Midwestern Hawk
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Just now, Siouxperman8 said:
I'm guessing part of it is him being upset cuz he wasn't allowed to travel and play after being sick all week and not able to practice.
You still believe he was really sick?
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9 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:
What is happening here! This team has to know how close they were to a great season, coming off of a great performance last spring. Have a lot of these guys just lost faith in Bubba?
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.
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4 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:
Fewer headaches next year. Feel free to let the door hit your ungrateful ass on the way out.
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.
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1 minute ago, Hambone said:
Weah is in the Portal.
McFeely: UND running back Otis Weah of Moorhead enters transfer portal | INFORUM
Shoot, I had heard rumors about that, but was hoping.
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18 minutes ago, Sioux94 said:
I guess I'd be curious how many kids are transferring away from other schools like SDSU, Montana, Southern Illinois, USD etc.. Not sure if our number of transfers is high, or if this is par for the course on transfers for most schools?
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.
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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
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9 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:
Not good....and a legacy guy to boot.
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2 hours ago, jdub27 said:
Every single fan base (including those 70 miles south of UND) complain about play calling and time managment. It is a constant at every level of football. If anyone thinks it will magically be "fixed" they are going to be disappointed because it isn't always black and white. This isn't saying it can't get "better" but what that means is 100% subjective.
As for penalties, while there was a spurt where there were some untimely penalties, UND was one of the least penalized teams in the FCS this year (top 10 in fewest penalties and penalty yards per game) and easily the least penalized team during conference play. Again, still room to get "better" but they were actually pretty good as a whole this year in penalties.
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.
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1 minute ago, The Sicatoka said:
Bubba had some blunders this year in play calling and time (and time out) management. My expectation is those get fixed in 2022.
Also, I'd like to see things like false starts and procedural issues dealt with in fall camp long before they show up on the game field.
Mandatory, not sure what it will take, but those things can no longer be tolerated.
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1 minute ago, UND1983 said:
In English next time.
Anyway, since you don't know SH and Davidson got in through auto-bid and will never ever ever in our lifetime get an at-large.
Explain how USD and SIU are getting in ahead of UND consistently? The answer is they aren't.
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.
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3 minutes ago, UND1983 said:
I have made myself very clear about where I stand. To ask for a change right now is a complete waste of time. To bitch and complain everyday about whether or not to call a timeout is how sad its gotten on here. Bubba will be be here in 2022 for sure and 2023 if he chooses to finish it out.
Some of us are just sick and tired of the excuses. Football is not rocket science and is the sport where coaching is much more important than any other sport. This fall was a failure. The schedule is easier next fall, but after 8 years, I just don't see much changing as far as the results.
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On 11/14/2021 at 10:33 AM, geaux_sioux said:
Christmas Recruiting Wishlist:
RB: Emmett Johnson, 6', 185, Minneapolis (Holy Angels), MN Has offers from UNI, SDSU, WKU, MT St, EMU, CMU & USD
WR: Caden Dennis, 6'2”, 170, Liberty (Liberty), MO
DL: Wesley King, 6'5”, 270, Appleton (North), WI Has offers from CMU, USD, UNI, NDSU & IL St
DL: Luna Larson, 6'2”, 210, Baraboo (Baraboo), WI Has offers from Air Force, EKU, Columbia, Buffalo, Dartmouth, CMU, Penn, EMU & GeorgetownATH: Keyshaun Elliott, 6'3“, 220, Richmond (Richmond), MO Has offers from Kansas, Eastern Michigan, UNI, Illinois State, USD, SEMO, Air Force & Army
One down on this list. Anyone have any other updates on these 4 or anyone else?
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8 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:
Robertson makes more sense with the depth at that spot. Less so with Nelson leaving though. Urwiler was looking at a ton of playing time next fall.
i hate to see anyone leave who has played and especially played early in their careers, likely will take a minimum of 6 recruits to replace Robertson, Nelson and Urwiler. That just sucks.
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7 minutes ago, AJS said:
@Midwestern Hawk I stand corrected. I clearly don't understand the thought process for some of these, specifically Urwiler / Robertson. It's time to log out until the smoke settles. Who knows how bad this could get.
Hopefully it won't get much worse, IMO we will know the extent of the losses by next Monday. Lots of factors likely involved, but the season results can't help.
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7 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:
This one hurts.
Yep. Very likely would have been in 2 deep next fall.
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13 minutes ago, Vegas_Sioux said:
We are supposed to believe that Jesus lives in Crookston?
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25 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
By expectations do you mean:
- what you want to happen, or
- what you suspect will actually happen.I am asking what you want to have happen and what the expectations should be within the university administration, the athletic department and the fan base.
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2 hours ago, AJS said:
You would think, logically, that players would be entering sooner than later, correct? Why would players be waiting to enter the portal?
Or am I reading your post wrong? Of course there is always a handful of walk ons that won’t be on the roster next year, but that’s the case with every college football team, every year.If you’re implying that there will be more ‘Nelson’ type players, we’d be finding that out soon. Or at least that would make the most sense to me.
I think will be in the clear by this time next week as far as the portal, aren’t individual meetings held this week? Also think a couple more may not return for that 6th year thing.
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Just now, fightingsioux4life said:
I imagine that is just the beginning of the departures.
Yep. Unfortunately will be more.
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34 minutes ago, Irish said:
Agreed - but I see absolutely no indication that Bubba has learned anything. At this stage of his coaching career there is absolutely no excuse for managing games like a Junior High Math teacher who was talked into coaching 7th grade football.
That is much of my issue. With this “in-game” problem, UND has to be a chunk better than the top of the MVFC, and that just isn’t going to happen until we have won a national championship or two and even then, the top will usually be pretty even and decided by small details.
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21 minutes ago, UND1983 said:
We all want it better. But using the MSU path as your example ain't it. Maybe SDSU and how they have handled their coaches? Oh wait, bad example.
Maybe we play in the Big South and become "Top 10" like Kennesaw?
We all want UND to become a top program. Bubba is in his last two seasons, we all know that. So sit back and relax, you will get your white knight then.
The MSU example was about how a coach can come in and win right away and some coach can't win consistently after 8 years at the helm. I love Bubba and much of what he has done, but if anyone is going to try and convince me he is a good "in game" coach....best of luck.
We all dwell on the games where those decisions were vital to the outcome, but don’t forget about the time management issues at the end of the first half vs WIU. It was another disaster, it just didn’t matter much.
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Vote on your expectation level for North Dakota Football for the fall of 2022 and beyond....
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36 minutes ago, UND1983 said:
If you want UND to hire a Petrino type next to quickly turn it into, well, what we already have every other year, then go on record. 30+ transfers and he will leave after 3 years is what we will get. Then what?
I want to be a top 10 FCS program year in and year out. We are at best a top 30 FCS program after Bubbas 8th year, that’s not good enough for me.
Obviously you have different expectations for UND football. What are they? Where should the UND football program be at this point in Bubbas tenure?
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Moving my post.
Missouri State is in 2nd year of regime(with 2 playoff appearances), USD is in 6th year of regime(2nd playoff appearance.) Under your scenario I would agree with Shawn O, 2 year extension(mainly for recruiting), with a message that 7-4 and playoffs is minimum expectation.
Is UND a top 10 FCS program or not? Is that your expectation? It is definitely my expectation. This is not performance to that expectation.
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Lots of layers to the Otis situation and the way it was handled.