FCS playoffs week 1: UND @ Weber State

[Dustin]

Who is the best defensive assistant under Holinka?  When Rudy was let go he was replaced by one of his assistants and things have improved. Maybe that’s a strategy that can be replicated. 

[The Sicatoka]

And Kalen DeBoer counts his money in the shade of the Space Needle. 

[geaux_sioux]

32 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

And Kalen DeBoer counts his money in the shade of the Space Needle. 

It was such an obvious pick… it was in their hands and they let it slip for some comfort food.

[Oxbow6]

3 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

It was such an obvious pick… it was in their hands and they let it slip for some comfort food.

But I haven't seen Kalen do The Griddy.......

[Oxbow6]

I'm old enough to remember when UND's D didn't give up 600+ yards on the ground over a 7-8 game stretch.

[The Sicatoka]

11 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

I'm old enough to remember when UND's D didn't give up 600+ yards on the ground over a 7-8 game stretch.

I think you meant “quarter” not “game”.   

[NDRA]

3 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Just won’t happen. Bubba is too stubborn and loyal to the 3-4. Goes back to Roger Thomas and Dale Lennon. It’s all Bubba knows. Bubba is in the twilight years of his career; he won’t learn and implement anything else.
 

Bottomline, coaches and schemes will be staying the same. Is it the best strategy? Of course not, it’s lazy; but the 7-5 record and playoff berth will give them and Chaves the justification to do it. Keeping everything the same is also the cheapest strategy, therefore it’s most likely to happen. 
 

Best hope is an extensive overhaul via the transfer portal, because currently the talent level of the roster is not good enough to win the conference, and certainly not good enough to dream about winning an FCS title. Again, despite the crap I get from clueless posters, the roster has too many DII players on it. Beyond scheme and Xs and Os, if Bubba and his staff can’t secure better players, then recruiting is also an issue for this staff.

Bingo.  One has to look no further than the 2023 commit list.  Very few with offers other than D2 schools, just one or two with offers from other MVFC teams.  I know offers aren't everything but it certainly has to make a difference if other FCS or even FBS teams are looking at these players.

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, geaux_sioux said:

It was such an obvious pick… it was in their hands and they let it slip for some comfort food.

Could’ve had chislic (little SD cuisine reference); had the undercooked Mac and Cheese (no salt, no pepper). 

https://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/chislic-south-dakota-cubed-meat-2040861

[JohnboyND7]

15 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

Can anyone recall at any level of FB a team that gave up 300+ yards on the ground and still won??

I'm guessing the service academies have ran for 300+ and lost.  But that is a strange deal.

[SiouxHawkGuy]

Oh I forgot about that Super Bowl game the week before too!