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We do not have the will to demand a consistently winning football team. By we I mean the University, the fans, and the community. At different times, we have spent up to 10 years streaks wandering in the wilderness before things are righted. The fact that Rudolph is still OC convinces me of this along with our long past history. Fargo has the Teammakers and we seem to have the Good Old Boys Club. This season, in my opinion, has exposed serious weaknesses in recruiting, team culture, and mostly in coaching adjustments. I am so tired of being a distant second in North Dakota, and I hope others are getting there also.

Get over it - It was an electric crowd that many schools would kill to have. College kids are, well, college kids. As for Sioux forever - suck it up, buttercup.

Agreed, but only if you include the horrendous play calling.

I'm sure his protocol works great for some - sounds like he is a one size fits all guy though. My other point is about Bubba - I am not sure if I trust his ability to honestly evaluate things and make appropriate changes. We have seen a strange stubbornness shown in our game planning this year. Rudolph has been with us since the beginning, for example.

It is sad to say, but with all of the injuries and now legitimate anecdotal comments from people who have been there about need for changes in the strength and conditioning program, I can almost picture Bubba with his fingers in his ears shouting LA LA LA.

For those who have coaching/college football experience (and armchair coaches also) - What in the hell kind of conversation and planning has to happen between coaches after watching game film for 7 weeks for us to come up with this offensive philosophy and play selection week after week? Can they not see what is right in front of their faces? I am baffled at the lack of adjustments and overall game plan week after week coming from a group whose job is to study game film and come up with a plan. How can this group not see what is so obvious to all, especially given the results. I am truly baffled. Any insight other than a serious stubborn issue that blinds the coaches to reality?

I admit to some drunk frustration posting after watching us make another goalie look like an all-american. I still maintain my main points - This team doesn't have a lot of firepower at the front. Gersich has been almost invisible and the Europeans have not taken that next step. Even on Saturday, most scoring was on the power play and driven by defensmen. We have potential, but some guys need to step up their game. We could certainly use a top end finisher and playmaker such as Boeser on this team. Watching us shoot into the goalie's chest time and time again is very frustrating to me. The season is young, but some crisp passing and well placed shots would be a huge benefit to us. As to recruiting, I maintain that we are among the top 2-3 programs in the country with several great selling points - the best arena, the best fans, a proven winning record, and a proven record of developing NHL players. Not saying at all that we should get every recruit, but we should have the inside track on some studs. I, too, am basking in the warm glow of beating the Gophers, but I fear all of our scoring kinks are far from worked out.

I never said we don't have talent - what I said is we don't have any high-end scorers - Take the championship year - we needed what Boeser brought. If others can develop the scoring I am fine with that. However, about half of our games this year have been painful, shoot in the middle of the goalie affairs. Some returners need to get a scoring touch.

Nice hard-working victory by the team tonight - always nice when it's the Gophers. If they keep this up we will be a force.

One person might be and another one might enable him.

Bubba is a promoter and a rah rah good old guy, but I'm not sure he is much of a game coach. The OC and his calls are squarely on Bubba - this has been going on too long.

I would submit that he has learned nothing in his entire tenure.

Not advocating a BU approach, but some scorers would be nice. There is no reason a program like ours can't bring a stud scorer or two every year.

I thought the overall effort was outstanding, but it doesn't appear we have anyone that can either give a slick set-up or finish. For me this was a very frustrating game to watch.

How in the hell did a program of our stature, with the best fans in the country, and coming off a a National Championship two years ago end up with a team with no scorers or playmakers. This is painful to watch.

The operative word here is "adjust".

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Unless the coaches decide not to start him again - While it started out as just having an injury plagued year, coaching weaknesses are now being exposed. How many coaches around the league could do a better job with the starters we have on offense than we do? Getting fed up with Bubba's stubbornness and poor judgement.

I think this is a huge insight into the coaches weaknesses - a stubborn refusal to change or deal with anything that is even a bit outside of their philosophy. This is turning into a dumpster fire. I hope someone in the media has the guts to ask Bubba directly wtf is going on.

It's on the coaches that we have no one ready to go -

This situation could have been mitigated by better quarterback recruiting and grooming. Studs is a senior and we have no experience behind him.

I'm not giving up at all and know we will be a much better team come March I still think that one or two proven goal scorers are needed for this team. So far we have looked just slightly better than two of the below average teams in the country. And that power play ...absolutely no excuse especially when it is year after year. It's almost like they practice playing with the puck and teeing it up on the outside.

I said "some studs". I am not pushing for a BU approach, but think about what Boesser added to our championship team. How would they have done without him? We need some guys who can put the puck in the net. Lots of other teams brought in some, not just BU.

Or perhaps passing