The OC's play calling was an absolute embarrassment and has massively regressed from the start of the season. He needs to go.
What the hell has happened to our tight ends? Do intermediate routes exist anymore? Do we have any other run plays in the arsenal, or only WR in motion and then up the gut?
This is just the smell test from me, so maybe this isn't actually the case. But yesterday it seemed UND had about five different plays. It was a JV brand of football.
This is why Bison fans don't give a !@#$ about this game. They stomp us regularly, minus one anomaly. It's pathetic. UND isn't even competitive.
And his play was just as dirty as his look. Every time I followed him, he was doing something egregious. I know it's complete bias, but the officials always seem to let SU get away with more than other teams. And then throw flags when their bench bitches.
I was at the game and want to give a quick shout out to the Aggie fans. That was a fun atmosphere and they were very respectful.
I agree with Midwestern Hawk; Danny comes out with a smokin' game plan, then falls apart once the other team adjusts....if that's what they did. We completely abandoned what got us up 21-7 in the first quarter. Where was Quincy? He's so effective when he's in. We need to use him more than 2-3 plays per game. Our offense has the weapons. That's not in question.
The glaring concern is our defense. We gave up an enormous amount of yards and were out of position all night. I can't get over the angle our DB took on the TD they stacked the receivers. There were several plays of that nature.
Overall, we have a good team that could have easily flipped that score. We really beat ourselves. But I do have to give USU a lot of credit. They played exactly how I wish UND would....all out, as if every game is for the title. Their team energy was palpable.
Utah State brought in a pile of transfers, but they looked like cohesive offensive and defensive units against Washington St. Their high tempo offense has potential to give UND fits, but hopefully UND has the answer.
UND will have to play a solid game, but so will Utah State. I give them the home field edge, but I will be there to do my part in neutralizing it.