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You just have to wonder if lakes is in New York or somewhere lobbying for the Bizun to be invited to the Big East

Tell that to Iowa / Iowa State and Florida / Florida State

Now that there is funny. I don't care who you are.

I know this will irk the Bison posters & trolls, but the Summit is still not a destination conference. Yes, the Missouri Valley is a destination mid major conference, but the MVFC has not invited UND. The Big Sky, on the other hand is very stable. Yes, the addition of a hockey rival to the Summit does make it a little more desirable, and familiar old rivals of the days when some of us were students are appealing, BUT the Big Sky was always a dream, and now it's a dream fulfilled. I say the Sky is the best place for UND.

Would Kelley/Faison open up the wallets enough to bring someone from Notre Dame's D staff (like the D line coach) in as head coach? That goal line stand against USC was pretty impressive! Disclaimer: Since Mussman has not been relieved of his duties nor resigned yet, I think its probably safe to say he will be back in 2013.

So Geaux... You are more connected than I am; and definitely more observant... What is the coaching staff's heartburn with Hendrickson? Why didn't he get playing time last year (2011)? I sure thought he was impressive when he had an opportunity on game day this year.

it's ok by me. Either way, UND had a couple of good options, just want to stir the pot a bit Hanson put up some of the best QB numbers UND has had in the short time he was able to play here, however, Hendrickson had a pretty darn good first half of the year too. Guess we can understand why Joey Bradley left.

This ^^^^^^^^^^ is the bottom line - UND lost its identity and is losing its rivals. NDSU went to D-I before UND and is in a conference that doesn't include UND. Now Minnesota and Wisconsin are moving to a hockey conference that doesn't include UND. While happy that UND is in the Big Sky, its disheartening not having regular games with NDSU in football. Not as happy with the NCHC (yet) but that conference has not even begun, so who knows at this point how it will all work out. However, will definitely mourn the loss of the Sioux-Gopher hockey rivalry as much as the loss of the Sioux-Bison rivalry and the Fighting Sioux name. Being a Fighting Sioux fan has been difficult for all the losses the past few years.

History will give the Griz the benefit of the doubt, just like Northern Iowa this year.

Yep. This conference realignment is good stuff, isn't it? UND will have to build new rivalries with DU, UMD instead of Minnesota & Wisconsin, and Montana State & Montana instead of NDSU & South Dakota. Same could happen with Kansas & K State if B1G goes after KU to get to 16 teams. Or how about Texas & Texas A&M?

bottom line: some here were still in favor of giving Mussman more time to produce winning teams, myself included. The decision on the 4th and 1 just broke the camel's back. How can you not kick the field goal? 51 yards into a gentle breeze at 4000' above sea level! If Miller is 100% from 40-49 yards at lower elevations, how can you not go for the field goal? Was the plan to kick it as the clock runs out? If Mussman had said in the post game interview that he wanted to keep the ball out of Northern Colorado's hands by kicking it at the end of the game, that would have been a reason. At least know why you gave up at least a 50-50 chance of winning the game. A huge part of being a head coach is the ability to make in-game decisions and adapt to the situation in front of you. Don't blame that one on the defensive coordinator. That was not Mannasau's decision.

Agreed. Still on the Bob Nielson bandwagon - 2 National Championships at Minnesota Duluth. For you Bubba fans -he did not close the deal. Had good teams, but no national championships.

T-22 with 69 points. 1 bad week, never got them all correct either. Looks like UNDBIZ has the SS bragging rights - 4th. 1 pt behind the winners. Agree it was fun and got me following the whole conference all year.

No, the flags on the scoreboard looked like there was a slight breeze from behind for that kick.

Yeah, Faison left such a great legacy at New Mexico State, didn't he?

Something just came to mind... With about 2:18 left in the 4th quarter, Jackson caught a pass on the left sideline and ran out of bounds. The radio (AmericaONE) announcers said the clock did not stop! The next play started with less than 2 minutes left in the game. Did that really happen? How is it that UND's coaches didn't catch it? Whose responsibility is it to make sure homer time clock operators are honest? Would the extra 25 seconds make a difference?

Copied from Fire Muss thread: Knowing this is a little, but only a little, off topic ... Why didn't Hendrickson get more starts when UND stalled in the last half of the season? Seems to me his numbers were better than Hanson. At least the won-lost record was, but not going to go back and analyze the passing stats or yards per game totals for the team. Hendrickson added that extra dimension to the game that kept the defenses off balance. Seems like another 'mid game' correction that Mussman is unwilling or unable to make when his game plan wasn't working.

Knowing this is a little, but only a little, off topic ... Why didn't Hendrickson get more starts when UND stalled in the last half of the season? Seems to me his numbers were better than Hanson. At least the won-lost record was, but not going to go back and analyze the passing stats or yards per game totals for the team. Hendrickson added that extra dimension to the game that kept the defenses off balance. Seems like another 'mid game' correction that Mussman is unwilling or unable to make when his game plan wasn't working.

NO, you kick the frickin' field goal. Your kicker hit the same one last year! And quite a few others...

+ $100,000

1 more yard... Clock still running... What good would that have been? Would have had to spike it and still kick a field goal. Mussman must not be retained

Only one thing to say about this season's coaching ... Better than joe Glenn did this year It's time to get off the pot

Sad

Just throw it to the right side of the field. Mackey will give you all the yards you want. UND 27. UNC 28.