Midwestern Hawk

Which other player missed 2 games due to anything other than injury? How about 1? If you know anyone with inside knowledge, ask them how many times Otis was late or absent from lifts, meetings and practices since June 1st, then ask about the rest of the team.

Do you know anybody with a connection to the program? One does not have to dig very deep.

100%

Yep. Definitely a tool for the elite to get stronger.

Bummer. Would have been a big help.

He was "sick" all week? You know this for a fact?

I doubt it, but If that is the case, its about 75 days too late.

A set of rules for Otis and a set of rules for everyone else? Its the ultimate team game. Would love to know how many practices/lifts/meetings he was late for or missed altogether.

It’s not about liking Bubba, he is a tough guy not to like. He has done a great job assembling the Jimmy’s and joes to win it all. There are some holes on this falls team but overall we stacked up pretty well with the best in FCS from a personnel standpoint.

Hope not. Think he is very solid.

Hopefully they will. We will have a better sense of this in a week.

I can only speak for myself, but of course I don’t KNOW the motivation of every player in the portal, but to think the season and the way so much of it transpired does not have an effect is silly. if we had won the conference and we’re hosting a playoff game at the Alerus center on Saturday, at this very moment no UND player would be in the portal. What effect did the season have on the UND football fan base and attendance at the last home game? It was snowing but if UND would have been 8-1, would the attendance have been so pathetic?

To not think that several players were not muttering under their breath “WTF” vs NDSU is ridiculous.

No I blame the President of the university or how about God?

Lots of layers to the Otis situation and the way it was handled.

You still believe he was really sick?

I'm really afraid this fall was Bubba's window at UND and its now closed. For all our sakes, I hope I am wrong, but the 4th down vs NDSU was likely the symbolic pinnacle of the Bubba era at UND.

I guess now we can discuss his practice punctuality and attendance? Will be interesting to see who takes a chance....and its a big chance on him.

Shoot, I had heard rumors about that, but was hoping.

If comparing, need to compare who the transfers are. Guys who have actually played or guys who have not played any meaningful minutes. A sophomore transferring who has played in a handful of snaps in a handful of games is much different IMO than a sophomore who has played meaningful minutes or even started.

Here is the 2-deep from SDSU: In BOLD are the guys who are gone as of right now, either eligibility is up or portal. Krzanowksi is coming back as is Maag. Anyone have any info on Jalen Morrison or Noah Larson? As of right now the offense comes back almost intact besides Waletzko. DEFENSE Defensive End 49 Ben McNaboe 88 Luke Lennon Nose Tackle 0 Jalen Morrison 52 Chandon Pierre Defensive End 51 Quintin Seguin 93 Elijah Beach Outside Linebacker 19 Ty Shannon 34 Josh Navratil Inside Linebacker 44 Devon Krzanowski 10 Caden White Inside Linebacker 40 Noah Larson 42 Kason Kelley Outside Linebacker 15 Jaxson Turner 9 Marcus Vaughn-Jones Cornerback 6 Evan Holm 22 Caleb Nelson Safety 17 Hayden Galvin 24 Kadon Kauppinen Safety 25 Jordan Canady 11 Jayson Coley Cornerback 3 C.J. Siegel 23 Sam Robertson OFFENSE Tight End 39 Adam Zavalney 81 Billy Riviere Left Tackle 72 Colin Lavell 73 Jack Kuntz Left Guard 78 Ben Christian 67 Andrew Fenton Center 68 Babak Ghadaksaz 79 Peyton Lotysz Right Guard 77 Easton Kilty 67 Andrew Fenton Right Tackle 74 Donny Ventrelli 75 Sam Hagen Wide Receiver 89 Garett Maag 1 Bo Belquist Wide Receiver 1 Bo Belquist 5 Jake Richter Wide Receiver 12 Marcus Preston 4 Brock Boltmann Quarterback 2 Tommy Schuster 14 Quincy Vaughn Running Back 26 Otis Weah 7 Luke Skokna SPECIALS Punter 87 Cade Peterson 45 Adam Stage 37 Sean Fenelon Kicker 92 Brady Stevens 45 Adam Stage 37 Sean Fenelon Holder 87 Cade Peterson 37 Sean Fenelon Long Snapper 96 Ross Hinders 32 Dylan Boecker Kickoff Returners 7 Luke Skokna 6 Evan Holm Punt Returners 7 Luke Skokna 12 Marcus Preston

Not good....and a legacy guy to boot.

Game/clock management is NOT 100% subjective. The infamous 4th down at -20 and the Timeout coming out of the half at vermilion are NOT subjective. I would also say that the 4th down “trick play” vs MSU and subsequent bad clock management is not very subjective either. Some of the rest could be argued in multiple ways, but those instances are just football 101 and are ridiculous. I agree when it comes to penalties, UND was pretty good with some untimely penalties early in year, but overall very good.

Mandatory, not sure what it will take, but those things can no longer be tolerated.

USD and SIU got in over UND because we LOST both games head to head. As was the situation in every game this fall, sans Utah State, UND could have won but didn't.