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Because that makes sense, pound a team on the road and be ranked lower then that team. Thanks for the 8-9 points this weekend, too......didn't even need them!!

I am not going to judge. Everyone wants what is best for the program, and visions differ. We are 4-1, so let's rally the troops and make some noise Saturday. Hopefully a lot of guys from the '95 team make an appearance for their 20 year honor.

we are 4-1, that is a fact. All the other stuff was your opinion. FYI

Just guessing Reyes sprained something, hopefully nothing more. Just guessing Taj blew something, ACL likely, the way he was carried off. We are experts, right?? So I don't know for sure, just speculating a little, awaiting word and hoping for the best.

some secondary expertise......? Welcome. With Reyes out a few weeks, what's the plan? We are all experts here, ha ha.

It has been quiet with Reyes, haven't heard anything. I think Taj is done the way he was carried off. Fingers are crossed........

Game managers don't rush for over 100 yards. I agree Studsrud needs to be more consistent with his throws, and needs to deliver balls that receivers can catch in stride. He seems to throw better rolling out than sitting in the pocket.

For sure!! If other measurements counted, in addition to the score, this game wasn't that close.

interesting question. We have made the decision to go with Studsrud because we need his athleticism as a main offensive weapon. We are willing to live with some poor throws and in this game, a really bad decision. We simply don't have the athletes at WR and RBs or the pass protection go with a Molberg or Bartles, guys with big, accurate arms, but are not a running threat. In the short passing game a QB should complete 65-70% of throws.....but Studsy sure looks good running into the end zone and on the naked boot, and on QB scrambles. So given what we have player wise and what's in the playbook, hard to make a case we win with anyone other than Studsy.

it was quintuple coverage. I was watching with the Cogswell Cannon. As bad as the play call was, and it was bad given the success we were having just pounding it, it was a worse decision by Studsrud. The Cannon said Hedberg always reminded him when calling plays like that, saying if it's not there don't force it. Our staff must have told Studsrud that 20 times this week, and he will hear it all this next week, too.

excellent point. I called his running too hesitant. If a guy is a strait up and down, not making any cuts or showing an ability to slip hits.......well, you are going to get 'jacked up'. Smith doesn't appear RB or jet sweep ready.

I saw that, and when our backers split out they seemed to lose awareness of the ball and/or play.

Did he pay you to say that?

Washington St. game was rainy, crappy weather, passing team, not sure if that's the right comparison. PSU kept it close, recovered a muffed punt, kind of a weird game compared to UND handling Wyoming. I think WSU outgained PSU by 100 yards.

Cause uptown funk gon' give it to you -

We need to show capable of utilizing talent or those with talent won't bother coming to UND. I totally agree with the rest of your post.

I understand we checked-out against Drake and eased up too soon, a week before playing NDSU, that part makes sense. My concern is we can't find a way to have at least a little success against top tier opponents. I am calling 150-200 yards a little success, and 64 yards.........well, that just sucks-

Especially when you bomb out on your game plan and have no plan B and can't make adjustments offensively. #still dumbfounded by our offense that game It would be really sweet to be 4-1 with NDSU 2-2 after Saturday.

Iwarri seemed hesitant to me. I expect it will be addressed this week. If the kid is so fast and has some ball skills isn't this a way to stretch the field?

yep - And regardless of the QB, we need 2-3 shots down the field each game. Run Smith or Santiago up a seam, something to keep 9 out of the box. We need a vertical PA pass off of the jet sweep action, Portland St will be ripe for the pickens.

I asked, not sure it will get out. You can still judge off the video posted already, but a better look exists. It only confirmed my 95% belief to 100%.

Brown not being in is a good thing and we will be better for it developing younger, more sizable talent. Losing Arnell is a big blow as him and Reyes are on a little higher level than the other safeties. On a side note, I saw a different video of the illegal hit. It shows the SU kid the whole way, unbelievably cheap hit, he should be up for "the laser guided cheap shot of the year" in college football.

I am calling it a must win game-

Not sure @‌ Portland St. is going to be a game I am counting on. They will be 3-0 with a new coach and a lot of confidence. Their wins against WSU and Idaho St. were scrappy, with some breaks, but they won them on the road. A positive for us is Portland St. likes to run the ball, so not a bad match-up for our D. To your point........we need to get rolling tomorrow!!

Some things that are or went wrong offensively - compiled from experts and anonymous sources players - some changes coming this week on the O-line. Clive might be back sooner than later, but not this week. Will hopefully see guys in space more with the ball. pre-snap - too many calls and checks causing player confusion, missed assignments. We will have to simplify. preparation - our guards reportedly couldn't hear our QB until the 4th quarter, we need another way to operate in these situations. Should have prepared as such. scheme - we have a lot more plays in practice, must of lost play book on the drive down. Need to create an advantage somewhere. play calling - on a scale 1-10, 1 being the most predictable and conservative, we just scored a 1.5 over the last 6 quarters. We need to bump that up to a 4-5. adjustments - we don't seem to be making any, or we are not keeping up with the defensive adjustments confidence - missing