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At the corners especially, they ARE a backpeddling youthful team. Imagine Harris back next year and hopefully Holm. Thought Canady continued to improve. Flowers tackles way too high but gets his head in the play.

IF you are in favor of firing Rudy, then you MUST question Bubba about play calling. Why wasn't there a TO before the 4th down play? We all saw Nick Saban shitcan Lane Kiffin after the reg season just before the playoffs last year because he wasn't doing what Saban wanted. IF Rudy wasn't doing what Bubba wanted then he'd be gone. But...in the 4th we had a two play drive. Santiago long run followed by the Moose taking it home. Sometimes that stuff works so they think it always works. I guess. Love Zimmerman. He can lend a lot to the running game just because he can make the big pass play that should open up the D for running game. Right now the OLine is still a work in progress but when they gave Z time he was on!

You're only a true fan if... You do what I do, because I said so.

Looking forward to see if Canady, Hunt and JJ continue to improve. I'm optimistic about next year and I hope this game ends with a W, but I'm not getting down if it doesn't. I suspect Blubaugh has a target on his back and we get to see how he handles it. Frankly, I wish Studs well, but would love to see if Z can impress. That first pass to Mercer is still on my mind. And I'll pay more attention to the OLine than I have in the past. Lots of young dudes there.

I want to see Z even if Studs can go.

Had he been a FCS coach of a losing team but with a long term K, he'd have gotten a ton more. Bring on the new guy. Kennedy is entitled to have someone of his choosing

Typical pass play is: Studs locks on receiver; if receiver not open Studs runs (also because the line is not great and he doesn't have a lot of time) there is no check down to the RB's. A swing pass to Santiago might be something to put in the playbook, but Studs would need to look downfield and not at Santiago.

Ignoring the coach-speak, it sure seems from this that Studs is not going on Saturday. Why else would he talk so much about the backup?

With the Gopher game on Friday night, I'm concerned the students won't get up for a pretty early Saturday game. Hope I'm wrong.

If they are the young guys who are playing and are frustrated, that may be the best news for this team and going forward. They took their poundings this year and hopefully get revenge next year and the year after and after.

Though he may be healthy now. No point in lifting the RS.

MEMO TO BUBBA: Please recruit future NFL QB's.

I hope so, but I NEVER count them out. Homefield will get them a LONG way.

Same thing was happening in the 80's. Moo U killed us and won natty's. 90's rolled around and it took time but by the end of them, UND was beating the Bison. IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN!!

I agree with that last sentence, but that's going to be true irrespective of UND's record. If "they" win another, it's a kick in the ass to UND. No doubt about it. GO JMU!

Not to mention a backup RB at LB!

I snarked on Hak a LOT for not winning nattys. I admit that. If Bubba has a fairly healthy team next year and the results are the same as this year, I'll be all over it. Maybe. No titles in a couple years is one thing. No titles in 10 is another.

From the Bison LB article Going five deep at the position group is something they haven't done since their rise to FCS power starting with the 2010 playoffs. 5 Deep is still better than 7-8 deep.

No doubt, but they never won 5 FCS titles either. It's not bad being the big fish in the smaller pond. SU will move up after UND beats them a few times. They're gonna need to run away from us like they did when we were whupping them in D2.

And that begs the question: Is being like Iowa etc better than being the top team in FCS. What's the cost/benefit ratio? What will it cost to support an FBS team? Don't think that getting to a bowl game is it. MOST teams lose money going to bowl games. Yes it may look good for the coach and to recruits, but it costs money to go to a game as most don't sell out and the teams MUST buy lots of tix.

I'm curious about his toughness too. Not judging the kid, just think it's an open issue. What about a 6'4" receiver? He can't be any slower than Wanzek/Toivonen can he?

I hope Montana does well the rest of the way. Think of it this way- In the 2nd half, a 3rd string QB did pretty well. They kept burning a CB who either A. will not be a starter next year, or B. will have improved a helluva lot, and our D included a guy, Nevermann who is a RB along with a guy who may not see a ton of PT next year if the team is healthy (Rastas) along with O Linemen that will probably be bigger stronger next year. In the 2nd half this was a decent game with THOSE guys. What will it be like next year with our real players back?

You obviously haven't seen Bubba lead the team in "Stand up and cheer" in the locker room after a W. I saw him talk lots to refs yesterday and you'd look like you were in pain if you were the coach of a team that's playing guys who SHOULD NOT YET be playing college football games!

Zim made throws I haven't seen Studs make and he did it with a guy in his face. Bill Walsh could have been the OC in the first half and with H at QB they would have been shutout. I don't like a lot of Rudy's calls, but that first half is not on him. Bubba decides who starts at QB. It's why he's the head coach.

So you're saying the lines are a mismash?