Dustin

I am not saying they are, I have just been led to believe they are. Maybe it's all coachspeak. I don't take Bubba for that kind of guy, but I don't know him personally, so he could be a terrible coach for all I know...

So when a coach (or coaches) preach discipline (which I am led to believe they do), and then undisciplined actions result in a game, is that on a coach or a player? I am not trying to sound condescending, if it comes across that way. I am legitimately wanting to know the answer to that question. In a different example, if a parent preaches to their child not to get involved in drugs, or bullying, or whatever, but yet the kid does anyway, is that bad parenting? Maybe the way it's approached is wrong? So maybe a different coach could approach this differently and therefore be more effective. I could see in that case that a different coach could/would make a difference in the player(s). If the coach did nothing, that would be a coaching problem. But if the coach is actively trying to change the situation, and it's not working, wouldn't that be the players' problem? At some point the person causing the harm has to be held accountable.

Hadn’t considered them, but you make a Good case.

So are we recruiting kids that can’t be coached, or can’t our coaches coach our recruits? I feel like recruiting has taken a good direction, especially the last couple classes. So what gives?

get the O-line in line, and things will get better. No more penalties. Protect the quarterback. Open the holes for our dynamic running backs. And for God’s sake, move the chains and keep the defense off the field.

I think Bubba probably should retire to save face. Not sure who should be his successor, though. Danny was heir apparent, but now…

Huge opportunity lost today.

Looks like the Valley is for NDSU to lose. Same old $—t.

Kelly Howe called it after the Drake game. There’s something off with the offense. At that point, they had a bye week to fix it. Now we’re at back to back losses because the offense can’t put together enough drives to rest the defense, who are playing well, but playing tired.

We’ve been winning some recruiting battles. Are we a year or two away? Or is it just not gonna happen under this regime?

I know you were preaching this pretty hard last year, and most, including me, weren’t having it. You may be right though. Is Feeney that program changing QB?

I mean, we still can go 8-3. But the O needs to get it figured out. Sophomore slump, I guess.

So, where do we go from here? Have our coaches lost their players?

Our defense is not bad, but they get gassed by the later stages of the 4th quarter. Happened in all of our losses. But when the offense can’t give you a break…

I waited for a defensive or special teams score to bail out the offense last week and it never came. Hope this week is different.

That one hurts. Glad we got the points, but we might not have a chance to sniff the end zone again.

Probably too much to overcome now.

Didn’t think we would surrender points there. Shoot.

We have a few super seniors. I would think one of them.

Pretty much.

Is something wrong with Stage?

Well, at least we got 3.

As I was typing asking whether Smith had been in the game, he came in, but we didn’t use him.

Sounds like we are all pretty much on the same page - UND wins by about a touchdown +/- a field goal.

Someone else mentioned that as well. I agree.