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With all due respect, I would retire the Juice U comments. It tends to derail any reasonable discussions. This response is an example.

Yes, I believe you are wrong. It doesn’t mean they haven’t ever made mistakes. I think these guys can see the talent. They are typically offering guys that FBS and FCS schools are recruiting. What I believe is a good indication of their ability to judge talent is how many players we recruit that other schools overlook who then turn out to be very good players (check Cowboys roster as only one example). They are still moving the program forward and that includes rebuilding the culture around the program. The simple solution from fan bases around the country is blame the coaches. In the end, that is where the responsibility lies. However, if they are such poor judges of talent they must be doing a hell of a job coaching to even be competitive. The best way fans can improve a program is to attend games and contribute money. We can be part of the problem or part of the solution. If we don’t have the financial resources then we can organize scholarship endowments or other group activities to provide support. Nothing wrong if fans feel the need to criticize or complain, but it doesn’t move the program forward.

Anyone who has ever played sports understands that the coaches job is to prepare the players and put them in a position to succeed. The players need to execute. Kostich can’t kick, block, tackle, punt etc. The only players I played with, coached or have been involved with that blamed the coaches tended to be losers. Does your lady friend have any eligibility left? As far as comments about what others felt were positive points, those are factors that when breaking down a game are factors. Time of possession (controlling the ball) against a team with the weapons Nebraska has means those weapons are on the bench. It’s an indication that there were positives to take away from a loss like this.

What did you think Kostich did wrong? Players were in the right position to make plays. That was his job. The players have to make plays.

I’m not sure anyone can say Nebraska isn’t good enough to win the MVFC. SDSU played Iowa tough but couldn’t move the ball. Iowa needs to get a lot better if they are going to contend for a conference championship. We haven’t seen the Bison yet but I assume they are the team to beat. Nebraska has some pieces of the proverbial puzzle. They have a big offensive line and some very talented RB’s. If their QB settles in and mixes in his ability to run they can be decent. Having said that I don’t believe fans are proud of any loss. I believe they are proud of the effort.

Tough loss. The coaches had the guys well prepared and they played hard and competed against a Nebraska team that had a huge offensive and a big defensive line, and some very quick hard running backs on offense and some good speed defensively especially their linebackers and secondary. A couple of big mistakes put us in a hole in the third quarter and we couldn’t get back in it in the 4th quarter. If we clean up a couple of stupid penalties, get our punting squared away, stay healthy, and improve each week we can be pretty good. Great atmosphere for our guys who didn’t seem in awe.

Goods points except I think Romfo looked like an athlete. He has done a lot of good things in practice.

Goods points except I think Romfo looked like an athlete. He has done a lot of good things in practice.

Sounds like a typical comment from someone whose only FB experience comes from playing Madden FB.

Prayers and best wishes for a quick, complete recovery.

He did.

That call was not a good call in the first place and was made worse by the confusion on UND’s part. Along with the timeout which alerted virtually everyone in the arena to suspect what was coming it obviously fooled no one. Frost’s call was unexpected and had a better chance of success compared to our fiasco.

I agree execution of plays are influenced primarily by coaching, practice, film study, and game prep. That can all be done properly and the play may break down or it may not work. A Rogers, T Brady, Mahomes, Allen, Montana, Unitas, Star all made mistakes. Lombardi’s players, Saban’s players and every other great coach have had players or teams who didn’t execute. It seems some forget that there are 11 guys and on some plays it only takes one person to fail to execute for the play to fail. It seems some forget that there are also 11 guys on the opposite side of the ball who are also coached to execute each play perfectly. We have very little idea of why the coach called this particular play and criticism of the call is fair. Coaches will ultimately be held responsible for the end results. Wins, championships, success in the classroom, problems off the field etc. Although I don’t know the background of many who post on this site, I wonders how many have spent hours and hours breaking down game film, practice film, recruit’s videos, fighting for budgets, dealing with fans, public appearances etc while at the same time trying to take care of their families. I’m pretty sure the Nebraska staff has critiqued this play over and over again both the execution and the decision. Just my opinion.

Points well taken. Obviously it didn’t work but we may disagree as to whether it’s poor coaching or not. I don’t buy into the thought that every poor play or call that doesn’t work is poor coaching.

That is true. I wouldn’t have tried it but if you are going to, I think that wasn’t a bad time. I doubt it was expected. Well played by the Northwestern guy and poorly executed by Nebraska.

Only when it doesn’t work. Poorly executed kick, one guy on receiving team was paying attention and covered the kick before kicking team could touch it. If it works, Nebraska maintains momentum and maybe can score to make it very difficult for Northwestern to get back in game. Not sure why they called it but it wasn’t expected. Nebraska coach maybe saw something or knew something about the game I didn’t. Easy to say it’s poor coaching, but if it works, then it’s a genius move. Not a bad time to try it when you have a 2 score lead. I probably would not have considered it but every failure isn’t poor coaching. Not a bad idea and if kicker executes the kick better or kicking team gets downfield and blocks the Northwestern guys ability to get to the ball, I think there is a good chance it works.

Toivenen resigned by Giants.

Announcers said he was starting. Apparently not.

Matt Waletzko starting tonight for Cowboys against Seattle.

Good comment. One of the things Saban did when got to Alabama was to hire a woman on his staff. He said many of his players were raised by a Mom, Grandmother or other adult woman. Too often without a father or even a consistent father figure. He found it was very beneficial to have a woman communicating to his players on behalf of the other coaches.

Maybe should have fixed it last fall but then he may not have been ready for the combine. Tough decision.

Nonsense. They may want him in early to communicate with him, have him develop relationships with Badger players and other potential recruits and maybe or maybe not make an offer. Usually the athletes have some options as to which weekend they will make their visit. Badger staff may have re-evaluated their priorities.

If “we” feel this way we can send our checks to UND or appropriate designee. Start at $5-10,000. Even $1000 from you or me each year won’t make a dent.

No one was accused of “charges”. Reportedly there was an accusation of sexual assault. If there were charges, that would change how this would be handled. NDSU administration and staff would likely be smart enough to refuse to elaborate on protected information. It serves no purpose. It is none of our business.

It serves no purpose. To do so opens one up to further questions that involve protected information. When you can’t further comment, it leads to further speculation from media, and others who normally have no experience dealing with issues of this magnitude. There is no reason for Chaves, Bubba, or anyone else from UND to comment further. There is no need to know.