Hardcore Hawk

I think he took a couple of shots during the ISU game too, and with the short week, he really didn't get much time to heal up. Especially when he was under fire all night long

Credit to Bubba on his hiring now, he's gotten rid of mistakes (Rudy) and kept guys who he knew had potential (Kostich). I love the energy the 3 coordinators have as well, all high energy guys. It's a good partnership with Bubba's even-keeled approach.

I think our linebackers have been the highlight of the defense so far. With depth a little shaky on the DL, the backers have stepped up big time. Larson is a stud, and Krzanowski was such a huge get, he's been fantastic. Haas and Navratil have been great in run support and Turner has been awesome rushing the QB. I'm loving this group.

Agreed, we'll keep the Payton influences to strictly kitschy motivational tactics, nothing else.

I need Bubba to pull a Sean Payton and put some mousetraps in the locker room. Don't eat the cheese, gentlemen! Don't take games for granted, need to have the same mentality from the first 3 games playing ranked opponents as you do playing Western.

I think you can be critical and appreciative at the same time. I'll agree that Tommy probably gives us the best chance of winning, just based on his high football IQ and ability to avoid costly mistakes. However, if UND wants to go deep into the playoffs, he does have to be better than these first three games. To add to it, however, I'd still argue that a complete game by the offense hasn't been played yet. Maag misread or was bodied off a couple of deep balls, and Skokna wasn't nearly as active as typical offensively. We're bulding though, and if things keep progressing, I think UND hits a stride offensively right as we get to March 20th.

I'm excited to see him back, I'm just wondering when the Brockstar does come back, who does he step in for? Obviously not Maag. Richter? Belquist? Preston? Even Cochran played well today. It's a DEEP receiver corps, maybe the deepest ever, since the only senior is the grad transfer Richter

I'm not sure it can be overstated how good Freund is at play calling and play design. Still no sacks through three games, and it's all due to moving the line of scrimmage, getting guys open for Tommy early, and getting creative at the right times. We're finally have a modern offense with guys who can run it.

I get that they had seven turnovers, but the ISU qb had some absolute headscratchers. I think Tommy takes better care of the ball, and I think Holinka dials up some pressure to get after the qb. Too often, ISU only rushed 4 and gave their young kid all day to throw.

Going outside the box, but I'm going to predict a Hawks shutout. 24-0 for the Good Guys, defense forces 3+ turnovers and the Weah/Skokna combo rush for 200+ yards.

I believe in-person visits aren't allowed yet by the NCAA, but there are always those "unofficial" visits like the Moorhead boys.

I'd love to put a pedometer on Skokna. That man is all over the field - tons of pre-snap motion, running routes out of the backfield, out wide, taking reverses. He's pretty dynamic.

My fault, misread the turnover stat. 3 forced fumbles, 3 recovered, and 1 pick. The other turnovers must've been turnover on downs.

I took a look at their game on Sunday. Not great at rushing the football, their leading rusher had 35 yards on 16 carries. They have a very good pass block and try to move the ball down the field. Small receivers, but they are quick and find openings in zone coverage. Their QB is shifty and accurate, will scramble but is more than willing to hang in the pocket, so rush lanes have to be sound. There are big play opportunities against their defense, and their secondary bites a on a lot of runs and pump fakes, so play action and double moves are open. ISU gashed their defense on the ground too, 186 total rushing yards, but fumbled three times (yeesh). USD DL had five sacks. Interesting to note, Illinois State also blocked a USD field goal. edit: update on number of fumbles

Most are masked up in their seat as well, and I will say I'm pretty pleased with how socially distanced everything and everyone is. At the expense of attendance, yes, but if we're talking about just spectator safety and nothing else with else, they do set it up well.

Streveler > Lamar Jackson according to USD fans

Agreed, I never liked the screech either.

Sort of just thought of this, but did anybody hear the hawk screech after first downs and TDs? I can't remember hearing any.

23-17 UND wins it in OT

http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/4324402-und-ramping-branding-alerus-center here's some more stuff we'll see at the Alerus on Saturday. Getting excited!

I think part of that is because the game wasn't all that close. Had it been more competitive, maybe we would have seen more enthusiasm from the crowd

I just voted and we took the lead

28-17

The Al is finally making UND football their priority and I couldn't be happier

I saw him back in there later in the fourth quarter