Whoa...after last year, we don't talk playoffs around here till it happens.
I've been down on Studsrud, but he was great today. Several key third down passes were spot one.
They don't score their first offensive (non Kickoff) TD if Reyes is there. When does he and Taj come back? How long is Stanley out?
One thing in the videos is the O Line has created a huge wedge for him in almost all his highlights. Naturally it wouldn't be a highlight if he was tackled 2 yards behind the LOS, but that line does nice work for him to fly through the hole and get downfield.
So every D coordinator UND plays has a goal of stopping an All American RB and now another has established himself as a great threat. Same D coordinator knows he doesn't need to worry about any passes more than 30 yards downfield due to lack of speed in the WR's and a QB who just hasn't shown he can make any real tough passes. Plus the OL is leaky right now.
I don't care if Lane Kiffin is the OC or Bill Walsh is: How much more can you do with that personnel?
For the record, when UND gets a golden armed QB and some speed on the outside, I will join the chorus of getting rid of him IF he continues the same plays.
I think Rudolph has become the easy punching bag around here.
Some don't want to look negatively at Studsrud or the O-line so they go after the coach.
But if your QB can't get the ball downfield and really doesn't have the weapons to do it, and you have a stud RB but no O-line cohesiveness, the play calling has to fit the personnel. We can't just "open up the playbook" as there simply aren't a ton of plays that fits the players he has.
Agree about Studs. I wish someone was pushing him for PT, but that's not the case. I agree the receivers aren't flying around out there, but it doesn't matter as he simply chooses which one he's passing to as soon as he gets the ball from center, locks on that guy and throws it. Sometimes it works and it worked enough times to get a W.
I agree. STUPID! I know its a freshman, but you can't do that. It was a turning point. He made a nice play, and would have been 3rd and long; instead it's 15 yards and they kept marching.
I agree. Watching him on the sidelines in OT, it looked like he was in a good mood, not showing any disappointment of an injury, but knowing his toughness, there had a to be a good reason he wasn't in the game.
There's flaws for sure. I've never been sold on Studsrud as a championship caliber QB, though his legs are much better than his arm. He still sits on his target from start of play to pass. I'm more concerned about team D. SD ran when they wanted and passed when they wanted all the game. We stiffened when we needed to and most importantly
THIS WAS THE BEST WIN I'VE SEEN IN YEARS. I was there and it was loud for most of the game and it was a great W.