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37 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

The regression after they thumped the Bizen will forever bother me.  After that game you would have thought the program was taking another step and a deep playoff run was possible.

The coaches let that game become the season.  They never recovered from the biggest win in years....

Back into the playoffs, give up half a hundred, confuse the hell out of the fan base by not pounding the ball when that's where you're having success.

Please make some moves....somebody....please. 

Not sure why we seemed to not want to commit to that as our offensive identity.  Most frustrating part of the season.  

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12 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Bubba got his career win and a good cry and it all went sideways. It’s like he lost an edge and let up.

Bubba, it’s time to move on.

Cotton-tops might respect him, but the players - whom matter the most - don’t. They might give lip service that they do, but their unmotivated performances suggest otherwise. 

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On 7/9/2023 at 3:45 PM, F'n Hawks said:

Hopefully a healthy Sam Fort can help. I’ve this many times on here, but I’m still worried about OLB and Safety. Hopefully there has been lots of improvement from the guys we have.

We aren’t experts on this site. But we were all worried about OLB and safety going into the season… Pathetic how bad these position groups have become.

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18 hours ago, homer said:

Not sure why we seemed to not want to commit to that as our offensive identity.  Most frustrating part of the season.  

100% this.. Tommy/Danny regressed this year for some reason... If you throw out the games against the lower teams the offense did not produce outside of the NDSU game and maybe the Northern Arizona game.  The offensive identity/template this year for success was pounding the rock.. just like the NDSU game.  This is why Im down on Danny this year and not sold on him as head coach of the future.. Tommy was what he was, if you werent willing to give somebody else a try then pound the rock.  If we do that yesterday we win that game even with the poorest showing by UND defense Ive just about ever seen. (Yesterday is still on the defense)

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The part that kills me about this program is the game yesterday was winnable.  A win there and a win at South Dakota and there is a good chance we are playing in the quarters against a team we already beat this season.  The talent can always be better but great programs just win. It’s been this way for awhile. 

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1 hour ago, wheelsup said:

100% this.. Tommy/Danny regressed this year for some reason... If you throw out the games against the lower teams the offense did not produce outside of the NDSU game and maybe the Northern Arizona game.  The offensive identity/template this year for success was pounding the rock.. just like the NDSU game.  This is why Im down on Danny this year and not sold on him as head coach of the future.. Tommy was what he was, if you werent willing to give somebody else a try then pound the rock.  If we do that yesterday we win that game even with the poorest showing by UND defense Ive just about ever seen. (Yesterday is still on the defense)

I can see what Danny was thinking to start the 4th……I’ll run playaction, catch them off guard and move the ball.  Problem is as a team we want to score there but not score quick.   Nothing wrong with what we had been doing to that point, pound the ball…..5 minute drive and get them the ball back with 10 minutes left and hopefully behind.  It just changes things.   Commit to 4 down territory from there in and statistically, we can run the ball down the field.   Offense needs to compliment the defense and the staff should know that.  

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17 minutes ago, Midwestern Hawk said:

The part that kills me about this program is the game yesterday was winnable.  A win there and a win at South Dakota and there is a good chance we are playing in the quarters against a team we already beat this season.  The talent can always be better but great programs just win. It’s been this way for awhile. 

That’s why the talent talk is futile. The leadership of the student-athletes is where the problem lies. 

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37 minutes ago, homer said:

I can see what Danny was thinking to start the 4th……I’ll run playaction, catch them off guard and move the ball.  Problem is as a team we want to score there but not score quick.   Nothing wrong with what we had been doing to that point, pound the ball…..5 minute drive and get them the ball back with 10 minutes left and hopefully behind.  It just changes things.   Commit to 4 down territory from there in and statistically, we can run the ball down the field.   Offense needs to compliment the defense and the staff should know that.  

So you are saying Danny outsmarted himself.  If it ain’t broken don’t fix it.  We not only move the ball and score running it, we keep their qb off the field.

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49 minutes ago, homer said:

I can see what Danny was thinking to start the 4th……I’ll run playaction, catch them off guard and move the ball.  Problem is as a team we want to score there but not score quick.   Nothing wrong with what we had been doing to that point, pound the ball…..5 minute drive and get them the ball back with 10 minutes left and hopefully behind.  It just changes things.   Commit to 4 down territory from there in and statistically, we can run the ball down the field.   Offense needs to compliment the defense and the staff should know that.  

It’s too obvious for everyone else. That’s what’s frustrating. Our garbage defense needed rest and time to go over things and their offense needed to cool off. So a quick score there does not help us other than 7 more points. It’s just not understanding these in game concepts that Bubba and Co have never been good at. 

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33 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

It’s too obvious for everyone else. That’s what’s frustrating. Our garbage defense needed rest and time to go over things and their offense needed to cool off. So a quick score there does not help us other than 7 more points. It’s just not understanding these in game concepts that Bubba and Co have never been good at. 

Complimentary football…

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