AJS Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Short week for both teams. Outside of an unforseen issue (ex: 2019 Idaho State), when you're chartering a flight, I would think travel would be a relatively non-issue. When you look at when USU played, UND coaches / players were already back and GF and could have watched the end of USU / WSU game live. Easier to play at home, no doubt, but I just hope I don't hear the back to back road games angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux>Bison Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Watched Utah State highlights, they are much better than I thought. I don’t expect this to be a must win but I think they can pull it off if they play a perfect game. The lines on both sides will have their hands full as they have fast athletes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux94 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Any word on Maag? Will suck if Maag, Richter, and Belquist are all not available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfan512 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Sioux94 said: Any word on Maag? Will suck if Maag, Richter, and Belquist are all not available. I believe Maag and Belquist are good to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux94 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 24 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said: I believe Maag and Belquist are good to go. That is definitely good news! We will need a few big plays on offense Friday night, it will likely be hard to consistently have long slow drives down the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Hammy injuries for anyone scare me. That’s especially true for a WR who needs to explode on multiple plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBR Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Who will fill in for Haas? To what extent does losing Haas impact the effectiveness of our defense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 10 minutes ago, TBR said: Who will fill in for Haas? To what extent does losing Haas impact the effectiveness of our defense? We have nice depth at LB. Should be “fine”. Curious to see MVJ and Urwiler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 What’s Utah state average attendance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux94 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 1 hour ago, TBR said: Who will fill in for Haas? To what extent does losing Haas impact the effectiveness of our defense? Last year it looked like Navratil rotated in a lot for Haas, I'd guess he would get the start now. Navratil looked good, I don't think there will be much of a drop off. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 35 minutes ago, Sioux94 said: Last year it looked like Navratil rotated in a lot for Haas, I'd guess he would get the start now. Navratil looked good, I don't think there will be much of a drop off. just hope this isn't the slide that happened a few years back when our middle lb was 210 lbs and young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 I mentioned that when I stopped by to watch fall camp that MVJ seemed to stick out in one-on-one drills in terms of motor and athleticism. 6'5" is tough to replace in terms of length but I don't think the drop-off will be too bad. That's not a knock on Haas, I just think wehave some guys who are ready to step in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux94 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: just hope this isn't the slide that happened a few years back when our middle lb was 210 lbs and young. It won't be anything like that, he played a lot last year and finished 7th on the team in tackles. The first game of the season last year, he was in on the 2nd defensive series and I think Haas was 100% healthy. Him getting as much playing time as he did last year with Haas being ahead of him, leads me to believe the coaches think he is pretty darn good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 24 minutes ago, Sioux94 said: It won't be anything like that, he played a lot last year and finished 7th on the team in tackles. The first game of the season last year, he was in on the 2nd defensive series and I think Haas was 100% healthy. Him getting as much playing time as he did last year with Haas being ahead of him, leads me to believe the coaches think he is pretty darn good. haha meant what happens if navy goes down (still lots of games left)...and then another goes down.....hope we have the depth to put up with this stuff....i have faith in the couple guys to fill in but anything can and WILL happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND-FB-FAN Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 I am curious to see how UND approaches this game. If UND gets blown out, I don't think they have what it takes to make a deep FCS run. Mountain West teams are not juggernauts (as evidenced by South Dakota State's crushing of Colorado State), and UND needs to play toe to toe with Utah State. If UND plays them close but loses, I am okay with it, but the game absolutely needs to be close. If not, I worry about UND's mindset for big games. UND's mindset needs to improve from the spring; the blow out again NDSU in March was largely due to Bubba still not having his team prepared for big games when UND is the underdog. Let's Go Hawks! Be confident, play fast, get the win! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forksandspoons Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 The Hawks need to be the more physical team, and I think they can be. Have to get chunks through the air, but holes will be there to run through. Defense needs to dial up the pressure again. All obvious but I am clearly excited for Friday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 2 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: haha meant what happens if navy goes down (still lots of games left)...and then another goes down.....hope we have the depth to put up with this stuff....i have faith in the couple guys to fill in but anything can and WILL happen We have nice depth at LB right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfan512 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 https://collegefootballnews.com/2021/09/utah-state-vs-north-dakota-prediction-game-preview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Sue Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 9 hours ago, siouxfan512 said: https://collegefootballnews.com/2021/09/utah-state-vs-north-dakota-prediction-game-preview I like how they described us arms terrific!!! Go UND! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundy1124 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 11 hours ago, siouxfan512 said: https://collegefootballnews.com/2021/09/utah-state-vs-north-dakota-prediction-game-preview It actually sounds like this guy knows what he's talking about. I think the tipping point is the Utah St. passing game. Anything over 225 yards and it's probably an uphill battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dustin Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Between that article and now the USU coach, we seem to be getting the respect we've been hoping for (well, maybe not from ISU fans, but F 'em). Time to show that earned respect is legit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeder11 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Smart coach. Wo unto us all... Beware the coach speak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Teeder11 said: Smart coach. Wo unto us all... Beware the coach speak. I’m sure their players will believe him when he says we will be better than the PAC12 team they just played. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFan100 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 When does the team fly out? Just curious. can we change the thread title to say 8:00 central? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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