CMSioux

Easy to say and I know I still look like a student from the '80s but I think the baton needs to be passed when it comes to expectations of being roudy and loud, my days in the snake pit are behind me. I still cheer loud but it's just not the same coming from a greybeard.

Looks like nice tailgating weather too.

I have never understood the thought that you can beat a team that is ranked but if they are not ranked at the end of the season then it doesn't count as beating a ranked team. Isn't part of the reason they are not ranked at the end of the season because we beat them? Yes we are independent but we are playing a Big Sky schedule - 8-3 gets us in. I think it is quite common knowledge that the 2015 committee screwed UND and it wasn't just UND fans that were pointing that out. I actually don't think it will matter because we are going to win out. Weber's is not what they were last year. Their best win is EW and a big part of that was because EW was without their All American quarterback. The wild card in all of this is our special teams play, a blocked kick returned for a TD. a muffed punt or other mistakes that give the opposition great field position will kill us. As they say there are three components of every game, offense, defense and special teams - you win two of those three battles and you usually win the game.

Another lost fact is that EW was without Gubrud when they played, a factor in their low scoring.

Geez I hope we get special teams figured out, in a low scoring game it might bite us

8-3 will get us into the playoffs, bonus is we will not have a BS rep at the decision table (sarcasm from 2015).

Am I the only one that thinks the student section has evolved to where it is overrated as far as impact and game environment - even at the hockey games? At football they only cheer when it is third down - if they are prompted by the announcer, most leave by the third quarter. At hockey there are random Let's go Sioux cheers and the cheers that are been around for 50 year "Who's he he sucks" and "Sieve". and the band. When I watch road games it seems their are teams who have students who are cheering much more often than our student section - it's like ours don't know or don't want to know what to do so they check their Snapchat constantly. I understand this is probably the wave of the future and we need to just get used to it.

I remember reports from the spring ball game and scrimmages prior to the season were that our O Line could not contain our D Line and our quarterbacks were running for their lives. In hindsight I guess that says we have a great D line and our O line was practicing against one of the best.

In 2015 the pollsters and NCAA decision makers continually moved the bar based on who they wanted in. The combination of bias and laziness is not going away. In an unbias world 7-4 with 2 wins over ranked teams should be enough, but it won't be for UND, it will be for someone else because the bar will be strategically moved as needed.

And the sound person still plays the music too long when we have the ball and are in our huddle.

except that 6-5 > 7-4 in the back room.

The pollsters should be embarrassed - quite obvious there is no research or knowledge of schools outside the pollster's regions.

I want to buy you a beer someday.

That tie we had with BSU in Grand Forks last year helped keep us out of the playoffs.

I hate thinking that every year the Griz pull off at least one trick play that works on us. Just a reminder we have been beaten by third string quarterbacks making their first starts - we can take nothing for granted. I want to believe we will win this one by more than one score - in fact based on the season they are having and their personnel we need to, if we are indeed a playoff bound team. One thing I know for sure - when we beat these guys we will get no credit from outsiders - they automatically become a weak team that is having an off season.

Just means another season of Fire Jones postings.

My friend is not a hockey hater but he wonders why can't the football team afford knee braces but the hockey arena gets a new scoreboard? Is it because The Ralph is privately owned and the money for upgrades comes from a private source whereas knee braces would have to come from UND's football budget?

Didn't make it - memories from a dozen years ago...nice stadium with mountains in the background, miles of smelly feed lots as you drive into town, solid UND following and tailgating, easy to get tickets and sit together with other UND fans.

No way this would ever happen - I can just picture a small group protesting outside the Alerus on game day. They can come up with a new trophy to play for (just don't hire a consultant firm from the east coast to come up with it). Put it in the ND Historical Society Museum in Bismarck in a display that shows the history of the game results so everyone can see who won the most games and who won the final game ;). They could have it in a revolving frame so either side can be seen.

I have never understood why in that situation they don't just catch the ball instead of trying to whack at it- if there is no one from the receiving team near a punt the kicking team can catch the ball to down it.

Is it the caliber of the win at the time the game is played or is history rewritten at the end of the season?

Gotta love the rsponsiveness and directly addressing questions, obviously had no east coast consultant involved,

Sam Houston State? According to some geniuses once UND beat them they are obviously not playoff caliber. 4 Big Sky Schools (5 if you count UND) and only 3 from Summit - oh the indignation! The fact it's only week 3 and some will go ballistic on him makes it all the funnier.

Sent you an email message.

Careful Tom Miller and Mike Mc Feely are going to get headaches from all their eye rolling. But it does give them fan smack tweeting content.