UND Football Fan

This game can easily be a trap game before Nebraska. Even great coaches have a team play flat week before a rivalry or before a big game. Coaches can yell, put up signs, give digital reminders etc….It’s up to the players, especially the seniors/junior leaders to keep the killer mentality with the team. Late start and Big Sky refs should not affect the outcome of this game, if this team is as good as the talent we have seen with our starters and imediate backups that rotate in we will win. Need to score early and keep the pressure on, an average team can have a good day, If a great team plays average it will be close, if great team does not do what is expected (no turnovers, no solid special teams, not limiting opposing explosive plays and not creating there own…..outcome favors lesser team. I am banking that even with an above average play by Portland State our seniors and junior leaders will lead the way. I hope I’m too pessimistic, I think we will win by about 2 scores.

I agree we had a chance to take the game out of refs hands in the first half and failed to do so.

Except for Covid, UND has not started 3-0 in FCS era since 2008 (first season). That year we opened with D2 and D3 competition and beat Idaho State to be 4-0.

This game, I expect the 2 and 3’s play better. I think Schmidt mentioned laying off the gas before half and it spilled over to the 2nd half. I want the 2 and 3’s with the mentality of being aggressive and try to score. Trying not to run up the score should not equate to lack of execution and effort on the field.

UND Hoops had a player who transferred this year get $50k to be on the bench his whole career. JTJ is an athlete that can make explosive plays with his speed. Danny has way more to work with this year with dynamic players than his last time he was here.

We should win big, ideally a fast start and get rolling. However, I can see a slower start because of the “Fog of War” for the first game. That being said we should win big if we are a championship contending team playing at home. Since they like to run and we may run more as we get a healthy lead….game will move fast. I’ll scale back my initial guess and say we win something like a 41-13 score with them scoring late against our third or fourth team defense. I do want to see how improved Javance and Jack are and see limited drop off with nonstarters getting in.

I would agree LIU maybe will not be a 60 point blowout Florida scored 55 or so last year. With what we have returning, even if crowd is not too into it we will win by 30 to 40 point….it will depend on how well backups play.

Article on Treyson. https://www.kfyrtv.com/2026/08/09/eaglestaff-pursing-5th-season-entering-transfer-portal/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTk8zlwZG9mA2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzQwOTk2MjYyMzA4NTYwOQABHsm7DiaU_cRG7lBndZtQRhT2rGtJ9uFeD93vg-ZaL8noApw2epRdxcdWezPE_aem_oHjpsYwWNcoQfuJE9DPrwA

One thing I’ll be interested is with Danny coming in with extra experience and Gordie as TE/ Run game coordinator, I’m hoping to see more use of TE for passing game and Danny not forgetting to run the ball when it is working. If there has been any criticism of Danny when he was here was that he was not patient in running the ball when we were successful. If our Defense continues to develop depth and play at a high level. Danny can be more aggressive on offense. When he was here before I felt he had to be more methodical on offense to keep our defense off the field.

Looking at Isaiah Friese track (throwing) numbers (39-9 shot (Ethan Howie hit 58- and two time qualifier in disc)and 111- disc) he looks to be a project possibly a walk on.

Saw somewhere Carson had offers from UTSA, Sac St, Arkansas State and UT El Paso

https://x.com/CarsonWilson27/status/2045595495603601633?s=20

Need to dig deep, keep it close, I like this teams chances if one score game and a minute to go.

There are different styles of coaching. About thirty years ago I talked to a former player of Gene Roebuck. I can’t recall prior to UND or first year or two. She said he would get so frustrated that he would break a clipboard or two during games. Also one time he felt the women weren’t playing hard and at halftime he scrimmaged them in another gym. She said nothing negative but only positive. I will withhold judgment and see what happens with roster and if any improvements next season. I think SU’s coach took 2 or 3 years before winning record after several poor seasons.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47956689/northern-iowa-te-parker-sutherland-dies-two-days-workout not sure if this was posted