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    Northern Arizona @ UND 9/9/2023

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    43 minutes ago, Sioux94 said:

    I'm excited for another game to see how the team performs against a little step up in competition, and then an even bigger step up the following week. 

     I agree.  I think we'll be able to learn a lot about the season as a whole from this game.  The people on here seem to be in agreement that UND should win this game, but by how much and in what fashion seems to be biggest debatable points.

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    Northern Arizona @ UND 9/9/2023

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    16 minutes ago, UND08 said:

    There are two camps a person can be at with this one:

    One is the historical camp:  If you look at the intricacies of "Bubba Ball", then this game will likely be close, as that's just how these types of games tend to go.  We typically get a bump in "Bubba Ball" games playing at home...and on Potato Bowl the crowd should be into it.  34-31 would be a decent prediction given our offensive strengths/defensive weaknesses.

    The other camp is the "Great Expectations" camp:  This team is better up front on both sides of the ball than it has been in a bit, and our offense has the ability to score points on anyone.  We may not have sacked the Drake QB this weekend, but he was running for his life quite a bit.  I'd like to see us hit a couple big plays down the field...I feel like we can...and we should be able to do that.  With an amped up crowd at home that should only help our defense.  41-24 with NAU scoring a late TD would be appropriate here.

    I find myself much closer to the "Great Expectations" camp than the historical.  There's nothing wrong with thinking this year we take the next step.  Hell I've heard more talk about that this year from the team and media than I have in quite some time.  A clean, definitive win is what should be expected if we are going to make that happen...and I think we will get it done this weekend!  34-24...late TD for NAU making it look closer than the game is.

    First off, I do believe UND will win, but what will be interesting is to see how they do it.

    34-31 is a win, but I would have serious trepidation about the direction of the defense.  The offense can win shootouts, but I feel you shouldn't have to against NAU.  But it is a win.  Learn (if possible) and move on.

    41-24 (or even something like 34-17) is my bar for UND winning this game and doing so they way they should.  17 points is sort of my breakeven point for how I will perceive the win.

    Winning by 21+ is my "great expectations" point differential.  Defense holding NAU to 14 would be a welcome sign and give us a lot to be excited for as we head into the crucial month mid-Sept. to mid-Oct.

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    2023 Season (Tupac Era)

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    6 hours ago, SiouxFan100 said:

    Our record is 1-5 with six sets won in six matches (3 sets came in the match we won).

    It is early but early for all teams. We are experimenting with line ups but I suspect most teams are experimenting with line ups. We may be down a player or two but not the start I was expecting and hoping for.

    I am trying not to read too much into our start with back to back road tournaments. Hopefully getting home this weekend, along with lessons learned from the road, will get us more notches in the win column. 

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    2023 Football Season

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    At what point does a win become big?  I mean, we could win the FCS championship and people would start saying, “well, it’s not like it was when James Madison and Sam Houston State were around.”  Just need wins, period, regardless of how big they are perceived. That said, there are 3 opportunities to get “big wins “ this year, and everyone knows which ones they are. 

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    Drake vs UND 9/2/23

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    8 minutes ago, Tangolou said:

    The Good, Bad and the Ugly. Start with the good. RB Z looked really good, even before his second half run. If he learns to be patient behind his linemen, he will be very good. Feeney also looked good. It doesn't seem like it would be a train wreck if Schuster went down. Good on him for sticking with it. The Bad. Defense looked no different than last years horror show. None of the front 7 can beat their man one on one. Only pressure comes from sellout blitzes. The Ugly. Kicking is plain terrible. From field goals to extra points to kickoffs. Nothing more to say about that.

    hopefully some of the bad and ugly things are a one game deal. 

    Drake vs UND 9/2/23

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    1 hour ago, AJS said:

    Final score was solid. Not sure what to make of this game.

    Wasn’t overly impressed during several times, but like you said, the score is solid. Would have liked to see a more dominating defense and better special teams. I couldn’t really tell this was a different team from 2022.  Hope that changes next week. 

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