UND-FB-FAN

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Ignorance is bliss, which is especially true with the pseudo-logic being produced on this subject. I don’t doubt Sather stays. There’s a lot of contentment around UND athletics. We’ll see how the conference tournament goes, but there’s no question his overall record at UND is not acceptable (or at least should be unacceptable). With that all said, UND MBB is up against it on numerous fronts, not just coaching. Think facilities and funding … have to be able to offset the geographical disadvantages. What UND AD has done for football in facilities is out of this world … basketball is in need of the same thing sometime in the next 5-10 years.

Beat the ag house down south Go Hawks

UND goes 12-0 and gets the #1 seed in the playoffs UND by a million over school down south Gonna be fun

Honestly, not even sure “huge” does justice in just how important the new facilities and associated improvements have been and will be for UND football. The increased investment by the UND athletic department (and collective) - and the new coaching staff - just adds to it … Big things coming …

Pretty darn exciting. New facilities already paying off. Excited to see what the new facilities do for football, cross country, and track & field also …

Why not when more of it will stick than ever before?

I’m all for positivity and enthusiasm at this critical period of time in UND Football history! You’re either part of the solution or the problem. Let’s win championships!

Times are changing; there’s a first time for everything. You’re either for it or against it (or indifferent which is the worst). Again, attitude matters - what will it be? As of now, you’re sounding apathetic - what will it take for you to join the club?

Amen. There’s a current mindset and expectation problem, for sure, but there’s also a solution in sight. Keep fighting and working for it and the solution will become reality, perhaps sooner than people think.

Perhaps, but seems a bit pessimistic. Winning solves everything. Pull a head to head win off or two against the school down south, and couple that with improved NIL collective dollars and facilities, and who knows what could happen. Why the f*ck can’t it be us? Some South Dakota State fans were fairly pessimistic back in circa 2014-2015 but the overall mission pushed forward and then look what happened to their program …

@geaux_sioux is right. You’re mistaken. Attitude is incredibly important. Expectations matter, even down to the individual supporter level, especially in this day and age of college football. FCS football can be quickly influenced by the followers given the current landscape and size of these programs. Do we (that’s right, we, even the fans on this forum) want UND to improve or be maintained? Improvement requires a positive attitude and buy-in. Do your part. Attend games, buy tickets, contribute to the collective, and most importantly, start expecting UND football to become the best in the FCS. Re-ignite rivalries and competition and do not be complacent with the status quo. Mind over matter. Get it done.

Agreed. I’m confident Schmidty can relate to 17 yo kids 100x better than Bubba could. Schmidty will be - and perhaps based on transfers already is - a better recruiter than Bubba. Only time will tell.

Nope. All weight rooms aren’t really the same. Being in one college weight room doesn’t mean you’ve been in all. Just look at where UND is now and where they were just a few years ago.

Not really … all you have to do is look at UND’s former and now new locker room and compare and contrast the two. UND has the largest locker room in the Dakotas, but more importantly, and perhaps to your point, the overall facility put together is the real game changer. Rarely ever have to step outside … GAME-CHANGER!

A+++ dude… obviously hope in the worst way he succeeds big time, in unprecedented ways. Now just need the institution and supporters to support him and the fb program in the way it deserves … cfb is king

Yeah, especially at UND. It’s quite ridiculous.

Ha! Alternative facts! Alternative facts! But, good for him. 1 atypical playoff win in 11 seasons - breathtaking. Onward. Bigger and better things to come.

Fact is the 2021 spring season was different relative to any other college football season … ever. That is the fact. Specifics can be discussed alternatively…

That 2020 season (which occurred in Spring 2021) was different than usual for numerous reasons and definitely deserves an asterisk (*). To say otherwise is blindly supporting the previous head coach who couldn’t get it done. UND’s only football division I playoff win should carry an asterisk since it occurred during an asterisk season. With all that, I am very hopeful UND is *now* primed for actual playoff wins moving forward. I’ve now hit my quota for how many times I can say “asterisk” in 2025. BUT, sorry to say for some of you deadbeats, my quota for posts in 2025 is quite a bit larger.

Exactly my thoughts

Would expect departures after spring ball and then the subsequent recruiting and arrival of defensive anchors (DL, edge, LBs). Big opportunity this spring with the large amount of pending available FBS transfer players…

Beyond a silly narrative. Poor leadership tends to lead you [UND] astray, who would’ve thought?

Both.

Not exactly breathtaking but I suspect you’re correct.

Not unreasonable.