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Serious questions... do you think this O line would give Jerry the pass protection he needs to do what you want? They have been good at run blocking, but even with Romfo (who can run well) when that pocket collapsed, it happened fast. Do Jerry have the ability and the mentality to escape fast AND make something happen? I have no doubt that with time he has the stronger (and maybe the more accurate) arm, but is the level of maturity and smarts there? Whatever the answer, he needs to at least get some game reps over the next two weeks (assuming we are in control of both games late.

My thoughts: - I said this week that teams like SDSU and NDSU would not be contemplating if we should win this game, but that it should be a blow out. If we want to be in that conversation, that is what we need to achieve. Mission accomplished (this week, at least)! Still need to keep it rolling, but this is exactly how you should win against Idaho St, after upsetting the #4 team in the country. - No! Romfo is not the most amazing QB to ever play the game. Some of those throws were absolutely horrific. That being said, he still won a blowout game, and his numbers were better than we are used to seeing at UND. ISU was going to shut down the run, which they did for quite a while forcing UND to throw, and it worked. Again, Romfo is not going to be Arch Manning but he did what was needed and certainly improved over the past two weeks; more improvement still needed! @SIOUXFAN97 I get your frustration with wanting a gunslinger and hoping that is Jerry, but your efforts to point out every one of Simon's shortcomings completely ignore many of the positives that have happened. Great at running, has improved week over week. 2-1 with a loss to Iowa St. Upset the Grizz. Dominated Idaho St. ..... I'm not saying he is the answer, but what are you going to say when Jerry gets in and rifles three INTs? Not saying that is going to happen, and I'm pulling for Jerry as much as the next guy. I will say, I thought it was ridiculous to not get Jerry in for the full fourth quarter to get some meaningful reps. I understand that if you think Simon is your guy, you need to get him reps as well, as he is still new to leading the college offense, but the opportunity was there to build depth through experience, and as we have seen over the years, UND coaches did not take it. Should be some opportunities over the next two week, so hopefully there is some consideration of this. - We have a embarrassment of riches at RB right now. Z, Smith, Seidel all look great. Throw Hunt into the mix, as he has certainly made the most of his opportunities both last year and this year. I think you have to find a way to get him on the field as well. Excited to see what Brunell can bring to the group. - Bo is Bo! - Love the defensive pressure! Happy to see Hembry get that INT. - Rucker is a machine and is only going to get better. - I was a little frustrated that we went pass heavy, especially in the second half, but as UNDFootball360 pointed out, they were stacking the box and making it tough to go up the middle. That being said, I thought some of the situational calls were questionable. You can still run up the middle on 3rd and 4 on their half of the field. Get 2 or 3 ... you always have Q to help convert, and we know that is reliable. - Interesting comments questioning why Q isn't our running QB. He is big and slow. Great for a short yardage conversion but isn't going to be a Romfo or Cam Miller type player. He knows his roll, owns it, and does what is asked of him. If there are questions around how we are using him, I'd ask why we don't throw it to him a bit more. - Amazed by some of the complaints on here after we followed up a huge upset, with a dominant win. A win where we left no doubt, but still showed room for improvement. This team has plenty to cleanup, meaning even with the upset and the blowout this week, we aren't even close to our ceiling. - I'm not even close to crowning these guys champions, but they definitely show potential and are intriguing. Is our ranking warranted ... maybe? Too soon to tell. Let's take care of business the next two weeks and head into Fargo with momentum. Defend last year's win and take advantage of a team that, to be honest, got pretty lucky late today. That would have been a huge upset against the Bison, and something they are not used to seeing. Fun season! LFG!

In a strange situation, I have not kid's games or practices to go to tomorrow. A whole Saturday with no plans! All that is left to do is figure out if I want to watch the game from my couch or in my garage. Pumped to watch the boys play and get some momentum. Want to be a top end team, this is a game you win by multiple scores. People in Fargo and Brooking wouldn't even contemplate this being a blowout game ... can this team do that? I'm still riding the high from last week .... keep it going. LFG!!!

It would be nice to see some tight ends used in this game. I feel like that would be a decent option for Romfo to get his pass game going.

because they're a broke ass football team, so we should get a win. Forget the bizarre upsets that happened years ago. D plays like they did against MT when they stepped it up. Offense is going to run it down their throats. Even Jared Allen would rather forget his time at ISU and say he went to the culinary academy. We got this! Do it right, win by several scores ... that what a high level team SHOULD do against these guys. Make it happen!

And maybe Jerry is the better QB ... I just want to keep winning regardless of who is under center. And I do hope Jerry gets some playing time over the next few weeks. I just think that would be in the best interest of his development and the depth of the position anyway.

Damn, I just saw this. You beat me to the JoePro joke.

I'm not going to say Jerry it the automatic answer ... if he was, why didn't he win the job out of camp.... and I certainly don't have the inside info. But I would really like to see UND pull away early in this one and get Jerry on the field. Let's give the kid a chance to at least get some real playing time and make some throws. Maybe you find a new wrinkle to this offense that would come in handy. Heck, I'd even like to just see how well Jerry can scramble. No doubt Simon can run and make plays, but if he continues to start, he needs to be able to do more with his arm. At the end of the day .... just keep winning!

Probably the hottest and most accurate take you will read today, but ISU's receivers are the equivalent of Joe Protheroe at FB; Best to ever suit up and play the game. We could be in trouble.

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die! Sorry, couldn't help myself!

I have one issue .... could we please stop this Bubba trying to do The Griddy? It was funny the first time, but I think they have exhausted it by this point and its downright embarrassing. If we didn't know that is what he was doing, there would be no way to know. He looks like he is trying to hop down the hallway on one leg and forgot his cane. Let's move on to something else.

I enjoyed reading it last night

Cal Poly got smoked and is 0-2. Can Joe Protheroe get a covid year? Best FB to ever put on cleats ... ever!

Agreed. Hoping he can take a few steps in the passing game. Jerry may be a better passer (no idea) but I can't imagine he makes the same plays with his legs (and that isn't a slight on Jerry). If Simon can start making some plays with his arms (maybe on some rollouts) we could become multidimensional. Really liking our O line and running game. I'll take a decent game against Iowa St and a win against MT. Keep winning at home and head into Fargo playing the right way.

Hey now ... I'm mad he left too, but Joe gave us what we have. Not just an improved O line, but an improved O line even after 3 players took big transfer opportunities. He absolutely left his mark on UND, and if we couldn't keep him, then shame on us. Hope we can take the momentum and run with it in a key group.

And a TD on a sick scramble play. Made something out of nothing.

I could only follow the score during the first half as I was at my daughter's soccer game. What I did get to watch on my phone was disappointing. Holy hell did this team settle in, and getting home to watch the second half worked out perfectly. Was so impressed with the defense in the second (when they were needed) and the offense just keeps churning out these great extended drives. Would definitely like to see a little more out of the passing game, but hopefully that will come. So impressed with Romfo's running. WHAT A WIN! Lets Go!

Sounds like Bergen will be playing this week. Egriz forum says he is out of the blue jersey at practice. Wilson, Grossman and others likely still missing.

Greens would be cool, but its still a good look. I just wish the helmets had the ND on them. Loved that!

Not going to argue with you there. Was hoping the Romfo was just player that well to win the job, but it is more concerning that Feeney or Kaminski could elevate their game and solidify the spot. Hopefully it gets better as the season goes on.

I get it, and I certainly don't have a ton of playin experience, but I'm betting he can sharpen up some of those throws. He may have been in college football or a few years, but how many games has he started? how many game snaps has he taken? how many FBS stadiums has he played in. Tommy certainly makes that TD pass, but I don't think he makes as much happen with his legs. Romfo also had some clutch passes on 3rd down; credit where credit is due. I'm not looking to be an apologist for Romfo, but one game against Iowa St. is a small sample size. Maybe Jerry would have made a better throw or two, but would he have been able to replicate some of the positives that Romfo had? I have no clue. Overall, my post was really just calling out some of the positives and negatives I saw.

I guess I haven't seen anyone calling this a win or a moral victory; maybe there have been some. For me, I was just surprised with some of the positive takeaways: -O line was far better than I expected given the losses. -Run game is deep. Z is fun to watch and I'd like to see Seidel get some more touches. -LB play was good; Rucker was noticeable. -D played much better than I was expecting. Holding down the run and forcing some punts. We gave up 21 points (or more) 8 times last year (to FCS schools) ... 9 with the Boise loss (which was ugly). Obviously there were some glaring issues as well: -A few of Romfo's passes; the missed TD pass to Nate D. But lets let the kid settle in a bit. -Kicking - Can't be missing some of these FGs or sending kick offs out of bounds. -Pass protection - I'm sure this will get better, but I was actually impressed with the coverage on the first play. Safeties were all over that guy; no clue how he reeled it in. -D line needs to get more pressure on the QB. Montana should get a more well rounded picture of where this team sits, and I'll be interested to see how Iowa St does moving forward as well.

Could really set the tone for the season. We would have all like to see a W in Ames, but it was better than I expected given the departures we had (players and coaches). It certainly wasn't an embarrassing loss like we saw against Utah, Washington and a few others. First play of the game was just plain luck to make that catch in solid double coverages; which set them up for the quick score. Would have been nice to have a TD on that long 2nd Q drive. I wish we had kept running up the gut instead of passing in the red zone; could have made it close enough to go for it on 4th. Then the missed pass to Nate D. was disappointing. A few mistakes and place were the turning point in this game. Next week will tell us more, but could be an interesting season. Nice to see UND sustain some drives when they had the ball rather than the quick 3 and outs.

Rugby Rocket? If that is the one .... wow, was it ugly!

so he had 100% passing completion last season!?!?!? That has to be like the in all of college football, right?