Future Schedules

[UND69er]

28 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

2027 season slate will be fine…

start the season in Brooklyn NY against Long Island State, a fun travel opportunity that many UND fans will take up. I encourage you to go out to NY in August 2027, check it out, cheer on the team to a crucial DI road victory to start the year 

then home versus Valpo which I understand is an underwhelming opponent but a good tune up for the following home game the next week versus Big Sky opponent and former FBS program Idaho   - nice game

the following week will be a Midwest home game versus Iowa, an excellent opportunity vs a Big 10 team

not a bad non-conference schedule to be honest  

Yeah, we get a lot of press and notoriety beating a Valpo and LIU. Bring it on, I'm so excited!

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 hour ago, UND69er said:

Yeah, we get a lot of press and notoriety beating a Valpo and LIU. Bring it on, I'm so excited!

I see you conveniently left out vs Idaho and @ Iowa …

those two will be fun 

[Hawkster]

2 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

2027 season slate will be fine…

start the season in Brooklyn NY against Long Island State, a fun travel opportunity that many UND fans will take up. I encourage you to go out to NY in August 2027, check it out, cheer on the team to a crucial DI road victory to start the year 

then home versus Valpo which I understand is an underwhelming opponent but a good tune up for the following home game the next week versus Big Sky opponent and former FBS program Idaho   - nice game

the following week will be a Midwest home game versus Iowa, an excellent opportunity vs a Big 10 team

not a bad non-conference schedule to be honest  

Playing a scrimmage game against ourselves is probably a better tune up game than playing a bad Pioneer Conference team.   There is nothing to be gained playing garbage like this.   Iron sharpens iron, as they used to say.   We need quality opponents to get tuned up.   It's gotten to the point that some of the Valley teams are bottom of the barrel quality.   We don't need non con Murray State teams.

[southpaw]

You don't get to see what your backups can do - and give them real game experience- when you're only playing fully competitive games. 

It's a long season, you need to get those young players and backups experience early so they can be ready for the hard games. 

[UND69er]

3 hours ago, southpaw said:

You don't get to see what your backups can do - and give them real game experience- when you're only playing fully competitive games. 

It's a long season, you need to get those young players and backups experience early so they can be ready for the hard games. 

Reasonable comment, but I think the talent they face in practice is probably better than 90% of the kids on LIU and Valpo. Traveling to Long Island can be difficult.

[southpaw]

7 minutes ago, UND69er said:

Reasonable comment, but I think the talent they face in practice is probably better than 90% of the kids on LIU and Valpo. Traveling to Long Island can be difficult.

Practice is not a game and you can't replicate the experience you get in a game

[The Sicatoka]

I’m siding with ‘paw on this: you can’t simulate game reps.

And seven wins against FCS is the ante. Get them. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

6 hours ago, UND69er said:

Yeah, we get a lot of press and notoriety beating a Valpo and LIU. Bring it on, I'm so excited!

it worked wonders for the ndac......every time they beat wofford or valp they had dozens and dozens of fans at the airport (technically the amtrak station)....