Midwestern Hawk

At this point it's a must win...whether its by 40 or 1, we just need to find a way. Definitely agree on the easy part.

Can’t argue with that. And after the 2022 season, if I was a betting man I would bet on his record being 16-13 since 2020. And then after 2023 I would bet on his record somewhere between 22-18 and 21-19 since 2020.(Tommy too). Don’t get me wrong, a record a bit above .500 is not a bad record, but on the other hand it’s a long ways from a great record.

Tommy's running this season has made the difference for me. On the talent, what are you basing that on? Everyone talks about the OL and DL of NDSU and SDSU. At FCS level, the OL and DL are built, not recruited.

Including 2020, Tommy is 14-11 as a starter.

Always struggled? I thought you were a self proclaimed expert on UND football and football in general? How about you make me a list of excuses?

It's coaching. I'm tired of the excuses. If we don't hand SDSU 28 points on Saturday we win with our crappy(in your words, not mine) OL and DL... A huge problem which is never addressed on this forum is our team only plays well from behind and seems to have no idea how to protect a lead.

Just stop with the talent thing. We lost on Saturday because we turned the ball over 3 times and gave the game away. Win a few of these BIG games and the portal will be your friend. We gave the Jacks a pick 6 and they started 3 drives inside our 20 yard line. The 2 previous games vs SDSU we won and and lost the other by a TD and had a chance late. Talent is just an excuse.

The WR on the line signals the line judge confirming he is considered on the line. Those are not the signals I am talking about. How about you watch the game again. Are those hand signals in the first photo or are they pretending to jump rope? In the second and third photos, the initial signals to LJ are at 4:38. #84 signals to #2, 6 seconds later. https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/3f6b1ad1-ca85-4d1e-b306-84a8f37a3dc5#bucketId=2

Great post. Lots and lots of TRUTH!

Satisfaction when UND struggles? Go back and look at my posts over the years. Even this season I have been been a victim of the "kool-aid". Going into this season Bubba's record over the previous 5 seasons was 26-26. Logically, why do any of us expect it to improve at this point? I admit, I was caught up in it again after the victories vs MSU and YSU. Yes, there is a cost to trying something else, but there is also a cost to keeping everything the same. Bubba is a great man, but his record says he is an average football coach. The University, it's athletic department and the football fans of UND need to decide if being average is ok? We all have different opinions on what is acceptable, and in my book there is nothing wrong with that.

From you, I take that as a badge of honor. Is it now a requirement on Siouxsports.com, to have your head buried deep in the sand? I call them as I see them... Is .500 football ok with you? Or is it just "bad luck"? And it's just been "good luck" the last 12 years 90 miles to the south...

100% agree. Was intentional and very bad. HEad-to-head, defenseless player and the defender launched his body. Ugly.

You are comparing what is arguably the strangest play in NFL history to a pick 6 caused by a player inexplicably not blocking a guy lined up 5-6 feet from him? Was there a press conference on Saturday or is there one today? It definitely warrants a question. #84 did not hesitate, did not look back, just moved on to the safety.

7-4 UND gets in. 6-5, we are out. Getting to 7-4 is the trick. How many times since 2016 have we won 3 games in a row? I know we won the first 4 in the Spring season. I will have to go back and look. Abilene will be a test. Indiana State on the road will be a test and USD at home will be a test, NDSU on the road is a huge test.

Watch the game again and then tell me they are not signaling Tommy at times and each other, especially when in trips. https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/3f6b1ad1-ca85-4d1e-b306-84a8f37a3dc5#bucketId=2

? What does that mean?

11,067 was official attendance. Looking about 7,500 for ACU.

Don't turn the ball over, get 100+ yards rushing and we will win.

I’m watching the game again right now. The 4th and one before the half where Quincy comes in motion, fakes the sneak and then continues is a complete cluster f ck too. Should have been picked off.

The receivers and Tommy are signaling to each other throughout the game. Watch it again.

Watch the same play on the second drive. Same arm signal by the #2 in the trips. They are signaling each other.

I love Bubba, he is a great man. Realistically, after 10 years, we are lying to ourselves thinking this program is going to ever be better than 5-6, 6-5 or 7-4. I admit, after the Missouri State and Youngstown wins, I was lying to myself again. I'll be there Saturday cheering on my team, but at some point I want to be SDSU/NDSU, when it comes to FCS football. The Hawk fan in me says we will win the next 3 and then play a good game in Fargo and possibly come out with a win but at the least, a playoff berth. The realist in me says we will lose at least one of the next 3, and then lose in Fargo and then start convincing ourselves next season will be different.

Watching it again, I don't think he did. His right arm swings back signaling something to Tommy?

That’s the hardest part, it’s the same thing every year. Get to the moment of truth, the moment to truly take the next step, and then we don’t take it.

It wasn't a bad block, he did not attempt to block the DB over him and moved on to the next DB down the line. IMO if players don't know what they are doing its on the coaches, not the players. #84 gives #80 a signal when they line up and then repeats the signal to Tommy before the ball is snapped. Watch the play again. #84 does not hesitate he thinks he is supposed to go after the safety.