UND Football Fan

Why Seidl on pass blocking? Smith or Z should be in.

I really missed the days where we would be down 2 scores ON THE ROAD and win a game. Great teams can do that. I know we beat Montana but that is home with big crowd. We have never shown a road win down 2 scores in D1 era that I remember. (If we have my apologies for not remembering)

We need a spark, on offense we tried all 3 backs. Try QB change.

@homer I agree, beginning they were flying around but that score before half and the 2nd half drive took out that hustle and broke their will.

We showed emotion to start the game, but as John McKay would say, “My wife Corky is as emotional as hell but can’t play football” Players are playing hard. Emotion and effort can carry this team (and past teams) only so far. It still comes down to talent, fundamentals and good coaching.

Hopefully defensive side so we can some FBS size and speed….my bad we don’t go after FBS size and speed we like D2 and NAIA size and speed. Keep it local……even USD can get Florida kids.

I like fake, but if we would have tried to draw them off and then call time out. They would not have been waiting for it. That’s my opinion.

Nelson embrace change after being in the hot seat a few years ago….analytics would say try to score on UND within a minute of a half and a game.

Anybody have a chicken to sacrifice so our defense can get a stop and then sacrifice a coyote so we can get that 2 score lead back? Twice in the last 4 games we have a shot to take a two score lead into half and did not do this.

This has happened way too many times. I’m becoming unfortunately numb to it.

Senior day, TD catch against #5 team in the nation. That’s awesome to see Q get that.

I wish a timeout would have been called to give more time to review. Use a time out before half!

USD looks like they thought we will fold early and some of the their players may be thinking about NDSU next week.

I was thinking that also, seniors last game, some staff on the hot seat. I think it will come down to if we can get that one (preferably two) score lead and defense forces a few turnovers.

Six years later, scary but possibly we may be in the same situation if/when a new DC is hired and we go through the emotional roller coaster for another six years all over again.

The cliche is complementary football. We do not have that. Offensively we cannot score 50 points a game. Against middle not lower tier we move the ball well, against SDSU, NDSU possibly USD it will be a struggle (as shown in the NDSU and SDSU game and USD/SDSU game teams had defenses that slowed each others offenses and were dog fights) Defense we have is probably lower mid tier or upper lower tier. I may be crazy but special teams were pretty good last year, this year probably more average to below average. One could argue difference between 7-5 to 5-7. Also our last two playoff losses we get down by two scores early and it’s a battle to get to a tie which we still lose by a TD. I am disappointed with ALL defensive coaches (Head coach is defensive as well) How the last three years went, (road losses should have brought concern sooner) there is no reason for major changes. I do want the players and team play with effort and play for each other these last two games.

I am on board when a game is out of hand put back up QB in. Most teams do this. I also wish the let them play during meaningful moments for a series or packages. SDSU (back up was hurt this week) has done this and so has NDSU. I did look like we played our beefier interior line men but we do not have two deep with the size and it showed a lot after 1st quarter. Unlike last few games against SDSU we did not look physically smaller, however lack of depth did hurt. What I saw in the first half (lots bad) but one that strips out before D-Lune got gassed was poor tackling, along with no cavalry to help clean up. We go from battling SDSU at their place last game of the year in 2021 to a defense we have now. (2021 team lost every game except one, I believe by one score) Three years staff could have brought in similar to better talent (or coached them better) from the 2021 team and we continue to regress on Defense. The problem with this team and teams especially since 2021 is mainly defensive either coaching or recruiting. If Bubba stays, most of the defensive staff would have to be replaced. If not, the program could possibly regress more.

If and when open, look for coach looking to excel and advance in profession. Not someone who wants to find a place to settle down and stay to retire and not willing to take chances/risks to be a title contender.

Not putting backup QB in, in a blowout loss we look like a poor class B team trying to pad stats for the QB.

Officially worst home loss in Bubba era.

Seen enough. Losing composure on offense. Defensively soft. Time to do some yard work and check on final later today.

Well we made up with not getting off blocks by not being able to tackle. Then we made up not getting pressure on an easy TD pass. Those who like Jerry, if we keep this up he has a 10% chance to get in 2nd half.

True worst losses were Mussman’s last year. 17-55 loss to ranked Montana and 20-63 to ranked Montana State back to back weeks. Bubba worst loss was 2017 to Montana State 21-49, besides that worse losses were two scores I believe.

When Bubba left Duluth they won Natty, hopefully history repeats when or if he does step down.

We maybe the UNI of the Massey ratings.