2023 Football Season

[Midwestern Hawk]

I think things will be much the same as far as coaching and personnel.  Here is a very early prediction on the 2023 season...

Drake - easy W

Northern Arizona - W

@Boise State - L

@South Dakota State - L

Western Illinois - W

North Dakota State - L

@Northern Iowa - L

Indiana State - W

@Murray State - Toss up - bad team but we are on road in a new venue

@South Dakota - Toss up - avg team but on the road

Illinois State - Toss up - good team but at home

There you have it.  somewhere between 4-7 and 7-4.  

[Oxbow6]

6-5 with no FCS playoff committee controversy.

[AJS]

Too many unknown variables right now to make any type of prediction. We’ll know much more a month from now. Waiting to see a definite list of which Seniors are staying and using their Covid year. What Portal losses there are. An individual staying / leaving can make a huge impact on the roster. 

[LDL]

which of the 2022 freshman class have shown promise?  

[The Sicatoka]

Speculation about 2023 result seems nine months premature. 

[AJS]

Can UND’s schedule be easier, but harder at the same time? The SOS will not be as tough next year, no doubt about that. Two non-conference home games, they’ll play what I’m guessing is the bottom 3 pre-season conference teams. I think they’ll be more “sure wins”. That being said, I don’t like the conference home/away schedule as much. More 50/50 road games (UNI/USD). 
 

What it’ll come down to every year, is eventually, this team will have to steal a win against the FBS/SDSU/NDSU portion of the schedule. Going 0-3 virtually every year is putting them in such a tough spot. 

[Oxbow6]

5 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Speculation about 2023 result seems nine months premature. 

9 years gives one a reasonable prediction......even 9 months out.

[Midwestern Hawk]

6 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

9 years gives one a reasonable prediction......even 9 months out.

Giant Bingo, which was a secondary subject of the thread.  To Bubba and the staffs credit, a winless season or a 1-2 win season is almost as unlikely as a national championship season.

[geaux_sioux]

If you look at the roster we will need another veteran portal RB with some size. We will be talented but thin at that spot.

[MNHawk]

1 hour ago, Midwestern Hawk said:

I think things will be much the same as far as coaching and personnel.  Here is a very early prediction on the 2023 season...

Drake - easy W

Northern Arizona - W

@Boise State - L

@South Dakota State - L

Western Illinois - W

North Dakota State - L

@Northern Iowa - L

Indiana State - W

@Murray State - Toss up - bad team but we are on road in a new venue

@South Dakota - Toss up - avg team but on the road

Illinois State - Toss up - good team but at home

There you have it.  somewhere between 4-7 and 7-4.  

We finished with between 4 and 7 wins in 18, 19, 21, and 22. Our last four full seasons. Seems like a reasonable expectation for next year. Given that consistency, it would require significant off-season news in order for me to move off of that expectation. 

[The Sicatoka]

1 minute ago, geaux_sioux said:

If you look at the roster we will need another veteran portal RB with some size. We will be talented but thin at that spot.

That, and a help at WR or UND1 will be tripled every week. 

[Wilbur]

I think offensively we will be fine.  Maybe the portal provides a guy with some speed that can stretch a d even a little bit, but we've been saying that for a bit now.  I'll miss Hoosman, but I think we got guys that can step in. 

The defense is a mess.  Blow it up and start over.  Tackling and gap play was awful all year long.  So many missed game changing plays this year.

I think we go as far as our senior QB takes us.  

[Irish]

We have a program where a 5-6 coach who was 47-40 over 8 seasons was extended before his contract was up - and the 5-6 season involved some of the worst game management ever.  Said coach is extremely adverse to change.  How do you think the 23 season is going to go?  

[forksandspoons]

Hoping we get a monster DT in the portal. A CB and another Hoos would be great as well! 
 

[geaux_sioux]

33 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

That, and a help at WR or UND1 will be tripled every week. 

I have hopes that 84, 10, and 13 will step up. Need 12 to get back in a groove too, he disappeared this year.

[geaux_sioux]

27 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

I think offensively we will be fine.  Maybe the portal provides a guy with some speed that can stretch a d even a little bit, but we've been saying that for a bit now.  I'll miss Hoosman, but I think we got guys that can step in. 

The defense is a mess.  Blow it up and start over.  Tackling and gap play was awful all year long.  So many missed game changing plays this year.

I think we go as far as our senior QB takes us.  

For the d, I said it in the gameday thread yesterday but I’ll reiterate. We have a D2 WR coaching linebackers right now. Let that sink in.

[F'n Hawks]

2 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

For the d, I said it in the gameday thread yesterday but I’ll reiterate. We have a D2 WR coaching linebackers right now. Let that sink in.

How impressive is Holinkas resume to be a D1 DC? That D2 WR you are talking about is probably here because of a connection to Rudolph… Seems to me Schwenzfeir was better when he was with OLB.

[The Sicatoka]

The defense needs to start “clean sheet of paper”. No assumptions. No preconceptions. No more TTWWADI*.

 

*that’s the way we’ve always done it 

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

Speculation about 2023 result seems nine months premature. 

Nah, we have a 9 year sample size of what this staff does in recruiting, development, and game planning. I agree, 4-7 to 7-4 is the range at this juncture, barring some major recruiting developments. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

55 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

If you look at the roster we will need another veteran portal RB with some size. We will be talented but thin at that spot.

This team went 7-5, it should be improved at all spots, but 1) edge rusher, 2) corner and … wait for it … 3) receiver are my top 3 position needs for 2023. 
 

I agree, RB and even a QB depth transfer is not a bad idea. 
 

UND needs to infuse FBS level talent on this team badly. If they can’t develop it, which I don’t think they can based on sample size, then go heavy on FBS transfers and JuCo kids.

[UND-FB-FAN]

49 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

I think we go as far as our senior QB takes us.

Won’t be far if UND defense doesn’t produce more turnovers. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

23 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

I have hopes that 84, 10, and 13 will step up. Need 12 to get back in a groove too, he disappeared this year.

10 is still young and could improve. 84, 13, and 12 have no business being on a DI roster. They can transfer- give ‘em the green light. 

[geaux_sioux]

1 minute ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

10 is still young and could improve. 84, 13, and 12 have no business being on a DI roster. They can transfer- give ‘em the green light. 

I disagree about the other 3.

[The Sicatoka]

25 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

I have hopes that 84, 10, and 13 will step up. Need 12 to get back in a groove too, he disappeared this year.

I’d like that as well, but I’d really like a big body WR like JMU and SIU always seem to have. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 minute ago, geaux_sioux said:

I disagree about the other 3.

None of them will ever sniff a 500 yard season at UND (that’s all purpose, so I’ll give them rushing and return yards, also). 84,12,13 aren’t good enough. 10 has a chance.