Midwestern Hawk

The Captains and the leadership has been non-existent this season. Way too much off-field crap happening. Needs to change the day the season is over. I agree with S&C. Needs to be wholesale change there too.

I agree, major changes need to be made in the coaching staff, the strength and conditioning program, and the expectations of and the way the team carries itself during the season and in the offseason. The coaching staff needs to identify players that are not willing to do what it takes to be a part of something bigger than themselves. I would notify the team there will be random drug tests and anyone failing is done.

Yes.

Question. When you were 20 were you ever sick for multiple days? How many guys has it supposedly been?

If that is the case, how does that happen? Haas missed two games with sickness, how many other guys have missed games due to sickness? Didn’t Fiedler have pneumonia? I have been around football for decades and never seen anyone miss a game due to sickness, let alone multiple guys.

Amen to this. S&C needs to step up and get things figured out this offseason. Also need ilb to be 230 plus and OLB to be 220 plus. Need to stop the run as in the past and then we can dictate the rest through blitzes.

I thought Tank made a couple big plays but he also missed on a couple. Also the ILB continue to just not be able to handle making the plays near the line of scrimmage. The defense is just nowhere near where they need to be and where they were last year.

As did the fumble for a td.

The offense is trying to control the clock and I get that, but i am not sure Rudy and Bubba realize the clock does not stop when you complete a pass.

There are locker room problems contributing to all of this too. Anyone know where Ray Haas has been? Was he on the sidelines? Harder to overcome all of the holes in the roster when not everyone is rowing the boat the same way(to steal a phrase from the Gophs coach).

I agree. Too many weapons for the lackluster offensive performance. Anyone who started Heidelbaugh over Zimmerman should be gone. i would have pulled Keaton long before he went out. Keaton looked like he was not in any position to lead the the offense.

With the changes happening in the athletic department, I dont think that will be a choice.

The Sacramento State game is a game that UND lost IMO. A 4th string qb? Our offense is totally ineffective 'til Zimmerman comes into the game? Where is Ray Haas? At the beginning of the season he was expected to be a real difference maker for us. He has now missed the last two games and nobody says a word? Why? Is he hurt? Is he sick? Is he suspended? Did he leave the team? Three games to go in what has been an incredibly painful season so far. If I were Bubba I would tell Rudy that Zimmerman is the starter until Studsrud is 100% then we will determine who is the starter based on that weeks practice play. I would also tell Rudy that if Santiago and Olivera don't combine for 300 yards rushing and receiving he will be unemployed without question. We need to play to win the next two games and then we need to beat Eastern Washington at the Alerus in the last game. i am sure we will have many committed recruits at that game and maybe a few we need to convince to be fighting hawks. Right now I am worried we may lose some of the existing roster the way this is going.

Yep. Injuries are not the reason in this one.

yes IMO.

Nope. I would go with Zimmerman.

2 tackles on the day.

This is really sad. I wish this was the last game of the season. What could have been. 3 more games to suffer through. There is no spark, this is a team that is sick.

This is just ugly football. This is way, way more than injuries.

I asked earlier. Anyone know if Ray Haas is still on the team? 2 weeks in a row and not on injury report.

Maybe they just yanked him.

Don't be surprised if the team rallys around zimmerman with or without Studsrud out.

Is Ray Haas hurt or suspended?

FG blocked.

The defense with no pressure. dbacks burned yuck.