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Stuff to do cause there isn't much to do in Brookings besides SDSU stuff and Nicks burgers, maybe hunting and fishing. Families being able to fly into somewhere easily so they can see their kids and no direct flights into Brookings, this is a huge deal for families. SF is over 200,000 people. Brookings about 20,000. Both SDSU and USD use SF as a recruiting tool...

Meant Sioux Falls is less than an hr away from Brookings and they are a metro compared to GF...

SDSU is the playbook for FCS teams where football isn’t king. SDSU is, until the last 10 years or so, been a basketball centric university like UND is hockey. They did all the right moves. Left D2 when SU left. Secured funds from donors and fund raised for probably the nicest overall facilities in the Missouri Valley. They slowly and methodically got better, and better, continuing to add resources in strength and conditioning, nutrition, better position coaches. We didn’t move. Our facilities are getting better to be sure and like where they are going, but we are 10-15 years behind. Geographically they are in a better place for families to come and watch their kids. Recruiting wise it’s close enough to a big town for kids to get on board with wanting to go to Brookings. You got a really want to want to play in Grand Forks. For us to win the way everyone wants us to win, we have to hands-down have the best of everything. And I don’t think the university, nor even the people on this board are willing to pony up and invest to do what it would take IMO. I think UND football will always have one hand behind its back unless the university and fan base/donors truly commit. And I think that’s why Danny left. He might be the only one truly playing chess.

You can tell by the tone of Bubbas response to the news he is pi$$&d about it. No thanking Danny or wishing him well. Why am I feeling like this isn’t necessarily the worst thing I mean our offense wasn’t exactly lighting it up for much of the season. And I couldn’t tell if that was the quarterback or the OC. But we didn’t push the ball downfield. If we make a good hire, this could be alright for us, again, if we get the right guy.

We look better. If we carry this through we have a shot here.

Good Grief..

Could someone post the score? By the comments it’s too few to too many but just curious.

No silver linings here, with exception to the fact that at least he didn’t dump us for another FCS program…

All the guys on the Blake line were flat tonight. They were great last night. They were horrible tonight. Blake on the ice there at the end as well.

Was there a penalty for Levinavage there at the end?

Were we on a change or where was our other D-man on that goal?

Hard to disagree and truth be told I am a Tommy guy. There are several games we lose without him.

I think a reality we need to embrace is nobody really knows what we have at QB including the coaches till the bullets start flying next fall. If either Trey or Jerry were better than Tommy in the coaches eyes, I’d think they would have played. The bigger question I have is do the quarterbacks we have fit Danny’s system. I assume that’s why they were recruited. But Am I crazy to think that a more mobile QB like Romfro fits the system better and somehow sneaks through in the coming year or two? Because this offense doesn’t really push the ball down field. it should, but it doesn’t seem to, and I don’t know if that was a byproduct of Danny, or of Tommy. If it’s the offense, then what’s keeping a guy like Romo from competing? And let me say I’m not advocating for this kid, but I have a little PTSD from that QB from last week who ran all over us and athletically reminded me of Romfro.

I agree on him being our best but he is listed at 6’3” 245lbs. That is extremely light for a D End. Again he made up for it. 245 is the size our LB’s should be..

I think Ben was among the best transfers we brought in. I feel he is a bit undersized for a DE but made up for it often times with motor. That being said progression is required in the trenches and guys that are 25 to 30lbs heavier but just as athletic as he is, is what we are looking for. 275 to 280. I hope Ben lands on his feet.

I agree. Was very underutilized I think. But with some of the underclassman coming up, probably seeing that his role doesn’t increase…

I agree with the sentiment of an open QB competition regardless. We are set at RB and I like overall the steps our O-line has taken. We need to figure out how to use our offensive specialists better. Red Wilson was a weapon we underutilized. If he comes back and we have that Tai kid coming to either take his spot or have both, we need to get the ball in their hands. I agree with the comments about the Klein kid but he and the rest of our WR’s minus Bo need to step up. Doesn’t matter who the QB is if you can’t get separation. Defensively we are just not getting enough pressure. We truly haven’t had any dominant outside linebackers since we had Jackson Turner and Ray Haas. And in those days, we had Noah Larson at 240 to 250 pounds in the middle who could run and thump people.So you had one bigger guy, and the other guy was more like our current guys are at about 230 to 235 pounds. So defensively, we have a lot of work to do from a development and recruiting side. I feel like we need to maintain our size at the nose tackle position, try to find another griffin to put into the rotation. Get bigger at MLB. Our DE should be around 280 pounds. A guy like McNabo should be an outside linebacker at his size. He just maybe doesn’t have the feet to be able to do that. Overall I felt our safeties and D-backs were OK but I think any major weaknesses was more of a byproduct of our lack of pressure and needing to bring extra people all the time to get pressure leaving them vulnerable.

That was just plain ugly wow..

Time to get Bo involved. Open up some running lanes..

Defense did alright but some costly untimely undisciplined penalties cost us big time. Why we let single players kill us is tough. We just didn’t seem to adjust. 82 just killed us today, That being said, 14 points as a result of just flat out hustle and grit kept this game close. We needed our offensive guys to play big, they didn’t. Tommy, Beau, Wesley, Gavin and Isiah didn’t play big enough. It was on a platter for us and we slipped on the turf.

I feel like we have been down on the linebacker side especially the outside linebackers the past 2yrs. The 3-4 can be crazy good. The key to this defense is the 3 down lineman especially the NG. He is the tip of the spear who determines the flow. Their job is to force as many double teams as possible and occupy lineman to keep your playmaking linebackers, clean to make whatever plays they need to make. Problem is we’ve been undersized on the line, and a little under athletic at the linebacker position since Turner. Pedigo has been the only linebacker that really is getting home for us. Mullin has made a few big plays, and Buckner flashes once in a while. But consistency is a problem. I feel like we have addressed the line. But we’re still looking for those outside backers to show up.

Mankato is pretty good. Tough for us to sustain any O-zone and that is as much on the as us. That being said, we need to skate. Feels like they are out skating us.

We need a shot in the arm offensively. This is crazy..

Minnesota is for real. Close is as good as advertised and their speed is ridiculous! That being said, I am sure that’s the same thing they are thinking about us. And I think we’ll only get better! Great atmosphere great win! Loved the salute. Everyone stayed and expected it…