2024 UND Football

[Oxbow6]

32 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Football: Bubba
Hockey: Bubs

Subtle, but finite difference.  

You mean the NODAK TM?

[UND-FB-FAN]

33 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:

As long as we edge our way into the playoffs we can call the season a complete success. A home playoff game or a win (or both) would be nice, but definitely not necessary. I think we can all agree this would more than justify a 5-6 year extension for Bubba and Co. because if there is one thing this fan base and program needs .... its more griddy (but not too often).

It also might be a lot to ask, but if we can keep within 2 scores of SDSU, its basically a win!

Was hoping to make a trip down to a Frisco, TX in January, but I guess I’ll have to figure something else out for my January trip for the next 10-15 years, maybe longer … 

 

and yes, yes, I know … there are nicer places than Frisco in January … 

[Kab]

37 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Football: Bubba
Hockey: Bubs

Subtle, but finite difference.  

Well now I know

 

[zonadub]

This is a water under the bridge question…

if DeBoer had been hired 10 years ago as UND’s head coach, how many here believe he would still be here? What would the ceiling have been?

As an example, if his typical good season was 7 wins, would he still be here 10 years later or would he have been asked to find another gig?

On the other hand, from looking at his records at Fresno and Washington, would UND have made deep runs into the playoffs and then DeBoer move on (like, dare I mention, Bohl and Klieman) leaving the program in the hands of his protege or entirely new blood?

Just frustrating that Bubba is being given 10 years to rinse, repeat…

 

Have said this before, and believe it to be even more true after the way the Hawks finished the season, post NDSU. Freund is not the answer. The whole staff needs a re-tooling.

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, wheelsup said:

agree 100%.. IF you dont think the offense was part of the problem you are giving way to much credit to running up scores against crappy teams

• against UNI 0 pts
• First half against Indiana state.. 7pts
• South Dakota - 3 pts (7 was ko return)

While our Defense was clearly the weakest link.. Our offense was terrible against all decent teams except NDSU.  The frustrating thing is that our offense had the template to win games this year (NDSU game plan) and Danny must have just been too bored with that. 

Hopefully 2024 will be a better year.. Im not expecting much in the way of changes in the coaching staff.. hopefully we dont lose the OL coach as he seems to have some talent/recruiting ability.  Somehow the defense has to get better and Im hoping for a change at QB and/or Danny is another year smarter.  I think our Offense has a chance to be even better in 2024.. good OL.. good RB's.. (Ziebarth, Isaiah, Siedl) good WR's (Belquist, plenty of returners, redshirt freshmen (Tai, hakim)).. better QB.

Ol coach is only one improving olayers

[gfhockey]

I think being in fcs you only want your coach there 5 years and spring board to fbs like bison coaches

 

ten years here too long 

[UND-FB-FAN]

Just now, gfhockey said:

I think being in fcs you only want your coach there 5 years and spring board to fbs like bison coaches

 

ten years here too long 

Agree with this 

[petey23]

15 minutes ago, zonadub said:

This is a water under the bridge question…

if DeBoer had been hired 10 years ago as UND’s head coach, how many here believe he would still be here? What would the ceiling have been?

As an example, if his typical good season was 7 wins, would he still be here 10 years later or would he have been asked to find another gig?

On the other hand, from looking at his records at Fresno and Washington, would UND have made deep runs into the playoffs and then DeBoer move on (like, dare I mention, Bohl and Klieman) leaving the program in the hands of his protege or entirely new blood?

Just frustrating that Bubba is being given 10 years to rinse, repeat…

 

Have said this before, and believe it to be even more true after the way the Hawks finished the season, post NDSU. Freund is not the answer. The whole staff needs a re-tooling.

Answer--On the other hand, from looking at his records at Fresno and Washington, would UND have made deep runs into the playoffs and then DeBoer move on (like, dare I mention, Bohl and Klieman) leaving the program in the hands of his protege or entirely new blood?

 

[petey23]

9 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

I think being in fcs you only want your coach there 5 years and spring board to fbs like bison coaches

 

ten years here too long 

I said it a while back. If the A.D. asks potential coach where he sees himself in 6-7 years and the answer is right here, that should be a disqualifier.

[F'n Hawks]

Someone want to give me the cliff notes of Bubba press conference?  Don’t know if I can watch it yet… 

[SiouxHawkGuy]

1 minute ago, F'n Hawks said:

Someone want to give me the cliff notes of Bubba press conference?  Don’t know if I can watch it yet… 

“We beat our rival”

[UND-FB-FAN]

30 minutes ago, F'n Hawks said:

Someone want to give me the cliff notes of Bubba press conference?  Don’t know if I can watch it yet… 

Beat NDSU, therefore season was a success. 
 

need better players, will use transfer portal 

nothing else really worth listening to after that 

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/und-football-opens-offseason-knowing-defense-needs-work?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

[gfhockey]

32 minutes ago, petey23 said:

I said it a while back. If the A.D. asks potential coach where he sees himself in 6-7 years and the answer is right here, that should be a disqualifier.

And bubba says this is his dream job

 

he isn’t hungry any more

 

whats the incentive for him to win more

[tnt]

17 hours ago, F'n Hawks said:

The last two playoff games the defense has been as bad as you can be. At this point, what can be done to save it? What is there to be excited about on that side of the ball next year?

This defense isn’t even close to being good or where it needs to be. With no likely changes to the defensive staff, what is going to change? 

But Bubba uses his same old line that he has done time and again with Rudy and our bad defenses that he knows they have to be better and the coaches need to figure it out.  Of course he gets rid of anyone he has to for him to keep his job, but when does it fall on him when none of the things he identifies as problems, like getting off the field on 3rd down, remain as problems year after year? They just keep pushing the problems to another year, and now we’re even back to play calling on offense when the game is on the line.

[tnt]

The fact that we have consistently given up 3rd and 13 or more with a porous secondary and no pass rush, while when we are in the same situation on offense we basically throw a bubble screen and hope to get a few yards is an indictment on the coaching staff’s passive mindset, and recruiting deficiencies. They do nothing to inspire confidence in their players and it shows, just like Bubba does nothing to inspire confidence in the fan base.

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, zonadub said:

This is a water under the bridge question…

if DeBoer had been hired 10 years ago as UND’s head coach, how many here believe he would still be here? What would the ceiling have been?

As an example, if his typical good season was 7 wins, would he still be here 10 years later or would he have been asked to find another gig?

On the other hand, from looking at his records at Fresno and Washington, would UND have made deep runs into the playoffs and then DeBoer move on (like, dare I mention, Bohl and Klieman) leaving the program in the hands of his protege or entirely new blood?

Answers in order of questions:

Not me.
About the same as the xDSUs and now USD.
Another gig. 
Likely. 

Winners win.
Averages average. 

[The Sicatoka]

41 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

whats the incentive for him to win more

I posted a link to his base contract.  

[The Sicatoka]

"However, UND hasn't won more than seven games since 2016." - T Miller, GF Herald

So Bubba counts in octal, numbers zero through seven. 

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, F'n Hawks said:

Someone want to give me the cliff notes of Bubba press conference?  Don’t know if I can watch it yet… 

No tear-filled good-bye address.
Need any other details? 

[F'n Hawks]

1 minute ago, The Sicatoka said:

No tear-filled good-bye address.
Need any other details? 

Not interested in the rest of it then…

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 hour ago, gfhockey said:

 

whats the incentive for him to win more

$ 

[geaux_sioux]

17 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

"However, UND hasn't won more than seven games since 2016." - T Miller, GF Herald

So Bubba counts in octal, numbers zero through seven. 

It still bothers me that our best LBs and safeties were Muss recruits. 

[The Sicatoka]

1 minute ago, geaux_sioux said:

It still bothers me that our best LBs and safeties were Muss recruits. 

Who was Muss' DC? Mannausau? That doesn't sound right. 

[UND92,96]

4 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Who was Muss' DC? Mannausau? That doesn't sound right. 

Kotelnicki?

[The Sicatoka]

When Bohl or Klieman had an FCS program and nine months to prepare for an FBS game they'd win it.

Coaching and preparation and a game plan to win. 

Up next for UND: Iowa State
Hear that Bubba?