2023 Football Season

[nodak651]

On 12/27/2022 at 11:15 PM, geaux_sioux said:

Could argue Smith or Waletzko.

Wilson?  Although anyone that saw his hudl prob didn't think so.  His juco coaching staff had to reach out to UND in order for him to get a D1 offer.  Nobody in the country was interested in him.  Correct me if I'm wrong.

[UND-FB-FAN]

46 minutes ago, nodak651 said:

Especially with the transfer portal.  

In this era of transfer portal college football, UND having Bubba as head coach is a liability. Too old school and behind the times. Danny Freund is already doing his best to pick up the slack, but the defensive side of the ball is quickly falling behind. 
 

Change is needed for UND to take the next step. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

42 minutes ago, nodak651 said:

Wilson?  Although anyone that saw his hudl prob didn't think so.  His juco coaching staff had to reach out to UND in order for him to get a D1 offer.  Nobody in the country was interested in him.  Correct me if I'm wrong.

Funny how it’s always offensive players? Defense is losing it. 

[jdub27]

3 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

In this era of transfer portal college football, UND having Bubba as head coach is a liability. Too old school and behind the times. Danny Freund is already doing his best to pick up the slack, but the defensive side of the ball is quickly falling behind. 
 

Change is needed for UND to take the next step. 

Yeah, I mean, just because you have an opinion doesn't mean it's accurate. 

[AJS]

3 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Funny how it’s always offensive players? Defense is losing it. 

Did you have the same opinion following the 2021 season, when they were solid defensively and struggled offensively? 

[homer]

26 minutes ago, AJS said:

Did you have the same opinion following the 2021 season, when they were solid defensively and struggled offensively? 

And I believe they had 3 transfers on D that year. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

42 minutes ago, jdub27 said:

Yeah, I mean, just because you have an opinion doesn't mean it's accurate. 

We’ll see what happens. I’m guessing the same thing as previous seasons. But it’s okay, within reason, to hope for a miracle. 

[The Sicatoka]

What have the OL and DL done today to be better this fall. 

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

I see this year's vikings as very similar to this year's UND team. Great offense, putrid defense. The losses they took were bad, but all of their one-possession games were won except for the most important one. 

Now please fire Ed Donatell.

[sioux24/7]

27 minutes ago, SuhakiYeahYeah said:

I see this year's vikings as very similar to this year's UND team. Great offense, putrid defense. The losses they took were bad, but all of their one-possession games were won except for the most important one. 

Now please fire Ed Donatell.

I feel like the Vikings and UND seem to mirror eachother many years. 

[ToDaClub]

1 hour ago, sioux24/7 said:

I feel like the Vikings and UND seem to mirror eachother many years. 

Except Und won a championship. 

[The Sicatoka]

NDSU showed weakness and its fan base is questioning everything. 
SDSU will have a new head coach and has lost other staff.
Both will have to figure it out anew. 

2023 is the year set up perfectly for the Fighting Hawks to emerge. 

Now do it. 

[Mama Sue]

Now do it! Yes!

[iramurphy]

2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

NDSU showed weakness and its fan base is questioning everything. 
SDSU will have a new head coach and has lost other staff.
Both will have to figure it out anew. 

2023 is the year set up perfectly for the Fighting Hawks to emerge. 

Now do it. 

SDSU is loaded next year. Lots of talent returning. I’m guessing they don’t miss a beat. Bison will need to reload but they have had good recruiting classes. They will be vulnerable. If we improve,as we should, we can be there. MVFC will still be tough for any team to go undefeated. I’m not sure which other teams have most key players returning, but UND should be better especially if we can improve defensively. 

[The Sicatoka]

39 minutes ago, iramurphy said:

... but UND should be better especially if we can improve defensively. 

... and make improving at the line of scrimmage (both sides) a priority. That means both strength and depth. 

[Sioux94]

The NAU game will be an portant game for use next year because it can be used as a measuring stick for us against other Big Sky teams. It was be nice to get a convincing win at home against them, and would love to see Montana lose at NAU. Looks like a fairly tough schedule for NAU this Fall. 

It will also help be a measuring stick for MVFC against Big Sky. Hopefully SDSU dominates Montana State again next year too as that will help Big Sky. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

On 12/30/2022 at 1:53 PM, AJS said:

Did you have the same opinion following the 2021 season, when they were solid defensively and struggled offensively? 

Defense had plenty of failures in 2021 also. 

[SWSiouxMN]

On 1/20/2023 at 4:45 PM, Sioux94 said:

The NAU game will be an portant game for use next year because it can be used as a measuring stick for us against other Big Sky teams. It was be nice to get a convincing win at home against them, and would love to see Montana lose at NAU. Looks like a fairly tough schedule for NAU this Fall. 

It will also help be a measuring stick for MVFC against Big Sky. Hopefully SDSU dominates Montana State again next year too as that will help Big Sky. 

Yup, need that NAU game at home and get off to a 2-0 start before heading up to Boise. 

 

[UND-FB-FAN]

3 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said:

Yup, need that NAU game at home and get off to a 2-0 start before heading up to Boise. 

 

Boise game is more important. Winning on the road against an FBS opponent would be more beneficial and impactful to UND football. Grand Forks don’t care if UND beats Northern Arizona. Time to raise expectations higher than 7 wins and a 1st round playoff exit year after year. 

Ideally, UND starts 3-0, though, of course. 

[homer]

11 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Boise game is more important. Winning on the road against an FBS opponent would be more beneficial and impactful to UND football. Grand Forks don’t care if UND beats Northern Arizona. Time to raise expectations higher than 7 wins and a 1st round playoff exit year after year. 

Ideally, UND starts 3-0, though, of course. 

I can only imagine the meltdown if we lose to UNA at home.  
 

 

[SWSiouxMN]

11 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Boise game is more important. Winning on the road against an FBS opponent would be more beneficial and impactful to UND football. Grand Forks don’t care if UND beats Northern Arizona. Time to raise expectations higher than 7 wins and a 1st round playoff exit year after year. 

Ideally, UND starts 3-0, though, of course. 

Of course, the Boise game is a big time opportunity.  

However, can't have a chance at 3-0 if you don't get through your first two games and if UND is going to be that team we all expect them to be... they win the first two at home comfortably.

 

[UND-FB-FAN]

30 minutes ago, SWSiouxMN said:

Of course, the Boise game is a big time opportunity.  

However, can't have a chance at 3-0 if you don't get through your first two games and if UND is going to be that team we all expect them to be... they win the first two at home comfortably.

 

3 most important games in 2023 (based on confidence it would give both football team and fans):

1. vs NDSU

2. @ Boise State

3. @ South Dakota State

 

you could argue SDSU should be higher, but knowing the vibe of Grand Forks and UND fans, beating NDSU and a notable FBS team would be the bigger impact games. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

58 minutes ago, SWSiouxMN said:

if UND is going to be that team we all expect them to be... they win the first two at home comfortably.

UND under Bubba is a 6 to 7 win/season program. That would suggest UND starts 2-1, and week 2 vs NAU will be a nail bitter. That shouldn’t be acceptable, though. 

[geaux_sioux]

13 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Boise game is more important. Winning on the road against an FBS opponent would be more beneficial and impactful to UND football. Grand Forks don’t care if UND beats Northern Arizona. Time to raise expectations higher than 7 wins and a 1st round playoff exit year after year. 

Ideally, UND starts 3-0, though, of course. 

Grand Forks does, however, care if we lose to NAU.

[Dustin]

On 1/20/2023 at 8:50 AM, The Sicatoka said:

NDSU showed weakness and its fan base is questioning everything. 
SDSU will have a new head coach and has lost other staff.
Both will have to figure it out anew. 

2023 is the year set up perfectly for the Fighting Hawks to emerge. 

Now do it. 

If defensive improvements have been made through recruiting and the transfer portal, and offensive production does not drop off, this is a real possibility.