UND1983 Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Texas rancher said: No it really wasn’t, the interception after that was the game changer We might not be throwing there if we are winning. Round and round we go Quote
shep Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 The same foursome had this team in the playoffs as recently as March. Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 52 minutes ago, shep said: The same foursome had this team in the playoffs as recently as March. i think only 20 teams played last spring..... 1 Quote
Shawn-O Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 33 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: i think only 20 teams played last spring..... I agree. Spring is looking more and more like a mirage. Quote
shep Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: i think only 20 teams played last spring..... Fair point, but this team beat the team that may have won the title had their QB not gone down. Quote
Popular Post CMSioux Posted October 31, 2021 Popular Post Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: i think only 20 teams played last spring..... Actually 92 but don't let that stop a good rant. 7 Quote
siouxfan512 Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 On 10/30/2021 at 7:23 PM, Dustin said: Maybe I’m in the minority, but I disagree. I think we will be great next year. We are so close this year, and have nearly everyone back. including the coaches 1 Quote
zonadub Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 Serious question… would you rather hire a former DII coach with a 22-21 record as a head coach who is looking to retire after finishing his career here? -or - a young up and coming coach who has a 67 - 3 record with 4 (four!) national championships at a lower level like NAIA, who will get attention from both recruits and higher level programs that will likely be hired away after several successful seasons? well, Fresno State is leading the MWC West and is probably pretty happy with that up-and-coming young coach. (And I am not suggesting hiring Fresno’s defensive coordinator) Edit: Apologies for the double post. Meant to post this in the Future of the Program thread. 1 Quote
TheFlop Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 17 minutes ago, zonadub said: Serious question… would you rather hire a former DII coach with a 22-21 record as a head coach who is looking to retire after finishing his career here? -or - a young up and coming coach who has a 67 - 3 record with 4 (four!) national championships at a lower level like NAIA, who will get attention from both recruits and higher level programs that will likely be hired away after several successful seasons? well, Fresno State is leading the MWC West and is probably pretty happy with that up-and-coming young coach. (And I am not suggesting hiring Fresno’s defensive coordinator) The Bubba apologists all too often like to forget this inconvenient fact. Quote
sioux24/7 Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 So we have 3 games left, playoff chances are pretty much null, do we start to see some of the freshman take on bigger roles. Everyone’s hyped about Trey, well we he’s played in 1 game I believe so he can play in 3 more. Quote
Wilbur Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 The most frustrating thing about this season is each MVFC loss was right there and all had a circumstance of events that just killed things. NDSU: WTF playcall there Bubba... USD: Big let down after NDSU....team just not there. SIU: Starting kicker hurt....replacement can't hit short kick. MO state: You wouldn't believe it unless you've been here seeing it. If we scrap out two of those we are 6-3 and a win against Illinois State gets us in the postseason and the team has zero pressure in Brookings. Top three teams in the league standings....two of the games on the road....and we should have won em all. 1 Quote
Popular Post iramurphy Posted November 7, 2021 Popular Post Posted November 7, 2021 On 11/1/2021 at 2:00 PM, TheFlop said: The Bubba apologists all too often like to forget this inconvenient fact. We are where we are. Too many have no solutions no constructive ideas other than find someone to blame. I’m not defending Bubba nor am I excusing his or other coaching mistakes. I’m no apologist for anyone. It’s a team game. As a player or a coach I always considered what I might have done differently or better. That needs to be a self assessment for every player or coach. Everything we looking in from the outside should also keep in mind what’ is best for the program. Unless a coaching change is imminent, then the focus needs to be on recruiting and improving resources to move the program forward. I could give a rat’s behind about an opportunity from years past. The decision makers are different and we need to move forward. The tough thing is we need to complete phase 2 of the Fritz. Unfortunately most of us don’t have the resources to do that. 7 Quote
Midwestern Hawk Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 10 minutes ago, iramurphy said: We are where we are. Too many have no solutions no constructive ideas other than find someone to blame. I’m not defending Bubba nor am I excusing his or other coaching mistakes. I’m no apologist for anyone. It’s a team game. As a player or a coach I always considered what I might have done differently or better. That needs to be a self assessment for every player or coach. Everything we looking in from the outside should also keep in mind what’ is best for the program. Unless a coaching change is imminent, then the focus needs to be on recruiting and improving resources to move the program forward. I could give a rat’s behind about an opportunity from years past. The decision makers are different and we need to move forward. The tough thing is we need to complete phase 2 of the Fritz. Unfortunately most of us don’t have the resources to do that. IMO you are talking about two different things. The short term (2021 fall season), which has laid bare many shortcomings in roster management, game management, play calling and being ready and organized to win football games NOW. Overall recruiting has been pretty good under Bubba as evidenced by the results over the last 3 seasons, Bubba and staff has assembled (for the most part) the "jimmys & joes" to win the MVFC consistently which will always put you in contention for a national championship. I'm far from convinced the "x's and o's" are in place to make that happen. In the medium to long term, the University needs to make the commitment to the football program and get phase 2 under construction ASAP. Once that is complete, UND will have the facilities the premiere facilities it needs to recruit consistently and compete for an FCS championship each year. Quote
SiouxHawkGuy Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 6-5 could get us in if the valley gets 5 teams. Could be a coin toss between UND and USD, only thing is they will have the head to head win. Can’t forget UNI too… Quote
Sioux>Bison Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 2 hours ago, SiouxHawkGuy said: 6-5 could get us in if the valley gets 5 teams. Could be a coin toss between UND and USD, only thing is they will have the head to head win. Can’t forget UNI too… That’s if USD loses their last 2 games which is very possible. USD beat us head to head but no big wins on their resume. UNI could also end up 6-5 if they split their last two games , but they have some good wins this season compared to UND Quote
shep Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 IF, UND beats SDSU (A mighty big IF), they would have some recency bias with the committee. Quote
nodak651 Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 1 hour ago, shep said: IF, UND beats SDSU (A mighty big IF), they would have some recency bias with the committee. Do we want them to win or lose vs usd? If sdsu loses to usd, they would have 6 d1 wins right? Quote
SiouxFan100 Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 My simple minds says we hope SDSU wins out and then we beat them Quote
Sioux>Bison Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 1 hour ago, nodak651 said: Do we want them to win or lose vs usd? If sdsu loses to usd, they would have 6 d1 wins right? USD losing their last 2 games would help. But can our 6-5 record beat their 6-5? Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 29 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said: USD losing their last 2 games would help. But can our 6-5 record beat their 6-5? No. Head to head needs to matter. we didn’t beat them in vermilion. They get in over us. Quote
geaux_sioux Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 20 minutes ago, SWSiouxMN said: No. Head to head needs to matter. we didn’t beat them in vermilion. They get in over us. If we beat SDSU that gives us the edge. Remember the whole “quality loss” thing? Who tops us there? We are the masters of the one score loss to a ranked opponent this season. Just be glad we actually beat ISUo this time. Quote
F'n Hawks Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 Let’s focus on beating Illinois St. first, they will be a better team than Youngstown! 1 Quote
SiouxFan100 Posted November 8, 2021 Posted November 8, 2021 How much stronger does a qb arm get as he matures? would you expect the arm to get stronger by five yards? Ten yards from a freshman to senior? or not much at all? Quote
siouxweet Posted November 8, 2021 Posted November 8, 2021 4 hours ago, SiouxFan100 said: My simple minds says we hope SDSU wins out and then we beat them That will be a tall order. Despite their record they are the best team in the Valley and exposed NDSU for the frauds they are yesterday. Quote
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