I get the exuberance of winning national titles, but to think they could compete with the HUGE boys is mind boggling. But if you they wanna try, I wish them well. (Not really)
Oh, and the standard maybe needs to be Clemson, not Bama.
Unless O does great, but the D and ST's don't do their job to the extent the team goes 6-5 and misses playoffs and they let Bubba go. Then Danny is the top candidate.
That makes sense during a game.
I go to games anticipating good things and am hopeful.
Sitting behind a keyboard after a crappy day at the offense may influence how I feel here and effect how optimistic I am about the team.
Does our collective expectation seep into the locker room? Can it be felt by the coaches? I'd agree that a healthy crowd greeting the players as they hop off the bus pre-game may give some signal of fan expectations and interest, but I'd have to be convinced it affects their game effort.
Naturally the 2nd game will tell a lot about the team. You know the Ag School boys will want to throttle UND like no other team will. I do not expect a W, but do expect a better game than Fargo fans think.
Before a few of you say I don't have high expectations, save it, just being realistic.
I appreciate your comments. I respond only to note that the D has one failing over the past couple of years- stopping the mobile QB.
How many times did they fail to stop a team on 3rd down as a QB ran away from our D? This must improve!
Naturally none of us know how they will progress, but all 4 have that "look" of a very projectable OL.
In UND recruiting has this ever been the case? Anyone recall having such a nice group of OL prospects so soon in the process?
(And I know that recruiting has changed over the years, but this feels unprecedented)