2023 Football Season

[SiouxHawkGuy]

16 minutes ago, petey23 said:

Here is how I see the MVFC finishing up.

SDSU  11-0, 8-0....NDSU(W), YSU(W), Missouri St.(W)

UNI      8-3,  7-1...WIU(W), Murray St.(W), NDSU(W)

USD    8-3, 6-2...SIU(L), UND(W), WIU(W)

SIU     8-3,  5-3....USD(W), NDSU(L), Indiana St. (W)

UND   7-4,  5-3....Murray St.(W), USD(L), Illinois St.(W)

YSU    7-4,  5-3....Indiana St.(W), SDSU(L), Murray St.(W)

NDSU 7-4, 4-4...SDSU(L), SIU(W), UNI(L)

Ill. State  6-5, 4-4....Missouri State(W), Murray St.(W), UND(L)

Missouri St.  3-8, 2-6...Illinois St.(L), Murray St. (W), SDSU(L)

Murray State  2-9, 1-7...UND(L), Illinois St. (L), YSU(L)

Indiana St.  1-10, 1-7...YSU(L), WIU(W), SIU(L)

WIU  0-11, 0-8...UNI(L), Indiana St. (L), USD(L)

 

How many playoff teams and who are they?

6. SDSU, UNI, USD, SIU, UND, YSU. 

[The Sicatoka]

There could be massive implications in that NDSU@UNI game depending on how things sort out. 

• UNI could be 7-3 and looking for win 8 to get a low top eight seed.
• NDSU could be 6-4 and jonesing for a seventh win.

None of that matters to UND.
All that matters to UND is two words: Beat Murray. 

[SWSiouxMN]

14 hours ago, F'n Hawks said:

I wouldn’t if the game was at home. 

 

14 hours ago, Irish said:

Because Bubba built on the excitement following the Bison victory and has a great road game record?

UND has no business losing to Murray. Period. Even with everything going on. 

[F'n Hawks]

1 hour ago, SWSiouxMN said:

 

UND has no business losing to Murray. Period. Even with everything going on. 

Agreed. They need to get it done.

[geaux_sioux]

We have a history of thumping bad teams on the road when we are decent. This should be that game. Should. Whatever that’s worth.

[shep]

What's the TV situation for this Saturday?

[The Sicatoka]

14 minutes ago, shep said:

What's the TV situation for this Saturday?

Midco Sports Two for we "olds" with cable.
https://fightinghawks.com/sports/football/schedule 

[shep]

4 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Midco Sports Two for we "olds" with cable.
https://fightinghawks.com/sports/football/schedule 

Great to be an old with cable.

[Siouxperman8]

4 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Midco Sports Two for we "olds" with cable.
https://fightinghawks.com/sports/football/schedule 

Don't see ESPN+ listed for this week or next.  Is that correct?

[nodak651]

On 8/31/2023 at 10:32 AM, nodak651 said:

With Leupke's performance in Dallas, I'm starting to think that NDSU has the potential to surprise and actually miss the playoffs.  I think losing him will make a way bigger difference than people think.  Realize how important he was to their offense, and their QB was still pretty bad for having the benefit of playing against teams that had to sell out as much as they did to stop the run.  Teams may not have to do that as often this year.  TaMerick Williams is good, but they also lost Kobe Johnson and the depth isn't the same.

On 8/31/2023 at 10:36 AM, GoodGood said:

Leupke didn’t play in the playoffs. Mattress Cam completed 1 pass in a semi final game and they won. I think they’ll be ok

On 8/31/2023 at 10:50 AM, nodak651 said:

For the record, I'm not saying they WILL miss the playoffs, just that they could.  Their offense performed well last year, but it didn't look as good as former NDSU offenses.  Their D wasn't that great, and they also lost more on D than usual.  Normally NDSU is replacing guys who played for a more dominant team, and they have never had this many losses from the transfer portal either.  Things just seem different this year than in the past.

On 8/31/2023 at 11:09 AM, UND-FB-FAN said:

You’ll be waiting a really, really long time if you’re hoping NDSU is going to regress so that UND can catch up. It’s not going to happen this year or in the near future. Simply put, they know football down there (coaches are competent) and they have the resources and support to keep reloading. In GF/UND, it’s an uphill battle year after year just to remind folks there are more (and better) sports out there than just ice hockey. 

Bubba and UND need to ascend and reach NDSU’s level, not the other way around.

Bison could miss the playoffs.

[UND-FB-FAN]

2 minutes ago, nodak651 said:

Bison could miss the playoffs.

I’ll admit, they’ve regressed some, but they’ll reload, so UND needs to keep pushing 

[shep]

1 minute ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

I’ll admit, they’ve regressed some, but they’ll reload, so UND needs to keep pushing 

I will never doubt their ability to reload, but I think the high level recruits they have can show their worth in Fargo for a year or two and then hit the Portal as many did last year. 

[Wilbur]

NDSU has the Slukys and Northern Iowa left.  They will lose the one at Northern Iowa, but beat SIU at home and I think they sneak in.

If they don't make the playoffs Entz's seat will be hotter than a grinder with double hot sauce with no white sauce.

Maybe it's already hot now that they've run out of Klieman's players and losing to every Dakota School. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

12 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

NDSU has the Slukys and Northern Iowa left.  They will lose the one at Northern Iowa, but beat SIU at home and I think they sneak in.

If they don't make the playoffs Entz's seat will be hotter than a grinder with double hot sauce with no white sauce.

Maybe it's already hot now that they've run out of Klieman's players and losing to every Dakota School. 

haha^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

that's hot!

[Nodak78]

26 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

NDSU has the Slukys and Northern Iowa left.  They will lose the one at Northern Iowa, but beat SIU at home and I think they sneak in.

If they don't make the playoffs Entz's seat will be hotter than a grinder with double hot sauce with no white sauce.

Maybe it's already hot now that they've run out of Klieman's players and losing to every Dakota School. 

Yes fourth best Dakota team.  

[Nodak78]

UND high scoring average to date.

cbssports.com/college-football/scoreboard/FCS/

 

UND is scoring to date 4 points mire per game in the last few years.

 

 

 

 

[Wilbur]

Two games left:

@ The Yotes.

Home vs. Red Birds.

If they can win both games they could possibly slide into a seed.  If they split the games they are in, before losing on the road in the first round.

Lose next Saturday and it's officially the playoffs at home against Illinois State. 

[F'n Hawks]

5 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Two games left:

@ The Yotes.

Home vs. Red Birds.

If they can win both games they could possibly slide into a seed.  If they split the games they are in, before losing on the road in the first round.

Lose next Saturday and it's officially the playoffs at home against Illinois State. 

If we go 7-4 I think we get a playoff game at home. Although after last year the bid doesn’t matter…

[Oxbow6]

20 minutes ago, F'n Hawks said:

If we go 7-4 I think we get a playoff game at home. Although after last year the bid doesn’t matter…

Once again just make a bid that includes tents

[F'n Hawks]

25 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Once again just make a bid that includes tents

Yes, a portable locker room will be a part of the bid. We promise it has heat!

[Nodak78]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

Two games left:

@ The Yotes.

Home vs. Red Birds.

If they can win both games they could possibly slide into a seed.  If they split the games they are in, before losing on the road in the first round.

Lose next Saturday and it's officially the playoffs at home against Illinois State. 

I'm looking forward to a seed..

[Midwestern Hawk]

On 11/27/2022 at 8:39 AM, 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.  

Not a thing of beauty yesterday but a win is a win.  Need to split next 2 to make playoff(7-4).  That would be my prediction at this point.  Lose by 10 in Vermillion and win a squeaker at home.  7-4.  
 

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 hour ago, Midwestern Hawk said:

Not a thing of beauty yesterday but a win is a win.  Need to split next 2 to make playoff(7-4).  That would be my prediction at this point.  Lose by 10 in Vermillion and win a squeaker at home.  7-4.  
 

Agreed, that is the odds on favorite. Same record as 2022. But net progress depicted because beat NDSU in 2023. Onward to 2024. Lots of home games. Decade by decade moves on. 2025 head coach contract expires. 

[Midwestern Hawk]

28 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Agreed, that is the odds on favorite. Same record as 2022. But net progress depicted because beat NDSU in 2023. Onward to 2024. Lots of home games. Decade by decade moves on. 2025 head coach contract expires. 

If NDSU was still the gorilla , I would agree with “progress”.  The gorilla is now the next stop down I29 and they toyed with us.   We are playing Bubbaball, which is consistently 5-7 wins, a chunk of heartbreak and a first round exit from the playoffs of the road.

I’ve said it before,  and I’ll say it again,  Bubba is a great man, but is a ceiling of 7 wins enough for Grand Forks and UND?  Another contract extension will likely give us that answer.

[shep]

The main critique I have of UND Football in general is that I can't recall the last time the D was better than the O.

It starts with recruiting. The OL has brought in quite a few 300+ guys while the D has the 2 transfers and not much else. 

It may be the 3-4 way, but how many tackles do the interior linemen make per game? 

The O put up over 500 yards yesterday. That's crazy.

The D gave up over 300. That's not good.