2022 Football Season

[nodakvindy]

On 10/29/2022 at 9:26 AM, UND-FB-FAN said:

And this is ultimately the approach the UND decision makers have taken, at this point. In the past, baseball and W hockey were “torn down”.

There’s only a finite amount of resources for all programs, so it’s crucial future allocation doesn’t continue to go towards hockey, but rather towards football. 

Actually basketball would be a much better return buts it's not like we have any history or prominent alums in that sport. ;)

[geaux_sioux]

The defense is not good this year and the cupboard looks really bad at safety and OLB. Bubba has recruited 1 legit safety as a coach. I just don’t get it. And OLB is easy to recruit, we should be an absolute OLB factory.

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 minute ago, geaux_sioux said:

The defense is not good this year and the cupboard looks really bad at safety and OLB. Bubba has recruited 1 legit safety as a coach. I just don’t get it. And OLB is easy to recruit, we should be an absolute OLB factory.

It’s frustrating. This 3-4 system brags and preaches on how important the safety position is to it, and yet this is what we get …

[SiouxFan100]

This is encouraging 

[Dustin]

3 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

3-4 system

I like the fact that our defense is unique from most other systems, but the cracks that have been developing for a while seem to be getting wider.  I am not a proponent of switching systems, but I'd like our system to work better.  

[Kab]

Defensive coach and special teams coach really need to be reviewed at year end

i know they don’t make the plays but they have to have the kids in the right positions

 

[geaux_sioux]

22 minutes ago, Dustin said:

I like the fact that our defense is unique from most other systems, but the cracks that have been developing for a while seem to be getting wider.  I am not a proponent of switching systems, but I'd like our system to work better.  

I wish we’d just do a 4 man front that puts less pressure on our d backs.

[SIOUXFAN97]

21 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

I wish we’d just do a 4 man front that puts less pressure on our d backs.

is brett a 3-4 guy by choice or does bubba choose the schemes?

[UND-FB-FAN]

33 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

is brett a 3-4 guy by choice or does bubba choose the schemes?

He’s a 3-4 guy. He played in the system as a player. A part of our ongoing inbred coaching tree.

[Dustin]

33 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

is brett a 3-4 guy by choice or does bubba choose the schemes?

I mean, he did play for UND, so it's the system he's been coached in.

[NoDaks]

Defense has been very disappointing to me. I get the struggles, but like others, by this time of the year, like to see a little progression. What I am struggling to understand is UND had such a run of consistent kickers, even in the Mussman era. What happened to that. Stevens has come a ways, so I'll give him credit, but he is a senior. 

[The Sicatoka]

Ill State looked to be running a 3-4 against NDSU. Their DL were pretty big. 

[geaux_sioux]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

Ill State looked to be running a 3-4 against NDSU. Their DL were pretty big. 

3-4 DL need to be large humans. We try and run that scheme with smallish DEs. It makes no sense. Our DEs should be built like Cieslak.

[The Sicatoka]

8 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

3-4 DL need to be large humans. We try and run that scheme with smallish DEs. It makes no sense. Our DEs should be built like Cieslak.

Sleestaks? Oh, read that wrong ... Cieslak!  

[UNDColorado]

How was the catwalk on Saturday?

[Kab]

6 minutes ago, UNDColorado said:

How was the catwalk on Saturday?

Looked rather quiet 

[Nodak78]

Catwalk will be hopping when the Yotes come to town.  Bank on that.

[UND1983]

15 minutes ago, UNDColorado said:

How was the catwalk on Saturday?

The east side only had room for about 10 people. West side had more room and seemed to be filled along rail??

[wheelsup]

1 hour ago, UNDColorado said:

How was the catwalk on Saturday?

It was as full as the rest of the alerus 

[Sioux94]

So the defense has obviously been a disappointment this year.  Snowball effect of having young corners on one end and also just not getting much pressure on the QB to help out the secondary.  Holinka at times in the past, many of us thought he was maybe better than Schmidt so far as defensive coordinator and/or thought maybe he would be the one to get the nod as head coach over Freund when that time came.  I don't think a coach goes from being a good coordinator one year to a bad coordinator the next year.  Since I don't think a coach goes from being good to bad in a year, are the players just not making plays?  I think it is probably more that than anything.  I don't know the answers or what can be done to change it, but usually when the defense performs poorly you look at DC, so you do have to look at that in a sense (I don't mean canning Holinka).  As some others have said, at this point in the season we are what we are, and our defense just isn't that good......and we are going to have to win despite of it, get some timely stops....etc..

Thoughts? 

[Dustin]

29 minutes ago, Sioux94 said:

olinka at times in the past, many of us thought he was maybe better than Schmidt so far as defensive coordinator and/or thought maybe he would be the one to get the nod as head coach over Freund when that time came. 

I did/have think/thought both of those things at one point. But at this time, Danny’s command of the offense would make him the heir apparent. 

[geaux_sioux]

9 hours ago, Sioux94 said:

So the defense has obviously been a disappointment this year.  Snowball effect of having young corners on one end and also just not getting much pressure on the QB to help out the secondary.  Holinka at times in the past, many of us thought he was maybe better than Schmidt so far as defensive coordinator and/or thought maybe he would be the one to get the nod as head coach over Freund when that time came.  I don't think a coach goes from being a good coordinator one year to a bad coordinator the next year.  Since I don't think a coach goes from being good to bad in a year, are the players just not making plays?  I think it is probably more that than anything.  I don't know the answers or what can be done to change it, but usually when the defense performs poorly you look at DC, so you do have to look at that in a sense (I don't mean canning Holinka).  As some others have said, at this point in the season we are what we are, and our defense just isn't that good......and we are going to have to win despite of it, get some timely stops....etc..

Thoughts? 

Look at our personnel compared to last year on d. It’s a massive drop off. Transfers hurt as did Chandon leaving for law school. Losing 1 dl and 1 OLB shouldn’t have wrecked this position groups though. CB makes sense, not the others.

[The Sicatoka]

12 hours ago, Dustin said:

I did/have think/thought both of those things at one point. But at this time, Danny’s command of the offense would make him the heir apparent. 

Keep an eye out ... 

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

Keep an eye out ... 

i've watched him too....really good recruiter...might have gotten a raw deal at und

[Midwestern Hawk]

5 hours ago, geaux_sioux said:

Look at our personnel compared to last year on d. It’s a massive drop off. Transfers hurt as did Chandon leaving for law school. Losing 1 dl and 1 OLB shouldn’t have wrecked this position groups though. CB makes sense, not the others.

Lost more than 1 DL and 1 OLB and corners, but I agree, I thought D would be better by this point in season.