Sioux94

What about Cloyd, has he been playing some and just not getting any balls thrown to him (like our other TE's haven't)? At this point has it been a waste of pulling a redshirt?

I agree with you on the worrying about having that much time off and being rusty. A few weeks ago I was thinking perfect scenario would be to play a first round game at home against Western Illinois. We'd get one week off due to our regular bye week, and then a home game that would be winnable (not that we couldn't lose) and get that first coveted playoff win to check off that box. However if we end up 9th and end up having to go to SDSU or Montana in the first round that would totally blow. So at this point I'm all for getting a bye and guaranteed home game. The rust would be a bit of a concern for me but we'd have to deal with it. I had the same thoughts of you and that we might come out and look like we did at Stony Brook after being off that long, and Studs would be off target etc.. However I think at the beginning of the year Studs just may not have had deep down trust in the OL and even when he wasn't hurried may have hurried some easy throws. We've seen though that our team seems to go based upon how the OL plays. Given that extra time to rest and get the OL to 100% full strength would be nice, Stanley would hopefully be back then as well and as a team we'd likely be almost 100% healthy other than Clive. Rudy would have some time to maybe put in a new or special play as a wrinkle in the offense.

That will be awesome if Studs is able to play this week, even if he is only 85-90%. Just need a pretty clean efficient game from the QB without turning the ball over. I'm really starting to get excited for this game, especially hearing that there is a decent shot we get a seed for the playoffs if we win!

Yep that was a good one!!!

I liked the bracket a few weeks ago that had us playing Western Illinois at home in the first round. One bye week at the end of the regular season for some rest and a winnable home game to get that first playoff win. However if we end up 9th or 10th and have to go to SDSU or Montana that totally blows. Given that I'm hoping we can get a seed, get a nice rest and deal with potential rust and get a home game.

Who would have thought at the end of the 3rd quarter against South Dakota, that we would be 8-2.

If Studs is 100% I expect to win next week. If Bartels plays it's likely going to be a very close game. I'll still be expecting to win it, but it's not going to be easy. Actually even if Studs plays it's probably going to be a pretty close game. NAU is playing some really good football right now.

NAU up 33-20 at Weber State with 4 minutes left.........will be a big game next Saturday, and a very tough one.

Yes that was the final score.

Was kind of funny listening to the announcers after they thought the mic was off. The one guy said 10 straight wins in the conference for UND going back to last year, and the other guy said.......they're a solid team. The Sacramento announcers were also saying how good we looked. Hopefully the committee will be able to see some of those same things.

It sure would have been nice if that call wasn't over turned as a 30-7 win would have looked a little better. However I will take the win.....we are in!!

Ugh...this isn't over yet.

WOOHOO!!!

Don't give up any big or crazy plays in the 4th and we should be in good shape!

I agree, I'm ok keeping him in there. He's definitely not a great QB but I think he has confidence and experience, and I think he can make a couple timely throws and manage the game to a win today. That is all we need.

How big is the crowd? Are they all standing up the whole time their team is on defense and yelling?

Let's hope.

No pressure at all when we only rush four, their QB has all damn day.

Yes, all you guys wanting us to throw more and throw at the goal line, there you go.

Haha what did I just say! Norberg would get his carry.

Settle down guys, Norberg will get his dive run today sometime trust me, we are only mid way through the 2nd quarter.

I was too

I'm ok with the play calling so far, except for that series of plays when we had 1st and goal at the 5...that was ugly.

You mean down to the level of a 5-3 team, when we are on the road with our backup QB? Honestly I just want to win, even if it's by 1 point this week.

How so? Or is that just the token announcer sucks comment that every Big Sky teams fans say when watching a road game.