homer

We lack an identity and today when Smith got the touches we found that identity again.

Staff needs to take a closer look at what talent are we evaluating on offense. I’ve seen Isaiah Smith play two full games now and he has been our best offensive player in both. Do we beat NDSU and/or USD if he gets a bulk of Skonkas carries and we find a different way to use Luke. Smith and Weah in the backfield would be hard to defend with how well Smith runs and catches the ball.

Isaiah Smith is the best player in this game right now.

Got conservative and it cost this team. If the offense does nothing here it’s over.

I don’t think so. You have to play to win the game.

Q has to throw one pretty soon. Zero respect when he comes in.

If we can get a score and get up on this SIU defense they will self implode. Chippy after every play.

Need to get points there.

LFG!!!!

Amazing what an offense getting points can do for emotion. Go for points

!@#$. Keep the kick in bounds.

Maybe it wakes up your starting QB because he’s been sleep walking the last few weeks.

Right now it can’t be worse though. When something isn’t working, why continue to force the same thing over and over?

Terrible tackling, poor fit ups on defense, penalties on offense. Same !@#$ as the last two weeks.

I think there is much more talent on this roster than when this staff got here. The replacement would probably be pretty happy with what he inherited.

Tough to argue after how the offense has looked the last couple days. Certainly missing something. Looked flat today.

Got outplayed, our coached and played with zero emotion.

Hidden stat in that comparison is our QB has taken a couple sacks that moved us out of FG range. Frustrating game today.

This. I’d bring pressure every 3rd down against us. Our WR aren’t getting behind you, our QB is not throwing it downfield or breaking a tackle.

Really want to see how this team responds today. I think the leadership is there. We will find out.

The administration really needs to work on getting a trophy back for this game.

That is him. Glad to hear that. He was a talented back.

My one take away from last year vs the Yotes was they had a real physical RB that was really talented. We need to bottle him up again. Legit talent.

I agree. That is a possession that teams like NDSU get a field goal and just change the energy if a game right before halftime. They have done that for years. It was another missed opportunity on Saturday during that game.

Looking forward to how this team responds come Saturday. Not an easy place to play and a USD team that is improved over last year. Can we be as physical as Saturday? Will the offense and namely running game show up?