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University of Nebraska Husker football says otherwise …

This is actually true, though. Convince me otherwise. Players win the games and coaches lose them. Many knowledgeable sources in high school, college and professional football have supported this and I believe it to be true.

Damn that’s awful. And UND still has apologizers? Wow. Right the ship, God dammit

That would be the highest probable outcome, yes. History predicts the future. Hoping for the lottery on this one; better to be lucky than good.

Need facility and coaching salary upgrades. Also, hard to retain good players with new transfer rules. Not like the DII days.

UND football and Bubba need to grow a pair and beat road opponents whether it’s the opponent’s homecoming or not …

Football is just as popular as hockey, but I agree, Grand Forks and other northern ND/MN communities are naturally better at hockey than football due to limited competition. Folks love a winner (in football, basketball, and hockey) and congregate to it. It’s also why a bunch of folks from northern Minnesota and North Dakota drive past Grand Forks to Fargo … football, winning. UND missing out on an opportunity, but been doing it for years (decade plus). During the latter DII days, UND captured a lot of those fans by being better in football than Moo U.

Really comes down to how well UND stops the run and runs the ball on Saturday; that’s because that will allow UND to protect the ball and put YSU into challenging scenarios that lead to turnovers for UND. Last time UND traveled on the road (to Southern Illinois), the team was beyond flat and couldn’t run the ball. If UND *expects* to win this game and be a playoff team, they need to actually travel their physicality and be able to run and stop the run. With all that said, Schuster and Freund are always wild cards and I agree that UND’s passing game could be the difference if UND wins.

why do they sell out games? Think higher order. The Ralph is the Ralph. $100M facility (in 2001), but also, don’t forget, REA Inc. plays a major role in marketing and promoting the facility. Alerus Center and UND football has Spectra Venue Management … UND athletics is the common denominator between REA and Alerus … laziness towards one sport, effort towards another.

Q: Why only the Ralph? A: Laziness. UND athletics and marketing only has time for one sport, and it’s not the most popular collegiate sport in the country … there’s no question that UND athletics marketing should be promoting package deals, because until the Alerus is being sold out for games, you keep doing everything in your power to increase exposure to the product and have someone in each and every seat in the building. Not rocket science, it’s marketing 101. But again, UND athletics, lazy.

On paper, this is a good matchup for UND. Youngstown’s QB/passing game isn’t that explosive, but UND’s secondary has holes also. YSU does have a good running game, though, and their defense isn’t too bad. Off paper, as we know, UND needs to get over the hump and win a couple big road games per season. It is as much mental/confidence at this point as anything.

It’s a team game. Entire team, coaches included, need to be looked at. Quarterback position is a focal point, though, for good reason. In big wins, like vs #7 Missouri State, Schuster deserves a ton of credit. He played very well in 2nd half of game. But so did the entire team, namely the offense next big game? The game on Saturday, where UND can prove to everyone, including themselves, that they can follow up a big win with a win on the road to keep the momentum going. a loss here would be crippling as it would push the team back to the status quo- what the track record of Bubba has been. Win and the narrative potentially changes.

Could be a positive for UND this recruiting cycle in keeping current commits from Wisconsin and getting others. Watch for it.

Agreed, a major part of the problem is laziness.

I agree with all of this. UND needs to actually be committed to improve this, which, dare we say it, requires them to put their money where their mouth is … Spend some actual money on football and you will grow as a university, UND.

I get what you’re saying, but having options, especially on your own home field, is a good thing. Ultimately, UND is 18-1 at home since 2018. Yet, can’t sell out the Alerus? Either the road losses are killing attendance or there still are issues with game day production/seating? - honestly, it’s a little of both.

I thought you knew football … would be nice to have the option of verbal communication on the field when you’re at “home” …

Absolutely embarrassing. Bubba needs to speak to the band director.

-Trap game. -Need to see UND win this game before an open week. -Historically, this is a game UND loses. -Hope UND comes out prepared and gets out of Ohio with an important win.

The music wasn’t the problem. Don’t act like you’re 90 (although you may be). The issue in my opinion is how close the damn band plays the music to the snap, even UND has the ball.

Danny Freund shouldn’t have to buy a drink for the next year …

Well, they go hand in hand, ya know? Win against top 10 Missouri State and you’ll see the theme change a bit.

Agree, have always had that “gut feeling” with Bubba teams. They just want to go “toe-to-toe”. Which is why I think his teams will always underproduce for UND, unfortunately.

UND extended a coach after a 5-6 season. That’s the issue. Nothing else. Nothing more. Culture and expectations are not where they need to be. Matter of semantics, really.

I’ve said from the beginning of time … Change the culture of DI UND football … start expecting wins rather than hoping for wins. Not anywhere close to that with Bubba at this time. “hoping for wins” doesn’t fill the Alerus. UND thinking about how to enhance the REA 99.99% of the time rather than the Alerus game day experience is another issue …