SooToo Posted May 10 Posted May 10 6 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said: … of course. Incredibly predictable response. And my response is also very predictable: I didn’t need to ask any difficult questions; I’ve already done that behind closed doors. Fairly obvious any difficult questions that were raised during a “town hall” were not going to lead to any changes, particularly involving staffing. Still, I was curious to see what would transpire, and it was, like I said, generic. Do tell! Very interested in what you learned "behind closed doors." Perhaps you could share the difficult questions you asked, to whom you addressed them and what specifically you were told in response. Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted May 10 Posted May 10 53 minutes ago, SooToo said: Do tell! Very interested in what you learned "behind closed doors." Perhaps you could share the difficult questions you asked, to whom you addressed them and what specifically you were told in response. The majority of this forum is populated by the exact opposite sort of people I’d like to share any of that with. I’d be very surprised if UND football takes on a different identity in 2024, as the same ol’, same ol’ is still in the place. But hey, if you enjoy some wins here, some losses there, and an early playoff exit, then you should love 2024, just like all the other seasons (albeit playoffs might not even happen this season). 1 Quote
Hawkster Posted May 10 Posted May 10 6 hours ago, SiouxHawkGuy said: https://theanalyst.com/2024/05/2024-fcs-football-preseason-top-25-rankings/ wow no love after finishing at #16 Take it with a grain of salt, maybe lots of salt. Bison at 1? Coyotes at 4? Sac State at 7? Have to see what the polls look like after a few weeks of play. Quote
forksandspoons Posted May 10 Posted May 10 I hope they strike gold on some of these lower division players, but it is a little concerning given the amount of FBS and FCS guys out there that UND isn’t landing them. Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted May 10 Posted May 10 11 hours ago, Hawkster said: Take it with a grain of salt, maybe lots of salt. Bison at 1? Coyotes at 4? Sac State at 7? Have to see what the polls look like after a few weeks of play. Whomever did this ranking obviously must think what SDSU did the last two years was a fluke. Quote
NDRA Posted May 10 Posted May 10 1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said: Whomever did this ranking obviously must think what SDSU did the last two years was a fluke. ???? They ranked them number 2 didn't they? I'd say that's showing respect. Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted May 10 Posted May 10 1 hour ago, NDRA said: ???? They ranked them number 2 didn't they? I'd say that's showing respect. The two-time defending FCS champions should be #1. No exceptions. If the Bison were defending FCS champions and were ranked #2, the outrage from Imperial Cass County would be palpable. 2 Quote
NDRA Posted May 10 Posted May 10 9 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: The two-time defending FCS champions should be #1. No exceptions. If the Bison were defending FCS champions and were ranked #2, the outrage from Imperial Cass County would be palpable. IIRC there were years that they weren't ranked one after winning the NC. Think a couple of times JMU came out on top in preseason polls. At any rate SDSU had 2 guys drafted and another 5 or 6? signed UDFA contracts so I'd say they have some questions to answer. Quote
Mama Sue Posted May 12 Posted May 12 WOW An absolutely great editorial in the Mpls. Star Tribune this morning about college sports but mostly football. The “Wild West of college football that the NCAA” and “1906 Teddy Roosevelt helped create the NCAA (?)to stop TRAMP ATHELTES who were forever on the move from school to school.” The author says we now have tramp athletes again due to NIL. Quote
AJS Posted May 13 Posted May 13 Interested what people think. Either rank these in order of most likely to least likely or how many (if any) of the three do you think are likely. Improved QB play over last year O-Line being average MVFC unit (Step back from last year, but still adequate) Defense being average MVFC unit (Step or two better than last year) Quote
The Sicatoka Posted May 13 Posted May 13 Most: OLine MVFC average Middling: QB play has a tough comp to hit Least: D MVFC average 1 Quote
Oxbow6 Posted May 13 Posted May 13 On 5/9/2024 at 10:24 PM, Hawkster said: Take it with a grain of salt, maybe lots of salt. Bison at 1? Coyotes at 4? Sac State at 7? Have to see what the polls look like after a few weeks of play. Not disagreeing with some rankings but UND is nowhere to found. Would having UND being ranked at #22 be any better? Look at some of those schools in the top 25. What's going to be the continued excuses? Coach's pay? Locker rooms? Facilities? 4 Quote
tnt Posted May 13 Posted May 13 On 5/10/2024 at 12:45 PM, fightingsioux4life said: The two-time defending FCS champions should be #1. No exceptions. If the Bison were defending FCS champions and were ranked #2, the outrage from Imperial Cass County would be palpable. It's a new year, the rankings are on the perception of what the new year is going to bring. If SDSU lost their whole offensive line to FBS, they should still be ranked #1? Quote
AJS Posted May 13 Posted May 13 I do find it incredibly odd that a playoff team from the previous year would be left off of any Top 25 poll. Edit: Granted, I couldn't have my finger on the pulse of non-MVFC teams any less but do find it somewhat surprising that (1) All the hits UND has taken got to the "national" FCS personalities (2) That other schools presumably haven't had some of the same issues (especially outside of the Top 10 teams). 2 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted May 13 Posted May 13 2 minutes ago, tnt said: It's a new year, the rankings are on the perception of what the new year is going to bring. If SDSU lost their whole offensive line to FBS, they should still be ranked #1? Truth be told, all preseason rankings are worthless. Nobody knows which teams will underachieve and/or overachieve. We won't have a good sense of that until 3 to 4 weeks into the season. 2 Quote
tnt Posted May 13 Posted May 13 On 5/9/2024 at 5:34 PM, Sioux>Bison said: We return almost no one outside of Bo, including coaches. Not many programs can keep it rolling after that kind of upset. Honestly not worried about offense though the the question is if the defense can really ever get any worse than last year… Sadly, UND and "rolling" haven't been connected in any sport lately. 3 Quote
tnt Posted May 13 Posted May 13 1 minute ago, fightingsioux4life said: Truth be told, all preseason rankings are worthless. Nobody knows which teams will underachieve and/or overachieve. We won't have a good sense of that until 3 to 4 weeks into the season. Agree, I think they are just there to get the fans talking and interested for the upcoming season. 1 Quote
Popular Post Oxbow6 Posted May 13 Popular Post Posted May 13 At this stage in FCS shouldn't UND be able to garner enough respect to be a preseason top 25 team every year? The lack of national respect is telling.....and for good reason. 6 MVC teams in top 25. 5 Quote
UND1983 Posted May 13 Posted May 13 The pollsters have been fooled enough and finally realize what the program is 5 2 Quote
sioux24/7 Posted May 13 Posted May 13 1 hour ago, AJS said: Interested what people think. Either rank these in order of most likely to least likely or how many (if any) of the three do you think are likely. Improved QB play over last year O-Line being average MVFC unit (Step back from last year, but still adequate) Defense being average MVFC unit (Step or two better than last year) Most Likely - Improved QB Play Middle - O-line Least Likely - defense being average I am not confident in any of these happening though. 1 1 Quote
F'n Hawks Posted May 13 Posted May 13 1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said: Most: OLine MVFC average Middling: QB play has a tough comp to hit Least: D MVFC average Agreed. I have no confidence in the defense after the last 2 years Quote
forksandspoons Posted May 13 Posted May 13 When was the last time UND had an above average defense? Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted May 13 Posted May 13 5 minutes ago, forksandspoons said: When was the last time UND had an above average defense? when digger stopped the bizon on 4th down. 3 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted May 13 Posted May 13 13 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: when digger stopped the bizon on 4th down. Solid answer only challenged by the defense from about 10 years ago that could actually intercept a pass and change a game. 2 Quote
AJS Posted May 13 Posted May 13 The hope I have defensively, and you'd think I'd know better by now than to use this phrase, but there's certain aspects where I genuinely believe "It couldn't be worse" than last year. (1) Pass rush / disruption from D-Line (2) OLB play (3) 3rd and Long (4) Getting to the QB Quote
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