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I smell an INT

Boom goes the defense!!!

This game needs to end

And now toivenen is on the sidlines. might be a shoulder

Really not a fan of seibel on punt returns. not sure we have anyone who would be much better. but I'm just not a big fan of seibel back there.

K maybe not. just hope his injury isn't too serious. ugh the season long fear.

Wow stud may be back in the game. Maybe no more running today.

Our kick coverage is horrendous

This is terrible

This team is playing like they are out of the playoff picture and like there isn't a conference title on the line. better step it up or we'll be on the outside looking in again come playoff time.

Seems like when some doesn't work, not convertin on 4&1, the whole offensive scheme changes.

Just throwing this out there as a shout out to football. We have a number 1 vs number 2 hockey matchup this week, and I've spend my day scouring for more UND vs Weber St football material. I'm hoping for a clean sweep between hockey AND football!

So if Amsoil is REA East. Scheels Arena is REA South. Safe to assume Magness Arena is REA West. What can we do to get an REA North. Or do we have to assume REA is REA North. Every game is a home game! #FightingSiouxProblems

He could score a goal.

Right up there with the "Boom goes the dynamite" guy. Ok, not that bad, but still.

I think I would be ok with seeing Santiago out there more for some trick plays. Not necessarily on FG attempts, but I'd like to see a direct snap to him on a fake punt, if UND was in the right field position to justify the risk. If you can pull it off, it doesn't just lead to a first down, we're talking TD.

Big Sky is at 7:15, but pretty unimpressive. Then a review (which is better) of UND vs Weber at 53:43

I like Santiago as much as the next guy, but there is no reason to feed him more carries than he is getting at this point. It should be about a 45/45/10 split between Santiago/Oliveira/Gordon. Also get gordon and santiago some screen passes and even a slant or down field shot to Santiago. I think that split is a great starting point, based on the success of all three of these kids this year. I think that split can also change throughout the game based on the defense. If you start seeing some bigger holes, especially to the outside, then absolutely get Santiago in there. If the defense is moving quickly and closing the gaps, then get Brady in their to muscle out some yards. Regardless, Gordon needs to be in there periodically, he is the perfect compliment to Brady and John because defenses just don't seem to know if he'll get the ball or not, but when he does, he makes the most of it. 3 very solid RBs with Norberg to boot, is a great problem to have. Hopefully we can establish the run on the first drive or two and open up some passing opportunities. Really like the chemistry I've seen with Keaton and Toivenen and Wanzek. Would really like to see a few more jump balls to Wanzek, especially in the RedZone (Wanzek's potential is ridiculous, especially if he can put on another 20 lbs). Also would like to see a few more TE passes. Fiedler is huge, and can get some yards, and I'd try to get the ball to Cloyd a bit, to get him into a rhythm. Heard a ton about this kids potential, but I'm hoping its not just as a blocker. Special teams is a bit of a question mark for me on the weekend, and hopefully a place the team can step it up a bit. Need to do a better job on kick off coverage. Also, would be nice to see a few decent returns on our end. Lets just keep that Dussold to Reed connection going. Win the field position battle (Or just score so we don't have to punt )

Its so early in the season I really have no idea what to expect. UND is 5-0 but has certainly shown their vulnerable moments. I really haven't watched more than a few minutes of Duluth. UND has played pretty darn well in Duluth, especially since Amsoil opened. I just hope they can turn the lights on without any issues.

Agreed, this all makes sense. So really we only want Poly to lose to EWU. That should be enough to drop them behind UND. Well, I'll be all for the Eagles then! Would be awesome to see UND end up in that kind of position. Makes the losses to SBU and BGSU sting a bit, as we were so close; but truth be told we were not playing great football at the time.

Makes sense to me. I don't see any way we overtake E. Wash unless they lose a few games they should, but overtaking MT this week is a definite possibility.

So who should we be pulling for this weekend in the EWU vs MT game. 1. MT wins, and UND wins out --- UND wins the Big Sky outright and the autobid. 2. EWU wins (and wins out), UND wins out --- UND likely jumps MT in the rankings (better playoff spot) BUT UND shares the Big Sky title and the auto big goes to EWU I'm going to assume, we would prefer the second scenario, as UND would be in the playoffs autobid or not, but would get a better position if MT loses. There is still also hope that EWU stumbles against Cal Poly, though that is a whole different issue, because if Cal Poly beats EWU (in addition to MT and SDSU) they would likely have a better position that us heading into the playoffs. (Unless CP loses to Weber or UNC). And on and on it goes. Thoughts?!?!

Yep, they need to seed the teams top to bottom.

Some could say it is bias, but I don't think anyone, even a top team would prefer to go play in the stadium of a consecutive nat'l champ. Lets get a UND/NDSU title game, so we can all get drunk in Frisco. haha! Maybe even throw the nickel down too

Thanks for stoppin by. The team is definitely moving in the right direction. I sure hope 9-2 is where we sit come selection time. We'll just have to see what happens with some other schools to see where we actually land in terms of playoffs. I don't believe UND would get matched up against a conference opponent in the first round so MT would be out; even if that were possible we would certainly be on the road. If we were to play an SDSU in the first round, location would all come down to the bid. A lot can happen in the next few weeks. It only takes a few big upsets across the country to really throw a wrench into the layout of the playoff picture.