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Run the ball well and pick off the NDSU quarterback. I agree - that’s a winning formula.

We should ask South Dakota State; they’re on to something.

Who the puck are you? (See what I did there?). Im going with your brain is frozen from watching too much hockey, obviously.

I agree UND will have better facilities and that should definitely help. If that doesn’t help, then you definitely need to find someone with more youthful energy and insight to sell the vision. For now, it’s Bubba’s job description, so hence go forth and see what can be done.

No and No. But he *should* be able to recruit better players.

Spot on. You have to put yourself (or at least try put yourself) in these kids’ shoes. When they walk into the weight room, training rooms, meeting rooms, etc. at UND, it’s not good enough. Not at the level of NDSU, Montana, or South Dakota State, that’s for sure. They want bright shiny and new; at this juncture, that’s not UND. Good news is there is a plan in place to address this, fortunately. But it also highlights why UND football’s issues the past decade plus as a DI school have certainly included inability to recruit (in addition to some other issues). On this fan forum, every commit is hyped up to be the next Barry Sanders, but if you take your UND glasses off, most are D2 level recruits. Need to elevate that for UND to take the next step.

That won’t be the case in a couple years. Furthermore, it *CAN’T* be the case in a couple years. But I agree, at this juncture, the actual student-athlete experience is adversely affected by the outdated facilities. What fans see (Alerus Center on Gameday, Fitz Pollard athletic center for spring ball) is quite nice for FCS, but the other facilities (and where the work is actually done) beyond that (weight room, sports medicine/training room, meeting rooms, coaches offices, nutrition space/cafeteria) are still D2 level. This will be elevated with phase 2 project completion, and it is desperately needed to elevate recruiting.

Yeah… already plenty of those on roster. Will they replace Trey Patrick with an actual DI recruit? Recruiting to Grand Forks ain’t easy, but c’mon …

When UND (and whoever the coaching staff is at that time) beats NDSU, that is going to lead to a *LOT*. The regional implications are huge. Right now, despite what some think, there are very few recruits that will choose UND head to head over NDSU unless there are other stipulations. UND beating division I NDSU is still a major objective that hasn’t been accomplished. The 2022 game showed UND has a ways to go yet. The 2021 game was an opportunity, but shows UND still can’t get out of their own way in big games.

You’re clueless. UND still should’ve hosted a playoff game. Screw NDSU and their AD Larsen

No

Absolutely. Montana State and South Dakota State are the two programs most deserving to be in the championship in Frisco, not NDSU. How many loses does NDSU, Montana State, and SDSU have at this point? After you analyze that, you’ll see NDSU should’ve been the 4th seed … but since they’ve won 1000 FCS championships, they got preferential treatment. NDSU AD Larsen screwed UND all while elevating NDSU. Brutal. Corruption leads to more corruption. F*ck NDSU.

Yes… and …

Stanford is hiring Sacramento State head coach Troy Taylor as its next HC These things happen to successful FCS programs. Just the reality. Nice 3 season run for Sacramento State - they’ve been a much better program than the Sac State that UND saw in the Big Sky. Nice work by Troy Taylor and his staff there. I don’t think Bubba will be leaving for an FBS program anytime soon (this is sarcasm, and not necessarily a good thing for UND).

South Dakota State likely going to run away with it in the 2nd half.

Nice to see that the bozoville goons have congregated over here to defend ag school football … never fails

Agreed, but I don’t think it has all been fairly earned. Corruption

Holy Cross QB is gonna make SDSU work for it. SDSU very well could still win, but could be a good ball game. again, things potentially setting up for another NDSU layup … unreal

Corruption leads to more corruption. Ouch. But I definitely agree that the principle you bring up is true.

It’ll be close. Wouldn’t put any money on it.

No. Seeding was wrong. Montana State should’ve been ahead of NDSU.

It’s just a broken record at this point. Home playoffs year after year … pure b*llshit

God I strongly dislike him. Not him personally, just the institution he represents.

I blame NDSU. just my opinion. and waiting on UND football to take the next step …

So , NDSU will be hosting another FCS semi final? F*ck NDSU F*ck Matt Larsen just unbelievable can UND and Bubba hurry up and kill Goliath here? Been waiting for nearly a decade …