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No one exactly knows what the future holds, but can’t afford what happened 20 years ago to happen again. Need to be prepared to act regardless of what presents itself. Need to move up with regional rivals when the opportunity arises. FCS playoffs won’t mean anything if NDSU and SDSU and Montanas aren’t in it. Also, there’s no guarantee that a new subdivision isn’t formed in the future (G5 plus top FCS programs) that still features playoffs. All in all, UND and its boosters and supporters cannot afford to be closed-minded … at all.

Need to expand the booster base or consequences will be detrimental. UND needs to think bigger. Evidenced by comments on this board, the idea that UND can’t or shouldn’t compete with current “FBS” programs (namely G6 programs) is far too prevalent and needs to be worked around by “leadership”.

Geography means very little anymore, from the FBS to the FCS to the NCHC, there are several examples of this. If you can pay the bills, you can be in the conference. Grand Forks certainly has geographic disadvantages, but I would argue it is in fact small-minded to exclude potential advancement and reorganization based purely on that. Not wanting to aggressively compete with the Fargo-Moorhead area and beyond is arguably one of UND’s biggest flaws; you can’t just be niche and opportunistic. You have to take some chances. There’s no question that reorganization in college football is upcoming. The timeline is fluid, but whether UND athletics would be the Pirates (more likely) or the Yankees (less likely), they need to be prepared to make a hard decision financially. Conservatively bowing out echoes the early 2000s, significantly, and the fact some can’t see that is a concerning ignorance towards historical precedent.

You might want to examine non-fiction instead. Don't exemplify small-mindedness: a UND education is worth more than that. The FBS is entering the picture real soon, at least for the Dakota schools that will actually ascend. UND may not be in the arms race for football and/or FBS, but that isn’t a stance to be proud of …

No question. We hopefully have learned from the early 2000s. Can’t be left behind again. Cut some salary from Dane Jackson and give it to Schmidty and his staff. The arms race in division I collegiate athletics ain’t with hockey, I’m afraid, and UND is primed to potentially screw up a second time in the past quarter century if leadership and boosters don’t step up and use their brain …

UND football (not Chaves) won the 7 division one games needed to enter the playoffs. UND football and Coach Schmidt need to do better versus the Dakotas and Montana schools, no doubt, but give credit where credit is due. This is year one. And a new season for major accomplishment has presented itself … Chaves did appropriately focus attention on strength of schedule, and this situation is not mutually exclusive … Both the wins (UND football) and the appropriate focus on strength of schedule and the quality losses (Chaves) deserve credit ..

Bingo … need more $ … need to brainstorm on this and not continually criticize a major donor who favors ice hockey

Coach Schmidt in his first season as head coach at UND gets the 2025 Fighting Hawks into the postseason! UND plays Tennessee Tech (11-1) at noon (CT) on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Tough matchup as Tennessee Tech’s only loss was at Kentucky. Tennessee Tech went undefeated in conference play and in FCS play. Great opportunity for UND football. Let’s Go Hawks!

Well they get to host a home playoff game versus New Hampshire and we get no more home games which is bad for team (historically do well at home) and fans… so let’s not completely forget the disaster yesterday and the missed opportunity

Honestly this could lead up to NDSU vs UND in Fargo in the semi-finals …. We’ll see

Offense needs to regroup…Defensive turnaround a mastery in 2025

Typical. Ya’ll better thanks Chaves for pounding on strength of schedule all year … without him the announcers and the corrupt Fargo propaganda would’ve got their way .. LETS GO HAWKS beat Tennessee state and Tarleton (or whatever) state … we got this

We’ll beat both …

We in! Excellent draw… no one on that side of the bracket we can’t go out and beat! Including ag college …!!! let’s go!

Should be in the playoffs every season given how sh*tty the FCS field is … for example, we’re ranked #6 per Massey … should be a shoe-in every season yet here we are … once again putting it in the committee’s hands need to beat the Dakota and Montana schools head-to-head, major ramifications for not only playoffs but also recruiting need to win but yes need playoffs every year due to the extra practices for player development and yet, here we are, uncertain

This is a critically important post because it is pure truth and encompasses the landscape entirely, as well as focusing in on UND’s goals: beat the Dakota schools and the Montana schools and you’ll get to where we want to go. This year we went 0-4….

Or just rise up to the competition and beat the f’n Dakota schools … everything we want is on the other side of them

11 AM Torn on whether or not to watch going 0-4 versus Dakota schools and Montana will do that but 2025 squad might get another a chance to play a game and subsequently wreak havoc on the tournament bracket… we’ll see either way, 2026 is the revenge tour as far as I’m concerned … f ndsu, f South Dakota, f South Dakota st

You’re a troll wanting to keep und football always in a rebuild if you’re actually advocating for this… or just brain dead… only two possibilities

Agree

Technically the program went from 5-7 to 7-5. That is an improvement but it is not the standard. UND football needs to be competing with ag college every year, so #1 and nattys is the standard now. **I expect a big jump from year 1 to year 2 with at least 9 wins. LGH

This is my thought as the next step needed for the program to take the next step.

Bubba was worse … but 7-5 is not acceptable. Can’t go 0-3 vs other Dakota Schools. Can’t lose more than 1 FCS game per year … this is sh*t need better players and better coaches … surprise, surprise

F ‘em cocky bastards

Good f*cking God !@#$ This team don’t deserve playoffs Not on the players, they should be in playoffs offensive coaching staff fucked us give me changes or same ol same ol I’ll be back for recruiting and 2026 f*ck