siouxweet Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/7/2025 at 8:44 PM, SlowHand said: Heard the same when Stick graduated, Wentz graduated, Lance went to the NFL, Jensse graduated, etc..... Expand Have you seen the kid play? He is a runner and that is it. Has he even thrown 10 passes in his career? Quote
SlowHand Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/7/2025 at 9:23 PM, geaux_sioux said: Though Lance is on pace to be an all time bust. Wentz ain’t far behind save for his one good year. Expand Whats that got to do with anything? Did you completely miss the point or are you just being stupid? Quote
geaux_sioux Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 2:27 AM, SlowHand said: Whats that got to do with anything? Did you completely miss the point or are you just being stupid? Expand Not sure what you’re missing here but you do you Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 2:27 AM, SlowHand said: Whats that got to do with anything? Did you completely miss the point or are you just being stupid? Expand No need for being rude towards my friend @geaux_sioux Go back to Bisonville 1 1 Quote
geaux_sioux Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 4:15 AM, HoopsFan03 said: No need for being rude towards my friend @geaux_sioux Go back to Bisonville Expand It’s on site! He better not make @McBuckets get involved 1 2 Quote
Bison06 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 1:59 AM, siouxweet said: Have you seen the kid play? He is a runner and that is it. Has he even thrown 10 passes in his career? Expand Assuming you are talking about Cole Payton here, I don’t believe he will be our starter next year. I think that will go to Hayes and from what I’ve seen and heard, he is much more of the prototypical ndsu qb from the last decade. Obviously, a step back from Cam who ended up among the ndsu all time greats, but Hayes has the skillset to keep the offense humming if he figures it out quickly. Quote
tnt Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 1:59 AM, siouxweet said: Have you seen the kid play? He is a runner and that is it. Has he even thrown 10 passes in his career? Expand Wow, after your ludicrous prediction earlier this year, I would cut your losses. You obviously haven't a clue. Quote
UND08 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 I think it's safe to assume that NDSU will reload where they have to in order to be the odds-on favorite for next year. If Lance leaves...it'll be because the money is stupid. The G&G collective will do 400% more than any other FCS collective can do in order to keep him around another year. Polacek will likely be targeted for FBS jobs (and deservedly so). If that happens who's the heir apparent? If it were based on performance this year I'd argue it would be Landry...which would be awfully tough to swallow as a UND guy! The portal departures for us are now with schools like Mayville State and SJU. Not that there's anything wrong with that...but that's indicative of the talent disparity between us and the powers that be. It appears that Coach Schmidt recognizes this through his portal work...if he can coach them up we can close that gap quicker than you used to be able to (think USD the last couple years). We have a lot of work to do...and not a lot of time to do it. There will likely be another window of FBS re-alignment in a year or two...and NDSU absolutely should get a shot to go. They've won 10 of the last 14 titles. That's actually bad for the division...a rising tide should lift all ships but it hasn't, because the best ships have moved on. We need to position ourselves accordingly to be at the table of a western re-alignment. We've done great work on the facilities aspect... We've invested in the program. We have a collective... Now we need to win...and win at a high level! No excuses anymore... 2 Quote
siouxweet Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 6:00 PM, tnt said: Wow, after your ludicrous prediction earlier this year, I would cut your losses. You obviously haven't a clue. Expand Did I go overboard? Yes. Was I outlandish? Yep. Do I still think their defense is no good? Yes. I will also give them all the credit in the world for winning #10. This was the worst Bison team to win it of the 10 and MSU had their best team ever and the Walter Payton award winner at QB and still lost. UND has a lot of work to do. Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 6:21 PM, UND08 said: We have a lot of work to do...and not a lot of time to do it. There will likely be another window of FBS re-alignment in a year or two...and NDSU absolutely should get a shot to go. They've won 10 of the last 14 titles. That's actually bad for the division...a rising tide should lift all ships but it hasn't, because the best ships have moved on. We need to position ourselves accordingly to be at the table of a western re-alignment. Expand This has more to do with television market size and travel costs. Two areas that are not in NDSU's favor. Same issue for the other 3 Dakota schools. Only way FBS happens is if the 4 Dakota schools and the 2 Montana schools team up. 1 2 Quote
Wilbur Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 6:21 PM, UND08 said: I think it's safe to assume that NDSU will reload where they have to in order to be the odds-on favorite for next year. If Lance leaves...it'll be because the money is stupid. The G&G collective will do 400% more than any other FCS collective can do in order to keep him around another year. Polacek will likely be targeted for FBS jobs (and deservedly so). If that happens who's the heir apparent? If it were based on performance this year I'd argue it would be Landry...which would be awfully tough to swallow as a UND guy! The portal departures for us are now with schools like Mayville State and SJU. Not that there's anything wrong with that...but that's indicative of the talent disparity between us and the powers that be. It appears that Coach Schmidt recognizes this through his portal work...if he can coach them up we can close that gap quicker than you used to be able to (think USD the last couple years). We have a lot of work to do...and not a lot of time to do it. There will likely be another window of FBS re-alignment in a year or two...and NDSU absolutely should get a shot to go. They've won 10 of the last 14 titles. That's actually bad for the division...a rising tide should lift all ships but it hasn't, because the best ships have moved on. We need to position ourselves accordingly to be at the table of a western re-alignment. We've done great work on the facilities aspect... We've invested in the program. We have a collective... Now we need to win...and win at a high level! No excuses anymore... Expand Completely agree. A fair amount of those "ships" that could compete with the mother ship that is the NDSU championship wagon have moved out of the harbor. If it was UND winning 10 of the last 14 I'd be happy as heck, but at the same time I'd understand that there isn't a ton out there left to prove at the lower level, and most times they take the field it's like a Fargo vs. Valley City type matchup in regards to resources at their disposal. Quote
Bison06 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 6:28 PM, siouxweet said: Did I go overboard? Yes. Was I outlandish? Yep. Do I still think their defense is no good? Yes. I will also give them all the credit in the world for winning #10. This was the worst Bison team to win it of the 10 and MSU had their best team ever and the Walter Payton award winner at QB and still lost. UND has a lot of work to do. Expand At the beginning of the year, I may have somewhat agreed with you. But this years NDSU team grew more than any I can think of in recent memory and the team that took the field on Monday night was damn good. To call a defense no good that held MSU to 3 first half points and made them completely change their game plan to move the ball is a little silly. Quote
GoodGood Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 7:39 PM, Bison06 said: At the beginning of the year, I may have somewhat agreed with you. But this years NDSU team grew more than any I can think of in recent memory and the team that took the field on Monday night was damn good. To call a defense no good that held MSU to 3 first half points and made them completely change their game plan to move the ball is a little silly. Expand Held MSU to 29 in the 2nd half so that’s pretty good too! 1 Quote
Bison06 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 7:41 PM, GoodGood said: Held MSU to 29 in the 2nd half so that’s pretty good Expand Great, how exciting that made the game! And without the amazing first half defensively, 29 second half points would’ve been good enough to win. Good thing they play all four quarters of a football game to decide a winner. Quote
UND08 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 6:40 PM, fightingsioux4life said: This has more to do with television market size and travel costs. Two areas that are not in NDSU's favor. Same issue for the other 3 Dakota schools. Only way FBS happens is if the 4 Dakota schools and the 2 Montana schools team up. Expand 3 million people watched the game Monday night. How many will watch a Wyo/NIU PAC-12 (or whatever they call it) game now? Football only mitigates the travel costs. There will come a time when either the MW or the PAC throw NDSU a bone in the name of stability. Now that the MW stretches to Illinois it might make sense to backfill in the central time zone. NIU might have been first...but I doubt they are last... Quote
jdub27 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 6:21 PM, UND08 said: The portal departures for us are now with schools like Mayville State and SJU. Not that there's anything wrong with that...but that's indicative of the talent disparity between us and the powers that be. It appears that Coach Schmidt recognizes this through his portal work...if he can coach them up we can close that gap quicker than you used to be able to (think USD the last couple years). Expand Last year UND lost plenty of talent to higher level schools. This year, it appears UND has been able to retain most of who they wanted to (1883 Collective is playing a nice part in that). Every program is going to lose players to lower level schools. Kids want playing time and realize they aren't getting it at the level they are at. On 1/8/2025 at 6:21 PM, UND08 said: We have a lot of work to do...and not a lot of time to do it. There will likely be another window of FBS re-alignment in a year or two...and NDSU absolutely should get a shot to go. They've won 10 of the last 14 titles. That's actually bad for the division...a rising tide should lift all ships but it hasn't, because the best ships have moved on. We need to position ourselves accordingly to be at the table of a western re-alignment. Expand Not sure at what point it becomes painfully obvious that on the field success doesn't even crack the top 5 of what is being looked at for FCS to FBS move-ups. The reality is what it is though. A larger shift that seems inevitable (even though people have been saying that for years now), will likely create an opportunity for the 4 Dakota schools. On 1/8/2025 at 8:11 PM, UND08 said: 3 million people watched the game Monday night. How many will watch a Wyo/NIU PAC-12 (or whatever they call it) game now? Football only mitigates the travel costs. There will come a time when either the MW or the PAC throw NDSU a bone in the name of stability. Now that the MW stretches to Illinois it might make sense to backfill in the central time zone. NIU might have been first...but I doubt they are last... Expand You can almost predict what the viewership for a game will be based on what channel, timeslot and other viewing competition is on at the same time. Number for the FCS championship game were great. But that's literally because it got a prime time slot, on the mothership, against no other viewing competition (finally away from the NFL playoffs). This year the Celebration Bowl has 2.1M total/2.6M peak vs. 2.4M total/3.1M peak for the FCS Championship. Last year the Celebration Bowl went against NFL games and drew 1.51M. 2022, no viewing competition and it drew 2.4M/3M, the same as this years FCS Championship game. You can look at bowl games and see the same trend. It is what it is. As for MWC: There aren't much for schools that are going to add more to the pie than they would take from it. Until someone can show that they are going to bring significant dollars to the media contract, the MWC may be done (for the near future). They now stretch across 4 time zones, which is great for their media partners. 3 1 Quote
UND08 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 8:28 PM, jdub27 said: Last year UND lost plenty of talent to higher level schools. This year, it appears UND has been able to retain most of who they wanted to (1883 Collective is playing a nice part in that). Every program is going to lose players to lower level schools. Kids want playing time and realize they aren't getting it at the level they are at. Expand You're correct...and that was a playoff team. This year we were not...and you know why? We weren't good enough. It was plainly evident watching the games...too slow...not strong enough up front on D. A noodle arm QB. A spade is a spade at some point... On 1/8/2025 at 8:28 PM, jdub27 said: Not sure at what point it becomes painfully obvious that on the field success doesn't even crack the top 5 of what is being looked at for FCS to FBS move-ups. The reality is what it is though. A larger shift that seems inevitable (even though people have been saying that for years now), will likely create an opportunity for the 4 Dakota schools. You can almost predict what the viewership for a game will be based on what channel, timeslot and other viewing competition is on at the same time. Number for the FCS championship game were great. But that's literally because it got a prime time slot, on the mothership, against no other viewing competition (finally away from the NFL playoffs). This year the Celebration Bowl has 2.1M total/2.6M peak vs. 2.4M total/3.1M peak for the FCS Championship. Last year the Celebration Bowl went against NFL games and drew 1.51M. 2022, no viewing competition and it drew 2.4M/3M, the same as this years FCS Championship game. You can look at bowl games and see the same trend. It is what it is. As for MWC: There aren't much for schools that are going to add more to the pie than they would take from it. Until someone can show that they are going to bring significant dollars to the media contract, the MWC may be done (for the near future). They now stretch across 4 time zones, which is great for their media partners. Expand I mean...we are at that point now...to the point that something is going to happen that will make it less obvious...i.e. there are no other options that make sense or the conference needs teams. If NDSU is willing to take a reduced share to facilitate an FBS move up (which my guess is they would do)...they'll get a shot in my opinion. And on another level...FCS as it stands now is 5-6 teams and a whole lot of "meh"...unfortunately I think we are squarely in the "meh" column. We need to do everything possible to elevate. Let's face it...last time we screwed this up it was our arrogance and lack of vision that attributed to the mistake. Next time...we won't have the opportunity to make the mistake in the first place (because we won't get invited). And if nothing ever comes of it and we are all truly stuck in FCS...and we do all of this and all of a sudden we aren't a mediocre program anymore...then I guess I'll live with it... Quote
jdub27 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 9:57 PM, UND08 said: We need to do everything possible to elevate. Let's face it...last time we screwed this up it was our arrogance and lack of vision that attributed to the mistake. Expand Agree with the first part. The second part, UND didn't have its finances in a position it was feasible. And they were still not great when the move was made years later, which attributed to some initial struggles. At this point, at least in the last few decades, I am not sure UND has been in a strong financial position. Things are sitting very nice, went through all the pain a few years back. Not having to ask the state for 7-8 figure bailouts just for operations is a good spot to be in. 2 1 Quote
Shawn-O Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 11:02 PM, jdub27 said: Agree with the first part. The second part, UND didn't have its finances in a position it was feasible. And they were still not great when the move was made years later, which attributed to some initial struggles. At this point, at least in the last few decades, I am not sure UND has been in a strong financial position. Things are sitting very nice, went through all the pain a few years back. Not having to ask the state for 7-8 figure bailouts just for operations is a good spot to be in. Expand Not arguing here, just curious on your take of why and how D1 was financially viable for the xDSU’s and not the UxD’s at that time. Kupchella really screwed us on that one and frankly Roger didn’t help matters either. 1 Quote
Johnny Five Posted January 9 Posted January 9 https://medium.com/@Tannercastora/south-dakota-states-quinten-christensen-and-chase-mason-rallying-program-during-uncertain-times-a8335d4936a8 Long article but also some interesting insight - maybe cut throat - from a couple SDSU returning players regarding the portal, loyalty and the like. It truly is a dog eat dog world out there. Quote
UND08 Posted January 9 Posted January 9 On 1/8/2025 at 11:02 PM, jdub27 said: Agree with the first part. The second part, UND didn't have its finances in a position it was feasible. And they were still not great when the move was made years later, which attributed to some initial struggles. At this point, at least in the last few decades, I am not sure UND has been in a strong financial position. Things are sitting very nice, went through all the pain a few years back. Not having to ask the state for 7-8 figure bailouts just for operations is a good spot to be in. Expand Lack of vision includes not having the foresight to manage your finances in such a way to make the move possible. And before anyone says there was no possible way to do that...NDSU found a way... 2 Quote
jdub27 Posted January 9 Posted January 9 On 1/8/2025 at 11:57 PM, Shawn-O said: Not arguing here, just curious on your take of why and how D1 was financially viable for the xDSU’s and not the UxD’s at that time. Kupchella really screwed us on that one and frankly Roger didn’t help matters either. Expand Don't have a great answer for a handful of reasons. I think in Fargo, they just willed it into existence and hoped it would work out. Not uncommon for them and usually works out, though they are finally starting to see some effects of that with budget issues. Whether there is any real consequence to it is another story. Not sure how they were able to sell it in Brookings. 1 Quote
geaux_sioux Posted January 9 Posted January 9 On 1/9/2025 at 3:03 PM, jdub27 said: Don't have a great answer for a handful of reasons. I think in Fargo, they just willed it into existence and hoped it would work out. Not uncommon for them and usually works out, though they are finally starting to see some effects of that with budget issues. Whether there is any real consequence to it is another story. Not sure how they were able to sell it in Brookings. Expand Whiskey Joe shot from the hip and never looked back or asked for permission. Quote
FSSD Posted January 9 Posted January 9 On 1/9/2025 at 6:45 PM, geaux_sioux said: Whiskey Joe shot from the hip and never looked back or asked for permission. Expand SDSU has credit card money (Sanford) without it they are still in DII Quote
Nodak78 Posted January 9 Posted January 9 On 1/9/2025 at 2:44 PM, UND08 said: Lack of vision includes not having the foresight to manage your finances in such a way to make the move possible. And before anyone says there was no possible way to do that...NDSU found a way... Expand und was just starting women's hockey. the dark hole for money. 1 Quote
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