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Well the Alerus is heated so cold is a non-issue… just affects the tailgating, that’s it the attendance thing is interesting, but ultimately winning will solve it. Start playing in the quarterfinals and semifinals in grand forks, and you’ll see some fun (see 2001)

Fun day ahead. Playoff college football in Grand Forks … Sacramento State’s most recent game: UND needs to be able to run the ball against these guys. Everything else is the basics: protect the football, prevent big plays, and win the turnover battle. Lastly, special teams opportunities will be there, need to capitalize. Get it done. Only acceptable outcome is a Hawks win.

Offensive line is key in all of this. Unit loses UND’s most talented player after this season: Donny Ventrelli. But 4 of 5 return, couple that with running backs you mention, and there’s big time potential. All eyes will be on the QB position, as per usual.

Yes. Will see what happens on Saturday.

Fortunately, I think this is when this team is at their best (running the ball consistently). See NDSU game. Now, if the atmosphere can even somewhat resemble what it was on 10/14, then we’re cooking …

No controversy … rightfully secured home game. Thanks Bill and UND athletic administration, and, of course, Patty V. and the committee for finally doing their job …

Can’t think too far ahead, have to beat Sac St first, but potentially playing in Vermilion @ USD for a rematch is a great opportunity ….

Big one next Saturday! All sorts of opportunities now for UND football … can they capitalize??

I completely agree

The road issue has been an issue for many years … won’t change until there is … wait for it … change

This is absolute truth … hence the need for you know what down the line …

If UND goes to sac state, I’d love to see the open record request to prove that Sac outbid UND … likely would be a repeat of last’s year travesty …

Yeah, they’re the evil empire, fully convinced and there’s plenty of evidence …

Izzo is a …

I agree

This is key … f’n Larsen being present … unreal

Offense definitely in a major funk right now … not good. doesn’t put up a bunch of points, but I do think they’re the most effective when they run Z, Smith, and Skokna as a committee with a bunch of inside runs. Too many screens and RPOs and it just gets ugly.

Every game is a big opportunity. You are what your record says you are. Playoffs are a beautiful thing- everything is proven on the field. UND @ NDSU is in fact a road game, so quit obvious how it would / will go. Once in the bracket, though, no more conjecture- just playing football. But conjecture just so happens to be there in full force at this point while awaiting the bracket … interesting times.

Solid opportunities if indeed something like this happens … we’ll all find out soon …

umm … ok?

yes

Losing is losing … or we still going with quality loses as a thing around UND?

UND wins next weekend at home, gets crushed the following weekend in Fargo versus NDSU. Cruel reality lesson. Unreal … supporting UND football is tough, but what else is new?

Not amazing, very predictable actually, but yes, NDSU picked it up and UND got worse