or ideal, but it's not like NDSU is the only team going through it. I do find it comical how all NDSU fans are already using the "spring season" as an excuse, just in case the downfall occurs this season.
I know I sound like a whiney UND am, but I grew up in the rivalry and am patiently waiting for UND to begin challenging NDSU again. Does it happen this spring? Probably not, but I can hope.
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5 minutes ago, Teeder11 said:
My worry is, excuses or not, SIU was truly hampered by inclement weather and lack of practice time. Their coach indicates that was the case, while at the same time, saying he's not about excuses. I don't know about SDSU's practice situation --indoor, outdoor or what -- but this week feels different to me regardless. They have a young QB, too, and a solid D as well. There RB looks tough but I think our DBs and LBs can cover their big TEs and WRs. It comes down to the push on both sides of the line, as usual. Brockstar, where are you??
I was not very impressed with their Coach. Impressive that he is a D1 HC at a young age, but he seemed frazzled and in that his team lost any discipline they had on the field. He is making excuses, now his players will start making excuses, and before you know it the culture will be poor. As good as winning a game like that to start the year, a loss like that feels even worse. We are incredibly fortunate to have the HPC, but at the end of the day it is just as much about the attitude portrayed by the leadership of programs during times like these (spring football).
Coach Stieg is a great leader and that is why I believe SDSU will be a much taller task that SIU. Ya they are probably more talented, but you can bet your ass when they face adversity they won't fold like SIU did.
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11 hours ago, Nodak78 said:
Way too early to judge recruiting. What did you think of Bison offense last game. Defense was stellar.
I thought the Bison offense struggled to move the ball and the Quarterback play was average at best. Their offensive line is not what it has been the past decade. Also found it eye-opening as to how Roehl struggled to get the ball in the hands of their most dynamic weapon (Watson)
Their defense is tough as ever and all team's will struggle to score on them. Their defense line is incredibly deep and Jackson Hankey does a phenomenal job getting the defense on the same page. The Waege kid might be NFL good.
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11 hours ago, Bison06 said:
The jury is still out on Entz in my book, but the recruiting certainly doesn’t appear to have dropped off in his first two/three classes. We’ll see if the player development is able to keep pace in the next couple of years.
Jalen Bussey, Kobe Johnson, Dominic Ganella are all contributing already and we’ll have to see on others. Not a ton to go on just yet, this spring season and the fall will be the first real look we have at Entz’ guys.
I am obviously a Hawk fan, but I respected Klieman and Bohl. I do not have much respect for Entz yet. I know he they went 16-0 last year, with recruits that Klieman's staff did a great job bringing in. In my mind, he couldn't have an easier job as far as recruiting goes. "Hey come to Fargo. We win every game we play and have this many dudes in the NFL." And good for them for getting to that point, but at this point in the game any kids that NDSU and UND both offer, that choose UND is a huge win for the UND coaching staff, due to the NDSU's amazing success. However, with that success comes lofty expectations and bandwagon fans who don't know a first down from a touchdown and those fans will call for his head if it is anything but dominance.
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6 minutes ago, gfhockey said:
Service is good
beer could be colder though. Don’t for see it lasting with a beer only license. Been there 4 times and each time the tap beer was warm for my liking.
That's too bad. That's actually something I remember the Wild Hog had figured out was their beer selection, temps, and prices.
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7 minutes ago, Siouxperfan7 said:
Proof that he HPC is worth every penny.
https://siusalukis.com/news/2021/2/20/football-falls-at-north-dakota-44-21.aspx
"The Salukis were not the same crisp football team that beat No. 25 ranked SEMO 110 days ago. Practice time has been in short supply for Southern during the last 10 days, due to snow and ice-covered turf at Saluki Stadium."
Excuses are like assholes, everyones got them and they all stink.
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So........any reviews on the "Sin Bin" yet? Still baffles me how things don't succeed in that location........
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18 minutes ago, Wilbur said:
Believe knox.com does a live feed.
With video? That'd be great!
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Anyone know how to stream the RR game tomorrow?
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36 minutes ago, Teeder11 said:
I think Fort was a major coup. I thought he was pretty much recruited by everyone -- and chose us in the end. Because the recruiting game is so secretive, though, it's easy for other fan bases to just claim that their team lost interest in the recruit when they lose out.
I believe NDSU wanted both Nelson and Fort, so there are two battles on DBs we have won. This might not be a popular take, but the kids that are making NDSU tick are still Kleiman recruits. If there is any drop off at all in the product on the field in Fargo, it could be in part to Entz and his staff not being as steady in recruiting as the past staff.
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I don't want to get too carried away, but I was very encouraged by the performance on Saturday. A couple things that stuck out to me was the obvious improvement on the UND offensive line, but to go along with that the ability UND showed to sit in a 2 TE set and grind was awesome. I have always been an advocate of Freund's on here because he was really built a multi dimensional approach with these dudes. Another thing I was encouraged by was we did this with some young dudes being the focal point. Bo Bellquist and Adam Zavalney are both freshmen (one redshirt one true), starters, and local. I believe Dom Izzo said in his podcast last week UND needs to start winning the local recruiting battles to be taken seriously. Well Dom..........those are two kids UND found, turned started, who are in our backyard. Otis can smell Moo U from where he grew up. I am by no means saying we are going to beat the bison, but the local youth shows our coaches are doing their jobs recruiting.
I was discouraged by our lack of down field attack offensively. We were certainly trying to take shots to Maeg, but it just wasn't clicking. However, the defense put us in great situations where we didn't have to constant think deep. All in all, a great start to the season, but there is a ton of football left.
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56 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
nothing about this team or coaches surprises anymore...it's been a rollercoaster under bubba and company. hoping this is the year where we turn the corner
In my opinion you can't call it a rollercoaster. Rollercoasters tend to go up and down. In my opinion this program has done nothing but improve since Bubs took over. Is Bubs a perfect HC? No. But he does a great job getting the right coaches around him that help him bring in the right players to succeed. Since he has taken over, the team has year in and year out been competitive. Even a couple years ago when everyone and their brother was hurt, we were competitive. UND isn't exactly an easy place to recruit football players to..........
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7 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
otis>luke>everyone else
Don't be surprised if Gee outsnaps them both.....
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They were fine there last year from what I saw. I think it's more so their DL isn't the force it used to be. Although, they are probably still pretty tough......
I do remember the Weerts kid was a highly touted recruit and Hankey is a walk on from small town ND, which I don't think Entz gives two craps about playing North Dakota kids anymore.