GDT: North Dakota v. Richmond

[CMSioux]

Really? A 9 game winning streak, 11 players all conference, coach of the year, new attendance record, most key players returning and a great recruiting class (so others not affiliated with UND have said)...I don't give a rip what other fan bases say. 

[77iceman]

19 minutes ago, CMSioux said:

Really? A 9 game winning streak, 11 players all conference, coach of the year, new attendance record, most key players returning and a great recruiting class (so others not affiliated with UND have said)...I don't give a rip what other fan bases say. 

This.  Everything here is more than I had expected.  Combine this with the potential they have next year and I'm very happy.

[The Sicatoka]

2 hours ago, dakotadan said:

Those hideous grey uniforms are the sole reason that we lost the game. 

No. Parts of three schemas is why --> green helmet, grey jersey, white pants. 

The jersey should've been green or the pants grey. 

[Sioux94]

30 minutes ago, CMSioux said:

Really? A 9 game winning streak, 11 players all conference, coach of the year, new attendance record, most key players returning and a great recruiting class (so others not affiliated with UND have said)...I don't give a rip what other fan bases say. 

I do agree with you, a lot to be proud of this year for sure and VERY high expectations for next year.   Just saying.......you know there will be others who will still come on here and talk smack, say we were over rated this year because of weak schedule....blah blah blah.  

[Sioux94]

7 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

No. Parts of three schemas is why --> green helmet, grey jersey, white pants. 

The jersey should've been green or the pants grey. 

I actually think our combination that we wore on Saturday looked good, I had no problems with it.   I believe somebody on the Richmond site commented they liked them also. 

[The Sicatoka]

Nobody looks good in white pants.
And football is after Labor Day so it's a fashion faux-pas.

That's according to my fashion adviser.

[gundy1124]

2 hours ago, Sioux94 said:

I don't think I'll be able to forget about this until next August.   Actually I'll still be thinking about it during the season next year....and will be thinking about it until we get some wins in the playoffs next year.  We have to sit around another 12 months while other fan bases say we've never won a game that really matters.  It's going to be an extremely long 12 months.  

Agree -

After giving it some time, the sting will be long lasting because of the 7 seed, 3 weeks off, big lead, and the plethora of mistakes.  In my view the 2016 season will always be a disappointment.  (I have really high expectations)  If we would have beaten Richmond and battled EWU to the end and lost that'd be far more palatable.

That said, it's better for our program to show we can play with and beat down a team like Richmond (in spite of the loss) instead of strait out getting our tit's lit.(which of course didn't happen)

[Cratter]

1 hour ago, Sioux94 said:

Just saying.......you know there will be others who will still come on here and talk smack, say we were over rated this year because of weak schedule....blah blah blah.  

So in other words a typical day on a fan board.

Nothing is given, and next year isn't guaranteed.

Enjoy the journey.

[LkvlleUNDFan]

On 12/3/2016 at 9:29 PM, omahasioux1 said:

Not a football person,but our secondary sucks ass so bad.

I realize I'm jumping in on this a little late, but I'd disagree. It seemed like quite often the safeties were close to the line of scrimmage and the corners were matched up in man-to-man against some pretty big and athletic receivers. The long TD was  a clear mistake in coverage - and there was no safety help at all on that play. The long completion at the end of the game - Hunt was right where he needed to be and made a good play on the ball. A taller receiver went up and snagged the ball over the top of Hunt. It was a great play by the WR and a great throw by the QB.

The CBs were trusted to do a lot on their own - and overall did a pretty good job. The missed FG, the blocked punt, the running into the kicker - those all stand out to me as the plays that made the difference in the game.

[gundy1124]

1 hour ago, LkvlleUNDFan said:

I realize I'm jumping in on this a little late, but I'd disagree. It seemed like quite often the safeties were close to the line of scrimmage and the corners were matched up in man-to-man against some pretty big and athletic receivers. The long TD was  a clear mistake in coverage - and there was no safety help at all on that play. The long completion at the end of the game - Hunt was right where he needed to be and made a good play on the ball. A taller receiver went up and snagged the ball over the top of Hunt. It was a great play by the WR and a great throw by the QB.

The CBs were trusted to do a lot on their own - and overall did a pretty good job. The missed FG, the blocked punt, the running into the kicker - those all stand out to me as the plays that made the difference in the game.

Correct, our corners do not suck.  Richmond max protected and had a receiver that pretty much no one in FCS could cover on a wide open field.  If we were 2 or 3 deep those big plays don't happen but that gets into a whole different discussion about who we are as a defense.

[crooksmote]

On 12/3/2016 at 0:57 PM, UND-FB-FAN said:

William & Mary already beat Richmond ...

Old Richmond graduate. UND played a damn good game against a decent, experienced opponent. We've all been hammered by a loss like this but don't turn on your team (I am awful at this). Having to compete in a vacuum where the Bison draw all of the life out of everything is a hell of a challenge. Three schools from the Dakotas. An old southern boy salutes you.

[UND-FB-FAN]

10 hours ago, CMSioux said:

Really? A 9 game winning streak, 11 players all conference, coach of the year, new attendance record, most key players returning and a great recruiting class (so others not affiliated with UND have said)...I don't give a rip what other fan bases say. 

It's okay to raise expectations a bit.

UND should be annually competing for an FCS national championship and an NCAA MBB tournament appearance.

I want a winner's mentality in the sports that the nation collectively cares about. 

[TBR]

Good luck the rest of the way.

[TBR]

That was for crooksmate

[TBR]

crooksmote

[UND-FB-FAN]

This game is tough to get over. A missed opportunity for UND football. The program obviously needs to move on and get ready for a big 2017.

One last depressing note that to my knowledge hasn't been mentioned yet: if UND would've beat Richmond and then beat Eastern Washington, UND would've hosted the semi-finals at the Alerus Center ...

wow, what could've been ...

[Siouxperman8]

9 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

This game is tough to get over. A missed opportunity for UND football. The program obviously needs to move on and get ready for a big 2017.

One last depressing note that to my knowledge hasn't been mentioned yet: if UND would've beat Richmond and then beat Eastern Washington, UND would've hosted the semi-finals at the Alerus Center ...

wow, what could've been ...

I have been trying not to think about that.  Thanks for bringing it up 

[fightingsioux4life]

2 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

This game is tough to get over. A missed opportunity for UND football. The program obviously needs to move on and get ready for a big 2017.

One last depressing note that to my knowledge hasn't been mentioned yet: if UND would've beat Richmond and then beat Eastern Washington, UND would've hosted the semi-finals at the Alerus Center ...

wow, what could've been ...

I agree with you, but the long-term prognosis is UP, UP, UP.

Try to focus on that.

[SIOUXFAN97]

has any reporter asked bubba if kostitch will be back next season...rudy too?  someone has to ask. its their job.

[geaux_sioux]

2 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

has any reporter asked bubba if kostitch will be back next season...rudy too?  someone has to ask. its their job.

"So coach, are you going to can two of your three coordinators after having the most successful season at UND in 10 years?"

[shep]

6 hours ago, geaux_sioux said:

"So coach, are you going to can two of your three coordinators after having the most successful season at UND in 10 years?"

Good points.

[CMSioux]

Can't see any logic in this. 

[Ozzie82]

2 hours ago, CMSioux said:

Can't see any logic in this. 

Nor can I.  

[gundy1124]

11 hours ago, geaux_sioux said:

"So coach, are you going to can two of your three coordinators after having the most successful season at UND in 10 years?"

Definitely not -

I would offer this advice.  Rudy - Trust your eyes, would of liked to see us stick with The Manitoba Moose and Norberg up the gut.  I would of ran the same runs up the middle until Richmond stopped it.  I felt we were demoralizing them.

Schmitty - sometimes you have to accept the offense has a guy we can't cover 1 on 1.  We could of flipped corners to try Harris on their stud.  Or, the corner coverage could have played up man-to-man on the inside bump and run (dog technique) with safety over top.  (like on a 3rd down when Richmond targeted him)  Point is, play to their stud in critical situations.

Very nit picky critiques and very arm-chair so.......for what it's worth. (not much while I sit at my desk)

[Sioux94]

I would think it would be a fair question for a reporter to ask if Bubba plans on making a change in special teams next year, or making it more of a priority since special teams had a direct impact on two thirds of our losses.   Actually I kind of think it's bad reporting if somebody doesn't ask him that.