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Why are we running Bartles?!

Stop kicking FG's outside with Taubenheim. He just doesn't have it this year. I'd rather they go for it on any field goal longer than 30 yards.

I would like to nominate Alex Reed as the special teams player of the year. How fantastic has he been on just about every special teams grouping he's on?

Good defensive stand, needed that. Hopefully a sign of what's to come, although I'd like to get more pressure on the QB.

This UNC running back is all about the spin move. I don't think I've seen him run once without a spin.

And that's why I don't mind them running Oliviera on 3rd and 8. He's solid and UNC has shown some issues tackling so far. That TD run was another example.

4 down territory, play to your strength. I don't mind that 3rd and 8 run.

Defense is going to need to figure things out quick. This game simply cannot be a shootout.

This won't be good. Pass defense is getting carved. We still can't cover the seams.

This game makes me so nervous.

UND is offensively good enough that most nights they should be able to compete with anyone. It's the defense holding them back right now and that will come with time. UND lost a lot defensively, not just with Stecher, Ladue, Thompson, but with the losses of forwards like Caggiula, Schmaltz, and Chyzyk that were very skilled defensively. Team defense will take some time but come second half of the season I feel confident that this team can build some steam. Early season there will be growing pains.

I feel like the d needs to score today.

Rudolph goes back and forth on being a very good OC and a very poor OC. For long stretches he's overly conservative, lacks imagination, and becomes very easy to read. Then all of a sudden the playbook opens, the offense hums along looking unstoppable, and everyone wonders where that was the rest of the game.

UND needs to develop another QB. Heidlebaugh (sp?) Completed his one pass but it was ugly and they took him out after so not sure they have much confidence in him. Bartles, well, we know what Bartles is at this point and he's gone next season. We need a true "heir apparent", one that can spell Studsrud next year but also one that can try to push him in the off-season, so we avoid the early season slump he had (hopefully).

Defense won the second half. That's about as dominating as I've seen them aside from that one 3 play TD series.

That kick would have been good from 50+. But I agree, we need to protect the QB at this point, not run them on 3 or 4 yard carries.

Bartles is not the guy you have run that play. He doesn't have the footspeed.

How great would it be at this point to have a wildcat type set, direct snap to Santiago with Oliviera in the backfield with him. Sure would be nice when we can't throw anyhow.

Going to need a big play by the defense to try to close this out.

We backed off the rush and the QB had time. That's the difference. Keep bringing pressure!

Kick the ball out of bounds!

While we're at it, can we bring Mollberg back as QB? Everyone else is getting a crack hah. Bartles has such a long delivery on his throw. But he's been accurate so far.

Ruling stands, fumble and recovery.

Yup, under review. Should be a fumble. Looks like the ball was out before the arm came forward.

I'd be surprised if this wasn't reviewed.