2016 Season

[shep]

i dont see him jumping ahead of harris, carter, or jjs at db.  Maybe he plays at safety, but if he isn't a solid contributor there why not trade a year or mediocre play for a year as a fifth year senior, especially for kid that young?

Good points. I just wonder how you sell it to a kid who played quite a bit this year. Does he see it as a demotion; will he take to the idea and position well. I really think he's a unique talent and needs to be on the field in some capacity a lot.

[siouxfan512]

Definitely glad that we play Stony Brook before Bowling Green. Should give our team a chance to get comfortable on the field before playing a much tougher opponent. Hopefully our guys just stay healthy.

[Let'sGoHawks!]

Definitely glad that we play Stony Brook before Bowling Green. Should give our team a chance to get comfortable on the field before playing a much tougher opponent. Hopefully our guys just stay healthy.

Conversely, Bowling Green plays THE Ohio State the week before UND.  Interesting...

[siouxfan512]

Conversely, Bowling Green plays THE Ohio State the week before UND.  Interesting...

Very interesting Can't say enough that I am just happy that UND Football is getting back to being competitive. I'm already so pumped to see what these guys do next season. I just hope there is more hype in Grand Forks to get the Stadium full. If the Alerus can get back to full AND the team puts together a strong season, then this program could be well on its way to being back to where is was. I think a big key to this is getting the fans to the game, then putting on a great show for them.

Just really pumped for more UND Football.

[UNDBIZ]

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Finishing touches. Back to work. #NoDaysOff #NorthDakotaStrength

Anyone know, is this in the Hyslop someplace or? 

[SWSiouxMN]

Anyone know, is this in the Hyslop someplace or? 

Yup, looks like one of the  gyms in the Hyslop.

[ClassB]

They converted half of the multi-purpose gym into a weight room last fall, and now moved the football team from memorial to the Hyslop. Went from 8 to 16 racks.

[UNDBIZ]

Yup, looks like one of the  gyms in the Hyslop.

Huh, well throw up some paint and wall graphics and all of the sudden we could have a decent looking workout space.  Certainly better than the 7 foot ceilings they were working under before.

[geaux_sioux]

Huh, well throw up some paint and wall graphics and all of the sudden we could have a decent looking workout space.  Certainly better than the 7 foot ceilings they were working under before.

I actually loved working out in Memorial. It would get loud in there. 

[ClassB]

On 12/15/2015 at 1:17 PM, geaux_sioux said:

I actually loved working out in Memorial. It would get loud in there. 

thats one of the problems with the new weight room -- its such a large space that its hard to get it loud and get the atmosphere just right. That, and kinesiology professors don't like when the music is cranked.

[siouxfan512]

Anyone care to bet on how little respect UND gets in the preseason Big Sky polls next year? I'll bet that we are behind Portland State, Montana, Southern Utah, and Northern Arizona.

[homer]

3 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:

Anyone care to bet on how little respect UND gets in the preseason Big Sky polls next year? I'll bet that we are behind Portland State, Montana, Southern Utah, and Northern Arizona.

That's fine.  We could be behind Eastern Washington as well with Kupp returning.  

[siouxfan512]

Just now, homer said:

That's fine.  We could be behind Eastern Washington as well with Kupp returning.  

Correct, forgot about E. Wash. And while I agree, its totally fine, it is still a little irritating.Oh well, preseason standing don't really matter anyway, but it would be nice to see these players get a little more respect.

[UNDvince97-01]

1 minute ago, siouxfan512 said:

Anyone care to bet on how little respect UND gets in the preseason Big Sky polls next year? I'll bet that we are behind Portland State, Montana, Southern Utah, and Northern Arizona.

It's possible.  Probably have to include Eastern Washington based on reputation and pedigree.

I'll say we are picked in the 4-5 range by the coaches and the media.  The biggest question marks of that list for next year will be SUU and Portland St in my opinion.

As a reminder, here's the 2015 preseason polls.  Bobcats were highly touted but went 5-6 with the Oregon Ducks QB :

Coaches' Poll

1) Montana State (6)............................134
2) Eastern Washington (6)....................133
3) Montana (1).....................................121
4) Cal Poly..........................................111
5) Northern Arizona...............................95
6) Idaho State......................................90
7) Sacramento State.............................66
8) Southern Utah...................................64
9) Portland State...................................51
9) North Dakota.....................................51
11) Weber State....................................43
12) UC Davis........................................33
13) Northern Colorado............................22

Media Poll

1) Eastern Washington (17)...................553
2) Montana State (17)...........................541
3) Montana (5).....................................492
3) Idaho State (5).................................446
5) Cal Poly (1)......................................433
6) Northern Arizona (1)..........................399
7) Sacramento State.............................278
8) Southern Utah...................................255
9) North Dakota.....................................226
10) Weber State....................................160
11) UC Davis........................................145
12) Portland State.................................133
13) Northern Colorado............................127

 

[UND-FB-FAN]

9 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:

Anyone care to bet on how little respect UND gets in the preseason Big Sky polls next year? I'll bet that we are behind Portland State, Montana, Southern Utah, and Northern Arizona.

Its likely that UND is underrated in the 2016 preseason polls (like usual), but I feel UND can easily beat anyone in the Big Sky Conference. Expectation next year easily should be to win the conference. Good things are coming for this young but talented UND squad. 

[siouxfan512]

1 minute ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Its likely that UND is underrated in the 2016 preseason polls (like usual), but I feel UND can easily beat anyone in the Big Sky Conference. Expectation next year easily should be to win the conference. Good things are coming for this young but talented UND squad. 

I'll agree with you for the most part. I'm not read to say "easily" after the curb stomping we got from Montana, but our secondary should definitely be much better next season. What I really like is that our toughest opponents next year are at home, which is great.. Also I think this team learned a lot after losing to Idaho St and Weber St. This team should be ready to play a full four quarters, in every game next season. Just need to beat Stony Brook and then be ready for a big time FBS game. If they can pull that off, then this team will have some serious confidence.

[homer]

4 minutes ago, UNDvince97-01 said:

It's possible.  Probably have to include Eastern Washington based on reputation and pedigree.

I'll say we are picked in the 4-5 range by the coaches and the media.  The biggest question marks of that list for next year will be SUU and Portland St in my opinion.

As a reminder, here's the 2015 preseason polls.  Bobcats were highly touted but went 5-6 with the Oregon Ducks QB :

Coaches' Poll

1) Montana State (6)............................134
2) Eastern Washington (6)....................133
3) Montana (1).....................................121
4) Cal Poly..........................................111
5) Northern Arizona...............................95
6) Idaho State......................................90
7) Sacramento State.............................66
8) Southern Utah...................................64
9) Portland State...................................51
9) North Dakota.....................................51
11) Weber State....................................43
12) UC Davis........................................33
13) Northern Colorado............................22

Media Poll

1) Eastern Washington (17)...................553
2) Montana State (17)...........................541
3) Montana (5).....................................492
3) Idaho State (5).................................446
5) Cal Poly (1)......................................433
6) Northern Arizona (1)..........................399
7) Sacramento State.............................278
8) Southern Utah...................................255
9) North Dakota.....................................226
10) Weber State....................................160
11) UC Davis........................................145
12) Portland State.................................133
13) Northern Colorado............................127

 

This is interesting to look at.  There is going to be a lot of good players back on these teams next season and likely a lot of FBS transfers.  The league will be much improved next season.  

[Teeder11]

41 minutes ago, homer said:

This is interesting to look at.  There is going to be a lot of good players back on these teams next season and likely a lot of FBS transfers.  The league will be much improved next season.  

For those interested, below is the actual finish.  UND beat the projections by a good number! Way to go, Bubba and boys!

2015 Football Standings

School	Conf	Pct	Overall	Home	Away	Streak
Southern Utah *	7-1	0.875	8-4	5-0	3-4	L1
Portland State	6-2	0.750	9-3	4-2	5-1	L1
Montana	6-2	0.750	8-5	5-2	3-3	L1
North Dakota	5-3	0.625	7-4	4-1	3-3	W3
Northern Arizona	5-3	0.625	7-4	5-0	2-4	L1
Eastern Washington	5-3	0.625	6-5	3-2	3-3	L3
Weber State	5-3	0.625	6-5	4-1	2-4	W2
Northern Colorado	3-5	0.375	6-5	4-2	2-3	W1
Montana State	3-5	0.375	5-6	4-2	1-4	L1
Cal Poly	3-5	0.375	4-7	2-3	2-4	L1
UC Davis	2-6	0.250	2-9	1-4	1-5	W1
Idaho State	1-7	0.125	2-9	1-4	1-5	L5
Sacramento State	1-7	0.125	2-9	2-3	0-6	L3

[siouxfan512]

8 minutes ago, Teeder11 said:

For those interested, below is the actual finish.  UND beat the projections by a good number! Way to go, Bubba and boys!

2015 Football Standings

School	Conf	Pct	Overall	Home	Away	Streak
Southern Utah *	7-1	0.875	8-4	5-0	3-4	L1
Portland State	6-2	0.750	9-3	4-2	5-1	L1
Montana	6-2	0.750	8-5	5-2	3-3	L1
North Dakota	5-3	0.625	7-4	4-1	3-3	W3
Northern Arizona	5-3	0.625	7-4	5-0	2-4	L1
Eastern Washington	5-3	0.625	6-5	3-2	3-3	L3
Weber State	5-3	0.625	6-5	4-1	2-4	W2
Northern Colorado	3-5	0.375	6-5	4-2	2-3	W1
Montana State	3-5	0.375	5-6	4-2	1-4	L1
Cal Poly	3-5	0.375	4-7	2-3	2-4	L1
UC Davis	2-6	0.250	2-9	1-4	1-5	W1
Idaho State	1-7	0.125	2-9	1-4	1-5	L5
Sacramento State	1-7	0.125	2-9	2-3	0-6	L3

Good lord, how did we lose to Idaho State! Thats still stings so bad.

[UNDvince97-01]

Our losses to 5-3 Weber and 1-7 Idaho State still haunt me.

Weber beat us and Montana and lost by 1 point in Cheney.

Idaho State beat us and had Montana beat in OT.

When we entered the Big Sky in our first year in 2012, Portland State (2-6), Weber State (2-6) and Idaho State (0-8) were a combined 4-20 in BSC play.

Last year, Idaho State went 6-2 in BSC play and made the playoffs.  This year, Weber St went 5-3 in BSC play and Portland St finished 2nd at 6-2 in BSC play and got a seed.

Crazy.

[siouxfan512]

This is random, but I went over the Bowling Green forum, and they said most of their games are on ESPN3, so there is a good chance (no guarantee) that the UND/BGSU game can be viewed next fall (ahem, your move Wyoming).

[fightingsioux4life]

2 hours ago, siouxfan512 said:

Anyone care to bet on how little respect UND gets in the preseason Big Sky polls next year? I'll bet that we are behind Portland State, Montana, Southern Utah, and Northern Arizona.

I honestly would rather sneak up on the rest of the league than have a target on our backs.

[UNDBIZ]

5 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

I honestly would rather sneak up on the rest of the league than have a target on our backs.

As long as the playoff selection committee knows who we are before they make they're picks.....

[fightingsioux4life]

Just now, UNDBIZ said:

As long as the playoff selection committee knows who we are before they make they're picks.....

If we take care of business and win the conference title, we won't have to worry about that.

[sioux24/7]

Random but is Carter Blackwell a scholarship player? Very little talk about him but would be cool to see him succeed.