[2025 Recruiting]

Jett Feeney, Sophomore I believe-

Mid season highlights Weeks 1-4 (4-0) 74.7% Completion percentage 294 Passing Yds/Game 21 Tds

Pump up the Stats, pump'm up while Kevin's feet are stomping and the stats are pumping.

[Murray State @ UND 9/28/24]

7 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Bubba ball may rear its ugly head on Saturday again (playing down to opponents level), but hopefully offense shows ongoing improvement and defense is opportunistic, allowing UND to play a complete game for once. No more first half sleep walking exhibitions…

An interesting conversation with an O/C who is currently with the Vandals, and this was a while back, but a similar situation having a game you should win heading into a big game.  I was guessing we wouldn't show much offensively and his response was "show NDSU too many formations and a few new plays you don't even plan on using against them, just to make them prepare for it".  So I guess there are 2 schools of thought on what we want to do/show offensively this week.  

[San Diego @ UND 9/21/24]

3 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

remember when mustard moved from d2 bball to d2 football to the nfl

wonder if TT could've done something like that...

all our te's look like fullbacks and h back which is fine but having a 6'7 or 6'8 guy with good hands at TE would be awesome but i guess fruchte doesn't use the te that much like danny

From many sources - TE U as a team has 4 receptions for 23 yards.  Yeah-Yah!!  I think all the TEs the past 20 years have buyer's remorse.  Block your tail off for 5 years and we'll give you 1 Make-a-Wish Foundation reception on Senior Day.  

[Former Players]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

Bo was open by 15 yatds. Got spun around by the placement of the pass. Should have been an easy TD but your point is still noted.

 

41 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

assuming u mean bo's walk in td route he ran......tommy's trick play throw at nau (last year or the year before) was decently long and got there .1 sec in time and right in the wr's chest

1st drive of 3rd quarter, not a TD.  Not sure it was a blown coverage or if Idaho St. didn't think he could throw it that far.  As a DB it's not unreasonable to over play inside if never seeing a throw over 50 yards coming out of UND the past 4 years.

[Former Players]

16 minutes ago, tnt said:

Time will tell what Romfo becomes, but hearing from Belquist, they are just happy he is a game manager.   At some point if this program wants to compete consistently for championships, they need to find impact players at the QB position, not just managers of the game that won't turn the ball over.  

Romfo had a completion on Saturday that was further than any throws Schuster made in 4 years.  It was 45 yards but from far hash to the sideline, around 53 yards in the air.  Maybe some hope for a few more long balls and more than a game manager??

[San Diego @ UND 9/21/24]

13 minutes ago, AJS said:

San Diego has 3 defensive TD's this year (2 against Poly). This will be their first road game of the year. Preseason 5th in the Coaches poll, coming off a 4-7 record last year. This should not be close. #1 thing I'll be looking for is Romfo improving each week. Starting with cleaning up the handful of easy throws he misses each week. Keep building and stay healthy!

Last season - 

UND 55-7 over Drake

Jacks 70-7 over Drake

NDSU 66-3 over Drake

Drake over San Diego..........25-20.

This game is about us playing at our level.

[San Diego @ UND 9/21/24]

9 hours ago, siouxfan512 said:

Not impressive, unless Joe Protheroe was playing. Greatest FB ever ... should have won the Heisman ... got robbed!

All seriousness, I don't see this as any different than playing against Idaho St. You want to be a top 10 of maybe even top 5 team, you don't just win this game, you win by multiple scores. No disrespect to San Diego, this isn't about them as a team, it is about where we need to be as a team. 

"It's not worth winning if you can't win big!" -Legendary Hawks Coach, Jack Reilly

HA HA!!

3 interceptions(2 pick-sixes) by Cal Poly.......somewhere at the end of a bar sits a fullback that used to pound the rock 48 times for 84 yards per game.  Long Live Smok'n Joe Protheroe!!

SAN DIEGO – Cal Poly's defense returned a fumble for a touchdown and allowed just 13 points, but three interceptions by the Mustangs offense, including two pick-sixes, resulted in the Mustangs falling in their season opener to San Diego Saturday, 27-21.

[Bengals vs Hawks Sept 14, 2024]

13 hours ago, Bengal 6 said:

Wow you are correct ISU has never beaten a team and ruined a season after a big win! I must be the only one that thinks it's possible... me and hero sportsIS UND Going to screw up again? ISU put up over 300 yds on OSU but I forgot UND is way better that OSU, and after the Monatana  game we dont even need to play the rest of the season.

Let's talk about the 44 points you gave up in the 2nd quarter to Utah State or the 56 1st half points vrs Idaho.  Those games had to be hard to watch.  But also last year is Bengals and Griz in a 1 point game in the 4th quarter in a 28-20 loss.  Looks like your boys are a little inconsistent.  

[2024 UND Football]

Lots of eyes on UND football this coming week.  A good team will follow a 2nd half like that and Win this one by 3 scores.  A pretty good performance should Win by 2 scores.  A let down and Win by 1 score.  A Loss is a total meltdown.  We don't know too much about Idaho St. other than 3-8 a year ago.  38-15 Loss vrs Oregon St and 50-10 Win vrs Oregon Western.  The numbers I like are these......vrs Oregon St the Bengals D gave up 362 yards on the ground on 58 carries for an average of 6.2/per.  Our O-line run blocking has been good, RBs good, Romfo running good, Fruechte good (run game).  At some point, like this week, there is plenty of run film on us and teams will adjust and we'll see how we counter.  Good Job UND Football, including the Big Old Dog himself, Bubba.

[Griz vs UND Sept 7]

I want to be the 1st to say it.......F-off Polack.

[Griz vs UND Sept 7]

We could use a 14 minute drive to help our D suck less.

[Griz vs UND Sept 7]

Griz only on pace for 84 points, it's not that bad.......

[Griz vs UND Sept 7]

I guess this is more on the line than most of the previous 37 games.  Other than our GPA it's about all we got......

UND has won 37 straight home openers, last falling in Grand Forks in a home opener in 1986 at the hands of Texas A&M-Kingsville (67-44). That streak — the longest active streak in the country — will be put to an epic test against No. 4 Montana, the national runner-up in 2023.

[UND @ Iowa State 8/31/24]

27 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:

I get it, and I certainly don't have a ton of playin experience, but I'm betting he can sharpen up some of those throws. He may have been in college football or a few years, but how many games has he started? how many game snaps has he taken? how many FBS stadiums has he played in. Tommy certainly makes that TD pass, but I don't think he makes as much happen with his legs. Romfo also had some clutch passes on 3rd down; credit where credit is due.

I'm not looking to be an apologist for Romfo, but one game against Iowa St. is a small sample size. Maybe Jerry would have made a better throw or two, but would he have been able to replicate some  of the positives that Romfo had? I have no clue.

Overall, my post was really just calling out some of the positives and negatives I saw. 

It was an observant post.  On the QB front look at the past 10-15 FCS Champions and their QBs, then look at ours.  It's the most important position in all of sports (other than pitcher in fastpitch softball maybe) and we are failing, if you'd like to be in the Semi-Finals/Finals of FCS.  

[UND @ Iowa State 8/31/24]

53 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:

I guess I haven't seen anyone calling this a win or a moral victory; maybe there have been some. For me, I was just surprised with some of the positive takeaways:

-O line was far better than I expected given the losses.

-Run game is deep. Z is fun to watch and I'd like to see Seidel get some more touches.

-LB play was good; Rucker was noticeable.

-D played much better than I was expecting. Holding down the run and forcing some punts. We gave up 21 points (or more) 8 times last year (to FCS schools) ... 9 with the Boise loss (which was ugly). 

 

Obviously there were some glaring issues as well:

-A few of Romfo's passes; the missed TD pass to Nate D. But lets let the kid settle in a bit.

-Kicking - Can't be missing some of these FGs or sending kick offs out of bounds.

-Pass protection - I'm sure this will get better, but I was actually impressed with the coverage on the first play. Safeties were all over that guy; no clue how he reeled it in.

-D line needs to get more pressure on the QB.

 

Montana should get a more well rounded picture of where this team sits, and I'll be interested to see how Iowa St does moving forward as well.

Settled??  It's his 4th year of college football.  He just Won the starting job.  I think a corner route should be in his wheelhouse.

[UND @ Iowa State 8/31/24]

1 minute ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Better than I expected.

Not a complete embarrassment.  3 points sucks on O but misleading because if the O didn't control time of possession ISU would have put up 40-50 on us.

[UND @ Iowa State 8/31/24]

Hopefully Seidl doesn't receive $100,000 offer after this season.  His athleticism is pretty special.

[UND @ Iowa State 8/31/24]

2 minutes ago, cowboys5xsbs said:

Wow that hurts

 

1 minute ago, fightingsioux4life said:

I suppose it's take a knee time.

 

2 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Well, that was fun while it lasted. 

 

2 minutes ago, HoopsFan03 said:

That was quick again

.....that's what she said!!

[UND @ Iowa State 8/31/24]

Just now, SiouxBoys said:

Have to take the points here

4th and 2 or under then a different story.

[UND @ Iowa State 8/31/24]

4th and 4 take the 3??

[UND @ Iowa State 8/31/24]

Iowa St can't stop our run with their 3 man front........but they adjusted.

[UND @ Iowa State 8/31/24]

Uff da.....

[2024 Non-UND FCS Thread]

29 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

NDSU scores a TD on that opening drive and it's a different tone game. 

And the other way.......if CU doesn't throw one off the back of a leg of a player laying down in the end zone right into the arms of a Bison player (the Bison way) probably a tougher hill to climb.

[2024 UND Football]

On 8/24/2024 at 11:04 AM, MinnDak said:

I think Quincy should play in this situation some. Maybe a grinding drive or two or end of half type offense. He’s such a man when he’s in there and his short yard plays are so devastating for the other team. Plus the other team will have to practice  for his plays. How does a defense adjust for Romfo and Quincy? That’s an interesting concept. Does he ever throw deep in practice still? 

With a bit of a chuckle and then tossing our O-lineman out of the way??  I love the optimism but I can't get there with this team and staff.

[2024 Non-UND FCS Thread]

5 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

3rd qr code....GPA?

I think social media is 3rd qr code, then GPA prolly 4th.