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I’m all for positivity and enthusiasm at this critical period of time in UND Football history! You’re either part of the solution or the problem. Let’s win championships!

Times are changing; there’s a first time for everything. You’re either for it or against it (or indifferent which is the worst). Again, attitude matters - what will it be? As of now, you’re sounding apathetic - what will it take for you to join the club?

Amen. There’s a current mindset and expectation problem, for sure, but there’s also a solution in sight. Keep fighting and working for it and the solution will become reality, perhaps sooner than people think.

Perhaps, but seems a bit pessimistic. Winning solves everything. Pull a head to head win off or two against the school down south, and couple that with improved NIL collective dollars and facilities, and who knows what could happen. Why the f*ck can’t it be us? Some South Dakota State fans were fairly pessimistic back in circa 2014-2015 but the overall mission pushed forward and then look what happened to their program …

@geaux_sioux is right. You’re mistaken. Attitude is incredibly important. Expectations matter, even down to the individual supporter level, especially in this day and age of college football. FCS football can be quickly influenced by the followers given the current landscape and size of these programs. Do we (that’s right, we, even the fans on this forum) want UND to improve or be maintained? Improvement requires a positive attitude and buy-in. Do your part. Attend games, buy tickets, contribute to the collective, and most importantly, start expecting UND football to become the best in the FCS. Re-ignite rivalries and competition and do not be complacent with the status quo. Mind over matter. Get it done.

Agreed. I’m confident Schmidty can relate to 17 yo kids 100x better than Bubba could. Schmidty will be - and perhaps based on transfers already is - a better recruiter than Bubba. Only time will tell.

Nope. All weight rooms aren’t really the same. Being in one college weight room doesn’t mean you’ve been in all. Just look at where UND is now and where they were just a few years ago.

Not really … all you have to do is look at UND’s former and now new locker room and compare and contrast the two. UND has the largest locker room in the Dakotas, but more importantly, and perhaps to your point, the overall facility put together is the real game changer. Rarely ever have to step outside … GAME-CHANGER!

A+++ dude… obviously hope in the worst way he succeeds big time, in unprecedented ways. Now just need the institution and supporters to support him and the fb program in the way it deserves … cfb is king

Ha! Alternative facts! Alternative facts! But, good for him. 1 atypical playoff win in 11 seasons - breathtaking. Onward. Bigger and better things to come.

Fact is the 2021 spring season was different relative to any other college football season … ever. That is the fact. Specifics can be discussed alternatively…

That 2020 season (which occurred in Spring 2021) was different than usual for numerous reasons and definitely deserves an asterisk (*). To say otherwise is blindly supporting the previous head coach who couldn’t get it done. UND’s only football division I playoff win should carry an asterisk since it occurred during an asterisk season. With all that, I am very hopeful UND is *now* primed for actual playoff wins moving forward. I’ve now hit my quota for how many times I can say “asterisk” in 2025. BUT, sorry to say for some of you deadbeats, my quota for posts in 2025 is quite a bit larger.

Exactly my thoughts

Would expect departures after spring ball and then the subsequent recruiting and arrival of defensive anchors (DL, edge, LBs). Big opportunity this spring with the large amount of pending available FBS transfer players…

Beyond a silly narrative. Poor leadership tends to lead you [UND] astray, who would’ve thought?

Both.

Not exactly breathtaking but I suspect you’re correct.

Not unreasonable.

Historically and per precedent, yes, it is possible. Burgum was very one sided in terms of the rivalry. But you’re new to UND and presumably these dynamics so you’re excused. The jealously is bizarre? I would argue quite the contrary- it is incredibly expected, actually.

Right. Just politics …

I’m pretty sure it can’t get any worse, so I think (and hope) it’s all going to just get better from here on out, but have to cleanse UND of all this negativity and pessimism also. It will come with time and success … after all, everyone loves a bandwagon, although the biggest motherf*ckin bandwagon sits in Fargo on the NDSU campus with the likes of Burgum and now Kelly Armstrong and such, but oh well, politics … Want to fix this? As the situation has always been, UND needs to do something about it (not wait because that hasn’t worked for 1.5 decades). It worked for South Dakota State, now it’s UND’s turn … be proactive and get it done. Things are happening to at least get the process started ….

Been sickening for some time (years).

Disgusting.

There will be opportunities, hopefully very soon, to show if he indeed will support both athletic programs, although many would prefer he support his alma mater preferentially. As a reminder, it is difficult to just support both, as they do compete head-to-head. His predecessor was quite one-sided despite the outside sentiment of supporting both. We’ll see with 2025 Kelly … I’m hopeful, although the Lets. Go. Bison. look is a bad start.

Already increasing actually, and I agree, it will continue to do so. There are current and soon to be enacted opportunities for all “supporters” to contribute - why wait? The most frustrating area has been state appropriation and departmental allocation, especially when looking at how NDSU has been treated by Burgum, NDUS and the legislature, and now apparently Armstrong is an NDSU guy …. Nonetheless, there are signifiant private opportunities for UND football and they are being and will be capitalized on. More opportunities to come, stay tuned …