Popular Post wheelsup Posted October 16, 2021 Popular Post Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 11:28 PM, Midwestern Hawk said: Managed to piss another game away. Expand This team is so frustrating. Another frustrating day For a little bit of clarity/context 6 pt loss to NDSU at home- should have won.. this one is on Bubba in my opinion and a couple inexplicable calls 7 pt lost to USD on the road- this one is on the Offense some really bizzare play calls.. could have won this game USD is apparently also better than everyone thought.. they are laying a beating on UNI at UNI right now 3 pt loss to the Salukis on the road.. if we had a kicking game or dont drop 2 TD passes, we win this game. (I still think we should have tried that 38 yd fg instead of 4th and 5) No blowouts.. In fact we are all talking about how we could have or should have won all 3 of those games... All three likely playoff teams with likely 2 of the 3 being high seeds. Im not a good loss guy.. but holy crap.. we are not as crappy as a couple people are trying to make it out to be. 15 Quote
wheelsup Posted October 16, 2021 Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 11:36 PM, homer said: We lack an identity and today when Smith got the touches we found that identity again. Expand committing to the running game helps out the o-line as well Quote
Dustin Posted October 16, 2021 Posted October 16, 2021 I’m going to make a bold call: this team will be 6-4 when they head to Brookings on 11/20. 2 2 Quote
SiouxForeverandEver Posted October 16, 2021 Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 10:54 PM, SIOUXFAN97 said: On 10/16/2021 at 11:45 PM, Dustin said: I’m going to make a bold call: this team will be 6-4 when they head to Brookings on 11/20. Expand I hope you are right. Expand Quote
Siouxperman8 Posted October 16, 2021 Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 11:00 PM, wheelsup said: ok.. that one wasnt a great call either. I was referring to the kicking game In the 2nd half 31 yd fg blocked 38 yd fg went for it instead of kicking 36 yd fg missed 47 yd fg missed badly. I know this is our backup fg kicker, but we are alos supposed to be a division 1 program. I would expect you would have at least two kickers and maybe more on the team that could regularly make <40yd fg. Expand we did not pass up a 38 yard fg attempt. we were on the 35 or 36 so it would have been a 52 or 53 yard attempt. Certainly not automatic Quote
homer Posted October 16, 2021 Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 11:41 PM, wheelsup said: committing to the running game helps out the o-line as well Expand Having a running back that puts a foot in the ground and gets up field to consistently make it 2nd and 5 or 6 is something we have not been able to do the last few weeks. Quote
Siouxperman8 Posted October 16, 2021 Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 10:22 PM, nodakvindy said: We had great kickers for about 25 years, going back to Pat Beatty. We play indoors, which should be attractive. Have we just neglected the position in recruiting? Expand I resent that as I'm sure @VMeister does as we kicked for UND before Pat Beatty. I have to admit there was a very good string of kickers starting with Pat. 2 Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 16, 2021 Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 11:52 PM, Siouxperman8 said: I resent that as I'm sure @VMeister does as we kicked for UND before Pat Beatty. I have to admit there was a very good string of kickers starting with Pat. Expand juan gomez tagle had a heart attack at the end of the game if he was watching Quote
bincitysioux Posted October 16, 2021 Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 11:41 PM, wheelsup said: committing to the running game helps out the o-line as well Expand O-Line play wasn't good against NDSU, USD, and Utah St. It's hard to "commit" to the run when our O-Line is overmatched. They weren't overmatched today. 1 Quote
wheelsup Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 11:48 PM, Siouxperman8 said: we did not pass up a 38 yard fg attempt. we were on the 35 or 36 so it would have been a 52 or 53 yard attempt. Certainly not automatic Expand I believe you are incorrect.. we punted from the 35 or 36.. we were never going to kick a fieldgoal from there it was 4th and 4.. we should have gone for it Our next offensive series we drove down to the Salukis 20 yard line and went for it on 4th and 5.. this would have been a 37 or 38 yard field goal that we should have tried to kick in my opinion. Quote
Mama Sue Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 I love the way the radio called him “The Book of Isaiah.” He had fire…. 1 Quote
Sioux94 Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 11:58 PM, bincitysioux said: O-Line play wasn't good against NDSU, USD, and Utah St. It's hard to "commit" to the run when our O-Line is overmatched. They weren't overmatched today. Expand Exactly, NDSU and USD are very good against the run. UNI has 85 rushing yards against USD with 7 minutes left in 4th quarter. We should hopefully have more success in running in probably all of our games going forward. Weah would have done well today too if he played. That said, Smith is a weapon and needs more touches and is great out of the backfield, that one catch was a great catch. Quote
Sioux94 Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 12:02 AM, wheelsup said: I believe you are incorrect.. we punted from the 35 or 36.. we were never going to kick a fieldgoal from there it was 4th and 4.. we should have gone for it Our next offensive series we drove down to the Salukis 20 yard line and went for it on 4th and 5.. this would have been a 37 or 38 yard field goal that we should have tried to kick in my opinion. Expand At the time I was probably 60% kick/40 go for it on this one. I think there can be reasonable arguements made for either decision, especially given how the other kicks went. Quote
Siouxperman8 Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 12:02 AM, wheelsup said: I believe you are incorrect.. we punted from the 35 or 36.. we were never going to kick a fieldgoal from there it was 4th and 4.. we should have gone for it Our next offensive series we drove down to the Salukis 20 yard line and went for it on 4th and 5.. this would have been a 37 or 38 yard field goal that we should have tried to kick in my opinion. Expand That could be. I don't remember for sure but thought you were talking about the punt. My bad. Quote
Sioux94 Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 11:36 PM, Sioux>Bison said: So do you wish we would have two Stage types? Can’t boot it in the end zone but are more accurate field goal kickers, or one that can kick deep and one that is more accurate. Obviously having both in one kicker would help. Stevens did pretty good last week…… now all of a sudden it’s an issue? Expand I'd prefer we could find one kicker that could do well at both kickoffs and FG's. Maybe that is asking too much, but we used to have that when we were DII. 1 Quote
Hawksfor6 Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 Heartbreaking. We need to get someone like Reid Taubenhiem, kid rarely missed especially the easy ones. What a battle by the boys though… if we wanted to be average. Chalk up the year and start playing some of the younger kids to get them reps. Otis missing another game is making me question his love for the game and this team but hey at least his social media was cool looking before the year… another disappointment. Smith from benilde looks good. The last kid from benilde, Studsrud, turned out to be pretty good for the program. Spring looked to be deceiving. Forever go hawks! 1 Quote
zonadub Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 This team and these coaches have to learn how to WIN the close games. Not lose by less than a touchdown. Quote
Irish Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 1:05 AM, zonadub said: This team and these coaches have to learn how to WIN the close games. Not lose by less than a touchdown. Expand Agreed - how long do you think it will take Bubba to learn this? Quote
nodakvindy Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 11:52 PM, Siouxperman8 said: I resent that as I'm sure @VMeister does as we kicked for UND before Pat Beatty. I have to admit there was a very good string of kickers starting with Pat. Expand Much respect. Beatty was the first kicker that I remember actually playing. Growing up on western ND only got to see the Sioux Bison games and some UND hockey on Prairie Public. We've come a long way. Quote
SiouxBoys Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 1:58 AM, Irish said: Agreed - how long do you think it will take Bubba to learn this? Expand Damn, the two of you may have cracked the code. We need to try and win instead of losing. Quote
SiouxFan100 Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 Difference between winning and losing is slim. a dropped pass or two and missed field goals or a bad interception Some teams seem to have the edge we need the edge 1 Quote
Irish Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 2:09 AM, SiouxBoys said: Damn, the two of you may have cracked the code. We need to try and win instead of losing. Expand To simplify things for you - for the athletes it means being assignment sharp and disciplined - not taking stupid offsides penalties etc. For Bubba, well, it has been well discussed here but basically it means making good in game decisions and putting his team in a position to win. This is Bubba's biggest weakness (see Bison game). Quote
Dustin Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 Utah State kicker having a bad game as well - missed wide, missed short, and just had one blocked. not the backup kicker, either. Quote
Siouxperman8 Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 2:06 AM, nodakvindy said: Much respect. Beatty was the first kicker that I remember actually playing. Growing up on western ND only got to see the Sioux Bison games and some UND hockey on Prairie Public. We've come a long way. Expand Beatty was really good as were Solberg, Glas, Paterka ..............we had a great run for a long time. 1 Quote
zonadub Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 1:58 AM, Irish said: Agreed - how long do you think it will take Bubba to learn this? Expand You know what they say about teaching old dogs new tricks… Quote
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