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Had the talent to fill the hole Q left on the court, nowhere near what was needed to fill off it. Needs to take a look in the mirror at who was supposed to take over the team and then think about why they supposedly didn't want to win enough (though I'd guess it be disputed). Geno also knows the staff and other players aren't going to publicly rebuke his comments, feel safe saying the are privately disagreeing with quite a few of his takes. Again, wish him well, he's got all the talent in the world, hope he figures it out. It has to be eating him alive having to spend a few extra months at UND after publicly declaring he was destined for bigger and better things. Not going to blame the staff for moving on from someone who couldn't make up their mind about wanting to be here and was actively trying to leave. That's not how you build a team.

As frustrating as it was to see over and over, that was the only play that was actually gaining consistently gaining positive yards. UW has an incredibly talented defensive backfield that was more or less able to toy with the WR's because Ketteringham didn't have the time to let routes develop. Remember the name Taylor Rapp (#7), you'll be seeing it Sunday's next year, he was a monster back there even when he wasn't involved in the play. Even UND's fastest WR's weren't going to scare UW's secondary, so they put out the guys that know the plays/routes and can block. Nate seemed about a 1/2 second quicker on getting off his spot than he needed to, though in his defense, it was crazy to see the size and speed of UW's defense. I do think UND would have had a bit more success of Olivera could have played more. He could have converted a few of those 2nd/3rd/4th and shorts that UND struggled on, especially in the first half. His style of running would been a nice weapon to have. Tank not being able to go hurt the defense. Greer did great but got gassed taking that many reps against guys that size. Some more rotation there probably stops a few of those bigger runs in the 4th. Defense had the right calls on quite a few plays, just half a step slow or slightly wrong angle, possibly due to the speed difference. That being said, a lot of encouraging things from the defense. Also pretty impressive for UND to not have a single accepted penalty all game (though one PI was declined after an amazing TD catch). To play a clean game with no false starts, holdings, etc against a team that much more talented shows good discipline and is encouraging. I didn't agree with the first punt on 4-1, especially when they had the offense out, ready to go. The second one, JJ easily had it if he cuts to the right, instead he tried to push the pile straight and the UW guys stopped him just short. Mixed feelings on the field goal. I get taking the easy points, especially since they hadn't moved the ball on the first three downs, but on the other hand, you're right there. UW fans were very complimentary and they all said they ended up sticking around for more football than they planned on. Not that the game was in doubt, but there was more than a little noticeable tension when UND had a chance to make in 17-7 with 6 minutes left in the 3rd. Peterson left some of his starters and rotation guys in an extra drive or two when the UND defense was completely gassed to make sure to get a few extra points on the board after last weeks loss. That being said, their back-up QB and RB are no joke, I was told both have chances to be better than their starters.

But......you swore up and down UND would never join the Summit, even after people told you it was a done deal, because there was no doubt they were going FBS with the Big Sky.....

One of the most purely talented players to ever wear a UND uniform. Too bad it's ending like this, which is even a bigger mess than a few months ago. Almost looks like him and Reyes had the same person giving them advice. Both some questionable decisions.

NCAA covers all rounds of travel for the playoffs, which is part of the reason they regionalize and try to save themselves money. Each round has a minimum bid, which the host is responsible for if ticket sales fall short. The MEAC/SWAC conferences each get $1 million to split however among their 11/10 teams and at least one gives over half to the participant so the schools aren't exactly killing it unless they make the game. Those conferences participating in the playoffs is a net positive overall but "costs" because they were "losing" money participating in the playoffs isn't why they don't participate. It's been years since the SWAC participated (ever maybe?) and the MEAC dropped out when the Celebration Bowl started in 2015, likely since their teams weren't doing anything anyway and this was a better look.

The NCAA covers all playoff travel/expenses.

Fixed your post.

I'm not sure the team even made the final decision. The staff needed to know what was going on so they could put together the best roster they could. Holding a scholarship for someone who has already told you (and very publicly, everyone else) that they were done at UND and on to bigger and better things isn't how you do that or help locker room chemistry.

I've seen more Hawk's logos and merchandise at their stores than pretty much anywhere else in town outside of Scheels and the REA. Nice effort though.

Good tradeoff it is accurate. USD/SDSU at home in the same year (first year of conference play) and NDSU rotating the other year.

The Alerus Center dropped the ball on parking and tailgating in quite a few areas, but are easily fixable. They didn't have anyone out there directing people (and only a few people working the lots in general) and the students just set up where they were last year instead of where they were supposed to further to the east.

In all seriousness, the push for HPC Phase 2 has already been moved to the front of the line. Kennedy is publicly stating to various groups it needs to get done ASAP, Chaves is echoing it at every chance. The push that is needed from the top will hopefully get this going very soon. My hope is with how publicly they are talking about it, a significant portion of funds are secured or at least pending.

Just for fun - Attempts and YPC added in 1. Dom Bragalone, Lehigh: 3,567 - 707 carries, 5.5 YPC 2. John Santiago, North Dakota: 3,159 - 525 carries, 6.0 YPC 3. Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly: 2,461 - 498 carries, 4.9 YPC 4. Tucker Yinger, Dayton: 2,417 - 420 carries, 5.8 YPC 5. A.J. Hines, Duquesne: 2,386 - 424 carries, 5.5 YPC (in 2 seasons)

They don't care at all. No seriously. You can tell by the numerous posts on various social media platforms and message boards stating how much they don't care....

Wells fits into The Athletic's MSP vertical. Schlossman is kind of out on an island. Unless they picked him up for "general" college hockey, but I'm not sure if the demand is there for that. Maybe they could justify him in the MSP market as fans up here tend to be fans of those professional teams.

Take your time, see what others have and go from there. Also, try to by higher quality stuff right away, otherwise you'll be replacing in short order (lesson learned).

Here's what has been pieced together to date (that's an awesome link you had). Toss in a few non-counter games and maybe a tournament and it has be be getting close to done. 11/10 - @Milwaukee 11/27 - @Montana State 12/1 - Idaho 12/5 - @UT-RG 12/9 - Milwaukee 12/8 - @Marquette 12/28 - IPFW 1/3 - @ORU 1/5 - @Denver 1/10 - Omaha 1/12 - WIU 1/16 - SDSU 1/19 - @NDSU 1/23 - USD 1/31 - @WIU 2/3 - @ORU 2/6 - NDSU 2/9 - @SDSU 2/16 - ORU 2/23 - Denver 2/28 - @IPFW

How many decades has it been since UND's starting QB had a mustache like that? 3? 4?

Playing them twice this season: @Milwaukee on 10/10 In Grand Forks on 12/9

Milwaukee and Idaho are good home games. Nice to see.

Part of the reason Keaton's abilities weren't used to the max was because there wasn't anyone behind him ready to step in, which we saw in full effect when he did go out. Letting him roll out or run more just wasn't the smart thing to do. Obviously that leads to a debate about recruiting, but it is what it is.

Well, I guess technically UND didn't have a women's head coach for 48 days or so since that was the amount of time between Martinson's contract expiring and Sunderman being hired. Guess a new angle will have to be found to overreact about.

I think the staff is comfortable with what they have at setter, though there might be some growing pains. I'd keep an eye on the UConn transfer, sounds like athletic ability is off the charts and will make some noise.

I hope that joke never gets old. I think we can all agree the offense needs to show a bit more this year in terms of production and creativity. Keaton was a great game manager and did what he was asked, particuarly not turning the ball over. His replacements are going to add a spark to the offense, but we'll likely have to deal with a few more turnovers. If the defense stays healthy, I'm OK with that. However the majority of that will hinge on the OL coming together. Without that, playcalling will continue to be pretty straightforward and frustrating.

I mean, you have to take into account Brady started getting quite a few more carries as well. Yes, they absolutely need to find a way to get John the ball in space but you need to have confidence the QB actually has time to do that and I'm not sure that's been the case the last year or two. I keep reiterating there is plenty of room for improvement, but I don't think it is as bad as some people claim (or at least the numbers don't back that up) and I think it's closer to what Bubba wants than what some people are willing to admit. This team will live and die by the defense as long as he's head coach. If/when he does make a change, I agree with the earlier comment that I think the answer is already on staff. 2015: 223/1,459, 6.5 ypc (Brady - 60 carries) 2016: 183/983, 5.4 ypc (Brady - 168 carries) 2017: 119/717, 6.0 ypc (Brady - 111 carries, JJ 41 - carries) Also, he has to compete with Prothero for all-conference, so your comments on other Big Sky backs is void.