2022 Football Season

[CMSioux]

7 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

u serious clark?  how many other games/qb's do you watch on tv where the pocket breaks down and he's off for 10, 20, long td bc they CAN and are willing to run?

if this is true where bubby and danny ae saying not to run we all sit here and wonder why bubba is a .500 winning percentage coach.

Some of it might have been related to lack of QB depth which seems not to be an issue now. 

[The Sicatoka]

1 minute ago, CMSioux said:

Some of it might have been related to lack of QB depth which seems not to be an issue now. 

Much of the time Schuster looked like he saw the opening but had a virtual leash on him. Why? My supposition is injury prevention. Lack of position depth. Pick what you want to call it. 

[Sioux95]

5 hours ago, nodak651 said:

I think Schuster is a hell of a lot more accurate.  Didn't Studsrud randomly miss on short passes somewhat often?

It wasn't at all uncommon for Studs to go 10 of 17 for 170 yards.  Some of that can be put on rudy, but not all of it.  Schuster has stretches where he completes 8 or 9 out of 10 passes.  You never saw that with studs.

[UND-FB-FAN]

15 hours ago, nodak651 said:

I think Schuster is a hell of a lot more accurate.  Didn't Studsrud randomly miss on short passes somewhat often?

 

9 hours ago, Sioux95 said:

It wasn't at all uncommon for Studs to go 10 of 17 for 170 yards.  Some of that can be put on rudy, but not all of it.  Schuster has stretches where he completes 8 or 9 out of 10 passes.  You never saw that with studs.

Sort of a pointless argument, but Studsrud still completed around 60% of his passes. Also, Studsrud was a far better athlete and was a good runner. With that said, he definitely missed some throws and was far from perfect. 
 

I think it is a very big deal that Studsrud was only coached by the incompetent Rudolph, who I think was way behind the times of coaching college QBs and offenses. Danny Freund would have made Studsrud a much, much better player. The offense, reads, and throws that Rudolph had Studsrud make were archaic and embarrassing compared to what other offenses around college football were doing from ‘14-‘17.  

[jdub27]

1 hour ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Sort of a pointless argument, but Studsrud still completed around 60% of his passes. Also, Studsrud was a far better athlete and was a good runner. With that said, he definitely missed some throws and was far from perfect. 
 

I think it is a very big deal that Studsrud was only coached by the incompetent Rudolph, who I think was way behind the times of coaching college QBs and offenses. Danny Freund would have made Studsrud a much, much better player. The offense, reads, and throws that Rudolph had Studsrud make were archaic and embarrassing compared to what other offenses around college football were doing from ‘14-‘17.  

Recruiting behind KS was a huge issue. He was handcuffed and restrained from bein able to use his athleticism because if he went down, there wasn't a back-up plan.
There's a reason a transfer was brought in to replace him after he graduated.

TS is a more accurate passer and more careful with the ball than KS was. But let's also remember TS is finally an upper-classman. Let's see what he can do now that he has a few years under his belt.

[UND-FB-FAN]

33 minutes ago, jdub27 said:

Recruiting behind KS was a huge issue. He was handcuffed and restrained from bein able to use his athleticism because if he went down, there wasn't a back-up plan.
There's a reason a transfer was brought in to replace him after he graduated.

TS is a more accurate passer and more careful with the ball than KS was. But let's also remember TS is finally an upper-classman. Let's see what he can do now that he has a few years under his belt.

This whole conspiracy of “QBs don’t run because they don’t have a backup” is hilarious. I can’t believe it has caught any steam around here. It doesn’t really exist- the players are who they are in live action. Perhaps the called (designed) QB runs aren’t called, but a QB who runs will still run if given the chance. I’ll leave it at that. 
 

With that said, I completely agree the recruiting behind Studsrud was atrocious

[sioux24/7]

 

[The Sicatoka]

 

[SWSiouxMN]

1 minute ago, The Sicatoka said:

 

About what I expected.  

[Siouxperfan7]

9 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

 

Losts of one score game predictions, which I think there will be several this season.  LAst year this team lost those games.  Need to win those game to make a playoff run.

[The Sicatoka]

Last year too many games were one play away.

This team needs to learn from that and make that one play go their way this time. 

[Teeder11]

Area of concern for me on offense: middle of the OL

Areas of concern for me on defense: secondary

Area of strength on offense: WRs/TE

Area of strength on defense: Front 7

Special Teams = Pick 'em -- kicking will be better but kick and punt coverage/blocking has got to be dominant. 

[gfhockey]

30 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Last year too many games were one play away.

This team needs to learn from that and make that one play go their way this time. 

One play or one coaching decision away

[shep]

10 hours ago, sioux24/7 said:

 

Hold on...

Dixie State is now Utah Tech?? Did the team move from the south to Utah? 

[shep]

6 hours ago, Teeder11 said:

Area of concern for me on offense: middle of the OL

Areas of concern for me on defense: secondary

Area of strength on offense: WRs/TE

Area of strength on defense: Front 7

Special Teams = Pick 'em -- kicking will be better but kick and punt coverage/blocking has got to be dominant.  He and Siegel are gonna bring in scouts.

The Buckner transfer is gonna be HUUUGE for the secondary.

[Midwestern Hawk]

18 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

 

Those first 5 games are a gauntlet with the home tilt vs UNI likely being the key.  At this point I'm not sold that the offense will be any better then last season and I think the defense will not be as good early.  Need the Alerus rockin' for the Potato Bowl and get a win vs UNI.  With a win, just about anything is possible, a loss vs UNI and the trip to Flagstaff becomes more important and likely gets tougher mentally.  We know the games the following 2 weeks are huge @SIU and home vs MSU.

 

I love Teeder's confidence, I'm just not there yet.  Maybe I will be surprised in Lincoln.

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 hour ago, Midwestern Hawk said:

Those first 5 games are a gauntlet with the home tilt vs UNI likely being the key.  At this point I'm not sold that the offense will be any better then last season and I think the defense will not be as good early.  Need the Alerus rockin' for the Potato Bowl and get a win vs UNI.  With a win, just about anything is possible, a loss vs UNI and the trip to Flagstaff becomes more important and likely gets tougher mentally.  We know the games the following 2 weeks are huge @SIU and home vs MSU.

 

I love Teeder's confidence, I'm just not there yet.  Maybe I will be surprised in Lincoln.

For me it’s simple: based on the resources UND has (budget, facilities, etc), and also the narrative that they are committed to being a top FCS school like NDSU and SDSU, UND should be looking at going 8-3 with this schedule, with likely losses @Nebraska and @NDSU, and perhaps a random thrown-in loss (SDSU)? The schools that otherwise are on the schedule should be wins based on their resources. 
 

The hesitancy on predicting that record for most may not seem obvious, but it should be: under the current leadership structure for UND football, amateur decisions are made too frequently to be a champion. The program went 5-6 in 2021 and 3-8 in 2017. Both seasons hurt progress immensely.This program can’t get out of its own way. Fortunately, the guy who makes the football decisions is also a very nice guy so he’s bought himself a decade plus despite being a mediocre football coach. Perhaps a unpopular take, but the truth. UND football won’t be a FCS championship contender until new leadership comes around. Maybe that will be a batch of assistant coaches who “get it” and not necessarily a complete overhaul, but who knows? After awhile, you are what you are. 
 

As has been discussed ad nauseam, at this juncture all teams are undefeated! So as for Teeder, it’s fine to have the “homer” juices flowing and plan for a great season! But after a few weeks of actual football, reality will hit. 

[The Sicatoka]

12 hours ago, shep said:

Hold on...

Dixie State is now Utah Tech?? Did the team move from the south to Utah? 

No, it finally got named correctly. It got the original "Dixie" name because southerners moved to that region of Utah to grow cotton. 

[Sioux>Bison]

1 hour ago, Midwestern Hawk said:

Those first 5 games are a gauntlet with the home tilt vs UNI likely being the key.  At this point I'm not sold that the offense will be any better then last season and I think the defense will not be as good early.  Need the Alerus rockin' for the Potato Bowl and get a win vs UNI.  With a win, just about anything is possible, a loss vs UNI and the trip to Flagstaff becomes more important and likely gets tougher mentally.  We know the games the following 2 weeks are huge @SIU and home vs MSU.

 

I love Teeder's confidence, I'm just not there yet.  Maybe I will be surprised in Lincoln.

OL is the only question mark on offense. Can the defense backups that are now starters elevate their game? I’m hoping so. All the players with pro ambitions need to have a good game at Nebraska 

[The Sicatoka]

20 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said:

OL is the only question mark on offense. 

Respectfully disagree. RB by committee is always a scary proposition. I'd like one to step up and be pressure-situation reliable or be able to do 22 carries when they have the hot hand. 

[Wright4UND]

6 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Respectfully disagree. RB by committee is always a scary proposition. I'd like one to step up and be pressure-situation reliable or be able to do 22 carries when they have the hot hand. 

I watched a few practices and Isaiah Smith and the new UNI RB Tyler Hoosman looked really good.  I think both of those guys will do very well!   I was also impressed with what Ziebarth did last year and in practice.  Also, Skokna will provide a great option for catches out of the backfield.

Isaiah has great burst and vision.  Tyler also looked very fast and powerful.  I think both of these guys can run inside and also get outside if needed. 

[sioux24/7]

51 minutes ago, Wright4UND said:

I watched a few practices and Isaiah Smith and the new UNI RB Tyler Hoosman looked really good.  I think both of those guys will do very well!   I was also impressed with what Ziebarth did last year and in practice.  Also, Skokna will provide a great option for catches out of the backfield.

Isaiah has great burst and vision.  Tyler also looked very fast and powerful.  I think both of these guys can run inside and also get outside if needed. 

Speaking of this, curious who everyone’s breakout pick for the year is? Mine would be Isaiah Smith, although he somewhat broke out last year. 

[Kab]

Can I pick the coaching staff

about time they had a breakout season 

[NDRA]

1 hour ago, Kab said:

Can I pick the coaching staff

about time they had a breakout season 

Now that's funny!!  Props to you!

[Dustin]

3 hours ago, Wright4UND said:

Isaiah has great burst and vision.  Tyler also looked very fast and powerful.

Are these two Lighting and Thunder?