Siouxperfan7

I will give props to anyone who is downtown during the broadcast with anything UND on, or with a UND sign or flag. Talk about going into the lions den!!

I guess with 2 loses in the last 2 years and 2 Championships to boot, Bison football fans need something to complain about!! What's next, complaining that the championship banner at the Fargodome is getting to cluttered all the years they kepp having to put on it?!!!

So we just get blown out at home in probably the worst home loss in decades and everyone is calling for the coaches head and ESPN College Gameday is going to Fargo to talk about the two time defending FCS National Championship NDSU Bison. The gap between the two programs could not be further apart!!

If you thought this thread was getting a lot of traffic now....Wait till after the Homecoming game after our 3 consecutive blowout loss at home!! I will try to stay possitive, but realistically, that is not out of the question.

I have given Muss the benifit of the doubt up until now, but Saturday may have been my breaking point. Look at our record against D1 teams in his tenure and the number of ranked teams we have beaten and compare that to other FCS programs around th country. Being a head coach is not just about getting guys you have ready for the game. It's getting the right guys to commit and getting the right assistants to coach these guys to execute on the field. When your signature win as a coach is a game where you were outplayed for 3 quarters and came back against South Dakota, that doesn't really impress to many people. Like Matt said...this is going to be the schedule year in and year out with UND playing several top 10 teams. If Muss can't get it done, I hope Faison is not afraid to replace Muss before his contract is up.

I caught Muss talking to Tim and Swig this morning. A couple of things he said troubled me. They asked him what the schedule was for the team since they had no game this coming week. He said they would have practice today, Tuesday and Wednesday…then would have no practice Thursday and Friday and was giving the team the weekend off. After getting absolutely pounded on Saturday, I think that maybe working the guys a little hard this week would probably be a good idea. I get that they need some time off after a tough week, but with no game this Saturday, they should have plenty of rest this weekend. Don’t understand the 2 days off this week. Second, I think Tim asked Muss when they start planning for Montana St. He said they will start looking at film “later this week.” Maybe it was the ho hum, relaxed way he said it, but with the ways things went Saturday, I would hope he would have said that he was already looking at tape after Saturdays game and is diligently preparing for a tough opponent. On many occasions Muss has been out coached on the field. You would think with an extra week, he would try to gain some sort of advantage with two weeks to prepare for a team. Maybe he is preparing like crazy and is working the guys hard at proactive. But the way he comes off, and the way the team performs on the field versus tough competition, I just don’t see the urgency to get these guys prepared. I get it that we have a tough schedule. But we can’t use that as excuse to get outplayed. At least be competitive. We are playing with the big boys now. And I just don’t thing Muss and his staff have what it takes. Hopefully they prove me wrong.

As much as I hate to admit it, the Montana game may be just a preview of what we will see in the next two weeks. Montana State and E. Washington are even better teams. If we see two more blowouts like we saw on Saturday, the seat Muss will be on will be hotter than its ever been. I think Muss and his group of former players are getting out coached and this season will prove it. He is way out of his league. In my opinion, they need to start fresh and spend some money and hire a coach with FCS experience. We need to change the face of this program with new coaches and a new philosophy. With a new staff and a new practice facility, the program could really turn around. I am still optimistic about this season, but I am not looking forward to these next two games.

UND is going to buyout of an NDSU game? Anything can happen, but I would say there is a .000000000000000000000000000000000000001% chance that would ever happen!!

Zenner rushes for 300 yards and 4 touchdowns, but our offense shines and scores one late and win in a shootout 38-35!

Cripes, he is fast!! Wow!! Can't afford a single missed tackle on him. Or else this will happen!!

Not trying to keep UND fans from buying tickets? Not according to Denver Captain Paul Phillips. “They bring so many fans with them and their fans are so loud. It’s real important that we can’t let their fans get into the game. We have to throw the first punch.”

My bad. It's being discussed in "Road Game Tickets"

Not to compare programs with Notre Dame (why not since our logos are similar ) But why don't we. I would say Notre Dame has one of the most storied football program in all of college football. True they made a run the the title game this year, but the last time they won a National Championship in football was 1988. Mens basketball it was 1936. Hockey has never won one. The only Championship in one of their major sports they have wone in the last 25 years was womens basketball in 2001. Now do you think that there are fans/alumni/etc. that are concerned that their programs have not accomplished anything? Maybe. But I think you need to put it all in persepctive. Heck, even the almighty Bison went 22 years between Championships in football!! The D1 transistion is over, the nickname issue is behins us, We are in a great and stable conference, our games are broadcast across the country which gives our programs exposure, UND continues to build multi million dollar faciclites, fundraising efforts like the spirit campaign are going to provide schoorships and other resopuirces for all our atheletes. If is exciting times for UND atheletics. The "good old days" are now if you ask me with better days to come!!

New ticket policy for Denver game at Magness!! http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/272325/

It's all apart of my healing process. Kind of like how some people make jokes at funerals to get them through!! Guess I am at that stage now!!

An NAIA team taking down an FCS team? That's unheard of!! I don't think that has happened since......er wait, nevermind

http://potatobowl.org/french-fry-feed/ "Up to 10,000 people attend this event every year! Make it an evening to celebrate the potato, the Fighting Sioux, and friendships of those around you! French fries will be served until dusk when we make the short walk to Memorial Stadium to watch the fireworks! I guess we can still celebrate the Fighting Sioux at the french fry feed this year!!!

If you were proactive and inquired about a tailgate spot in the early summer, you could have got one for 50 bucks for the entire season.

Until the next Bison football player is arrested......which is inevitable.

He still does it. Did it last night for the first couple drives. After that even he could tell the crowd wasn't into the game. HE stopped doing it in the second half. But normally he does do it.

Crowd was dead. Even afer Hardin scored the 75 yard bomb, people were already sitting down before the kickoff. Students attendance was great. Don't fault them for leaving early too much. Would happen at any school in that type of blowout. But, the students need to be louder. They are there, which is good, but the need to do more than just stand there. They need to be vocal!! If the students are loud then the rest of the crowd feeds off of it. Yes the quality ofn opponent was poor. May be the reason for the dead crowd. But on the forst 3rd down on defense, there were aboiut 10 people standing in our section. Other than that people were just sitting there. With all the excitement for this season, it deffinitely doesn't translate to the crowd atmosphere. BLowout win against an inferior opponent...ok, I get it. But next week, the crowd needs to step up...BIG TIME!!

So does anyone know why Jameer Jackson didn't play?

I will pay you a dollar...heck a hundred dollars for everyone besides you that refers to NDSU as the "North Dakota State University of Agriculte and Applied Sciences" on a regular basis. Just let me know where to mail the check for ZERO dollars to!!

Ah good point. If Valpo wins the toss and defers, I predict Hardin houses it for a TD. Alerus Center goes crazy!!!

Yoe really are a lost cause. You may be the new DaveK!! Enjoy bringing up stupid points and having NOBODY agree with your twisted logic. Have a nice day!! Goodbye!