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Coaches aren’t “afraid “. There is no reason to move a true freshman ahead of other players who, when given the opportunity, have excelled. As a coach, you don’t do that to players who have earned the opportunity and have performed well when given the chance. This isn’t the time to experiment with an unproven freshman. If our staff do something that stupid, they will lose backups at multiple positions who have been working their way into the lineup. The fiasco at UNI was a failure at every level. Coaching, obviously the buck stops there. Take you pick of where we stumbled. Most players, who are any good, take responsibility for their mistakes. They don’t blame the coaches, they don’t blame the travel, the weather, etc. We collectively laid an egg across the board. The win against the Bison doesn’t lead to an emotional let down if you want to be successful. It should have been a huge emotional boost knowing you dominated one of the better teams in the FCS. The responsibility falls on the coaches, team captains, and the players. Defensively we missed tackles, missed assignments, over ran plays and allowed receivers to be wide open. Most of that is on the players. No one coaches them to play like that. In fact, players from HS on up are coached not to make those mistakes. Special teams failed to make a 34 yd FG and punted horribly. I watched the game with a former All-Pro punter and he didn’t expect 32-36 yd punts at this level. Punters at this level and above need to understand the importance of getting your team out of a jam or putting your opponent in a hole. Offensively we missed blocks, dropped passes, turned the ball over twice, missed open receivers and didn’t get through our reads quickly enough. This team has the ability to right the ship. They need to accept the responsibility for their poor play. I would have changed QB’s at start of or early in second half to see if Feeney could have provided the spark the team needed. If not they could have evaluated his ability under adverse conditions with the team not playing well to see if that can provide an ability to stretch the field. We need to win out to assure a playoff spot. This team and staff need to see that as an opportunity to prove we are moving the program forward and can play at a championship level.

Boosters/fans don’t make decisions (nor should they).They certainly can create pressure on the decision makers if they organize and provide enough of the necessary resources that would create a significant hardship if withheld or create important opportunities if given.

We had seats to the left of the Michigan bench. A guy in our row yelled at them “does the Michigan FB team know a bunch of pussies are wearing their helmets”).

I would hope not.

Most players and coaches probably have no idea who these media rubes are. I don’t know who they are other than the forum guys. (Not cuz I’m old, it’s cuz I don’t give a rats ass what they think). Team has moved beyond the media static from Bison game.

Should try to get the kids from Rolette, F North, and Rocori to upgrade before signing date. Still time to flip a couple.

Certainly a concern. An area we need to show significant improvement. Hopefully we can be consistent from 40 and in and hit >60% or better on anything longer. That should be the minimum. We should be able to achieve that. Very few extra points would be short from inside 40. So I would say it’s a concern but I wouldn’t hesitate on any FG from 45 on in. Having said that I don’t watch these guys practice so maybe others have better insight.

When I coached with Dick Vinger and Pat Sullivan years ago, Dick had a philosophy which I think still holds true, especially for those who are watching rather than playing or coaching: “When you win say little, when you lose say less”.

We had a guy on ss.com calling people fairies a few weeks ago. Are they the same guy

Offut is a Concordia guy and Tharaldson is a Valley City State guy. Offut played FB at Concordia. They are philanthropic but neither came across as an NDSU guy. I wouldn’t know for sure but having visited with both of them a few times at lunch/dinner or social functions I doubt they would waste money to move NDSU FB to FBS. They have donated to colleges for scholarships/buildings/academic programs.

We weren’t better than SDSU. The goal is to keep getting better each week and maybe we can play them again. In the meantime, we need to be better than UNI Saturday. I may have misunderstood the reference so I was referring to FB not tailgating.

Some do, but often it’s the folks who complain about a lot of things. It doesn’t matter where you are from. What matters is whether or not you can coach, and whether or not you can recruit. One of the impressive things is how many of these players were found, then recruited, and now finally developed into the team we saw Saturday. We do hear complaints about how many offers from other schools these guys may or may not have had. Once the players arrive on campus it doesn’t matter. The coaches like working with each other and they get along. When our guys didn’t play well against Boise or SDSU they weren’t bitching about other guys “who’s going to be here Monday nonsense” we heard from the losing team Saturday. They stuck together, had each others back, owned their own mistakes, and worked to get better and improve as a team. The Bison are a good FB team and they have talent. This win is a credit to our players, coaches, and even our fans (especially the students) who showed up big time on Saturday. This is still a work on progress to bring our program back to a championship caliber team. More to come. Go Hawks!

Correct. This team is capable of running the table on the remaining games. They will do that if they follow the lead of the coaching staff. “Day by day” means you do the things that help you get better each day. You do the things that help your teammates get better each day. Our defense took some big steps last weekend against one of the better teams in FCS. They need to play better this Saturday if we are going to win. We tackled better Saturday and need to get better. We gave up a couple of passes to open receivers and one long TD run. We need to get that corrected. Special teams had a great day but can still improve an d if we can do that we have an excellent chance of knocking off UNI. One of the biggest challenges to our players will be to stay focused and filter out the noise/buzz/ what might be nonsense and prepare for UNI Others have pointed out how special the win was Saturday with regards to the fan experience, recruiting (especially recruits who were there), the importance to the University, the Alumni, and the community and region. It was something to build on game to game. The fan support is important to the team and coaches. The University, the community, and especially the students contributed to a winning environment which helps motivate the team. Go Hawks!

Phil isn’t egotistical. He doesn’t need to feed his ego. Nice guy. Family man. Community minded.

Doubtful. He has a special needs daughter, referees HS sports, owns lots of valuable farm land. He took a run at the state senate and feels strongly about a number of political issues.

Bubba ball, Kostich being Kostich ?

Keep an eye on Augie. Raboin is young, a great recruiter, and relates well to the players. They like and respect him. They will have a new facility, a young very personable AD in Josh Morton, and Sanford’s financial support and interest in putting their thumbprint on college hockey. USHL team in town so those kids are familiar with Sioux Falls. Augie coaches can watch the USHL teams frequently to assess talent. Augie is also a good school. It will be interesting to see how long it takes but they have a lot of the pieces falling into place that are necessary for success. Time will tell.

That’s kinda been Bubba’s philosophy during his tenure. Don’t get too high after a win, too low after a loss and get ready for the next one. I believe he and the staff have tried to instill that into the team culture.

Except maybe by those who mattered.

My brother and nephew both attended. My brother said it could be tough and sometimes a pain, but he’s glad he went. Almost all of the guys in his class ended up in Vietnam. I’ve had the privilege of attending their annual get together at the Army-Navy game. I just sit back and listen. Going again this year. Game is in Boston and is sold out. Tix in upper level going for $500-$1200. If you ever get a chance to go I highly recommend it. Go early to see the entrance of the Cadets and Midshipmen. I would recommend attending one of the academy’s for any self motivated, self disciplined high school kid who wants to attend one of the top Universities in the world.

I’m not sure excited is the right word but they like or dislike uniforms. Once on the field you forget about them.

I just hope they show up and get into the game/get loud.

All students start as first year students (plebes) and go four years even if they transfer in from another school. They can opt out after first 2 years but after that they have the 8yr obligation. Tuition, books, room and board plus just under $1100 per month for all students. They can leave in 3rd or 4th yr but would have to serve as enlisted soldier for 2 yrs and may have to pay back school for costs of education. I wouldn’t think they will get anyone through the transfer portal.

Uncalled for. With a little imagination I’m sure you can think of something more original or even mildly funny.

Maybe, if he is good enough, but what does Kaminski have that makes you think he will play ahead of either Feeney or Romfo?