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Most likely a blowout if it was sunny.
Wow. Sure hope you're kidding.
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Bubba and his defense are really good. Just imagine how good they'll be in a couple years...
Rudolph and his offense have work to do...
Starts with the offensive line and quarterback, IMO.
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According to weather.com there will definitely be rain for today's game. Not sure exactly how it affects the game, but it MAY help UND's defense and offense...
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It's okay to have an honest conversation with fans and alumni about the progress of the team; however, from there it's important to respect the student-athletes and the coaches' willingness to be honest.Even though he feels that way, I think it's inappropriate to verbalize it to someone outside the coaching staff to where it could end up on a fan board like this and be seen by his players. JMO.
I will say, though, that this is a website that has no direct connection to the University of North Dakota. If student-athletes are looking on this site, they best be prepared to see criticism, because that's what comes with the territory of being a collegiate athlete. Lastly, in terms of performance, the offensive linemen should embrace what was said about them and try to improve rather than be sensitive about it; up to this point, they've played poor. It is what it is.
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Two things I learned from a very informative conversation. Coach Knaupf is not very high on his OL, he only feels two of them are true D1 caliber players. I assume one of them is Francis, who knows who the other one is. Either way that's pretty telling of what he inherited and what his standards are. Also the coaches are apparently VERY high on Studsrud, I guess we should really keep an eye on him.
Coach Luke Knauf comes from a proud culture of capable offensive linemen at Wisconsin. I have no doubt he will eventually shape UND's offensive line into that mold. Wisconsin, still to this day, relies on effective offensive line play and a successful running game.
Also, good to hear regarding Studsrud.
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About as bad as a deal as having 3,000 empty seats when the games at 10,000. You're talking about one game with 10,000. If the general public isn't going to show up. I say lets cut their sections.
We don't have to worry about it for a long time as this year will probably average hopefully 8,000.
People must like there currents seats because anybody can go sit in those empty seats. Or there just isn't anybody that wants too.
And as the rest of the Alerus fills up with the general population (if they start winning), the student section will fill up just as much.
Why not just get rid of the student seats (and the band) so the Alerus/UND can make more money? I mean they don't even pay. They barely show. They barely cheer. Moving the student sections to the corners will be a great way to make sure less students come to football games. And that should be the goal!
It will never even be an issue because if the rest of the stadium were to fill up (like the REA). UND/Alerus would just sell the remaining student tickets not picked up by a certain date to the general public (like REA). (But you wanna decrease the number of students that will be available to watch their own schools football team by cutting their section for the all mighty dollar. Yeah that makes a lot of sense.)
All of these predictions are just that, predictions. There's no way to know exactly how the team will do and exactly how the attendance will be. However, it is certain winning teams draw crowds. It would be a real shame if several seats were left empty at the 50 yard line when the rest of the Alerus is filled and UND is playing winning football. I suppose you could be a "rebel" and sit in those student section seats then in order to appease your plan.
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There won't always be 7,000 people at games. Even last year there was 10,000 at a game and this year 9,000. When there's 5 digit attendance, having an empty student section is a real bad deal.That would make sense if the other parts of the arena are full, but there not. Its not like the student section was is the only empty parts. I look across to the fifty yard line on the other side and lots of open seats.
Its a non issue when there is 7,000 people at the games.
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I'm pretty sure that UND makes all of these decisions on tickets. UND rents the facility and decides what to charge for tickets. The only input that the Alerus Center may have would be limits on the standing room area, and that may depend on the Fire Marshall. The suites are a separate topic, they are rented out by the Alerus Center for the entire year. But I'm pretty sure that the contract with UND spells out what can be done with the suites for games.
Makes sense since UND has a contractual lease agreement with the Alerus Center.
I know UND's athletics department has noticed the student attendance issue. I honestly think both the size and location of the student section are too lenient towards the students. The student section should be moved over to the 20 or 30 yard line (let season ticket holders be on the 50 yard line on both sides) and the student section should be decreased in size. Right now, there are very good seating spots that are not even occupied on game day.
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Not only that how about charging the area behind the endzones. That way other people could use their seats.
Due to the "walk-over" areas above the end zone, I absolutely agree that the Alerus should sell "standing-only" tickets for the end zones. Only reason the Alerus would never currently do that is because they would likely have to charge less for the "standing-only" tickets and that would leave them taking a financial hit. Obviously, if the Alerus was actually selling out, then the "standing-only" tickets would be a good idea - not to that point though.
As for the student section, if that is decreased in size, then the Alerus would theoretically make more. The student section should be decreased in size.
Of course, UND athletics are factored into this thing financially, also.
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Student attendance going down is a nation-wide trend as most probably have read - even Alabama has issues. When the stadium was on campus it's not like the students were overflowing their section it just made it easier for drunk frat boys to walk over for the first half. Student attendance at football games might be solved by adjusting expectations.
Personally, I think the Alerus/UND give the students way too many seats.
I'm all for shrinking the student section until the students are packed in and they're begging for more tickets.
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Story on UND RB/LB Kyle Norberg:
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Not so fast ...
Were UND to roll out three wins against Montana State, Montana, and EWU this year, oh yeah, it'd be noticed.
Will it happen? Uh, about the same odds as me and the PowerBall. #soyouresayingtheresachance
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As of now there's still a chance to beat all 3!
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Iowa preps moved McDermott from 17 in July to 10th. Seales is 6th. One writer had this to say about Seales. Iowa Barnstormers & Cortez Seales Make A Run
May 6, 2014 by Roundball Rundown Report Leave a comment
The one name that I did not get to however, and my breakout performer of the entire event, is 6’4 lefty wing, Cortez Seales. Watching him on a Saturday night affair against Wisconsin Playground Warriors, Seales immediately stood out to me with the way he controlled the ball and his frame at the 2-spot on the floor. He seems to never force the issue, though most of his game and scoring comes from below the arc, and the Iowa guard is more than capable of facilitating and distributing for his unit. Upon walking away highly impressed with the Davenport native, I wanted to make sure that this kid was legit and put his 9:15AM game on my schedule for the following day in being placed up against the Mac Irvin Fire and highly touted wing, Davon Dillard.
What the North Scott High star did the following morning was tremendous; with his team down 47-30 in the first half, the off guard put his team on his back in finishing with 22 points off of 9-12 shooting from the floor, corralled five rebounds, dished out five assists, and turned the ball over just once, and helped his squad come away with a big time W. The Barnstormers had problems with Fire’s Luwane Pipkins in controlling the ball in the backcourt and placed the rock into Seales’ hands in running the show. After Dillard couldn’t slow down the 6’4 guard, Fire placed the 5’8 Pipkins on him in hopefully taking the ball away from the Iowa guard. Unfortunately for the Chicago-based program, the ‘Stormers guard used his bigger body to back the little guard down until he got below the perimeter where he made the appropriate play, making for an even easier time for Seales in controlling the floor.
Seales’ game is all about making the right move on the hardwood and his mid-range game is supremely polished, where he is more than capable of scoring over a contested hand. He can also make others better in the half court and rebounds the ball at a high rate on both sides of the glass. The one knock on his game would be in his 3-point shooting as I only saw Seales attempt one long-range jumper all weekend long, of which he hit to start his Sunday morning game. Regardless the kid has the goods to be a top-150 guy in the 2015 graduating class and deserves further praises. With lone offers from Northern Iowa and Drake, and limited interest coming from North Dakota, Green Bay, and Valparaiso, it would be a good idea of some Big 10 and Big 12 programs to jump on board with the Iowa guard. If Seales’ performances would have come a week earlier in front of the college coaches, the kid’s phone would be a lot busier and his offer and interest list be a bit longer.
Good chance he fills Troy Huffs' shoes at UND; albeit those are big shoes to full, but Seales seems to be a real good scorer.
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You can't possibly argue South Dakota was a reputation-changing win. How'd South Dakota do the next season?No offense but we played USD the last game of the year.
Even beating Montana or Eastern Washington (not this years EWU though) would be iffy because they're conference teams; we're supposed to compete with them and beat them occasionally. Beating a good OOC team (NDSU) or an FBS program is what really boosts reputation.
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Nice article with quotes from Montana State's head coach Rob Ash. Basically says three optimistic things for UND:
1) UND's defense is already much better with improved schemes and talent/speed. Will improve with more defensive athletes that Bubba wants to recruit.
2) UND's offense is physical and a good fit for the defense.
3) UND's new defensive and ball-control philosophy perhaps better fits the upper Midwest.
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24. Also SUU was 17th when we pounded them in Utah.
In the long run those teams turned out to be pretty pedestrian.
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Since 2008 we have been that puppy. It's not like we have been taking down the big dogs. Hopefully Bubba will give this team some bark.
Need to beat a top 20 FCS ranked team soon to earn respect. Even before UND is consistently winning 8+ games per season to make the playoffs, UND needs to be competitive and upset a team once in a while. UND won't beat Eastern Washington this year, and it will be tough versus Montana State on the road, but Northern Arizona and even Montana are real possibilities at home this season. The defense has played good to great at the Alerus thus far. You just have a feeling that is what Bubba wants to do because he witnessed the defensive magic UND's defense brought to the Alerus in 2001 and 2003.
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There's no question UND wants to be a balanced offense with the emphasis on the running game.
If anyone would look past last week's game, they would remember TE screens vs. San Jose State, multiple deep crossing routes and double moves vs. Robert Morris, and a flea flicker vs. Missouri State. The point is, when the game and/or personnel dictate it, Rudolph will take shots down the field and mix it up. Even vs. Stony Brook the play that gave UND the lead for good was a fake jet sweep pass downfield for a TD. Rudolph will call games aggressively when the time calls for it, but last week, given how the offense had performed and the defense was performing, playing extra-conservative was the right call (notice the big 'W' next to the Stony Brook game).
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So continues the "Battle of the Bakken" saga. I do believe that Bubba is righting the Sioux Ship, and yes, it does start by building a defense that can stop the upper tier BSC offenses. However, you have to score more points in order to win one of these top tier games (over 30). I don't see UND defense scoring 20+ to get it done this weekend. I also don't see it as such a lopsided affair as the last two Bakken Battles. This one will be closer. Cats-46 UND-16.
That being said, anyone headed out West is always welcome at any of our tailgate parties. Come enjoy some cold ones and the Rockies!
As far as some of the other comments posted so far. Some keep referring to the EWU game with us as a "no defense" game. All I have to say about that is simple: You got to get off the porch to run with the Big Dogs. i.e. you HAVE to respect VA and EWU's air game. You stack the box against EWU and you are in for a long, long day.
If you guys don't pass this Saturday, the CATS will load the box and make sure you don't run it either.
Offense has yet to show anything yet, so can't argue with you there. One of these weeks the ground attack will burst out though.
As for the defense, they've played really well. They'll hold the 'Cats under 40 points, but that doesn't mean UND will win. If Montana State scores over 30, UND has no chance.
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did we pull our offer from this kid?
https://rivals.yahoo.com/edgytim/football/recruiting/player-Hasan-Muhammed-Rogers-146435
Have to wonder if he's recruited as a QB; he's probably recruited as a RB or WR by UND, IMO.
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There's a reason they actually play the games.
Given the score last week of the Montana State-Eastern Washington game, I think UND will have improved success running the football vs. the Bobcats. Of course, no matter what, UND will only win if the defense plays a great game, because even if UND's offense improves from last week, it won't be enough to single-handily outscore Montana State unless UND's defense plays well.
Montana State is probably the second best offense we play for the remainder of the season, behind Eastern Washington, so this will be a really good challenge for the defense.
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It still amazes me that some don't get it. The offensive coordinator works for the head coach and needs to work within the philosophy of the head coach. I am pretty sure we found out how Muss wanted to do things after he became head coach, but before that he needed to fall in line with the philosophy of Dale Lennon which is pretty much in line with what Bubba is doing now. After Lennon left the defense suffered and the offense was pass happy. We are currently in the process of completely flipping what we do.
This is correct. North Dakota college football teams (UND and NDSU) have never won a championship at any level with a pass-happy offense. Our recruiting area favors tough defense and physical running offenses. Mussman didn't get it; Bubba does. We're following the blueprint that worked in 2001 for UND.
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Fortunately for MSU, our defense has always been much better against traditional pro-set offenses. It's when we run into teams that run the spread, or even the option, where the offense has speed all over the field, we struggle. It is hard to judge the MSU defense so far, as ASU is a very fast FBS bowl team, UCA gained most of their yards against our 2nd string (only a drive or two) and in the 4th while playing catchup, and EWU is the #1 offense in the country. Black Hills State did gash us for like 270 yards in the first half but gained only 9 after halftime.
Our safety play has underwhelmed, our defense end play hasn't been mediocre to subpar, and our LB corp is playing just above average, when they should be one of the best corps in the nation with the talent and experience they bring.
I think UND can move the ball a bit just because our defense isn't playing at a high level right now, but I don't think they will be able to score that much.
I do remember NDSU running all over Montana State in 2010 with a pro-style offense, but I can say with certainty UND's running game is no 2010 NDSU. It is where UND eventually wants to get to, however.
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Bubba coming in is like when RT took over in 1986. Quick history in 1985 UND went 3-8 under Pat Behrns losing 41-0 at Northern Arizona, 45-3 to South Dakota, 48-7 to Morningside...yes Morningside, and of course a loss to the Bison 49-0. Looks like what we did in 2013 under Muss. Enter Roger Thomas in 1986 final record 2-9 with wins over Morningside (I was there), and St. Cloud State. UND had offense but there was no defense losing 67-44 to Texas A&M-Kingsville (then Texas A&I), 52-21 to SDSU, 43-10 to Mankato St, and once again another blowout loss to NDSU 62-13. Now Roger's second year got better 6-4 beating teams like Augustana 49-3, 35-24 at Mankato, 22-17 at UNC, but getting smacked 42-10 in Fargo. There was improvement from the year before, and it kept growing 7-4 in 1988, thats a 5 game turnaround since 1986 including a SEVEN point loss vs NDSU, the closest loss since losing 14-3 in 1984. Dale Lennon took over the DC job in 1990 and UND went 7-3, 7-2 in 90, and 91, 1992 the 7th season in the RT era saw UND finish the regular season 6-3-1 and found a berth in the playoffs. The hole RT was left in from Pat Behrns was finally filled as UND was a contender and the next year 1993 UND not only beat the Bison (infamous Mike Mooney fumble recovery for a TD) but won a share of the NCC title something that wasn't done since 1979. From that point UND would win 7 NCC titles, and 1 NC (Dale was the coach, but players were recruited from Thomas). So can history repeat itself, can Bubba be the next Roger? He has already made the defense better, and UND already has 1 win shy of all of last year, plus he has tied RT's 2 wins in 1986. It would be nice to have an offense, but you can only do so much with the players at hand. I think better times are ahead for Bubba's team.
Bubba is using the blueprint that won UND a national championship in 2001, so you'd have to think it would work, at least eventually.
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The defense is top-notch. Montana State is a top 10 FCS offense. With the defense playing the way it is, UND will win at least a couple more games this year.
Offense showed improvement in the second half. They looked alright and balanced when Norberg was running the ball okay. They'll actually improve as the season goes on.
With the way this young team looked today, good things are ahead. Everyone needs to show up and cheer the defense on against Montana next Saturday. UND can win that game at home in the Alerus.