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Would love to see him come back to UND in an administrative role. He would be an ideal AD.
Agree. Would be a great athletic director.
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Your reading was correct
http://footballscoop.com/news/southern-illinois-head-coach-dale-lennon-will-not-return/
Would like to see him back at UND in some role; however, I can't imagine there's a football staff position open for him. Administrative?
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I never said they have a WAY BETTER run game. I was making a point that NDSU has a dang good rush and to say it's mediocre is flat out pure stupidity and you should know better than to make such a stupid claim. NDSU averages more per game than UND but they are mediocre lol, yeah ok.
I didn't make the comment that NDSU has a mediocre rushing game, although I'm not quite sure what that means? What's the cutoff from a mediocre running game to a good running game? Hard to say anything NDSU does is mediocre, although a clutch passing game with Mr.Stick at QB could be one area; will have to wait for a close playoff game to determine that.
Nevertheless, you need to just settle down. If you don't like what UND fans are saying, don't listen/read it. This is a UND board. You can go to the NDSU board if you want to gloat about the great bison football team.
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Guys, can't we all just get along? First off I agree that UND got screwed out of the playoffs especially with EIU beating nobody to get in. However going back to the UND - NDSU topic, NDSU has far from a mediocre run game. That's a fricken joke if you truly believe that. You don't like NDSU fans on here making you mad saying stupid stuff so don't go say stupid stuff yourself. NDSU has a better rushing game than UND so UND must be even less than mediocre huh?
Hard to say NDSU has a way better rushing game than UND when you look at the stats from the entire regular season. The thing is, NDSU has a better passing game, or at least they did with Wentz playing QB. That was the difference in the head-to-head matchup early in the season, when UND's passing game was still struggling some. UND improved their passing game as Studsrud became more comfortable and Clive Georges returned to the lineup.
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Average Per Game Rushing 244.0 Average Per Game Passing 207.3 UND:
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And that 3 game winning streak had nothing to do with the competition? UND is in a great spot. They play a power running game in a conference where teams have to gear their defenses against a spread offense.
In the beginning of the season, UND beat Drake by just 3 points and a horrible UC Davis team by just 7. At the end of the season, they beat their last two opponents by an average of 4 touchdowns (27.5 point differential). UND was just playing better. Northern Colorado beat Portland State and finished the season 6-5; they weren't very good but they weren't horrible either. Cal Poly beat Montana the week right after Montana beat NDSU; plus, the Cal Poly game was on the road.
Point is, UND was playing very good football - in all three phases - to end the regular season.
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I just went over our roster. I counted 31 players who were either a True Freshman, RS Freshman or a sophomore who received extensive playing time. Some were even starters.
It's very different to be a freshmen or sophomore in the rotation versus a freshman or sophomore who starts and has to hold down their spot the entire game.
NDSU had and still has way more "big game" experience than UND's young team did. My comment was based on the simple fact that UND was a way better team at the end of the 2015 season (3 game winning streak) versus the beginning of the season when they played NDSU.
UND started a true sophomore QB, a redshirt freshman WR, and a true freshman running back against NDSU. Also, UND had at least 4 true sophomores starting on defense.
NDSU started a senior QB coming off a national championship winning season, as well as a 6th year WR and veteran offensive line.
Without going through the entire starting lineup, the point is UND was starting a tremendous amount of youth whereas NDSU was a veteran football team with valuable big game experience; there's no arguing that.
So, to get back to the reason I even brought up youth and experience, UND's true freshman RB and true sophomore QB - among many other underclassmen - improved tremendously from Week 3 (when they played NDSU) to the last three weeks of the regular season, when they led a three game winning streak. They deserved to be in the playoffs based solely on their resume. Lastly, to think the UND team that played NDSU in week 3 was the same UND team at the end of the season is just foolish. Player development and coaching/teaching is a real thing, believe it or not NDSU fans.
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I don't really care. The point of the game is to win. NDSU did that. 34-9.-Ass kicking.The position of QB is important to winning games. Maybe UND should recruit and develop one so they can win big games.
Yes I did enjoy his time there. I have also enjoyed watching his freshman backup go 5-0 and put up awesome numbers. NDSU will be spoiled for the next 3 years.
Best of luck to the Fighting Hawks in 2016.
UND deserved to be in the playoffs this season. They ended the season on a 3-game winning streak, won 7 DI games, beat a ranked/seeded FCS playoff team on the road, and beat an FBS team. Also, UND played a lot of freshmen and sophomores, unlike NDSU. As a result, UND was a way better football team at the end of the season compared to early in the season when UND played NDSU. If you can't understand basic team progression, then stop commenting on this site; your trolling attempts are too obvious because you can't rationalize anything if it promotes UND (even independently of NDSU). UND was a better team on the field and on paper relative to New Hampshire and Eastern Illinois (also, argument could be made against Western Illinois). Point is, UND should've been in the playoffs. If you can't understand that by analyzing the schedules, rosters, circumstances (injuries), and results from today's FCS playoff Round I, then, again, you have no business commenting on this site. You're just piggybacking off of the FCS playoff selection committee's ridiculous decision, and yet, somehow, that makes you feel superior. Good for you, NDSU Class of 2011.
UND is improving year after year under the tutelage of Bubba. I could care less about NDSU right now because I know UND will be better in 2016 than they were in 2015. Soon, very soon, UND will be winning the Big Sky Conference and winning FCS playoff games, regardless of what NDSU does.
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They had more than 61 yards of total offense and 3 first downs against NDSU.
UND was the worst team I have seen NDSU play since they went D1. NDSU's defense is mediocre at best this year and they looked like the freaking '85 Bears against UND.
No real point in debating whether UND should have been a playoff team. They weren't. Move on and good luck next season.
"worst team" ???
Those kind of outlandish statements are both wrong and hurtful in terms of your reputation. You are completely biased and bring NOTHING to the discussion.
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Is keeping Jones worth Seales? He would probably transfer to a better program if we can Jones.
Remember, a coach affects multiple student-athletes and the entire program; a good representative and leader does wonders for not only the program but for the entire university. Without question the hiring of a quality coach surpasses the possibility that a player leaves, especially if that player is too short-sighted to stick with the PROGRAM they committed to.
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After awhile, you just have to ask yourself "Is Jones the best UND can do in terms of leadership for men's basketball?"
Of course, the answer is no. Hopefully this has been dragged on due to financial/contract limitations and nothing more, because Brian Jones is not a good leader of men or a proper representative of UND athletics. Period.
Obviously, the season must play itself out still, but my opinion of Jones has been the same for a few years now; he doesn't have the qualities. Time to move on, Mr. Faison.
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UND has improved by 2 games each of Bubba's two seasons (2013 to 2014: 3-8 to 5-7; 2014 to 2015: 5-7 to 7-4). I definitely expect another 2 game improvement next season (9-2 or better), primarily due to the number of retuning players, improved depth, and quality offseason training in the HPC.
NDSU dumbshits can gripe all they want, but I'm unbelievably proud of what Bubba has going on here at UND in such a short time. UND football is back and UND is definitely my favorite to win the Big Sky Conference in 2016.
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I was very impressed with UND this year and expect they will only get better next year looking at their depth chart from this season. That coupled with the investment you are making in facilities and I expect to see UND at or near the top of the Big Sky year in and year out in the coming years. Congrats on the great season.
Yes, that is the vision UND has for its football program. For many years in Divison II, UND was a top program. Now, after a few hiccup seasons, UND football is finally realizing its potential here in the FCS.
Best of luck to Cal Poly next season, too.
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That SR QB is a stud. BGSU has had some mid week games that last few weeks so I have caught a couple and I am glad he will be moving on. Although, this could count as a "quality loss" so there's that
The MAC rarely produces juggernaut football teams. UND's mindset definitely needs to be to win. Bowling Green will be losing more than UND will, so with that, I expect UND to compete and win.
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The outlook for UND's offense will be completely different going into the 2016 season compared to the 2015 season. In August, most thought UND's offense would be anemic and ineffective; rather, it produced quite well and really exploded onto the scene the last three games of the season.
With the starting QB, RB, WRs and 2/5 offensive linemen all returning, I expect UND's offense to be very efficient next season. Let's not forget that Studsrud can spend all winter season throwing to Clive Georges, Luke Stanley, Josh Seibel, Tim Dulin, Stetson Carr, Iwarri Smith etc. in the beautiful High Performance Center. Couple the duo of Santiago and Olivera in the backfield and UND's offense should be good. Knauf will have some work to do getting the interior line (guards and center) settled, but I think the players at those spots are already capable (Dan Bell, Demon Taylor, Grant Aplin, Matt Cox).
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email from UND guy
UND guy: 7 wins, FBS, win over portland state (seeded), why are we not in?
Mark: we look at wins and losses of teams won and lost against, multiple 7 win teams were considered and left out... yadda yadda yadda They did not have the votes at the end of the day.
Dan: why EIU over UND? seems like thats whats bothering UND fans
Mark: UND had a couple of great wins, but had a couple of bad losses. EIU didn't have any bad losses. we do have one tool in toolbox, SRS, if i recall WIU and EIU were tracking ahead of UND. We really look at quality wins, losses, and SOS.
This is wrong. UND had only ONE bad loss (Idaho State). The other three loses all came to winning teams, including two FCS playoff teams (NDSU and Montana).
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Well, that was clear as mud, huh???
That conversation was littered with so much political correctness that there was nothing close to a true answer.
Quite frankly, the NCAA FCS playoff selection committee just screwed up.
UND has one bad loss to Idaho State; however, they had an FBS win and a road win against a seeded FCS team. Eastern Illinois had no wins against playoff teams and certainly no FBS wins. Western Illinois won only 6 games and lost handily to NDSU. UND didn't fare well against NDSU either (34-9), but they played far better than Western Illinois did (59-7!)
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Ya, don't go about it as heartless as my comment, but ultimately we can't have that much $$ tied to no production. In any other real life situation don't you do what is best for the team, company, family, or just for 1 or 2 individuals.
Bubba will do what's best for the team.
Let's not forget, these young men (Bartels and Mollberg) were not recruited by Bubba. This whole scholarship situation is still fallout from the Mussman debacle. Nevertheless, I hope both of them stick around to add invaluable senior leadership.
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This year's team was basically 2 quarters away from the BSC title and being seeded in the playoffs.
10-1 is achievable for next season. Big Sky title, autobid, Top 4 seed are all realistic goals for next year in my mind. Leave no doubt the next time around.
Absolutely. Considering how close UND was to 9-2 (7-1) this season and who is returning, no reason UND shouldn't EXPECT to win 9 games in 2016 and win the Big Sky Conference. Of course, Bubba has made it clear that winning the conference is the goal each and every season.
Its time the fans get on page with this and show up to the Alerus Center.
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We lose a lot off the offensive front. That is priority #1. I don't care how good a QB/RB is: the offensive line makes the offense. Even average receivers look like Jerry Rice when the defense has to over-commit to stopping the run.
Next, shore up the defensive front.
Then take a long, hard look at the secondary.
Offensive line is priority on offense, but there are several underclassmen that can step right in and play good football next season.
At the two guard spots, I expect either Demon Taylor, Dan Bell, or Matt Cox to start. At center, look for either Matt Cox or Grant Aplin to start. The starting tackles return next season, LT AJ Stockwell and RT Elijah Grady.
Now, even with that, depth is key. A couple more offensive linemen may be in the mix who aren't on the roster right now.
Fortunately, the skill positions for next year will be returning, including possibly some additions via recruiting.
As for defense, Bubba said this morning on the radio that the secondary and linebacker spots will be the focus (more safety and cornerback depth and a Will Ratelle replacement). I agree with this because the defensive line returns everybody next year; look for the defensive line to be top-notch next season.
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Just saw an interview with Bubba. He looked shocked and you could tell his blood was boiling. I didn't even realize Eastern Illinois didn't even have one quality win. This whole debacle is quite puzzling.
http://www.wday.com/sports/collegiate/3888597-und-frustrated-fcs-playoff-committees-decision
Yes, here is the interview.
I feel for the seniors; they deserve to be playing playoff football.
Ultimately, though, the NCAA selection committee botched this completely.
Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois, both, do not deserve to be in before UND.
Eastern Illinois has zero wins against playoff teams and Western Illinois has only 6 wins. Both are unacceptable.
As for NDSU fans trying to support their dear Missouri Valley Football Conference, you should be happy that the bottom of the bracket is all MVFC, because they're the cream of the crop, right? Just pathetic how some of these bandwagon NDSU fans come on here and act like they know everything about football and the FCS. NDSU may have some really good football teams, but some of their supporters are clueless.
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We need a TE that can run up the seem at about 6'4" to 6'5"..........with the way we run the ball that would be deadly.
Cloyd is a real talent at TE. Out of Nebraska and has interest from FBS schools like Wyoming. He's given a soft verbal to UND. If they sign him in Feburary, he could play as that receiving TE right away as a true freshman.
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Not when it is Wyoming, who might be the worst FBS team in the country. There are probably 40 FCS teams better than them.
Maybe UND should join the MVFC so they can compete with the best every week and have a stronger strength of schedule and opportunity for more quality wins.
Pretty sure SDSU got credit for beating Kansas, who didn't win a game. I'd say Kansas is the worst FBS team in the country. Nice try, though, NDSU class of 2011.
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If you look at Bubbas quotes he is absolutely pissed.
He should be.
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Next we need to win the conference. At least 8 probably 9 wins to get a seed to play at home. we can't leave it in the hands on the committee.
Easier schedule + ton of returners = Big Sky Conference Champions
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Brian Faison has actually done an okay job, primarily via the hire of Bubba/increase of football coaching salary pool, funding HPC phase I (need phase II though), and securing Big Sky Conference and NCHC affiliation.
With that said, UND needs more energy and vision out of the athletic director position. Faison is a bit too complacent for my liking. Jones for men's basketball should be gone by now, Mussman's dismissal shouldn't have taken so long, and HPC Phase II needs to get completed sooner rather than later, among other things. Someone like Purpur would bring tremendous energy, which is what UND athletics needs for leadership and fund raising.