Matt

They do what gets ratings. That's why he does his show from every road game the ac has. If doing that when KFGO carried UND football would have garnered ratings he would have done it then as well.

You make a compelling case for NAU there Carnac the magnificent feels like we will be hearing the word "spoiler" in the media too much this week. I'm thinking the biggest motivation is "this is your chance to play your way into or out of a spot on the 2015 team".

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs Rankings - FCS Coaches' Poll Last Updated - November 10, 2014 FCS Coaches' Poll RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1 Coastal Carolina (20) 10-0 639 2 2 New Hampshire (4) 8-1 622 3 3 Jacksonville State (2) 8-1 588 4 4 North Dakota State 9-1 582 1 5 Eastern Washington 9-2 555 5 6 Villanova 8-2 514 7 7 Illinois State 8-1 456 12 8 Fordham 9-1 443 9 9 Chattanooga 7-3 442 11 10 Southeastern Louisiana 7-3 394 14 11 McNeese State 6-3 365 6 12 UNI 6-4 330 20 13 Montana State 7-3 316 16 14 Richmond 7-3 297 8 15 Montana 6-4 268 10 16 Youngstown State 7-3 263 13 17 Harvard 8-0 258 17 18 Bethune-Cookman 8-2 202 18 19 South Dakota State 6-4 195 22 20 Eastern Kentucky 8-2 178 15 21 Bryant 8-1 132 21 22 Southern Illinois 6-4 84 24 23 William & Mary 6-4 65 25 24 Stephen F. Austin 7-3 48 NR 25 Indiana State 6-4 46 19 Dropped out: No. 23 Cal Poly. Others receiving votes: Northern Arizona 43, Idaho State 26, Liberty 20, Cal Poly 20, Alcorn State 17, James Madison 14, North Carolina A&T 8, Charleston Southern 6, Sacred Heart 5, Yale 3, Sam Houston State 2, South Carolina State 2, Bucknell 2.

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/tsn-div-1aa-poll.htm The Sports Network FCS Top-25 College Football Poll Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank 1. New Hampshire Wildcats (70) 8-1 3,800 2 2. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (55) 10-0 3,747 3 3. Jacksonville State Gamecocks (13) 8-1 3,547 4 4. North Dakota State Bison (19) 9-1 3,483 1 5. Eastern Washington Eagles 9-2 3,366 5 6. Villanova Wildcats 8-2 3,070 7 7. Fordham Rams 9-1 2,792 9 8. Illinois State Redbirds 8-1 2,743 12 9. Chattanooga Mocs 7-3 2,411 13 10. Southeastern Louisiana Lions 7-3 2,159 14 11. Northern Iowa Panthers 6-4 2,121 19 12. Montana State Bobcats 7-3 2,055 15 13. McNeese State Cowboys 6-3 1,836 6 14. Richmond Spiders 7-3 1,811 8 15. Youngstown State Penguins 7-3 1,757 10 16. Montana Grizzlies 6-4 1,542 11 17. Harvard Crimson 8-0 1,307 18 18. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 8-2 1,142 16 19. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 6-4 1,135 22 20. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 8-2 1,077 20 21. Bryant Bulldogs 8-1 620 23 22. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 7-3 522 25 23. Indiana State Sycamores 6-4 517 17 24. William & Mary Tribe 6-4 438 25 25. James Madison Dukes 7-3 355 NR Others receiving votes: Liberty 305, Idaho State 281, Stephen F. Austin 257, Southern Illinois 171, Sam Houston State 153, Cal Poly 142, North Carolina A&T 111, Grambling State 71, South Carolina State 50, Alcorn State 37, Yale 31, Bucknell 25, Albany 9, Samford 8, Sacred Heart 5, Wofford 4, Jacksonville 3, Western Carolina 3, Lamar 3, Eastern Illinois 2, Missouri State 1

I don't know the answers to any of that. Just heard unconfirmed chatter about the outcome and figured someone around here would know more specifics.

Certainly stopping the run is goal number one to have a chance to beat the ac. But to deliver the beat down that UNI did, they were also able to do a couple of other things. Superior on special teams. Locked down the passing game. The ac receivers had difficulty getting separation. When they did, Wentz missed open receivers. When he did hit them, there were key drops. When everything clicked, there was a penalty. Stopping the run is where it all starts to have a shot, but UNI did that and more for a 20pt win.

one of the many sporting events I've sacrificed at the alter of youth sports

radio

edit: you are mistaking me for someone that gives a s**t about anything you have to say.

you are mistaking me for someone that gives a s**t.

I've been hearing the team did not look good in the scrim vs msum. anyone else hear that?

Ding dong the witch is dead.

Everyone knows the difficulties this team has faced this year. No need for me to recount them here. That's why I picked Weber to win this game. Not because Weber is a good team. They are not a good team. They were winless coming into GF. 0-9. Zero wins. This is not about Weber, or the next two likely losses vs NAU and UNC. This is about the absolute disaster this season has become for UND.

Is this rock bottom?

nice answer by the O

No blaming the offense for that one. Defense was rested, came out of halftime fresh with adjustments and give up a TD drive. A bad day for everyone.

Weber 17 UND 10

That might be true in this case, but there have been far too many player defections to pawn it off on them being bad guys.

Bully!

There's always a need to paint one side as the good guy in this stuff, and one party as the bad guy. When a program is in transition like this, I don't think there is necessarily a good or bad guy. Some parts just don't fit the new machine and it is time for both to move on.

I have zero problem with the changes Bubba is making. This is a plant that needs a lot of pruning because the entire thing has been dying. As far as I'm concerned, Bubba can keep cutting until he thinks the diseased branches are all gone.

I think having one BSC win will be the bigger issue affecting attendance from here on out.

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs Rankings - FCS Coaches' Poll Last Updated - November 3, 2014 FCS Coaches' Poll RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1 North Dakota State (26) 9-0 650 1 2 Coastal Carolina 9-0 618 2 3 New Hampshire 7-1 599 4 4 Jacksonville State 7-1 570 5 5 Eastern Washington 8-2 539 7 6 McNeese State 6-2 500 8 7 Villanova 7-2 475 3 8 Richmond 7-2 446 14 9 Fordham 8-1 412 10 10 Montana 6-3 395 11 11 Chattanooga 6-3 387 12 12 Illinois State 7-1 385 6 13 Youngstown State 7-2 369 13 14 Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 320 15 15 Eastern Kentucky 8-1 270 16 16 Montana State 6-3 260 9 17 Harvard 7-0 218 18 18 Bethune-Cookman 7-2 174 20 19 Indiana State 6-3 171 21 20 Northern Iowa 5-4 155 22 21 Bryant 7-1 108 24 22 South Dakota State 5-4 104 19 23 Cal Poly 6-3 86 NR 24 Southern Illinois 5-4 48 25 25 William & Mary 5-4 47 17 Dropped out: No. 23 Stephen F. Austin Others receiving votes: Northern Arizona 30, Liberty 29, Bucknell 16, Stephen F. Austin 15, Alcorn State 14, Idaho State 12, North Carolina A&T 8, South Carolina State 5, Yale 5, Sacred Heart 3, Albany 3, James Madison 3, Sam Houston State 1

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/cfoot225poll.aspx The Sports Network FCS Top 25 College Football Poll Team (First-place votes) 2014 Record Points Previous Rank 1. North Dakota State Bison (164) 9-0 4100 1 2. New Hampshire Wildcats 7-1 3858 2 3. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 9-0 3796 3 4. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 7-1 3584 5 5. Eastern Washington Eagles 8-2 3389 6 6. McNeese State Cowboys 6-2 2965 9 7. Villanova Wildcats 7-2 2883 4 8. Richmond Spiders 7-2 2839 13 9. Fordham Rams 8-1 2786 10 10. Youngstown State Penguins 7-2 2504 11 11. Montana Grizzlies 6-3 2271 12 12. Illinois State Redbirds 7-1 2242 7 13. Chattanooga Mocs 6-3 2078 13 14. Southeastern Louisiana Lions 6-3 1863 15 15. Montana State Bobcats 6-3 1803 8 16. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 8-1 1801 16 17. Indiana State Sycamores 6-3 1334 19 18. Harvard Crimson 7-0 1129 20 19. Northern Iowa Panthers 5-4 1088 22 20. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 7-2 905 21 21. Cal Poly Mustangs 6-3 783 NR 22. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 5-4 658 18 23. Bryant Bulldogs 7-1 495 25 24. William & Mary Tribe 5-4 391 17 25. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 6-3 322 NR Others receiving votes: James Madison 290, Liberty 279, Southern Illinois 167, Sam Houston State 115, Albany 104, North Carolina A&T 74, Bucknell 68, South Carolina State 55, Grambling State 53, Idaho State 44, Stephen F. Austin 42, Alcorn State 38, Yale 23, Western Carolina 20, Samford 10, Sacred Heart 9, Wofford 9, Lamar 9, Missouri State 7, Jacksonville 6, Charleston Southern 5, Southeast Missouri State 3, Delaware 3

Now? You are posting like that is a foreign concept. It isn't new. Coaches know what the average TOP is, the average number of plays, etc... There is variance based on the scenario you stated. That is how and why we know one team can schematically make a game plan to eat clock and limit possessions. It is also why you do not willingly give the opponent an extra possession by kicking off twice.