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Mollberg sacked, fumbles, and Missouri State recovers in end zone for touchdown. UND's offense is atrocious compared to the defense...

End of 1 and the game is still scoreless Some comments: Defense is playing well; they'll have to keep it up for UND to win Shaugabay is the answer at RB for now Mollberg and passing game has to get on track

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Darn! So Missouri State is every bit as good as San Jose State? I sure hope not, plus this team needs to show improvement from week 1 to week 3.

I was initially replying to one of your fan base's internet trolls and his attempt to further derail UND football threads with idiotic off-topic comments... Please don't continue the foolsihness.

That's some good Big Sky Conference news...

OL and DL - very important

Depth is not close to where it needs to be. Many of those linebackers and DBs are underclassmen. When each position has seniors and juniors ready to step in and play, then we are where we need to be. That likely won't be til 2014's recruiting class are seniors, so that still a solid 3 years away (2017).

Although getting improved talent is important, another key aspect is depth. UND lacks depth at many key positions; Bubba's recruiting plan should not only be to acquire talented players, but also acquire talented players at all positions. Building depth is very important to future success.

Studsrud will get his opportunity, I'm sure, but that opportunity will/should not be this season. As for Mollberg, he has as many touchdown passes as interceptions (no bad turnover margin) this season and he has not made too many horrible mistakes, thus far. The sample size in Rudolph's offense needs to be much larger before casting blame on Mollberg. Mollberg has the ability to be a good Big Sky Conference quarterback, and plucking him out of the starting lineup before he gets comfortable is one way to ruin a quarterback. Last year, Mussman's musical quarterback chairs was a joke. Bubba and Rudolph should, and likely won't, be doing that. Give Mollberg an opportunity to learn from his mistakes and improve within Rudolph's offense. Although Mollberg hasn't been spectacular, the running game hasn't been great either. UND needs to concentrate on improving the offensive line and running backs before getting too carried away with the quarterback situation. Oh, and the wide receivers are young and inexperienced, also.

I may have to agree with this…

I'm sure the staff is hoping that 40 time can be improved with a redshirt year of weight training... ... or else they have plans for him at safety...

Only positive from last game is that a lot of the issues this team has are correctable. Sure the talent isn't quite there yet and Bubba needs to keep recruiting and bringing in talent, but UND can be close to a .500 team if they eliminate most, if not all, turnovers and penalties. Penalties last game cost UND an extra turnover and critical yards in the red zone. Of course, the running game and rush defense needs to just straight up improve as well; that's where improved talent comes into play…

In a much more optimistic outlook, from week 1 to week 2, the offense improved from 10 to 16 points offensively. So, does that mean UND should score 22 points versus Missouri State? Just trying the glass half-full approach here…

Got it, NDSU basketball is amazing. Anything else?

Good point. When you want to establish yourself as a physical football team and smash the football on the ground when on offense, you don't need to be de-cleated on the first play. That absolutely wrecks a team's confidence and feeds energy to the defense. My outrageous opinion: move Garman to WR and run with actual RB measurable players; that is, Shaugabay, Simmons, and Sharp. If they need another RB, then hand-off some to Dustin Iverson too. Bottom line, UND can't be a physical running team if small, easy-to-tackle ball carriers are always being used. Having a physical Brady Oliveria joining the team next season is a welcome sight. I'd love to see a physical FBS transfer join the backfield next season, too.

UND's women athletics are superior to NDSU as well. And NDSU has had success in their conference in basketball, but that's about it (albeit the Oklahoma win last year has people thinking NDSU is unbelievable in basketball too). After all, UND did blow out NDSU men's basketball last season. Okay, I regress. Back to BSC scores and news.

Completely incorrect. Look at ranking systems across the country and then tell me how much more "impressive" the school to the south is. NDSU has had success in FCS football; that's it. When looking at the big picture, UND is the flagship university of North Dakota and NDSU is merely an agriculture-specialty intuition that emphasizes FCS football. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/page+15 www.grandforksherald.com/content/magazine-und-outranks-ndsu-famous-alumni-department

I wouldn't worry about attendance capabilities until the Alerus is consistently hosting over 12,000 per football game. When that time comes, then it is time to talk renovations.

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Agreed. Work needs to be done.

The offense was bad, no question. But there are many ways they could improve rather quickly, such as limiting turnovers and penalties. Nevertheless, UND needs improvement across the board at many offensive positions.

UND scored 16 points, yes, but they had legitimate opportunities to score. This correlates with the "day by day" teaching approach that Bubba has preached. The team needs to learn from its mistakes and get better each and every day. Simply looking at the scoreboard and seeing how many points have been scored is foolish; one needs to be able to assess situational football and various circumstances to improve. Rome wasn't built in a day.

Absolutely, all 3 FBS transfers have contributed both passion and ability thus far. Although high school recruiting is most important, adding a couple FBS transfers every season should be a goal for awhile. This team needs as much immediate ability as it can get; waiting 4 years for a finished product like some people expect is absolute bullsh*t and laziness.

There were definitely chances for UND to put up more points though. Having the ball on the 1 yard line with 2 shots to get it in is great...then the delay of game happened. Also, the other two field goals UND settled for in the first half were also partly because of penalties and poor snaps. Those need to be corrected. Like Bubba has said, those kind of things have nothing to do with your opponent, and everything to do with yourself.