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Is that really true? I ask because I really don't know. The head coach may delegate, but in the end, the buck stops with Bubba. He had to see the way Bartels was playing on Saturday, and it wasn't good. It was bad. Keep in mind, I've always preferred Bartels to Mollberg since they both came in. But what has been happening behind center the last two games has been really concerning. This team needs a spark. I really don't think Mollberg is a much of an upgrade over Bartels, but at this point he needs to be given a shot IMO. Maybe the team will respond to Mollberg calling signals. I think one of Studsrud's best qualities is his leadership. It think Mollberg and Bartels have similar skill sets, but maybe Mollberg can be a better leader out on the field. He got off to a slow start last season as the starter but was playing well when he went down.

The Root Sports announcers were commenting on his big wind-up several times during the game as well......

DId Smith play yesterday? Don't really recall seeing him.

2 point game late between EWU and UNC.......

i think it was antacids

Ha ha, fake punt. What an embarrassment. Now it looks like Meindel is hurting.

CB gets torched, safety takes out cornerback

I don't know if I have ever seen QB play this bad. And it is from a 4th year junior that was once upon a time our season opening starter.........

INT after throwing to triple coverage

Roots production quality is first class too. I don't get Midco, so I feel you pain of you don't get Root

I get Root, so this is way better than eversport that screwed us last week

Wow that was a horrible throw

Bartles just about dropped the ball again

UND defense makingbGriz 3rd string QB look like Tom Brady

Again the db had position, but refused to turn his head and see where the ball is...

It is frustrating that our secondary play has not improved one bit since last season....

By do our DBs never look for the ball? The are always only face guarding.....

Needed the TD when you get inside the 10. Still a good drive at a good time. Just what the defense needed....

Santiago is amazing

That ref that missed the facemask on Santiago is the same one that didn't call pass interference when Santiago was tackled in the end zone right in front of him a few weeks ago

The fumbles are ridicuolous

Our offense needs a lesson in ball security. They put it on the turf alot. Fumbles on back to back possessions

Through the first four games last year, Joe completed 45% of his passes and had 2 TD to go with 4 INT. They stuck with him, and he started the next 4 games and played pretty well until he got hurt. Just sayin'.......

I'd like to see a screen pass once in a while. Other than that, I like the general philosophy of the offense. We just have absolutely no talent at WR, and the O-Line has been inconsistent, but better the last few weeks. Give me a bubble screen, Rudolph.................

Pretty hard for me to speculate as to why Bartels is ahead of Mollberg on the depth chart since I'm not close to the program and don't go to the practices to see what is going on. Maybe Bubba just feels it's best to stick with one guy rather than going back and forth and having a player on a short leash. Let's be honest, Mollberg was the starter when the 2014 season began, and he was pretty awful in the first 4 games. In fact I'm pretty sure a lot of people were clamoring for Bartels halfway through the Missouri St. game last year. The staff had to be pretty loyal and patient with Mollberg then and his play was pretty unimpressive until Big Sky play started. They have been pretty patient with Studsrud too. They were winning while he was in there so it was easier to overlook his shortcomings. Maybe that is what they are doing with Bartels now. Mollberg seems a little injury prone too. Read or saw something recently that he was a little dinged up in fall camp, unrelated to the Achilles. Of course he had the unfortunate Achilles injury last season. Didn't he have a bad wheel or something coming out of high school too, and that was part of why some of the FBS schools passed on him?