Gameday vs Utah

[MafiaMan]

1 minute ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

Utah is a very good team and it was a great opportunity for UND. Hats off to all the Utes fans, win a bunch.

You guys are a bunch of rainbows and sunshine today.  I hope that BYU smokes Utah next week.  

[RavenousUte]

5 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:

You guys are a bunch of rainbows and sunshine today.  I hope that BYU smokes Utah next week.  

Did you see the BYU-Portland St game?

[Siouxphan27]

11 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

Ya, lots of memories from that game, lol, we did lose 33-6 tough.

How about 2 years later when the Buffalos lost to them 52-0.

I remember seeing darell1976 there.  He was lamenting some people were still cheering for and wearing Flickertail garb.  

[shep]

1 hour ago, Teeder11 said:

Yes... great point. It's never as cut and dried as it can be made out to be. Great context!

Yes, Studs was nailed on the play. My continuing point-he locked in to his right and with the pressure tossed it to that side and it could have been picked off.

[SiouxHawk17]

I think my biggest takeaway from the game was Studsrud. I thought he played a damn good game. He can sling the ball while rolling out of the pocket. His pocket presence was great. Sensed pressure, and adjusted accordingly. The moment did not seem too big for him.

 

[shep]

4 hours ago, siouxfan512 said:

The argument is moot. Studs may not have "won" the game with his arm. But his arm put UND in the position to have Harris INT be the difference. UND was left for dead and Studs arm brought them back in that game.

im not saying the offense should revolve around him, we are a running team, but Rudy could/should definitely open the playbook a bit and take some chances.

My concern is come playoff time and EVERY team KNOWS we are a running team and they put 8-9 in a box and FORCE Studs to be the guy. That's the issue. Last night, I and about 15 others at a local bar in town, saw 9 in the box; Studs looks like he may audible as he turns to his RB's. Then takes the snap and HANDS off to one of them.  Maybe he doesn't have audible rights, but teams are going to work hard to make him beat them. I'm not positive he can...and I don't like seeing the WR/TE's continue to drop passes. We win the playoff game if they make catches but he needs to make the passes too.

[UNDMOORHEAD]

14 minutes ago, RavenousUte said:

Did you see the BYU-Portland St game?

Best of luck to you guys the rest of the year. You seem to have a nice fan base that we didn't mind having around the last few weeks. I'll be keeping an eye on your team the rest of the year. 

[MafiaMan]

26 minutes ago, RavenousUte said:

Did you see the BYU-Portland St game?

No, I didn't, but I was only teasing.  I hate BYU - ever since they beat Miami back in 1990 or 1991.

[gundy1124]

17 minutes ago, shep said:

Yes, Studs was nailed on the play. My continuing point-he locked in to his right and with the pressure tossed it to that side and it could have been picked off.

You gotta be kidding knocking Studsrud in this game.  Did you see Utah's D-line play?  Utah had 1 safety and 1 corner that were lights out, too.

I feel the only way some will be happy with Studsrud is if he throws a touchdown pass blind folded, just to prove he isn't locked on a WR.  

[gundy1124]

1 hour ago, RavenousUte said:

Did you see the BYU-Portland St game?

Yes.  Utah shouldn't have any issues with BYU but rivalries can get weird sometimes.  I see a pretty big difference in talent.

BYU game plan - Arial Assault.

[RavenousUte]

9 minutes ago, UNDMOORHEAD said:

Best of luck to you guys the rest of the year. You seem to have a nice fan base that we didn't mind having around the last few weeks. I'll be keeping an eye on your team the rest of the year. 

Thanks, luck you you guys as well... Studsrud is a Stud... great scrambling and extending the play even when he had to throw it away instead of getting sacked.  Only issues, I saw for you guys, was some over pursuit on some defensive plays.  Nice kicker and I'm sure you won't face a front 7 like us again so your run game should be fine.

[UNDMOORHEAD]

4 minutes ago, RavenousUte said:

Thanks, luck you you guys as well... Studsrud is a Stud... great scrambling and extending the play even when he had to throw it away instead of getting sacked.  Only issues, I saw for you guys, was some over pursuit on some defensive plays.  Nice kicker and I'm sure you won't face a front 7 like us again so your run game should be fine.

We don't have the kind of hogs you need to stop your front seven. I feel good about our d-line, they had some success against you guys so that should translate well to FCS play.

[ND1]

Hearing Norberg is out for a few weeks with fractured collar bone. Larson could be  back in time for the SD game 

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

27 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

You gotta be kidding knocking Studsrud in this game.  Did you see Utah's D-line play?  Utah had 1 safety and 1 corner that were lights out, too.

I feel the only way some will be happy with Studsrud is if he throws a touchdown pass blind folded, just to prove he isn't locked on a WR.  

which means that our te's should have a dozen or so targets within 15 yards of the line of scrimmage...

[gundy1124]

13 hours ago, Cratter said:

As Oxbow pointed out, no one should be surprised. The team doesn't switch its game plan no matter who they are playing. Run the ball. Grind down the clock. and when playing a FBS team hope the defense "makes a play."

 

 

12 hours ago, UofUUtes said:

Listen, I tried to tell Maddogg (or whatever the hell his name is) that you wouldn't run on Utah. You would not wear them down. You would not grind things out. The QB would have to beat Utah, and he isn't (plus your receivers) good enough to do that. Tried to tell everyone (in a nice way) that what UND does plays right into the Utah defense. 

 

 

5 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

 My comment was definitely not an indictment on him. (Studsrud) IMO he rarely gets enough opportunities early in games, like last night, to be a difference maker.

I took from a couple guys their thoughts.  It was clear heading into this game a 'typical' game plan for the UND offense probably wasn't going to work.  So why did we do it?  I'm not sure.  Maybe I'm just a little less risk adverse than the staff.  We even had UofUUtes tell us we couldn't run on Utah, right to our face, we didn't listen.  I kinda disagree with UofUUtes that we couldn't throw on Utah, cause 1. we did, and 2. we pass protected damn well.  Just imagine, UND gets an interception on Utah's 1st drive of the game, which happened.  UND offense Play #1, play action pass to the speedster Izzy over the top for a TD, and schematically the rest of the game we are mentally prepared to run a little different game against Utah.  What a difference that would of made!!  

My take away is  -  UND is probably OK against the remaining regular season running a 'typical' offensive game plan.  We will not see that type of D-line again.  But say a team like Montana, or NDSU in the play-offs has our run game stopped, are we going to figure it out or just play to keep the game respectable, and that's my biggest issue with the game last night.

[SlowHand]

2 hours ago, UND1981 said:

Utah>Iowa>Iowa State.  None of the 5 Buffalo championship teams could beat this Utah squad.  Very proud of our guys for keeping their fans in their seats to the very end.

Utah is not better than Iowa. 

[gundy1124]

2 minutes ago, SlowHand said:

Utah is not better than Iowa. 

I watched both games, every play, and watched Iowa 2 other games.

I disagree.  Utah has more high end athletes than Iowa, and those guys are the difference makers.  Compare QB's and WR's just to start.

[UND-1]

UND threw the ball 14 times in the first half.

UND threw the ball 17 times in the second half.  

 

[Texas rancher]

The difference is ndsu won and und lost, so comparing good p5 opponents to justify, god knows what, is,,,, well just stupid!

[Midwestern Hawk]

24 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

I watched both games, every play, and watched Iowa 2 other games.

I disagree.  Utah has more high end athletes than Iowa, and those guys are the difference makers.  Compare QB's and WR's just to start.

Utah skill players are way beyond what Iowa had on last year's team.  Also the defensive line especially for Utah was far better.  I would guess that at least  a dozen of Utah's players from last night will be drafted when eligible.    At the time of the games Iowa was ranked much higher than Utah was yesterday, but rankings this time of year are worth zero.  Rankings start to matter near the end of September when a body of work can be analyzed.  It will be interesting to watch the utes take on BYU next weekend.

[forksandspoons]

Jesus, does Bisonville receive alerts every time the word "Bison" is said on siouxsports?? 

[Teeder11]

Just now, forksandspoons said:

Jesus, does Bisonville receive alerts every time the word "Bison" is said on siouxsports?? 

It's kind of like a bat signal, only in the form of a Texas Hook 'em Horns gesture. 

[Siouxphan27]

46 minutes ago, SlowHand said:

Utah is not better than Iowa. 

In corn production?  I agree. 

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, gundy1124 said:

I feel the only way some will be happy with Studsrud is if he throws a touchdown pass blind folded .... 

Not good enough: He must also do it left-handed and into the wind. 

[Bison06]

Doing my absolute best to be completely objective, on any given year Iowa and Utah are actually very comparable, with Utah likely having a slight advantage in terms of skill position players.