Siouxperfan7

Those damn facts! Always seem to get in the way of a good old protest riot!!

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/01/us/grand-central-nodapl-trnd/index.html

Still don't understand why Rudolph insists on running Studs (or any other QB we got back there) so much. We have a 1-2 punch a running back that is better than most of the country. Sure it's good to design a few plays for a guy as athletic at Studs, but definitely should be used more sparingly. Or else things like this happen!

Don't even need to think of a clever comeback when they most likely will bring up the .6. I'll just point at the hat. (and then maybe mimic a mic drop)

I will be attending Friday's game, and I cannot wait!! Will definitely be fun walk in there wearing my 2016 National Championship hat!!

And then there's this!! http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4149600-oil-poured-nd-state-capitol-believed-be-related-dapl-protest

Umm....what are you talking about?? Molberg - 6'2", 235 lbs Bartels - 6'3", 215 lbs Studsrud - 6'1", 195 lbs Heidelbaugh - 6'4", 220 lbs

This year, Keaton has had one game (s Utah) where he had over 250 yards and 4 TD's. Every other game we have played he has been under 250 and has thrown 2 or fewer TD's. This team does not live and die by the quarterback. We don't need Bartels or Heidelbaugh to have to come in pass for over 300 and throw 3 TD's to win the game. Our bread and butter is running the ball, playing good defense, and forcing turnovers. As much as QB's don't want to be considered game managers, that is all we are asking our backups (and in a way Studs) to be. Sure we miss Studs mobility and his ability to make plays with his feet. But we should be able to overcome that with our two headed monster running attack!!

Waiting for this to get blamed on UND!! Just wait.....

I hope you are right. I do know that Bubba has this team headed in the right direction for many seasons down the road. All of us that have been invested in the program that have gone through the ups and downs can clearly see that. New fans, college kids, etc may not. They see the success at NDSU and every other school, including UND pails in comparison. I'll be patient. But I am not being unrealistic when I say that playing for a Big Sky Championship better get butts in the seats. If you can't recognize that is a big game that needs your support, you never will.

"Winning solves all problems." This is obviously not the case. So can UND/Alerus Center/etc maybe address this issue and do something about it? We could be undefeated and a top 5 team in the country and still get the same crowd we got last Saturday. 2001 is a different time than it is now. Can't rely on the same thing to work a decade and a half later.

In the end, you still have to win the games that you play. Sure UNI can claim they played top teams really close, but in the end they still lost. Losses over good teams should never trump wins over poor teams. But unfortunately that's the way the committee sees it. If a 6-5 UNI team gets in over 2 or 3 8-3 teams, that is going to be very hard for the committee to defend their "quality loss" reasoning.

November 12th will tell us a lot. If we win in Greeley this week, we will be 8-2 and 7-0 in the conference heading into the game versus Northern Arizona. We will be playing for a birth to be in the FCS playoffs for the first time ever. But more importantly, we will be playing for the chance to win the Big Sky Conference!! If the "winning solves everything" strategy is in fact true, there is no excuse for the Alerus not to have 11,000+ at that game.

Schloss predicts that this weekend has "trouble written all over it" siting UND playing on the road for the first time and that the Bulldogs get first change. But in the next breath he references this article.. http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/4146674-und-hopes-continue-be-amsoil-homewreckers So we are 6-1 at Amsoil, outscoring the Dogs 27-8, haven't won a series since 1998, and haven't swept UND in Duluth since 1992, but yet he thinks we are in trouble? Doesn't make too much sense!! I agree that going on the road for the first time can cause issues, but its not like we are going to a place that we rarely play at. We have had success in Duluth and expecially at Amsoil. And both teams know that. Schloss predicted a loss and a tie. I will predict a win on Friday and a shootout win on Saturday.

Understanding reason and logic is not a trait that these protesters rioters generally have.

Uconn do it!!

gfhockeys wall of awards!!

If the series goes 7 games, Francona said he plans on starting Kluber for 3 or them. That shows his lack of confidence in his other starters. I get wanting to start your ace as much as possible, but there is a reason that it doesn't happen very often. Only 9 times has a pitcher started and won 3 games in the World Series (in a 7 game series). And it has only happened once since 1968 (Randy Johnson, 2001). If Francona wants Kluber to get 3 wins this World Series, history is definitely not on his side.

Success in the playoffs and the World Series has always come down to pitching. Cubs have serious advantage in that aspect. The Tribe have Kluber as a starter, and then Miller and Allen out of the Pen. After that, they are pretty weak. Having to pitch Kluber on short rest and potentially doing that twice in this series is deffinitely not ideal. Their lack of a solid starting roatation (due to injury) and their need to over pitch their bullpen is probably the biggest factor in this series. Cubs have 4 good starters and a deep pen, and the most intimidating closer in baseball. Tough to argue who has the advantage here in regards to pitching.

UNI will most likely lose, which will give them their 5th "quality loss" of the year resulting them cracking the top 10 in the polls!!

Attendance issues in 2016 are not the same as they were in 2001. Sure with success comes more interest and increased attendance, but that is not the only thing. And you can't count on a having a 8 or 9 win team every year to boost attendance. So the "win and they will come" strategy may or may not be the answer. The Alerus needs to make UND football games an event to go to. No matter what our record, who the opponent. They need to make the Alerus truly the "Home of UND football." There needs to be more marketing of the program throughout the city. There needs to be ticket deals where you can get a family ticket deal with tickets, concessions, etc. They have done a great job with the Tailgate Village. Keep that mentality in mind when thinking of new ideas. We can't be the only college football program going through attendance woes. There has to be examples of what other schools have done to remedy the issue. And not just limited to college football. Other sports at other levels too. The Athletic departments needs to be bold and not be afraid to try new things. The free tuition giveaway may be a little gimmicky and the students got a lot of backlash for leaving after the winner was announced. But it worked!! I'm no marketing expert. But there are people at the Alerus and in the athletic department that get paid to think up some of these ideas. Lots of possibilities. Just need to be bold enough to try them.

The single greatest suggestion in the history of UND football!!!

#hang2 #win2gether #2fortheshow

Polls schmolls. Just win baby!!!

http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-football/4143798-hype-building-no-17-und-football-vs-weber-state-saturday Tom and the GF Herald doing their part to get some buzz about the game!