gundy1124

When 1st down gets 7-8 yards I like it when teams hit the tempo button and slam a quick play or two for a 1st down. If an OC continues to like his personnel match up no need to slow things down.

I am sure we'll have a few quick 3 and outs but the good teams/offenses don't have many. With Mussman, we also had the slowest linebackers and cornerbacks/safeties since the 60's. We went to battle with some terrible football players.

I agree this could be our best team under Bubba. Instead of opposing defenses calling out our plays our QB, Kett, will now be making calls and decisions to expose weaknesses in the defense. This instantly makes the team better in measurable ways, but also mentally. We need to build the offense and confidence throughout the year, not drive it into the ground to lay an epic egg in the last game of the year.

And to be fair for it's been a few bad apples per year but 20+ good kids!!

A little history on Drake vrs "like kind' opponents. 2015- UND 21/Drake 18 Yotes 52/Drake 0 2016- Jacks 56/Drake 28 2017- Yotes 77/Drake 7 Jacks 51/Drake 10 2018- Griz 48/Drake 16 Iowa St 27/Drake 24 (this game was a torrential down pour and mud fest, FYI) Average of 5 games in bold 56.8 points vrs Drake 12.2 47.42 vrs 14.71 considering a Rudy offense and a mud bowl. 2019 - If we don't score in the 40's I'll be a little worried.

I like the analysis, fresh thought. Does it mean anything......perhaps a little in that we seem a little snake bitten regardless of it's the 1st commit, last commit, JUCO, or latest FBS dud. We've had tribal sweat tents, drug dealers, Canadian snow flakes, JUCO guys not even arriving in GF, depression, jonny jumpers, adderall, broken hearts missing girl friends, elevated number of injuries, pot smokers(pot more important than FB), etc. We need to catch a frickin break and have that knock out recruiting class!!

Dalton Gee, right, didn't see him on the roster. I just refreshed my hudl memory of him. He needs to take a jump to play at this level. I hope he can!!

The RB situation isn't good after this year. The 3 guys listed at RB are all Seniors. Gordon/JJ/Teddy. Mckinney/Griebel(listed as WRs) and Skokna(incoming true Fresh) need some work this year for sure at RB and between these 3, none are going to provide a blitz pick-up. Too bad London was such a loser coming from the Gophers. He could of helped if not such a d-bag.

That too at outside backer. We have historically dropped a safety down to OLB, like with Palmborg. I thought I heard MVJ, listed at 6'3" and 200 lbs. but our roster weights have as much credibility as the Mueller Report(today's clown show).

We are pretty deep at LB. Verde got another year and Haas is back and those 2 aren't even starting. Although Haas could make that leap to starter. Cam is solid, too, behind Noah and Donnell at inside. That's a solid 7 players with Jade and Jaxon. We have a few others that should emerge but going into camp a very solid 7 of 8 for a 2 deep.

I've only been wrong 1.5 times in 5 years......I don't want to relive those moments.

That's the old way of looking at things and assumes the offense is based on complexity, checks at the line, multiple blocking schemes, and a schematic philosophy(must pound the rock), etc. If our QB can count to either 6,7, or 8 (players in the box) we will take the best match-up that play. Kett can count to 8, I believe in him!! I think you're dead wrong and we roll from the start. But the tricky part is not showing too much but still pounding Drake in week #1. In week #2, the tricky part is NDSU is really good, so many of the best offenses struggle with them. Week #3 and on no reason we shouldn't be rolling. #my2cents

Your information sucks, then. It was dirty and I don't think anyone disagreed after watching it multiple times. I could say we owe them a snapped leg but even I can't wish that upon any football player.

The Clive George injury hurt a lot, too. Another player that could of survived by knowing his limits and role within the team. Clive could gut a team deep or with any open space......leave the tough yards for the RB's. I think Cam was a freak accident. And of course Conner Wentz had his cheap shot of a lifetime on another safety, 3rd game of the year, Zach Arnell. Thanks Conner!!

Ott made a fairly sharp cut, but not unreasonable. Palmborg simply tried to do something no knee could withstand.....he jumped 3 feet high and 10 feet long and upon landing thought a 90 degree cut was going to work. I put that one on the player.

We 'knew' the feeling........even worse that our past style of play wasn't successful.

I am floored right now by your comments. Don't give up hope, Hedberg will probably jump on Sioux Sports in the coming weeks and realize we are committing North Dakota kids that should be in his back pocket!!

OK Jonny Opposite.

Definitely some truth to that. Everyone remembers the kid in 7th grade that was 6' and 200 lbs killing kids on the football field.......me neither!!

So we were wrong, and other schools were right. Coming in with an ACL injury, leaving with the other knee blown, he gave it a roll of the dice, hopefully no regrets for the kid!!

These 2020 kids have over 2 years from now before they are expected to contribute. (180lbs. in 2 years is plausible at 5'11") We are following along with the trend of early signings and it's a necessary evil but I'd sure like to watch kids play their SR year in high school before some final judgements are made.

I am expecting bison73 to drink a lot of beer this extended weekend and hypothesize around the bon fire then spit some mad game next week. He seems burnt out on his last post.

Caffeine is a banned substance by the NCAA. A urinary caffeine concentration exceeding 15 micrograms per milliliter (corresponding to ingesting about 500 milligrams, the equivalent of six to eight cups of brewed coffee, two to three hours before competition) results in a positive drug test. 1st off, I believe they test after the game and give a player 1 hour to report. The body for a player is at a high level of activity for 4 hours warm-up and game time plus another hour cool down is going to metabolize caffeine pretty quickly and for the normal Joe caffeine has a half life of 6 hours. 1 cup of coffee has the equivalent caffeine of 2 Mountain Dews.......not a scientist here but guessing with lag time, metabolism, etc., about 20 Mountain Dews will give you a positive test per NCAA. So we have the 20 Mountain Dew Theory floating around by the SU guys, probably as believable at the Ben Newman gets paid for his speeches theory!!

Clemson might want to invest a few more resources into their internal testing program......

They don't bring in an outside guy to provide caffeine......that's silly!! We just differ, that's fine. I am not trying to call anyone a liar, especially the Robbins, who seem like the biggest victim.