2024 Non-UND FCS Thread

[SiouxFan100]

I do prefer that sdsu wins on the road at ndsu and South Dakota does beat msu on the road next week

[Siouxperman8]

7 minutes ago, Und246 said:

How many road wins have there been this year in the FCS playoffs?

I think 3 in first round. 
Lehigh, UT Martin and Illinois St.  ISU was on road cuz field not available. 

[Oxbow6]

As one watches these FCS playoff games it truly tells the state of this FB program. Most of these playoff teams are absolute trash.....and yet UND didn't even make the field.  

I've heard Schmidt say in multiple interviews the #1 issue to start with is recruiting. Got to get some dudes at the WR and QB positions as well as across the board on D. Not going anywhere next season with what's coming back.

[MinnDak]

3 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

As one watches these FCS playoff games it truly tells the state of this FB program. Most of these playoff teams are absolute trash.....and yet UND didn't even make the field.  

I've heard Schmidt say in multiple interviews the #1 issue to start with is recruiting. Got to get some dudes at the WR and QB positions as well as across the board on D. Not going anywhere next season with what's coming back.

Yes. Actually embarrassing for UND. Hawks really blew it this year. Recruiting is very important but the talent that went through the past few years points to a bigger problem that is likely taken care of now. Check out how Kilty and McNaboe and their teams did this year. 

[Siouxperman8]

4 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

As one watches these FCS playoff games it truly tells the state of this FB program. Most of these playoff teams are absolute trash.....and yet UND didn't even make the field.  

I've heard Schmidt say in multiple interviews the #1 issue to start with is recruiting. Got to get some dudes at the WR and QB positions as well as across the board on D. Not going anywhere next season with what's coming back.

All you said is true.  We don't have enough dudes, especially on D.

I think we do make the field if we had the conference schedules some of those other teams had.  Those teams and their conferences get exposed during the playoffs. 

[ND-fan]

I believe if we retain what we have on the team for talent and we add three  to five impact players on defense side and change from 3-4 defense to 4-2-5 defense gives us chance to becoming average to slightly above average defense. The offense will need two or three players that can make big difference plus I think we may have some sleepers that didn’t play much last year and with change in coaching could become better players. If I look at our schedule I think we should go 7-5 enough to make the playoffs and who knows where we could be at end of next year.  If we get staff put together that can put better game plans together and more attention to players to be prepared against our competition. I think we went to battle last year with staff undermanned to compete against other Dakota schools and need in change in philosphy when we went on the road. I look at staff that had to do day day coaching their wasn’t people to game plan and also look at ourselves see what tendencies we were doing and possible schemes to counter this game to game. I think this why second half was such disaster we weren’t even aware how predictable we had become and this got worse when we had injuries limiting our options to be less predictable. Football has also gone the way baseball has used statistics to help give better options to be successful. I believe we are going to see where we catch up to other Dakota Schools.

[Johnny Five]

18 hours ago, Wilbur said:

10,000 people at the Dome (Per Dom).  Of all people....NDSU fans have lost interest in FCS football?

Didn't even consider driving from Bismarck to Fargo for that one. 

[Johnny Five]

19 hours ago, 1972 said:

Was listening to the NDSU game on the radio, and I may be a bit harsh, but, their play by play guy is absolutely brutal to listen to..sounds like a Simpsons character when he gets excited...had to turn it off

He's not good.  

[Johnny Five]

SDSU MSU final.  Vigen brings home the title.

[Sioux94]

5 hours ago, MinnDak said:

. Hawks really blew it this year. 

Best thing to happen to UND football in a long time. Forced the change that we needed to really try and advance our program and be a contender. 

[SiouxHawkGuy]

23 hours ago, Wilbur said:

10,000 people at the Dome (Per Dom).  Of all people....NDSU fans have lost interest in FCS football?

And the Mountain West didn’t call??

[siouxweet]

5 hours ago, Johnny Five said:

SDSU MSU final.  Vigen brings home the title.

Yep.  NDSU blew their wad in October and no way they repeat it.  Defense has become suspect again and struggling running the ball.

[AJS]

 

[Hawkster]

3 hours ago, AJS said:

 

Once again it will be the "Haves" versus the "Have Nots" and just like the D2 days the Have Nots will want to keep the numbers as low as possible.  I even wonder about the MVFC, outside of the Dakota 4, the rest don't take football seriously.   Too many Murray State equivalents.

[FSSD]

1 minute ago, Hawkster said:

Once again it will be the "Haves" versus the "Have Nots" and just like the D2 days the Have Nots will want to keep the numbers as low as possible.  I even wonder about the MVFC, outside of the Dakota 4, the rest don't take football seriously.   Too many Murray State equivalents.

I think you are seeing this already with CoA, Alston, and NIL.  I am assuming all FCS and most maybe all G5 conferences are going to say No to the House Settlement.

[AJS]

1 minute ago, FSSD said:

I think you are seeing this already with CoA, Alston, and NIL.  I am assuming all FCS and most maybe all G5 conferences are going to say No to the House Settlement.

You should read Herder’s article. He thinks all G5 and most FCS will say yes. Gives good reasoning. He explains the situation well.

[fightingsioux4life]

22 hours ago, Sioux94 said:

Best thing to happen to UND football in a long time. Forced the change that we needed to really try and advance our program and be a contender. 

The photo of Bubba sleeping during a meeting was what pushed it past the tipping point.

[tnt]

20 hours ago, siouxweet said:

Yep.  NDSU blew their wad in October and no way they repeat it.  Defense has become suspect again and struggling running the ball.

After your prediction earlier this year concerning the Bison, it is kind of hard to take you seriously.  

[1972]

On 12/14/2024 at 4:21 PM, UND1983 said:

Then you got Phil arguing calls and asking for calls every fourth snap

i really actually liked Phil when he played in the NFL, but, as a color guy...he is just insufferable

[The Sicatoka]

HELP! 

I'm final three in a "Survivor" pool for FCS. 

I have MSU, SDSU, and NDSU left as options. (Burned USD last week.)

Do I:
Pick MSU this week and then have to take winner of xDSUs semi game in champ game 
or
Pick xDSU game this week and (hope and assume) have MSU in champ game

Someone help me with the 'strategery'.

I'm leaning picking the Cats this week. 

[Johnny Five]

SDSU and MSU for the win.  

[FSSD]

1 hour ago, AJS said:

You should read Herder’s article. He thinks all G5 and most FCS will say yes. Gives good reasoning. He explains the situation well.

You are correct, I had read an older article that seemed to say the point of the house settlement was revenue sharing and the limit was $20 million.  I did not know that was optional.  That definately changes things.

"Revenue-sharing is optional. There is no minimum, and the maximum revenue-sharing in the first year (summer 2025) is $20.5 million."

 

[Shawn-O]

Sac St and Davis are as good as gone.  

[SIOUXFAN97]

2 minutes ago, Shawn-O said:

Sac St and Davis are as good as gone.  

big sky mentality...backfill with central and western washington........we good.

[shep]

2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

HELP! 

I'm final three in a "Survivor" pool for FCS. 

I have MSU, SDSU, and NDSU left as options. (Burned USD last week.)

Do I:
Pick MSU this week and then have to take winner of xDSUs semi game in champ game 
or
Pick xDSU game this week and (hope and assume) have MSU in champ game

Someone help me with the 'strategery'.

I'm leaning picking the Cats this week. 

MSU has to be favorite this week.

Take them then Bison in finals.