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UND offensive coaches should be looking at the Oklahoma offense to see how to run from a spread. But that said, every running game starts with the offensive line and this offensive line simply can't run block. It hurts seeing an inside zone play and there's not a single gap to go through.

You start to see the lack of depth on the d-line late in games but the defense performed very well today. I give Schmidt all sorts of credit for his second half adjustments. The lone SHSU td in the 2nd half was pretty much just from the defense being gassed and missing tackles. Schuster did well for this first collegiate action. If he's the guy for next week I'm interested to see how he performs with a week of practice with the 1's. He showed flashes, but his interception was just a bad throw. The offensive line needs to figure out how to run block. We absolutely need to find a running attack and it all starts with the line.

Defense is gassed, just getting torn apart on the ground now.

Schuster is looking good on those quick routes but makes me nervous if the safeties figure out he's looking down his receivers.

Why wasn't that hit on Cam there a late hit? /s

Schuster long pass play, then 5 yd run by JJ

Gordon does seem to be the best fit for this offense but we almost never see him. I've see Gee in more than Gordon.

Yes actually because we were in complete control until our offense disappeared and our defense remembered they have no idea how to handle a running QB. Same issues as always which leads to being pissy.

I might agree with you if there was ever a hole to hit. Offensive line can't run block of their lives depended on it.

Can you also ask your God for an offensive line as well?

No call on the targeting but late hit is still BS. Maybe the officials can make it up by calling the holding that Sam Houston keeps getting away with on just about every run.

Yeah, that was a BS call from the moment the flag was thrown. Any other player on the field other than the QB and that flag would never have been thrown.

Sadly this is the high end of normal nowadays. Can't fault Bubba for putting in Schuster, this offense is pass first and if he's the best option to throw the ball you have to go with him. Maybe we get lucky, Schuster gets comfortable and he just blossoms. Or he plays like a freshman and we have to rely on the defense to keep the clamp locked down.

Offensive line has zero push.

That was a dirty hit there, helmet right to the groin.

Very ticky tack procedure call on that 4th down. Everyone was set but not for a full second.

Not sure if Danny was experimenting in the first half or what with only a short passing game.

Offense looks better mixing in the vertical passing attack. Still need to develop more of a running game but my concerns are a bit more alleviated.

This offense is lacking any vertical or mid range passing attack to pull anyone away from the line or out of the box. If we can't win 1v1 matches against Drake's CBs we are in trouble the rest of this season.

I've been disappointed with the strength program for the basketball team. The team never seems to add much size during offseasons. I'm not saying they should look like linebackers but seeing young players with very little gains from after a year or two is not a recipe for success.

Disappointing to hear about Buxton, he's just so amazing defensively but he brings this team something else on offense. His speed on base was something that's hard to replace. Cave struggled but he has been playing better as of late. He's made some pretty good defensive plays lately too.

I foresee him taking over more as the season goes on. I think the coaches put Wanzek back there to have someone sure-handed out of the gate.

When UND was fielding winning teams in the D2 days the crowd was there (for the most part, minus a cakewalk Winona St. playoff game). To get the crowds, the team needs to win, plain and simple. Grand Forks will always be a hockey crowd but if the hockey team continues to struggle even they will lose crowd size because that's simply the nature of Grand Forks fan support.

Have to agree with the last part, Chappell had another gear where it looked like he wasn't even trying most of the time but every now and then you'd see that burst and he took it up to a higher level.

Or that's the perfect time to throw it. Tossing a game at the end of the season with really nothing on the line can just mean a team has given up. Throwing in the towel with potential playoffs on the line is a conscious act of saying, "no more of this." Not saying it's for sure what they did, just gives it more weight if so. Regardless, Rudy never should have been the OC and he most definitely should not have been given that one extra year.