Goon

This is really good news.

SiouxVolley and his red pill.

Gotcha. I was just wondering. Seems like UND has some pretty good classes coming up.

So, you're worried because UND doesn't have a 14 or 15-year-old recruit committed yet? That's four or five years down from coming to UND. IRC, this is how UW ended with too many recruits.

Thank for adding a voice of reason to the discussion.

Dude, put the hookah pipe down. UND isn't going FBS football. UND isn't a top team in FCS, why would they move up. Makes no sense what-so-ever.

Yes, I have thanks for asking.

The Running game isn't really a problem right now.

The NFL has gotten hard to figure out what's going to be a penalty. At least college isn't quite as bad.

Football really hasn't changed all that much. Teams wanting to run the ball isn't a new concept. It's supposed to open up the passing lanes.

Here's a scenario, UND has austere financial conditions when it comes to the athletic department. UND is now in the Summit Basketball league, what happens if both the men's and women's team stumble. There's a good chance that could happen with the Men's team. It's going to be hard to compete with SDSU in Men's and Women's basketball. That's reality. Is a winning record good enough or do they need to win a conference title? What's the threshold? When do we start firing coaching staffs? You can't keep firing coaches all of the time especially if they have long-term deals. How long does a head coach get to make their mark on a program?

That's true, but, look at the programs that are ahead of UND. What do they have that we don't? If I am a top recruit for FCS football and I have a chance to go to NDSU, EWU or UND. Who do you think is going to win that recruiting battle? I will hang up and listen. I think that UND's reluctance to now follow UND to division I hurt them in the long run. Some have made the argument that NDSU doesn't have a hockey team and can focus more of their resources on football.

Bennett has stood out all season long. Look what he has to put up with.

Okay, the program is stagnant. What needs to be done to make it better? it's easy to sit here and b!tch about UND football. I have yet to see any suggestions of what needs to be done to move the program to the next level. Some are suggesting firing a coach or six, but that isn't going to do much if the administration doesn't spend the money to make improvements. Yes, finishing phase II would help.

One might argue if UND doesn't make the NCAA tourney this season, the Ralph might burn to the ground. The fire Berry crowd will be out in full force.

AT&T Stadium would be an upgrade. If UND had better practice facilities and locker rooms they might be able to attract an even better athlete. A defensive and offensive coordinator can only work with what they have. Do you think firing coach Rudolph and bringing in a new guy is going to make much of a difference if you don't change your offensive players is going to make much of a difference? UND is still lacking speed some talent in the receiver corps.

They're in a seriously outdated building. It was built in 1927.

UND does really need to finish this. It's not going to hurt having it finished.

So what's the magic solution to win it all? Clean house and start over. You set the program back even further. I agree UND is not close to winning an FCS title. Or at least I am not seeing a deep run in the FCS playoffs this season. Especially with what I've seen on the field. I do see a winning season. Yes, the offensive game plan if very predictable. Two runs and an incomplete deep pass. Punt. Do we fire the offensive coordinator and offensive position coaches and start over? The two home games that I've watched, I've seen a lot of catchable balls dropped. That's on the player. Yesterday, the Defense had trouble with containing the ISU receivers and running backs. Do we fire the defensive coordinator and position coaches and start over? I see a good core of talented players that are not quite there yet. In 1991, I was a freshman linebacker at UIU, Paul Rudolph was the offensive coordinator. Personally, I think he's a decent coach, but he needs to dig deeper into the play book.

I am not saying that's a reason they're not winning. It will help with recruiting though.

I was chatting with someone that thinks UND needs to move on (Fire Bubba, or he retires, whatever). Unless the university is going to make a bigger financial commitment to football, this move is ill-advised. First things, first. UND needs to build the locker rooms at the new practice facility. The problem is that the bar has been set very high 75 miles to the south. UND is a decent middle of the road program in FCS football, but I think to get to the next level, the commitment to the program needs to be bigger. If not things will remain the same.

Boy, that's profound.

This game leaves a sour taste in my mouth. It was a very winnable game. I didn't like the run defense. The D had no answer for ISU's impressive tandem at RB. Ty Flanagan ran wild 119 yards and James Madison also hit the century mark with 106 yards. The Gueller brothers were impressive.

SiouxVolley in a nutshell.

I don't think it's too bad. It does need to have a name.