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And then call a hold on #2 Deng Deng! What a bunch of sh*t

#23 Vengrowsky was held on long pass. F*ck Montana

Splendid! My hopes and dreams have finally come true - thanks Ace Sauerwein! Anyways, we’ve got their attention. Why would you want it any different? This is what makes football and specifically division 1 college football so fun. This is what we should want UND football finally participating in. Would want it no other way…. As Coach Schmidt says (Ref: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/what-those-around-eric-schmidt-say-und-has-in-its-new-head-football-coach?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar), “everything we want is on the other side of hard” … LETS GO HAWKS. Get it done…

Not gonna lie, this has potential based on the fact the lyrics including “Free Bird” make a ton of sense with a video and tunnel walk featuring the fighting hawk in some fashion…. but let’s see how unique and innovative and novel the UND folks get with this …. I’m going to hold my applause til I see it … Another possibility is Welcome to the Jungle with the locker room doors flying open with Schmidt leading them out at 0:32 of the song … But anyways, let’s see what transpires

Been to both. Wa-Griz is a spectacle in the mountains for being FCS, but it is not bigger or better than K-State and Bill Snyder Family Stadium by any means … UND and the boys will handle it fine.

Kansas State is louder environment than little griz mountain stadium. UND wins 27-24

Huge early season non-conference showdown: the only ranked team vs ranked team matchup in the FCS this weekend! Huge opportunity for UND football and Coach Schmidt’s program. The stage certainly won’t be too big. These are the games we need to elevate towards. Make the trip out to Missoula if you can, and if you can’t, turn on the broadcast or radio coverage and support the team to a pivotal early season victory! 2 pm (CT) kickoff Let’s Go Hawks!

Winning programs have energy-building motivational team entrances with a tunnel walk. We’ll get there … eventually …

Your particular expectations aren’t the issue and that is not the focus, so don’t take that from any of this. The focus is simply getting this right. It should all be “easy”, considering this has been a concern for years, not just for this one game. There has been ample time to proof the sound system and develop a contemporary tunnel walk and team entrance, but yet here we are …

We need higher expectations than this. Need a PA system that functions *AND* a higher-level atmosphere with an energy-provoking tunnel walk and entrance, not either or.

No one said there is an age restriction or alcohol consumption requirement, but there certainly should not be an “excitement restriction”. Need to amp up the energy and production within the Alerus Center, and everyone is a stakeholder: fans (all ages) in attendance, Alerus Center staff, UND staff, and most importantly, the product on the field. Need to allow enthusiastic fans to be enthusiastic, and grow the product - certainly do not try to suppress the momentum and energy growing with this new era of UND football. This is not a blanket statement, but some in attendance need to be reminded that football and the associated atmosphere is one of volume, energy, and passion.

The truth can hurt. Need a hard reset. Template to follow is pretty straightforward, and I’m afraid it’s not players walking down the stands …….. holy

Absolutely unacceptable. Alerus Center and UND need to continue to hear about this until there is change. It would ONLY improve the product so foolish not to do it. Only barrier is it requires “work”, but they need to do their damn job … or find somebody else who will get the job done.

Team is hungrier than ever and looks good. Need to improve the kicking game and the overall depth of the team, but Schmidt and coaches are doing their job well thus far. As for the Alerus Center and UND marketing/in-game production…. this needs to improve. I suspect the Alerus will figure out the sound system as this was game #1, but come on, get the intro and the “701 tunnel walk” figured the f*ck out. The geriatric unit in the Alerus is half sleeping by the time the team hits the field…. No juice at all. It’s one thing to get the butts in the seats, but then you’ve got to be able to juice up and entertain those butts in the seats to keep them in the game. Not to mention, f*ck those people that don’t want to stand and get into the game. They can watch the game at home on their TV in their wheelchair if they want to try suppress excitement around them.

Couldn’t agree more. Need more Kelly green more of the time …

Rumors is always solid, plus will transport you to the game via bus. But also don’t discount the bars at the Alerus (Tavern United, Playmakers) - underrated to have bars with TVs right at the Alerus.

A lot of guys on that staff that would be welcome at UND

Oh it happening … boyz are gonna play well and the Alerus (and associated establishments) gonna be hopping come game day

All the reason UND athletics and UND football needs to step up their social media and marketing game …. Big time ….

No. What is Twitter? You mean X? -I took it from the Potato Bowl website; of which the hyperlink is clearly provided within my post ….. (https://www.potatobowl.org/)

https://www.potatobowl.org

Damn, be careful with all these facts that you be sayin’ … One day UND will figure out the higher structure and priority of things …….

Portland State highlights from week 0 and week 1:

Kansas State game hurts, but 24 hour rule. Flush it. No moral victories. Expectations are higher now. We’re going for championships. Everyone get out to the Alerus Center at 6 pm on 9/6/25 and support Coach Schmidt and his team. Tailgating starts at 11 am. Get your tickets if you haven’t already. Onward towards 11-1 and beyond … LET’S GO HAWKS