[2016 Season]

5 hours ago, Kap said:

Who appointed you team and school spokesman? 

Stupid? Yes. 1st 21 yr old to do this? No. Last? No. 

What is it like to have gone thru life without doing something stupid?

What?  We are all pure as the wind driven snow......

From what I know Josh is a tremendous person and teammate.  Pure speculation, this is a drunken night he will never forgive himself for.  I am guessing the coaches and teammates will after sitting 1 game. 

 

[Game day: UND @ UNC 1PM]

2 minutes ago, Tangolou said:

What kind of deer stand can you watch a football game? Must not be bow hunting, I think i'm pushing it if I just check scores.

 

Open air today.  None of that enclosed crap.  Volume very low, probably not real effective hunting during the game, didn't care with the W. We had a little too much Hawk up front and their skill guys were nothing we couldn't handle.  Serious hunting tomorrow, with odd-6.

[Game day: UND @ UNC 1PM]

6 hours ago, Finn flick said:

Was anyone else able to get Eversport? I have not.  Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I watched the whole game from my phone in the deer stand.  Only chewed up 3 gigs, perfect reception, announcers were good, saw 3 does after the game, nothing chasing today.

[Fighting Hawks vs Bears prediction]

18-17 good guys, team effort.

[Bracketology]

10 minutes ago, Hambone said:

Committee's initial top 10

1. Jacksonville St
2. Sam Houston St
3. Eastern Washington
4. North Dakota St
5. James Madison
6. The Citadel
7. Richmond
8. Chattanooga
9. Charleston Southern
10. Central Arkansas

Bison could have an away playoff game.........doubt it.

[The All Important Polls]

3 hours ago, dmksioux said:

Celebration Bowl

Kinda like Happy Festivus, for the rest of us.

[2016 Attendance]

8 minutes ago, Sioux_FF said:

I don't think the start time will affect tailgating in any way.   You could have midnight games and the same folks will be out there hours before.  If you want to tailgate, you find a way to make it.  I bet most folks that currently come 30 to 90 minutes before a 1 pm start will still do that for a 2:30, 4:00 or 7 pm game.

Any people that can't make 1:00 pm games due to work or other conflicts will be offset by people working later in the day or having evening conflicts and being unable to make a 4 pm or 7 pm game.  For 15 years, I have about a 5 hour round trip for games and I preferred the early start.   I did miss an evening games over that time, not wanting to stay over or get home past midnight. 

I think the worst thing UND can do is have 3 different start times for the 5 or 6 home games in a season.  Like Bubba, I prefer Saturday afternoon football

 

I respectfully disagree -

It would make a difference coming from Fargo, with kids, with friends that all have kids.  It's tough getting 30 people organized and up to GF for ample tailgating when 15 are little rugrats.  We start at 8:00 just to leave by 9:30, get set up by 11:00, barely have enough time to grill out and slam a couple beers.  I would love anything later than 1:00.

 

 

[Future Schedules]

1 hour ago, UNDBIZ said:

They just announced the UW game has been moved back a week in 2018, so it's looking solid again.  UW pushed their game against Nevada to a future season instead.

 

Good news......??  They are really good of late.

[Teddy Bear Look A Likes]

Zach Wilkinson and Bitter Beer Face

[Bracketology]

21 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:

Won't outbid Montana. Might not outbid SDSU. But there is zero reason that we still shouldn't be able to outbid and host Western Ill. 

Question .... IF, and its a big if, UND is able to position themselves for a seed, with 2 more wins, and probably some help, how does that affect the bidding process? Do they still need to place a competitive bid, as though they will not be seeded and wait to see?

In theory, we can outbid Montana with private funds.  But yes, Montana will bid high.  With us in the picture, these other schools are not real excited about the open bid process.

[Teddy Bear Look A Likes]

19 hours ago, UNDBIZ said:

  Jacob Knipp

 Sunshine (Remember the Titans) +   Jack McBrayer

I would like to add Jimmy MacElroy-

[Defense Wins Championships!]

3 hours ago, siouxperfanman said:

Run defense is definitely key, forces opponents to pass and Reyes is doing a very good job of reading the QB and sneaking interceptions in there. That being said, some of the pass coverage is iffy, but improved from last year- that is what matters. Improvement.

I wonder if we are giving T - Steps enough credit this year with the improved secondary play?  

[Repeat against the Bears!! UND @ UNC]

3 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

This is the silver lining this week.  Their D should be bad enough that we can just grind them to dust..... should.

I am not as optimistic.  2 average defenses just gave us a lot of trouble offensively.  Studsrud is day to day and the Bears didn't like the beating behind the wood shed last year.  Plus, the Bears are passing effectively and if we don't kick out of bounds they probably run it back.  They need to win out to be relevant.  I hope our guys know we need a really good game to win this week. 

[Weber State Game Day]

2 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:

Perhaps from the 2 yard line, instead of bootlegging Studs.....

Nailed it!!

[Weber State Game Day]

10 minutes ago, Wildfan said:

Do we ever line Brady up at FB? Allow him to make a hole, and sometimes hand to him on FB run? Make the defense acknowledge both guys

Not Brady, but Norberg has had some good runs and opportunities.  Someone with high authority said Weber didn't give us a sniff with that play all game.  That's why we didn't run it.  I still would of liked to see it tried 1 time........

[2016 Attendance]

18 minutes ago, iluvdebbies said:

I see  a rant coming your way....

Likely - I really really like play-off hockey, NCAA, if UND is playing.  Sudden Death, everything on the line - 

[2016 Attendance]

Sorry, I love UND, but hockey actually bores me sometimes.  Serious, what can happen that is exciting??  1)score 2)check 3)save 4)almost score?  The rules are such that they can't fight, just act like tough guys.  So I really think this argument is personal preference.

Football has so many more roller coaster moments in a game or even a play, like running into the endzone.....then fumbling (Oliveira).  Like getting a pass intercepted, then saved by penalty, or Cal Poly driving and Hunt picks them off (didn't see that coming) Stanley's mega-stiff arm on the sideline running into endzone, literally a combination of 50 things can go right or wrong any play.  Plus, each game in college football is huge....  You can't go get swept in a weekend series and have that mean nothing as far as your play-off run. 

and I am not a football only, even adopted a Force Player this year and trying not to 'Force' UND on him too much.  I did bring 6 Force players to UND/Bemidji, they were in Awe!!

[Bartels or Heidelbaugh?]

I think they rotate until someone gets a 'hot hand'.  I am 50/50 on Keaton being able to play on Saturday.  Regardless, he won't take many reps in practice this week.

[Weber State Game Day]

Demun isn't close to Clive, someone asked earlier.

We might have to accept that our O-line can't be dominate against average talent with 8 and 9 in the box.  Cal Poly is a 'read' defense and that is great for us.  Attacking defenses give us fits!!  We need an adjustment.  Paging Rudy----

One more point, our players said Weber St. was legit, talented and well coached.

[Weber State Game Day]

21 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

One receiver would transform the offense into a juggernaut? Not buying it.

It can, I lived it before, Martey Jenkins was his name. Clive was close to that because he could get himself open on almost any play.  Then, 3rd down conversions increase, the field is stretched, can't put 8 in the box without giving up a shitburger or 2 over the top for TDs.  

[North Dakota v. Weber St.]

10 minutes ago, mj23 said:

Yeah likely SDSU, idk what i was smoking stating Montana but you got my point anyway.  I hate how they set up the seeding.  There is absolutely no reason any of the top teams should face each other early.  I would love to see some east coast teams being played against Montana, UND, SDSU, UNI etc instead of playing each other every year in the first or 2nd round.  I think SDSU has had some serious title contenders in the past few years but they always ended up playing in Fargo while some crappy east coast teams coast against lesser competition.  I could be bias but whatever.

1986 Bison vrs. Coyotes in the National Championship game, DII days.  The NCAA didn't like this very much as the NCC ended up with 2 conference teams in close proximity to each other in a National Championship game in Alabama.  Today, the FCS doesn't care if teams from the same conference play in the final, NDSU vrs. Ill. St., they seemed more focused on close proximity games.  It will be interesting if the 3 or 4 Dakota teams get in........will they all play for 1 spot in a region???  I wouldn't bet against it.

[Wildcat Look A Likes]

Chandler Tunney, Sarah Jessica Parker and a horse

[The All Important Polls]

1 hour ago, Cratter said:

And since they didn't get it, they added that to this year's pot doubling it?! 

I hope the NCAA at least opened the envelope to see we were serious last year.  Knowing our bid it would be foolish to line up UND vs. SDSU in round 1, both with high bids and have another match-up of 2 teams with minimal bids.  If it's all about money for them, then do your homework NCAA.

[2016 Attendance]

19 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Attendance will be over 10k. Why?

1) UND's 6 game winning streak 

2) Beet harvest is done

3) 2 undefeated Big Sky teams 

4) Beet harvest is done

5) "Green out"

6) Beet harvest is done

7) Weather controlled environment 

8 ) My green pants arrived

[Gameday: UND @ ISU 3:30 PM]

We could be in trouble today-