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lol probably. I don't expect this team to make the playoffs, given where they are right now. But I'm also not ready to give up on them, based on two terrible quarters.

Wasn't saying it was going to happen, I'm just saying this isn't a bad team, and it is certainly possible. If they figure out how to close out their games, they could certainly win any of their last 4. Will they? Probably not. But lets remember this game is not just about the 4th quarter either. Prior to their terrible collapses, this team has shown a lot of promise. I think it is completely fair to be critical of these collapses, as they should never happen, let along two weeks in a row. But if we are going to be critical of that, we also have to give due credit for what the team has done right. Like I said, if you read the whole post; Should this team make the playoffs? NO. But if this team starts closing out their games, and making some adjustments, is it possible? Sure. For me the really disappointing part is this team took several steps forward leading up to the Idaho St. game, and now we have seen two giant steps backwards. Not just in losing the games, but how we lost them. Even if we squeaked out the win against Weber, the way they played in the 4th would still raise a ton of questions.

Just took a looks at some of the the other schools schedules, and I still think the Big Sky could have a lot of shifting in the standing over the next few weeks. E Washington is definitely the best team in the conference right now, but they still have some tough games on their schedule. S Utah has been dominant, especially recently, but they haven't had the strongest schedule yet either. It will definitely be an interesting rest of the season.

Any word on Cam Johnson yet? or Tomek for that matter?

What did the customer made jerseys look like? I was thinking jerseys with Nodaks written on them diagonally would be kind of cool. Simple and kind of a vintage look.

I do hope that Rudolph re-evaluates his play calling this week. Particularly later in the game. There were a few drives, where I just could not understand what he was trying to accomplish. Its not that he calls bad plays, but the timing of some of the plays is pretty strange. Seem like in the 4th quarter he was trying to pick up some longer plays rather than just short yardage plays. With a lead, lets just control the clock, not look to a passing game that has been anemic. That NEEDS to be addressed this week.

I definitely like Mollberg over Bartels. I do understand why they want studsrud in there, but if he is injured then go with joe.

I'm having the same problem.

Two ways to looks at this team right now. This team had a surprisingly hot start to the year. The run game is a night and day difference from last year. Passing game is still inconsistent, but we added a run element with studsrud. Defense has been great, but lacks depth especially at Safety. Corners are suspect to fail, but are also very young. Ultimately, this team is two quarters away from being 6-1, which would not have even been talked about before the season. Our inability to close out games appears to be due to a young inexperience team, and an staff that still needs to learn how to make adjustments.Unfortunately those two meltdown quarters DID happen, and moral victories suck. Now we are 4-3 with playoff dreams fading really fast. Should this team make the playoffs? Based on our recent meltdowns, I have to say NO. BUT this team has definitely shown promise. and has been in every game except for NDSU, showing they can compete with the majority of the Big Sky. (Weber was supposed to be down, but they are 2nd in the conference right now) Ultimately I think we have to win out to get in. If we lose one more, we are on the fringe.Playoffs are possible, but ultimately this team just needs to focus on winning games, and playing out the 4th quarter. Limiting the fumbles and playing solid D. This is not a bad team, but it is young with room for improvement. Some people are saying injuries and lack of depth is an excuse. I don't quite buy that. Injuries are definitely a factor. Losing some of your most important players is always a factor. That being said, this team also competed for the majority of the past due games without key players. I think it is more of a maturity thing. Still keeping up hope, and it starts this weekend. We need a big time road win, before coming back home.

Looks like UND will take yet another giant step backwards today. Winning out is the only playoff opportunity at this point. But these two losses pretty much negate the nice start we had this season.

Fire bartels?

This team continues to be its own worst enemy

We need to learn to close out games, letting team stick around just cannot happen every week.

Again, he has his man ..... but its incomplete

haha, I know. nice play be play

Reyes is factoring into us not finishing offensive drives though

Sioux need to figure it out here and finish some drives. they are leaving the door open for another comeback.

try Iheartradio

Hate ties, but its better than a loss, especially for pairwise.

Can't say I have seen anything yet, but I'm not worried about him yet. He has plenty of time to develop. Just think it would be pretty crazy to have zano as a senior.

Just seems like if there were torn ligaments they would have known earlier in the week and we would have already heard he is out for the year. Doesn't seem like something that would still be unknown a week after the fact. But maybe . . .

Whatever, I still hope you are wrong

Not going to bash on Cam this early, but it would have been so amazing to have Zano back

Your track record isn't the best for being right ... but I hope you are wrong

Appreciate the info. Iheartradio is what it will have to be then. Just in Fargo for the weekend, and I guess I can wait for tomorrow's webcast.