2017 Season

[UNDBIZ]

Prediction:  End of season top 25 includes NAU and Weber St.

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

34 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

EWU at 5; UND at 8, Cal Poly at 23. 

NDSU at 2; SDSU at 4; YSU at 9; UNI at 18; Ill St at 20; WIU at 25. 

There are a lot of FCS fans west of us who are crabby right now. 

Except for E Wash

[UNDColorado]

Good article from Miller about Sac St transfer ketteringham: http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/4308670-sacramento-state-transfer-quarterback-getting-comfortable-und

 

Here is a great exerpt:

Ketteringham said he's noticed a difference in UND's mentality and toughness, as opposed to Sacramento State, which struggled in the Big Sky Conference in his time there.

"Football is a different animal up here," Ketteringham said. "It's a lot more intense and driven. At Sacramento, there was a little more go-with-the-flow. They're more determined here to win Big Sky championships. It's definitely an exciting thing. Look at this program, they're on the up and ups. It's a lot of fun to be part of."

Edit: I forgot to add that I already like this kid!

[gundy1124]

41 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

EWU at 5; UND at 8, Cal Poly at 23. 

NDSU at 2; SDSU at 4; YSU at 9; UNI at 18; Ill St at 20; WIU at 25. 

There are a lot of FCS fans west of us who are crabby right now. 

UNI at #18 after a 5 - 6 season......here we go again.  If UNI returns their entire team, so what, they were 5-6.  What gives with these guys?

WIU is also a team that could be 4-7 and be just out of the top 25.

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

18 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

UNI at #18 after a 5 - 6 season......here we go again.  If UNI returns their entire team, so what, they were 5-6.  What gives with these guys?

WIU is also a team that could be 4-7 and be just out of the top 25.

The MVFC is soooooooooooooooooo tough. They even beat up on one another and come playoff time ther're not as good as they once were.

[JohnboyND7]

5 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

The MVFC is soooooooooooooooooo tough. They even beat up on one another and come playoff time ther're not as good as they once were.

I mean... they've had three different teams make the title in the last..3 years? 

Ndsu has carried the water but the conference has done well lately. 

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

2 minutes ago, JohnboyND7 said:

I mean... they've had three different teams make the title in the last..3 years? 

Ndsu has carried the water but the conference has done well lately. 

Looks like SDSU is going to carry the water in the conference this year.

[JohnboyND7]

2 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

Looks like SDSU is going to carry the water in the conference this year.

Maybe. Not if they give up 30-some unanswered points in the playoffs again. They are fun to watch. 

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

1 minute ago, JohnboyND7 said:

Maybe. Not if they give up 30-some unanswered points in the playoffs again. They are fun to watch. 

I just give them a little edge because the conference game is on the road for you guys.

[nodak651]

Cal Poly is over rated at the beginning of every season.  Should not be ranked, IMO.  Don't think they have ever finished higher than their pre season ranking.  Ever.

[Sioux94]

2 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Preseason polls mean nothing anyway.

They don't, but yet they do.  If you start out at #8 and lose your first FCS game of the season, you probably drop somewhere between 15-20 depending on who the loss is to.  If you are unranked and you lose your first FCS game you would have to rattle off 3-4 wins in a row to crack the top 25 and then it is an uphill battle from there to improve your position.

[UNDColorado]

1 minute ago, Sioux94 said:

They don't, but yet they do.  If you start out at #8 and lose your first FCS game of the season, you probably drop somewhere between 15-20 depending on who the loss is to.  If you are unranked and you lose your first FCS game you would have to rattle off 3-4 wins in a row to crack the top 25 and then it is an uphill battle from there to improve your position.

Agreed. Also, if we lost to Utah (assuming it is not a blowout) our ranking shouldn't be affected.

Missery Sate and USD are must wins of course.

[Sioux94]

UNI is the exception to this rule.  They could start out at #18, lose their first two FCS games and move up to #17 based upon quality losses.     

[UNDBIZ]

Better look at the new practice unis? 

[UND-1]

25 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:

Better look at the new practice unis? 

Those are sharp.  

[gundy1124]

11 hours ago, UNDBIZ said:

Better look at the new practice unis? 

True Freshman......pretty impressed with their size.

[geaux_sioux]

17 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

True Freshman......pretty impressed with their size.

Just wait til they're done with fr weights. They'll be more lean and those legs will be about 2x as strong.

[77iceman]

22 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

True Freshman......pretty impressed with their size.

"that's what she said"

[UNDBIZ]

11 minutes ago, 77iceman said:

"that's what she said"

[UNDBIZ]

 

[UNDBIZ]

The 4 horsemen plus transfers Tyrell Harris (#23 kneeling) and Teddy Sherva (#35)

[SkoHawks]

What a stable of RB's we have.  Past two years we've averaged around 45 rushing attempts a game. Would like to see something like 15 carries to Santiago (plus touches in the pass game), 10-15 for the Manitoba Moose, 10 to JJ or Gordon, hot hand or whoever earns them in practice, leaving 5-10 for Keaton and the jets.  And I've forgotten Captain America, might as well let him pound the rock a few times. 

[nodak651]

Any chance JJ also plays some snaps as Fullback?

[The Sicatoka]

Can JJ catch?
Match-up nightmare. 

[geaux_sioux]

40 minutes ago, nodak651 said:

Any chance JJ also plays some snaps as Fullback?

In my opinion nfw they give him that unnecessary wear and tear.