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Didn't realize that Montana had a fairly weak schedule this season too. Other than Eastern Wash, MT doesn't have another overly challenging opponent. Would like to see them beat Eastern, and UND run the table. UND Montana Different Opponents Stony Brook Saint Francis Bowling Green UNI South Dakota Mississippi Valley State Weber State Eastern Washington Similar Opponents Montana State Cal Poly Cal Poly Southern Utah Sacramento State Sacramento State Southern Utah Northern Arizona Idaho State Idaho State Northern Colorado Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Montana State

Thanks guys, good to see the replays. also nice to finally see all of the goals from the Sat night hockey game.

I just want to see some of the highlights from the game. Do I really need to pay and upgrade my UND Insider membership, or are the highlights free somewhere?

It is pretty eye opening on how biased, and how much lack of detail there is in FCS reporting. I can completely understand that North Dakota is not a program with a lot of pedigree at this level yet. But reporting purely on historical success, rather than what is actually happening in a given season is just as bad as the pollsters propping UNI up in the top 25 with a losing record (6 weeks into the season). Its all based on history and what different teams have done in different seasons, rather than what is going on right now. In some ways we have see this with the Gophers in hockey, even on their down years; and I'm sure we will see some of it with UND hockey whenever UND has a decline or a down year, but it drives me crazy. As a reporter, you can certainly be of the opinion that Montana is a better team than UND, and I don't think that would be an outlandish comment, based on how good MT is this year, combined with some of UND's early season question marks. But to not even acknowledge that UND is 4-2 (3-0), ranked in the top 25, and a Big Sky contender who is currently sitting ahead of MT is just poor reporting. Also sick of hearing about UND's weak conference schedule. I don't believe the team chooses their conference matchups for the year, so what are they supposed to do? You're given a schedule, you're supposed to win those games ... that is what they are doing. Maybe next time we have a weaker schedule we should just say " screw this season, it doesn't really mean anything".

Also states that Santiago did not play. That's good reporting there.

This got me to lol at work. Anything related to that movie is just hilarious.

The whole team looks like a bunch of car salesmen with those zip up jackets over their shirt and ties.

I hadn't even see that one. Even more to my point about ranking based on pre-season potential rather than what is actually happening.

My bad, didn't realize this thread was already out there, looks like someone merged them though.

winner winner chicken dinner! UND missing any players is completely irrelevant. We could beat NDSU with a bunch of 12 year olds out there .... BUT if they were missing their water boy, combined with the fact that they are in the MVFC ... UND still drops from the polls, is eliminated from playoff contention through the year 2020, AND is put back on the NCAA's naughty list.

Let's keep this team winning. You know what to do!! Brady Meason Sean White Mike Needham Matt Bomer

I think we should all back off on the polls and UND rankings. Yes, we DID beat Sacramento St handily, BUT Cal-Poly was without their FB.

absolutely won't happen, just something that would be fun to see.

Obviously early, but for those who need material to read while at work. NoBowls has us playing SDSU in Brookings ... to go to Fargo. http://nobowls.com/

Absolutely, and as much as a few people like to say NDSU/UND is not a football rivalry (those folks are morons) ... playoff matchups like that definitely heat up the passion of the fans.

Can NDSU go on a losing streak, just so we can host them? It won't happen, but it would be so much fun to see.

and I don't blame him for loving his Grizz, they're a good football team and deserve their ranking. But a lot of his other rankings are very questionable. Again, not saying UND should be way higher than they are. Just question a few of the teams he still has listed and why they have dropped.

Makes sense ...

It would be a lot of fun. They are the team to beat, and if they are playing at 100%, I don't know if we could win or not. We have the defense to make it interesting, and who knows what we could get rolling on offense ... but that would definitely be a FUN game. I know enough Bison fans to know that as a whole, they are a pretty fun bunch; there are just a few obnoxious trollers that come around, and the BV crowd is pretty terrible. BUT if you went tailgating up there, MOST would toss you a beer and welcome you; and add a little ribbing into the mix.

Agree with most of this. 9-2 would be the best, but if they drop 1 more game, they will still be in. I understand UND has not earned respect yet, but AJ Mazzolini is a total clown. UNI and Illinois St may be talented teams, but polls should reflect W/L, not potential talent. I get that we won a game against a bad team, but isn't that what you are supposed to do? Yes, we have a weaker schedule this year, so the team should be punished for that? Bottom line is we lost 2 bad games, and deservedly dropped out of the rankings. Then we win 4 straight, 2 on the road, and a home game against a ranked Cal-Poly team, and still don't get respect? I'm not saying we're a top 10 team, but what has UNI done? Nice FBS win and beat Southern Illinois; Lost to Montana, E. Wash, USD What as Illinois St done? Played a tough schedule and beat Valpo and a nice win against Northwestern; Lost to E. Illinois, Indiana St, NDSU and Youngstown. I just don't get using the, "Well, the team is better than their record" mentality when actually ranking teams, as it should be off of W/L performances, not potential talent or previous years.

I watched the first period of the hockey game, and then flipped it to football at 8. Early season for hockey. Playing a pretty bad team. Football team is on a roll and there are only so many games. Plenty of opportunities left to watch hockey this season. Football is rolling!

agreed, that one was a bit of a head scratcher. Also, why was Keaton still playing, when the game was well in hand. Heidlebaugh should have had much more playing time than he did, and let the kid make a few passes. That is how he will be ready for if he is actually needed to come into a game and be competitive. A little disappoint with the coaches on that one. No reason to risk injury to Keaton, and no reason to not get Brad some more reps at that point.

Well, another week and another step (err giant leap) forward. There will be a few people eating crow, after stating that this would absolutely be a close game. I'll call it a statement win, because we have been wondering when this type of offensive performance would show up, though it certainly wasn't over a good team. -Defense remains dominant -Keaton looks to be back to last year's form; passing, running, confidence, etc. -I don't like injuries, but the injuries forcing the changes to the offensive line appear to have been a blessing in disguise. O-line has been much much better. -Was pulling Cloyd's shirt a complete waste? He still has time to get involved in the play and make a difference, but not much yet. -IF UND can play like that game in, and game out, there is a ton of potential for this team. Best part, after a slow start, this team has gotten its confidence back. That is huge!

I agree with everything except for the top 8 seed. Not because wouldn't be deserving of it, but because I think the committee would absolutely snub us with those losses. Hope we can find a way to win out, and hope that if we do that the committee give credit where credit is due.

A lot of negative marks on this post, mostly because it is from a Bison fan, but unfortunately it is true, and has already been stated on this boar. We don't play EWU or MT this year, and we didn't win our FBS game (however close we may have been). At this point Southern Utah and Northern Colorado look to be the best remaining teams on our schedule. Since no remaining teams are ranked, the closest we can get to style points is to win multiple games, in the same fashion that we be Sac St. Shows that the offense can be consistently dominant, in addition to our defense.