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Was worried about this. UND cleaning house in late 2024 even more likely at this point …

Solid prospects. Defense is bare; more talent needed all over.

Of course. That *should* be the goal for UND, but several are satisfied with playoff participation awards. Extend a losing coach, don’t buyout lame duck coach, decade of mediocrity, fail to hire best candidate, good ol’ boys, etc.

Been a narrative for years and they keep bouncing back in the postseason time and time again. There’s support and expectations in place, which UND football is still trying to desperately grow (extending a coach after a losing season … my god). I hope NDSU doesn’t win another game for 50 years, but that’s my heart; my head says they’ll be back as good as ever (may not win it all but still dang good) again next year.

Was thinking the same thing. 2024 schedule is a good one for UND fans, but I doubt the results will be what us UND fans want (unless you’re hoping for a coaching change).

Don’t know if would say fU is “done” but I’m right there with ya in that it’s great to see them not be in the championship this year.

Play-callers just love to overthink it … whereas us on our couches just love to think we have all the answers. And the world goes round and round, different day, same story.

NDSU loses. Thank God. Right to the wire though. Give ‘em credit, they got a ton better after 10/14/23, whereas UND went on vacation and got worse. NDSU/Entz deserves credit..enjoy the promotion and sunny Cali. Bubba needs to retire…still.

We wasn’t anything special either.

South Dakota State wins 59-0 in a semifinal!? … hats off to them. That’s impressive.

In this context, live bullets means competition in an actual game, so unless a QB not on roster currently will be starting week 1 in Ames, Feeney or Kaminski will eventually face “live bullets”. It’s no longer 1973; SS is now quiescent. Oh, and correction: coaches *should* play whoever gives the team the best chance to win; but, coaches can occasionally be wrong too.

We’ll find out. Until live bullets are flying, though, hard to say with certainty what we’ll get. I certainly hope 1 of the 2 is ready to go, and for starters, I hope it’s a fair, open competition. No favoritism or promises.

Ohio high school football (where he went to high school) is quite competitive; a lot of good athletes / football players. Offensive line and defense (specifically the defensive front; defensive line and edge rusher/outside linebacker) are most pressing needs; I agree. First time starting QB incoming for 2024, none of us know what to expect from Feeney or Kaminski in 2024. All speculation at this point. Only way to protect from that (complacency) is to make sure competition is stacked at all positions, namely line of scrimmage players and quarterback. If this former Marshall QB can add to the competition, then I would see nothing wrong with adding him as another quality player to the roster. That goes for all prospective players in the portal that UND may be looking at.

Not a basic concept for UND Football, because it happened on numerous occasions. What if coaches didn’t prep 3rd/4th & long the entire game week? Still entirely on the players? Not the X’s and the O’s, but the Jimmys and the Joes: you can always turn it back towards the players, but who recruits the players? Who prepares the players? Who puts in the schemes? There are programs/coaches around the country every year, who do more with less, and those coaches tend to get promotions, not stick around for a decade plus.

Body types is a good start, but a lot of those guys are highly recruited, and thus hard to get to commit to UND. But I agree the recruiting needs to be better. Have to get more. Late bloomers, so to speak, are nice to grab, and then what you do with those guys after they get on campus is what it is all about, especially at the FCS level. NDSU has been very good at this, hence their next level type of success. SDSU has become good at this now also. Of course, the worry is all this good development at the FCS level is just going to benefit the FBS teams as much as anything (transfer portal making FCS even more of a developmental level for the big boys). We can all agree the defensive front is not where it needs to be. The offensive front, for how good it has become, is still not being relied upon consistently in the running game under Freund, which of course has been a hot topic this year.

Always makes it easier if you recruit better players, no doubt. But, when you recruit guys with largely DII offers, and not ideal DI frame like you mention, then you sure better be able to do something with them via weight room and diet when they get on campus … As for OL, it has been better with OL coach Pawlak on board. The defensive front (DL and OLB/edge) guys however are nowhere near where they need to be.

Thanks. But no. Your turn.

More ascension associated with Kalen DeBoer. Congrats Coach Schmidt!

Addition by subtraction, in terms of the podcast. Shannon, like his brother, is a really nice guy; but you can’t have an honest podcast when it’s co-hosted by the inept head coach’s brother.

Would be a start. Leftover from Mussman era. UND players consistently not looking that “type” compared to xDSU’s players and development will be even more key with transfer portal (FBS programs keep plucking FCS players). Also, prevent injuries, prevent injuries, prevent injuries.

You‘re mistaken; I clearly enjoy UND football, but that doesn’t mean I agree with the current direction or how it is managed. We all want better results, that much I agree with. How we get there certainly seems to differ.

^ exhibit A of one of said groupies flatter yourself much?

Heads tend to spin trying to keep track of everyone’s “knowledge of the game” on here. It all comes back to we all want UND football to do well. If you enjoy 7 wins, 4 inexplicable losses, and an early playoff exit, then thus far, you probably absolutely adore UND football and good ol’ Bubba ball. Oh, and also routinely watching NDSU roll in the playoffs despite frequent coaching changes and high NFL draft departures on a regular basis. How do we potentially change the above narrative? Well, wait decade by decade, and make no staffing changes, because if you want anything to occur sooner, you’re asking for instant gratification, you’re too young, too inexperienced, too non – Midwestern to know how things work. Welcome to UND football fandom.

That’s your explanation to folks not agreeing with your ridiculous takes? Good grief, talk about classic Midwest paranoia …