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Trying to take an objective view of the Bison non-conference scheduling, it seems that they have it figured out...
FBS/Power 5 teams don't schedule them after NDSU won the last 5 FBS games they played. Why pay someone $500k +- to have them come in and hurt your record/ranking?
they have scheduled home and home with a couple of the better FCS schools (Montana, EWU)
they can still sell out their almost 19,000+ seat FargDome playing cupcakes and pay them very little, making home cupcake games profitable for the program
they get more home games and the gate receipts that go with them
they can pad their OOC record against those cupcakes
whether we like it or not, they instill a culture of winning
and, despite what some on here continue to post, they are a damn good football team year after year. I realize I am not walking to the beat of the SS.com drummer, but the reality of NDSU's FCS record is very good
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Wow, has the air been let out of the UND football!
Almost noon Thursday, GF time, and not a single pre-game thread. Not even a look-alike thread.
i don't know enough about the team or UNC so don't feel it is something I can start, but always look forward to reading the pre-game posts.
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1 hour ago, Midwestern Hawk said:
Only way this is not the case is if we can strike first get a lead and take the air out of the ball. If we can do that we win. The way the last two weeks have gone I don't think we strike first, they run the ball down our throats and Davis wins by 10. 24-14.
How do you do this when the first touchdown gets nullified by a phantom penalty?
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I realize that this is not the prevailing sentiment on this board, but...
Rudy is running the offense Bubba wants. Otherwise things would have already changed.
now I will duck when I write this comment...
is it too late to hire DeBoer?
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Schweigert has built a team to compete and win in the Big Sky Conference. Unfortunately, the Big Sky is not what it used to be on a national scale, as the conference's abysmal playoff record attests. While last Saturday was not fun for Sioux fans to watch, they will be competitive and possibly even win the conference this season. Think they are not ready to win the MVFC (but don't have to be for 3 years) and will struggle in the playoffs, but feel confident that they will be ready to play MVFC football as opposed to BSC football when it is time.
As for tomorrow, not a lot of confidence in the Bobcats, so will say the team with the most points wins. UND by a couple of field goals.
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19 minutes ago, Bison06 said:
UND has a women's hockey program? Weird I can't find it anywhere on the UND sports site.
thinking that proves your point? Took many years and a huge budget cut by the state, but you are correct - no longer the $2 million drain called women's hockey at UND. Really don't think we can thank Faison for that one, though, more a Kennedy decision. Shafer cut baseball, paving the Title IX way for women's hockey to go, but the current state of the Summit may make that an ill-fated decision.
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5 hours ago, Bison06 said:
You're assuming that only one person is acting as I'm suggesting. If UND were to see a drop in season tickets by a significant amount, you honestly don't think the AD would call a meeting and maybe even call some of those former season ticket holders to ask why they didn't renew?
Bison06 have you ever heard of a guy names Brian Faison?
He was willing to dump over $2 million a year into a women's hockey program that averaged less than 1000 fans per game.
I am afraid your logic doesn't work with him.
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With a bye the last week of the regular season, maybe it's not good to have a first round bye in the playoffs. Maybe it's better to host a first round playoff game.
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UND can and probably will bounce back from this game and very well could still win or at least challenge for the Big Sky title. On the other hand, today showed that UND is (at the risk of inviting the trolls) not ready for the MVFC, unless UND wants to be battling the likes of Missouri State and Southern Illinois for the top of the bottom half of the standings.
Did not get a chance to watch the game (and really don't have a desire to watch a replay), but reading through this thread, Studsrud keeps reminding me of Philip Rivers. Decent, not great, QB that just doesn't quite get it done.
if Rudolph was not calling the type of offense that Bubba wanted UND to run, he would not have lasted 4+ years as the OC. And the players have to execute the game plan, not just in the locker room, but on the field. Time to stop piling all the blame on Rudolph.
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16 hours ago, siouxfan512 said:
What a bummer
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Sometimes, it's more like watching Gopher hockey than football...
dive
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have been on the blame Rudolph bandwagon, but seriously, Schweigert has been watching this for 4 years. either it's what he wants or Rudolph would be down the road by now.
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Unless Coach Rudolph had some kind of epiphany in the last 8 months, the offense will struggle against the Ute's big D. The Hawk defense will fare better, but the final score will not reflect the experience gained in this game against one of the Pac 12 North's best teams.
UU 35
UND 10
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2 hours ago, geaux_sioux said:
My cup is half full as well but I'm not about to say Utah is ripe for the picking like Wyoming was. That's all I'm saying.
If only Craig Bohl was coaching Utah...
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On July 29, 2017 at 5:53 PM, bison73 said:
I dont know. But one has to think that the Summit is unstable to come up with a answer. To me its not a concern.
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6 minutes ago, darell1976 said:
With the addition of UND the shift is definately towards I-29 and away from Indiana. Unless the MVC implodes and poaches the Summit League, I think we are going to make the conference the most stabilized it's been since the SU's joined.
Sorry Darrell, have to ask what is stable about a 5 team conference?
2 hours ago, SiouxVolley said:Don't think UMKC wants to associate with Dakota schools, which is why they left for the WAC. Conference affiliation with a bunch of Dakotas is looked at very negatively, as we don't have tv sets in numbers or great recruiting. UMKC doesn't see a need to broaden it's awaredness in the Dakotas. Hockey is an exception, which is why Denver stays in the near term.
These are the moves coming up, ImHO.
MVC takes Murray St and ORU.
Horizon takes IPFW and Robert Morris.
OVC takes W Illinois and S Indiana or Lindenwood from DII.
Later, the Horizon takes Omaha and UMKC.
Leaves the 4 Dakotas and Denver
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15 hours ago, bison73 said:
Yeah and you guys are the model of stability.
Compared to the Summit as a whole?
Absolutely!
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37 minutes ago, FSSD said:
These guys look a little professional for the Summit League
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8 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
a pic of a revolving door would be more appropriate.
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Studsrud must get better at connecting on the swing passes and screen passes. He should get better at seeing the whole field rather than locking on to his primary receiver.
He is an outstanding game manager and field general already. Add those elements and the Hawks should go a long ways with the experience that is returning from 2016.
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2 hours ago, bison73 said:
I dont know. But one has to think that the Summit is unstable to come up with a answer. To me its not a concern.
So, you think NDSU will be the next to leave the Summit?
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14 hours ago, bison73 said:
Instead of attempting to derail the conversation, why don't you contribute to it?
What does the Summit do to stabilize in your view Bison73?
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1 hour ago, Yote 53 said:
Honestly, I think our futures lay to the west. I just don't see how there is any other way.
The first phase was getting the Dakota 4 together to stabilize our relationships and also to show other conferences/schools just how committed we all are to athletics, show them the rivalries and the atmospheres that are created when our teams get together. Look at the Summit League Tournament in Sioux Falls, look at the great crowds at our football games.
Now the second phase will begin. Some would say that we could create the NCC 2.0 at the D1 level. Problem is to do that we need more schools, and Mankato, Augie, etc. aren't moving up. So maybe UNC joins us along with WIU. Problem is what is in it for UNC, they've got a good setup in the BSC. Besides, we'd need more than just WIU and UNC, 6 isn't enough. The MVC side of the MVFC is not going to join up with us for an all sports conference, or ever let us in the MVC, so forget about that. So what are the remaining options? I believe it is with the Montanas, EWU, and Idaho. The reason is that conference with those schools, the Dakotas, and DU would instantly be the best FCS conference in the country and a high major conference in basketball. The schools share the same ideals. It's just a good fit. But what would make those Sky schools want to do such a thing? Well, I see the current BSC as having become diluted with some weaker schools. It's not the same BSC as when Boise State and Nevada were there. Joining with the Dakota 4 would hit the reset button on that for the Montanas, etc.
One of 2 things is going to happen, NCC 2.0 or the Big North Conference.
Thank you for your insights, Yote 53. Question now becomes: do the university presidents and the commissioner's office have the same vision and the cajones to pull it off?
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To Yote 53 and jacksfan29...
USD and SDSU are probably the most committed institutions in the Summit. How do you see the Summit surviving? What do you think the plan is to stabilize?
I'm not trolling, but really concerned that UND is moving to a 'convenient travel' conference that has a history of struggling to stay full. Is there a possibility of poaching other D-I schools (whether it is No Colorado, Montanas, etc)? Will the Summit merge with another conference (MVC, WAC)? Are there D-II move-ups (realizing that there is a considerable transition period before they 'count')?
would like to hear your perspectives.
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Listened on iheart radio and have to give Jack Michaels credit for trying to sound enthusiastic throughout the whole game.
UND may have only been behind 10 - 0 after the first quarter, but the thing that I thought was crazy was that the defense had created more turnovers than first downs made by the offense in this first quarter and a half! Even with third string defenders! The offense barely had more yards in the first quarter than the defense had turnovers. It has to be some kind of record. How deflating that has to be for the defense.
gundy1124 for OC