fightingsioux4life

I think Muss has Jim Wacker syndrome. The Gophers would get beat 35-0 and Wacker would tell the media that if a couple of plays were different, they would have had a chance. Yeah, and pigs fly south for the winter.

This is the point that Mariucci doesn't get. You cannot treat hockey like football or basketball, they are different animals. And I am sorry, but slathering BTN lipstick on this pig won't make it look any nicer. If Ohio State had a national powerhouse hockey program, I might even tune in and watch it. But they don't, so that makes this match-up an overrated, overhyped spectacle. Enjoy your time in Big Ten Hockey Hell. I, for one, am glad UND is a part of a strong conference, top to bottom, the NCHC.

You aren't happy about the program.....but you think this regime should get more time, even with the sorry record we have posted against ranked FCS teams during the past 5 years? That was what the photo was for, you are kidding yourself if you think things are going to get better before they get worse.

Well, I addressed this a couple of weeks ago and was basically told I didn't make any sense and had my loyalty questioned. So don't expect much love from Fighting Sioux Nation for posting this. This brings me back to a point I have been making for several years now: If we "can't afford" to put together top-notch Division I programs, then we shouldn't have moved up in the first place. Flame away.

It isn't just Saturday's game. It's the past 3-4 years and our record against established and/or ranked FCS teams. We are not seeing much progress in getting more competitive as an FCS program. That, plus the record of our hated rivals in Fargo, is creating a sense of urgency within our fan base. No one is disrespecting Montana (heck, you guys are one reason we wanted to get into the BSC), but we expect a more competitive effort than what was delivered on Saturday.

Thread drift alert.....thread drift alert.........thread drift alert.

I think Shantel Rivard (women's hockey) was dismissed in the middle of a season by Tom Buning. One of the few good decisions he made.

We need to implode and start over. Aside from our QB's and a few offensive skill players, most of these kids don't belong at this level. Last night proved that. A coaching change, a general roster purge and a rebuilding plan is in order. Will it take a few years to see some results? Yeah, but anything is better than what we have now.

You want the Heraldo to ask tough questions? There is a better chance of the Vikings winning the Super Bowl with Ponder at QB!

If that means we get a stud franchise QB, I think I can live with it.

A clear pattern emerges.

Tank the season and get a high first-round draft pick. Then, use it on a QB. If they don't, AP should demand a trade.

It's Kool-Aid to even suggest that getting rid of a couple of seniors will change much of anything in this program right now. The defense is horrible all around and a few good series of run defense doesn't change that. The O-Line can't protect and can't run block. We have two RF QB's with lots of potential and one of the best WR corps in FCS, but that won't be enough to win a lot of games at this level. This program has been on a downward trajectory since the Sioux Falls College debacle at home in 2009. Last night was just the latest warning sign. It will get worse before it gets better.

You keep saying the defense isn't worse than last year and that it will be better as this year goes on. Nothing we have seen up to this point even suggests that.

This!!!

The IPF won't clean all of this crap up. You still have to make the right decisions when recruiting talent and this staff hasn't got it done.

If Mussman is here that long, we won't have a program left.

So that is what we are reduced to now? This is beyond pathetic.

That's cute. You came up with that one all by yourself? The fact is that this loss validates the point I was trying to make two weeks ago, a point totally lost on most of the people on here, a point that is looking more and more valid with each 40 point drubbing this team suffers. I also said that if one of our teams proved me wrong, I would gladly eat crow. Well, the only one's eating crow now are the Mussman apologists. And, for the record, this is the first loss in which someone hasn't made some sorry excuse for the coaching staff. As for Faison being willing to open up the checkbook, I hope you are right. Otherwise, this will become the norm around here.

Of course not Goon. If it isn't played on ice and isn't played in the Imperial Ice Palace, it doesn't freaking matter. Unfortunately, you are right.

Coach's kid. Smart guy. A disciple of Mike Berg. We could do worse and anything is better than what we have right now.