ACU @ UND 10/29/22

[The Sicatoka]

29 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

… want the football program to be a championship contender.

I saw a team that took the ball with about 8 left and a 3 point lead, knowing their defense was struggling, and proceed to ram the ball down the field and thus kill the clock to win. 

What do you call that? 

 

About this game:

Was I happy? No. I’m emotionally spent and feel like I played the game. But I knew this one would be harder than any of us wanted. Like I said, survived a trap game. 

[MoSiouxFan]

2 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

I saw a team that took the ball with about 8 left and a 3 point lead, knowing their defense was struggling, and proceed to ram the ball down the field and thus kill the clock to win. 

What do you call that? 

 

About this game:

Was I happy? No. I’m emotionally spent and feel like I played the game. But I knew this one would be harder than any of us wanted. Like I said, survived a trap game. 

That was vintage SU:  Getting the ball with 7-8 minutes to go and letting the OLine and star runner do their thing and run the clock out.  I think that's the second time that we've done that this season.  Very encouraging.

[wheelsup]

A couple of thoughts.. probably all beaten to death.

• The attendance was a bad as I have seen it outside of covid.  Obviously they didnt intend to schedule this as the same time as a destination hockey game but wow.. If there were actually 6500 fans in attendance I would be surprised. hopefully that doesnt happen again.  Very few students, I assumed they might show up as they probably werent all in Vegas but very few showed up.  Easiest halftime walk around the concourse that I have had.
• The defense is hard to watch.  I know we pick on the d-backs a bit.. but the complete lack of pressure on the QB cant help them.  I think our lack of pressure up front is worse than the defensive coverage.  KK had a great interception.  I am really surprised at our inability to get any pressure up front.  Their QB can take a nap back there most plays.
• ST's.. when did the kickoff coverage fall apart like this.  Can we really not kick it through the end zone on kickoffs?? Punt coverage was solid.. I was happy to see Red returning kicks instead of CJ.
• Offense is what is holding the team together right now... the Offense is fun to watch except for the times when Danny seems to lose his mind and get inexplicably cute.  Our offense is good.. The o-line is continuing to improve.. hoose is awesome.. People badmouth our WR's.. i think they are super fun to watch.  Bo, Maag and the young guys...  At some point i hope Danny takes the obvious.. maybe hand the ball to hoose.. maybe bring in Quincy in short yardage.. its great.
• I thought the officiating was terrible.. The complete miss on pass interference and then overturning that sack/fumble.. really some terrible officiating.  Maybe it will look different when I rewatch the game.. but in the alerus the officiating looked terrible.
• I liked the 4Q hype video.. nicely done.. give us more of that.. The alerus also seems like its figuring out the replays.. We are finally getting some at the right times.
• The only nice thing about the lack of fans was that I could get from my seat to the beer stand and back without missing a play.

Overall.. another win.. Ill take it!  Need to keep it rolling.

[Nodak78]

We won our first playoff game.

[Siouxperman8]

In Vegas. Watched first half poolside on laptop but had to go back to room in 2nd half so could hear it.  Wild game.  Sack City will be back on 11/12 

[UND-FB-FAN]

42 minutes ago, AJS said:

I’m genuinely curious about this, so please if anyone has input. I’ve also felt this way this year, it’s that UND has a good offense and a bad defense. @UND-FB-FAN calling you out, because of your most recent post. The final score is 34-31. The defense put the offense in scoring position. ST’s put the defense in awful position all day. Was the defense today really that bad? Offense really that good? 

Defense was unable to get off blocks or consistently pressure today. They’ve been the weak spot all season.  They have allowed long TD drives and failed to consistently produce takeaways. They have allowed nearly 30 points - sometimes more - in basically every game. That puts a lot of pressure on the offense, especially when the offense turns it over a couple times. I’m sorry, but the defense this year has been awful.
 

New players, new coaches, new schemes - probably all of the above - is needed. 

[wheelsup]

3 minutes ago, Siouxperman8 said:

In Vegas. Watched first half poolside on laptop but had to go back to room in 2nd half so could hear it.  Wild game.  Sack City will be back on 11/12 

My son was wondering where the sack city sign was.. it doesnt get a lot of use this year but its always nice to see.

[shep]

1 minute ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

New players, new coaches, new schemes - probably all of the above - is needed. 

If that's your goal, perhaps it's time for you to cheer for another team. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

18 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

I saw a team that took the ball with about 8 left and a 3 point lead, knowing their defense was struggling, and proceed to ram the ball down the field and thus kill the clock to win. 

What do you call that? 

A good offense that knew they needed to keep their !@#!$ defense off the field.
 

Cudos to Freund, Schuster, Hoosman, and the offensive line for finishing out the game. Like I said in my previous post, was fun to see UND grind out 7+ minutes of clock to earn the win.
 

Now, you can call it a trap game to justify the close nail-bitting nature of it, but I’ll just say that UND did what I thought they would and could do: keep it close and see how it goes. Glad UND won, but there were opportunities throughout the game to put it away but they kept ACU in it throughout. Philosophy, style, and demeanor of Bubba’s teams in the past and present predicted that one. 
 

Ultimately. glad UND won. On to Indiana State. Fight to go 8-3 via a win @ NDSU. 

[SWSiouxMN]

2 hours ago, Outsider said:

Good game guys.

Got a good thing building at ACU

Now go with the WAC.

 

[UND-FB-FAN]

5 minutes ago, shep said:

If that's your goal, perhaps it's time for you to cheer for another team. 

My goal is for UND to keep getting better and win championships. You can shove it where the sun don’t shine, @shep.
 

Go Hawks!  

[SWSiouxMN]

Congrats UND, you have avoided your first trap.

Now prepare for the next one:  Road trip to Terre Haute.

Plus you got a little help to make your wins against YSU and UNI look a little better. 

[shep]

1 minute ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

My goal is for UND to keep getting better and win championships. You can shove it where the sun don’t shine, @shep.
 

Go Hawks!  

I fervently will defend your right to free speech, and trust you'll do the same when I tell you to do what you just told me to do.

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 minute ago, shep said:

I fervently will defend your right to free speech, and trust you'll do the same when I tell you to do what you just told me to do.

Cheer for another team? I can’t take a comment like that seriously. Not worth my time explaining. On to the next one.

 

[Siouxperfan7]

We need 3 wins in the last 4 weeks to make the playoffs.  We got one today. Was it pretty at all times no.  It this team grounded out a win against a 5-2 team. That last drive to seal the win was an 8 minute drive to kneel out the clock. That is what good teams do. Ugly wins still count the same as pretty wins. Just keep winning. #7WinsWeAreIn 

[UND-FB-FAN]

UND plays a 1-7 team on the road and then against a 2-6 team at home before the big one in Fargo. Definitely got a shot to make some noise here, but UND needs to keep their composure and execute. Concerning thing is, despite the 1-7 and 2-6 records of Indiana State and South Dakota, respectively, we all know what Bubba led teams have done in the past. It haunts me.

Let’s see if 2022 is any different. 
 

Go Hawks! 

[farce poobah]

With any luck ACU will keep winning games down south.  They have a bunch of skilled and talented athletes. 

[shep]

6 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Cheer for another team? I can’t take a comment like that seriously. Not worth my time explaining. On to the next one.

 

NO,,,stick it where the sun don't shine.

[SWSiouxMN]

2 minutes ago, farce poobah said:

With any luck ACU will keep winning games down south.  They have a bunch of skilled and talented athletes. 

Having them win the WAC-ASun auto-bid will be very helpful for UND in their playoff resume.

[Oxbow6]

This team defensively is what it is. 

STs are usually a crap shoot.

[UND-FB-FAN]

18 minutes ago, shep said:

NO,,,stick it where the sun don't shine.

Nope.

[Rebel_Sioux]

Come on folks, keep it professional. We're all cheering for the same team. No need for personal insults. 

[Midwestern Hawk]

It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t impressive, but a win is a win.  We’ll take it!  

5-3 and on to the next “play-in” game!  Let’s go hawks!

[Mama Sue]

IMHO, ST can make or break some games….scoring a TD no one expected, on side kicks, good or poor field position. Everyone contributes not just Ol snd DL. When STs perform like that everyone is excited! At least I am. It is like the frosting on the cake.

[Sioux>Bison]

Not many people mentioned Ziebarth’s role in that last drive. We trusted him with the ball when it mattered says a lot about him . We needed to pound the ball and he had fresh legs. He gave hoos some rest for the final set of downs. Good to have three great backs that we can rely on!