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Nah, not how it works in college football nowadays. We can and should expect to win NOW. But with all that said, no reason to panic. This team and program is ramping up. I expect UND to not lose another game this season, at least in the regular season … just watch. Think 2016…

Need to improve. Need to develop a killer instinct in these games, but they’re close. These are lessons this team is still learning … this is only game 3. But it has now happened twice, albeit in hostile environments on the road. But no more excuses now in 2025. Need to start grinding out and winning all these roads games from now on.

After all the blame on the refs settles, I agree. This is the correct take. Cant leave that many points out there … team still needs to develop that killer instinct, but it is very very close …

Screw these refs and f*ck Montana paid off refs too much heartbreak this early in the season Iron sharpens Iron

UND is playing two opponents today… this is horsesh*t

Screw Montana and their paid off refs

Such sh*t

And now they start calling pass interference… and of course it is on UND … refs are ridiculously inconsistent

LETS F*CKING GO HUGE DRIVE BY THE OFFENSE AND JERRY BALL

These refs are awful! they don’t call an obvious defensive pass interference on Montana #5 and then next play is turnover … this is an inside job … screw Montana

This is definitely not bubba ball These are JYDs…

yeah, apparently… screw these refs

Up two possessions at halftime. Not bad for a team that is supposed to lose. Anyways, we’re only half way there and lots to clean up. HAVE TO FINISH STRONGER THAN WE STARTED! LETS GO HAWKS …

And then call a hold on #2 Deng Deng! What a bunch of sh*t

#23 Vengrowsky was held on long pass. F*ck Montana

Splendid! My hopes and dreams have finally come true - thanks Ace Sauerwein! Anyways, we’ve got their attention. Why would you want it any different? This is what makes football and specifically division 1 college football so fun. This is what we should want UND football finally participating in. Would want it no other way…. As Coach Schmidt says (Ref: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/what-those-around-eric-schmidt-say-und-has-in-its-new-head-football-coach?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar), “everything we want is on the other side of hard” … LETS GO HAWKS. Get it done…

Not gonna lie, this has potential based on the fact the lyrics including “Free Bird” make a ton of sense with a video and tunnel walk featuring the fighting hawk in some fashion…. but let’s see how unique and innovative and novel the UND folks get with this …. I’m going to hold my applause til I see it … Another possibility is Welcome to the Jungle with the locker room doors flying open with Schmidt leading them out at 0:32 of the song … But anyways, let’s see what transpires

Been to both. Wa-Griz is a spectacle in the mountains for being FCS, but it is not bigger or better than K-State and Bill Snyder Family Stadium by any means … UND and the boys will handle it fine.

Kansas State is louder environment than little griz mountain stadium. UND wins 27-24

Huge early season non-conference showdown: the only ranked team vs ranked team matchup in the FCS this weekend! Huge opportunity for UND football and Coach Schmidt’s program. The stage certainly won’t be too big. These are the games we need to elevate towards. Make the trip out to Missoula if you can, and if you can’t, turn on the broadcast or radio coverage and support the team to a pivotal early season victory! 2 pm (CT) kickoff Let’s Go Hawks!

Winning programs have energy-building motivational team entrances with a tunnel walk. We’ll get there … eventually …

Your particular expectations aren’t the issue and that is not the focus, so don’t take that from any of this. The focus is simply getting this right. It should all be “easy”, considering this has been a concern for years, not just for this one game. There has been ample time to proof the sound system and develop a contemporary tunnel walk and team entrance, but yet here we are …

We need higher expectations than this. Need a PA system that functions *AND* a higher-level atmosphere with an energy-provoking tunnel walk and entrance, not either or.

No one said there is an age restriction or alcohol consumption requirement, but there certainly should not be an “excitement restriction”. Need to amp up the energy and production within the Alerus Center, and everyone is a stakeholder: fans (all ages) in attendance, Alerus Center staff, UND staff, and most importantly, the product on the field. Need to allow enthusiastic fans to be enthusiastic, and grow the product - certainly do not try to suppress the momentum and energy growing with this new era of UND football. This is not a blanket statement, but some in attendance need to be reminded that football and the associated atmosphere is one of volume, energy, and passion.

The truth can hurt. Need a hard reset. Template to follow is pretty straightforward, and I’m afraid it’s not players walking down the stands …….. holy