2023 Football Season

[CMSioux]

1 hour ago, nodak651 said:

This is the first time ever I'm expecting UND to beat NDSU.  They deserve the benefit of the doubt with their pre season ranking, but despite last years record, they didn't look all that great... there were cracks that appeared, and now they have to reload their roster.  Now that they don't have an NFL QB or Luepke to rely on, they aren't any more special than UNI, imo.   

As we know and most have shared "It all comes down to the O line and D line". Our line coach seems to be the real deal and our recruiting in that area has been impressive. If we can match up with their lines we can beat them. 

[Sioux94]

I was going to post this in the Non-UND thread but I see it got mentioned in this one so I'll post it for those who haven't seen it. 

[Siouxperfan7]

6 hours ago, SiouxHawkGuy said:

It’s not a conspiracy theory to say the ndsu ad wanted und to play weber on the road. 

I thought Matt had to be out of the room when they were discussing any Valley team, not just NDSU.  So not sure how much say he had in it. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

For all home games next year could the marketing department choose people with UND or North Dakota ties to do "live" coin tosses?

Have Jimmy K on the big screens welcoming fans and greeting both teams and coaches and then he "flips" a coin and it magically falls from the rafters of the Alerus onto the turf?

Josh Duhamel for Drake

Wiz Khalifa for NAU

Chris Kuper for WIU

Jimmy K for NDAC

Phil Jackson for ISUb

Virgil Hill for ISUr

[Dustin]

59 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

For all home games next year could the marketing department choose people with UND or North Dakota ties to do "live" coin tosses?

Have Jimmy K on the big screens welcoming fans and greeting both teams and coaches and then he "flips" a coin and it magically falls from the rafters of the Alerus onto the turf?

Josh Duhamel for Drake

Wiz Khalifa for NAU

Chris Kuper for WIU

Jimmy K for NDAC

Phil Jackson for ISUb

Virgil Hill for ISUr

Cool idea, actually.

[Sioux>Bison]

1 hour ago, Siouxperfan7 said:

I thought Matt had to be out of the room when they were discussing any Valley team, not just NDSU.  So not sure how much say he had in it. 

This was after selecting teams and after they opened bids. No team has ever hosted with a lower bid. Never…..

[SIOUXFAN97]

29 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said:

This was after selecting teams and after they opened bids. No team has ever hosted with a lower bid. Never…..

when matt turns to walk out of the room when the "discussion" turns to mvfc teams........

[SIOUXFAN97]

2 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

For all home games next year could the marketing department choose people with UND or North Dakota ties to do "live" coin tosses?

Have Jimmy K on the big screens welcoming fans and greeting both teams and coaches and then he "flips" a coin and it magically falls from the rafters of the Alerus onto the turf?

Josh Duhamel for Drake

Wiz Khalifa for NAU

Chris Kuper for WIU

Jimmy K for NDAC

Phil Jackson for ISUb

Virgil Hill for ISUr

or better yet...sub in Chipman or Fennell for Jackson and after the coin flip he then grabs a piece of paper off their desk and flips it at the screen and a "lottery size check" falls from the rafters and chaves picks it up and shows it to the crowd and it's written out  for 1, 10, or 100 million dollars for UND athletics?

 

[UND-FB-FAN]

4 hours ago, MoSiouxFan said:

Thanks.  Nice not to have to deal with that load this season.

Trust me, NDSU will reload. Und needs to step up, not wait for ndsu to fall down. 

[sioux24/7]

Fall roster updated. As anticipated, Peyton Lotysz is not on the roster. 

 

[AJS]

[Hardcore Hawk]

21 minutes ago, AJS said:

Think Schwenzfeier and Bubba are making a point about how bad the defense was last year? Every position up for grabs, regardless of age/role last year

[Nodak78]

Roster has 23 seniors, 5th yr, graduate.  Some of the senior may be back next year.  We are still a young team.  Experienced but Young.

[Sioux94]

2 hours ago, Hardcore Hawk said:

Think Schwenzfeier and Bubba are making a point about how bad the defense was last year? Every position up for grabs, regardless of age/role last year

Love that they are doing that! 

[Sioux94]

Will Caden Dennis have a break out year, he was supposed to have really good speed.  Now that he has been in the program for a while will we see some big plays from him?  Or will it be Eliodor making a splash with big plays for us this year on offense? Hopefully more big plays from Red this year as well.  Sure would be nice to see a couple deep ball connections with our WR's with a couple feet of separation. 

[FSSD]

30 minutes ago, Sioux94 said:

Will Caden Dennis have a break out year, he was supposed to have really good speed.  Now that he has been in the program for a while will we see some big plays from him?  Or will it be Eliodor making a splash with big plays for us this year on offense? Hopefully more big plays from Red this year as well.  Sure would be nice to see a couple deep ball connections with our WR's with a couple feet of separation. 

My thought is that Tommy needs to improve his accuracy over 30 yards.  The WRs are open.  He just misses them.

[nodak651]

2 hours ago, FSSD said:

My thought is that Tommy needs to improve his accuracy over 30 yards.  The WRs are open.  He just misses them.

I've been a big Tommy fan, but I agree.  WR has improved enough that now it's his turn to up his game to the next level.  Time to put an end to all this Theo Day talk!

[UND-FB-FAN]

10 hours ago, Hardcore Hawk said:

Think Schwenzfeier and Bubba are making a point about how bad the defense was last year? Every position up for grabs, regardless of age/role last year

Honestly, it’s the reality. No guarantees based on how horrific the defense was last year. A few players on that list really shouldn’t be at the top of the depth chart. Hope the guys beneath them grab the top spot. 

[Dustin]

When is the first day of fall camp?

[AJS]

7 minutes ago, Dustin said:

When is the first day of fall camp?

 

[Dustin]

4 minutes ago, AJS said:

 

Awesome, Thanks.  What is significant about the bolded days?

[AJS]

This team does have a lot of “knowns”, still some questions, but a higher level of comfort than most years. 
 

With that in mind, this season to me boils down to as always staying healthy in key spots, but also have 3 or 4 guys completely exceed (from a fan standpoint) expectations / take their game to the next level. 
 

That could be a guy like Pedigo playing at an All-Conference level. Fort / Buckner solidifying a Safety position and raising that up to a much higher level than last year. One of the transfers being a true starter level talent on the D-Line. A RS Freshman jumping up the depth chart.
 

I think they are that close to taking that next step. 

[Dustin]

50 minutes ago, AJS said:

I think they are that close to taking that next step. 

Maybe eek out a win against the Bison at home (like in '93) and then annihilate them in the dome next year (like in '94).

[siouxfan512]

Tommy is the guy BUT as other have stated, I really hope he has spent the summer working on that long ball. He seems to add a new element to his game every year. Last year we finally saw him run when the opportunities were there. This year he needs to continue to build on that AND hit some deep balls, some of that is accuracy and some of that is trusting your receivers to make plays.

Defense could be interesting this year. Hope some guys are ready to step up. I thought I read something before about them simplifying the defense which could be a huge help. The question beyond that; is the talent there and do we have enough guys that can make plays?

My biggest hope as we head into camp .... PLEASE STAY HEALTHY!!! The Lotysz news really bums me out, but fortunately. O-Line has been built into a team strength in a relatively short period of time.

[SIOUXFAN97]

2 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:

Tommy is the guy BUT as other have stated, I really hope he has spent the summer working on that long ball. He seems to add a new element to his game every year. Last year we finally saw him run when the opportunities were there. This year he needs to continue to build on that AND hit some deep balls, some of that is accuracy and some of that is trusting your receivers to make plays.

Defense could be interesting this year. Hope some guys are ready to step up. I thought I read something before about them simplifying the defense which could be a huge help. The question beyond that; is the talent there and do we have enough guys that can make plays?

My biggest hope as we head into camp .... PLEASE STAY HEALTHY!!! The Lotysz news really bums me out, but fortunately. O-Line has been built into a team strength in a relatively short period of time.

I haven't seen Greg Lotysz around as much in the past...is he still a full time GF'er?  Does he "help" out coaching with Bubba?

One of the nicest guys you could ever meet....sucks about Peyton and his injury bc he had a mean streak on that o-line!