Dustin

In all likelihood, you'd need to be a top-4 seed to host two home playoff games, unless there were an upset. I highly doubt that could happen this year, so it'd still be play one at home, and then go on the road.

I'm pretty sure we would be able to bid our way to a first round home playoff game.

Contemplating whether a top 8 seed is even something we would want this year. Top 8 seeds get a bye the first weekend of the playoff. Since our scheduled bye is the last week of the regular season, would be want two weeks off before playing a playoff football game? I would think we'd like to use our bye week to get ready for the first playoff game, get rested, get healthy, and then put a on a good performance in playoff game number 1 to get back in the swing of things, and then be all primed for a what would surely would be a tough playoff game number 2, which could possibly be against the Bison.

Even at 8-3, UND is guaranteed a better record than Illinois St. (currently #23 at 2-4), and no worse than tied with Northern Iowa (currently #11 at 2-3), so I would tend to agree that we shouldn't have to worry about being 8-3. 9-2 is better though!

Found it now. Couldn't see the link at first.

Any game highlights anywhere?

UND basically has to treat every game as if the season is on the line, because in a sense it is. An eastern Washington loss will have to happen if UND is to get the auto bid, otherwise the tie breaker is the sagarin poll. The best chance for an EWU loss appears to be in a three game stretch against Montana St., Montana, and Cal Poly. Cal Poly game is in SLO, and a win by CP would do wonders for UND, provided UND does its part.

Making my first game of the year this Saturday, and maybe bringing the wife.

Lots of good things, the combination of which led to a drubbing of a team that, on paper, were supposed to drub. Kudos to the coaches and players for making that happen. With that being said, there is plenty of room for improvement in certain areas, namely place kicking (although he did come back to make all the remaining kicks after missing the first two), kick returns, penalties, and fumbles. Clean those areas up, and we are a contender. #daybyday #leavenodoubt

For being undefeated in conference play (until tonight), Sacramento state didn't have any hitters that scared me. I'm guessing we'll have scarier teams than that as the season rolls on.

She's wearing the warm up jacket and not playing tonight either.

Would love if every word of this came true!!!

I definitely wasn't hating on Baukol, if that's how it came across. I fully believe UND is lucky to have him.

My huge Bison fan co-worker says that the strength and conditioning of NDSU has allowed them to stay fresh late in games, whereas their opponents are wore down. I hope Baukol is doing the same for UND players. I think that is about as crucial as it gets - who can outlast who.

to me, not winning this game would show a lack of growth in the program - it would be the third year in a row with a big mid-season disappointment. But I hope that the coaches are preparing for every game like it's the last chance they have at saving the season. Need that urgency there every time.

What is the Big Sky football tiebreaker for conference champ when the teams haven't played each other? Thinking ahead if both UND and EWO go 8-0.

Mariucci Arena

Wouldn't mind if you kept it up until I can get to a tv.

It would do wonders for the confidence of the fans, too. I remember last year's Cal Poly game was suppose to be a chess match of offense vs. defense, but we rolled 'em both departments. That was the best game of the season, AFAIC.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/4125392-area-notebook-hart-leaving-mark-cardinals-record-book I hope she's following in the footsteps of sister McKenzie and coming to play VB for UND. Anybody know her intentions?

This thread is my only access to the game. Is it over? If so, final score?

Lots of talk about the O-line. I think the difference between the line of late last year and early this year can be summed up in two words: Elijah Grady. Our run game would be much more effective with him bowling over defenders. Too bad it didn't work out. And thus can solved in three words:. Next man up.

It would have been more embarrassing to lose the game by trying to tie, than lose trying to win.

The biggest accolade the team can do for itself is to win this game with flashes of offense and stifling defense - keep a big crowd excited for the game, and then keep 'em excited for the season. I unfortunately was planning to go, but got called in a different direction, but I should be able to watch on TV.

I had a dream that I was Keaton studsrud and I (as Keaton) scored a fourth quarter touchdown from the goal line to put us up 33-17. And then after the game, I (as Dustin, the fan watching at home) turned to ESPN and saw our game score scroll across the bottom and we win 30-2. So hopefully one of those scores is right!