UND @ Iowa State 8/31/24

[homer]

16 minutes ago, Nodak78 said:

I don't like the sight of the knee brace.

I assume that is Mohr?   It didn’t look good on TV when he went down?  Grabbed knee/high ankle right away. 

[sioux24/7]

2 minutes ago, homer said:

I assume that is Mohr?   It didn’t look good on TV when he went down?  Grabbed knee/high ankle right away. 

I swear I heard the announcer say his name later in the game making a tackle but could have been a mistake. Hope he recovers quickly!

[MinnDak]

None of my comments are personal to the the great young men on the field and our support for the team. Lots of great write up’s and accurate assessments. 
 

With Thunderstuck cranked as Mr. two year extension leader led the team out I was curious about what the difference of any other game would be. I expected the same and was not disappointed in the mediocrity. That’s not a compliment. 
 

After 9 months to work on defense the first play should have been picked off. Everyone watching though so but once again let’s be in position, do the job but not make a play. Second play was a work of art. Game over. 

[MinnDak]

QB is a great young man trying very hard. We had momentum and moved the ball. Everytime Ziebarth runs you swear he’s gonna have a 180 yards rushing. The backs all ran well and broke one to two tackles each run. Keep in mind Hunt is hiding in there two. The back field is stacked and the 3 that ran are good. The O line was decent  at times but the backs really made the plays. I state was toying with us as they stuffed the line when needed. Hence the 3 points. The long drives and 3rd down conversions by us were incredible but again. 3 points. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 hour ago, Irish said:

Letting the clock run out with a time out left and a punt on the 38 yard line are classic Bubba.  I'm too lazy to look up the details but imagine the past 11 years with Bubba as head coach, the same rosters, same overall schemes but with someone competent managing the games.  We would surely be a much better program.  Bubba's game management is consistently bad - both in decision making and clock management and it is a real drag on the program.  What's worse is that no way is he going to get better - absolutely no learning curve for him.

Completely agree. Punting from the 38, going to half with timeouts, kicking fields goals in the 4th quarter when you need multiple scores. Hell even the field goal in the 2nd quarter after a 20+ plus play drive is questionable. The thing is that these actions all send messages to your team indirectly; it states were just here for a moral victory and to play it close, but we don’t expect to win. It is why Bubba’s teams consistently are capped at mediocrity. I’m hopeful for the season to go okay, but it will never be more than 7-5 and first round playoff exit, despite what Coach Fruechte and Olson bring to this program, because of Bubba. He’s not a good head coach at this level, period. As stated before, until everyone agrees Bubba is the problem, or until he retires, we can’t move UND football forward.  

[MinnDak]

Belquist and Dennis and Co. are real targets. Throw to the backs once in a while and it could be a great offense. Last year when Feeney threw it always looked easy for him. Throwing did not look natural and easy yesterday. 
 

I don’t know what pass coverage entails but it didn’t exist. Defense of penetration and pressure isn’t really there as usual. We stuffed the line at times, the linebackers and corners did well on the run and looked much improved. Did I mention pass coverage and getting to the QB? 

[MinnDak]

We needed the field goal. There is no way we were scoring. I really thought we could run north and south. There is 6 offensive weapons and I bet more hungry ones behind them. The goal is to get touchdowns and the time of possession was cool and all but just a moral victory. The second half our O line started to give up and get lazy.  Grand Forks is just as hot and humid as anywhere in the country. Olson really seemed to have them working together and coaching hard in the beginning but if you are sucking air and letting your guy or two go by it’s next man up. It was great to see the rotation at center. Keep them fresh and motivated. Glad there are developing depth on the O line as the old line coach seemed mostly interested in just developing the next Walzeko and bragging about it. 

The talent and strength and speed is there just have to teach, coach and motivate. 

The end of the game we were bound and determined to lose the ball or get a safety in our own end zone. QB snuck a run out to save it.
 

New coaches have potential but the complacency is evident in areas. 
 

Lots of bright spots. Lots of areas to work on. It was a 3 score game which really isn’t close but it felt ok. See you next week. 

[MinnDak]

25 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:

I swear I heard the announcer say his name later in the game making a tackle but could have been a mistake. Hope he recovers quickly!

Mohr was injured very early and did not return in uniform. Wish the young man the best. Very unfortunate in his first start. 

[sioux24/7]

11 minutes ago, MinnDak said:

Mohr was injured very early and did not return in uniform. Wish the young man the best. Very unfortunate in his first start. 

Yeah I knew he was down early and didn’t look good and see Miller mentioned he didn’t return either. Just stating the announcer at the stadium gave him a tackle later on haha. 

[UND1983]

2 hours ago, ksixpack said:

 it's so lackluster to watch a team that has some talent that has no chance to win big games because their QB cannot throw the ball vertically...and what is frustrating as a fan is the coaching staff knows it and manages the game accordingly... you can't win meaningful games if the coaching staff cannot trust the QB to make plays with his arm. Romfo manages the game well and runs well but it appears he can’t make big time plays/throws with his arm at this level. He’s totally a one dimensional QB that can only make plays with his legs. Other teams will realize this fast and stack the box and challenge him to throw deep; but our philosophy will not change and it will be game after game of square peg/round hole. That said, why even name Romfo the full time starter before game 1? Why not split time between Romfo and Feeney before conference play and let them battle it out in a real game and see what they both have to offer? Practice and games under the bright lights are two different animals…staff should have seen what each do in a game and maybe have a dual QB combo that utilizes both of their strengths to bolster the offense. 

Well....to be fair these are Freunds QB's so be mad at him.  

[Nodak78]

2 hours ago, homer said:

I assume that is Mohr?   It didn’t look good on TV when he went down?  Grabbed knee/high ankle right away. 

Yes Mohr

[sioux24/7]

16 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

Well....to be fair these are Freunds QB's so be mad at him.  

I am curious who Fruechte has his eyes on for the ‘25 class. 

[Irish]

43 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

Well....to be fair these are Freunds QB's so be mad at him.  

Big mistake in how they handled Feeney - especially giving him practically no snaps last year then telling him it will be more of the same this year.

[UND1983]

4 minutes ago, Irish said:

Big mistake in how they handled Feeney - especially giving him practically no snaps last year then telling him it will be more of the same this year.

Or he isn’t very good

[dden3]

4 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

Or he isn’t very good

The sad part is if this new guy is better than Feeney, why were either one of them still on the team. 

[Sioux94]

35 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

Or he isn’t very good

But would have been nice to seen him given a shot in a real situation.  I have a hard time believing he isn't a better passer than Romfo, and pretty sure Feeney is faster than Tommy so still would of had some running ability I'd think. 

[Sioux94]

3 hours ago, MinnDak said:

 Throwing did not look natural and easy yesterday. 
 

 

I think this pretty much sums it up.  Hopefully looks better at home next Saturday.  

[fightingsioux4life]

49 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

Or he isn’t very good

It would have been nice to see him in an actual game situation.

[forksandspoons]

My biggest issues with yesterday: 

Why run the ball on 3rd and 9 in four down territory only to punt for a touchback? 

Why not throw a Hail Mary at the half?
 

just sends a horrible message to the players from the HC.. 

IMO Romfo played about the same as Tommy did against FBS opponents despite it being his first game and this year’s Iowa State probably being the best FBS opponent UND has faced. I think the deep balls will come, just seemed like the few times they did try them, the DL had pressure or the coverage was good. 

defense played much better than I thought, but will have a very tough challenge this Saturday and will need to clean up some things at in the secondary and get any sort of pressure on the QB. The Griz have a ton of weapons, not just Bergen. Their defense plays fast, but UNDs running back room should be able to run on them.

Beat the Griz! 

[UND-FB-FAN]

50 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:

My biggest issues with yesterday: 

Why run the ball on 3rd and 9 in four down territory only to punt for a touchback? 

Why not throw a Hail Mary at the half?
 

just sends a horrible message to the players from the HC.. 

IMO Romfo played about the same as Tommy did against FBS opponents despite it being his first game and this year’s Iowa State probably being the best FBS opponent UND has faced. I think the deep balls will come, just seemed like the few times they did try them, the DL had pressure or the coverage was good. 

defense played much better than I thought, but will have a very tough challenge this Saturday and will need to clean up some things at in the secondary and get any sort of pressure on the QB. The Griz have a ton of weapons, not just Bergen. Their defense plays fast, but UNDs running back room should be able to run on them.

Beat the Griz! 

Completely agree. When your game management decisions are conservative and illogical, it sends a message to your players that you’re playing for a moral victory. Been an issue in every single big game that Bubba’s teams play in. So hard to support UND football hardcore with Bubba’s petty leadership. You just simply can’t have grand expectations for this football program until there’s change, and some don’t want to (or can’t) wait forever. 

[Longtime fan]

There were some positives out of yesterday’s game …no doubt .. but the most obvious, glaring negative is without a doubt …bubba.  He holds the team back time and time again.  After a decade of witnessing his sideline demeanor and the results I have come to the conclusion that he is so wrapped with in game fear he doesn't have the capability of making rational decisions.  Because it’s every game …namely big games…and the results are perennially the same.  Feel bad for the players.   It looks like the team wanted to win but bubba constantly put the  brakes on.   Take chances !!! Show confidence !!! Show some balls !!  Yesterday your team was a 28 point dog !  Not like anyone expected you to win.  You show your best when you brought out the punter at the 38 yard line. What was the thinking there ?  If we punt we might in iowa st 5-10 yards from our scrimmage line?  Well the  punter decides to send it to the top row.   Great call ? Then you had the team walk to the locker room with a chance for a Hail Mary before the half with a TO in the pocket and with a chance for an td or pass interference which maybe could of resulted in a fg opportunity. Nope !  Tail between the knees.   Complete wimp out.  4th qtr .  Sending the kicker out for some FGs instead of TDs.  Lol.  It’s Iowa st (p5) at home with the most experienced returning D1 team in the nation.  Fgs ??   Fgs??   Hell…if you didn’t succeed at any of them it at least shows your interested in winning .  But nope !   You continually show the people why you should never be a HC.  How about showing  confidence in your players!  How about showing some balls so the players feel like they matter .  Can almost guarantee that every veteran player yesterday knew exactly what bubba was going to call before he called it.  As deflating it is for us fans I couldn’t imagine being a player. 
 

 

year after year 

year after year 

year after year ……same BS 

[EmJay]

3 hours ago, Longtime fan said:

There were some positives out of yesterday’s game …no doubt .. but the most obvious, glaring negative is without a doubt …bubba.  He holds the team back time and time again.  After a decade of witnessing his sideline demeanor and the results I have come to the conclusion that he is so wrapped with in game fear he doesn't have the capability of making rational decisions.  Because it’s every game …namely big games…and the results are perennially the same.  Feel bad for the players.   It looks like the team wanted to win but bubba constantly put the  brakes on.   Take chances !!! Show confidence !!! Show some balls !!  Yesterday your team was a 28 point dog !  Not like anyone expected you to win.  You show your best when you brought out the punter at the 38 yard line. What was the thinking there ?  If we punt we might in iowa st 5-10 yards from our scrimmage line?  Well the  punter decides to send it to the top row.   Great call ? Then you had the team walk to the locker room with a chance for a Hail Mary before the half with a TO in the pocket and with a chance for an td or pass interference which maybe could of resulted in a fg opportunity. Nope !  Tail between the knees.   Complete wimp out.  4th qtr .  Sending the kicker out for some FGs instead of TDs.  Lol.  It’s Iowa st (p5) at home with the most experienced returning D1 team in the nation.  Fgs ??   Fgs??   Hell…if you didn’t succeed at any of them it at least shows your interested in winning .  But nope !   You continually show the people why you should never be a HC.  How about showing  confidence in your players!  How about showing some balls so the players feel like they matter .  Can almost guarantee that every veteran player yesterday knew exactly what bubba was going to call before he called it.  As deflating it is for us fans I couldn’t imagine being a player. 
 

 

year after year 

year after year 

year after year ……same BS 

...but, remember,  the "chart" tells him what to do... 

[rochsioux]

6 hours ago, EmJay said:

...but, remember,  the "chart" tells him what to do... 

The chart is an idiot. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

14 hours ago, Longtime fan said:

There were some positives out of yesterday’s game …no doubt .. but the most obvious, glaring negative is without a doubt …bubba.  He holds the team back time and time again.  After a decade of witnessing his sideline demeanor and the results I have come to the conclusion that he is so wrapped with in game fear he doesn't have the capability of making rational decisions.  Because it’s every game …namely big games…and the results are perennially the same.  Feel bad for the players.   It looks like the team wanted to win but bubba constantly put the  brakes on.   Take chances !!! Show confidence !!! Show some balls !!  Yesterday your team was a 28 point dog !  Not like anyone expected you to win.  You show your best when you brought out the punter at the 38 yard line. What was the thinking there ?  If we punt we might in iowa st 5-10 yards from our scrimmage line?  Well the  punter decides to send it to the top row.   Great call ? Then you had the team walk to the locker room with a chance for a Hail Mary before the half with a TO in the pocket and with a chance for an td or pass interference which maybe could of resulted in a fg opportunity. Nope !  Tail between the knees.   Complete wimp out.  4th qtr .  Sending the kicker out for some FGs instead of TDs.  Lol.  It’s Iowa st (p5) at home with the most experienced returning D1 team in the nation.  Fgs ??   Fgs??   Hell…if you didn’t succeed at any of them it at least shows your interested in winning .  But nope !   You continually show the people why you should never be a HC.  How about showing  confidence in your players!  How about showing some balls so the players feel like they matter .  Can almost guarantee that every veteran player yesterday knew exactly what bubba was going to call before he called it.  As deflating it is for us fans I couldn’t imagine being a player. 
 

 

year after year 

year after year 

year after year ……same BS 

Agree completely. Yet we’ve got people around the program (and unfortunately some of them in decision-making capacity) more interested in advancing the individual interests of Bubba (and extending him) rather than doing what’s best for the numerous student-athletes and alumni. Ridiculous. Bubba should run for political office with this level of corruption and self-interest …

[Irish]

15 hours ago, Longtime fan said:

There were some positives out of yesterday’s game …no doubt .. but the most obvious, glaring negative is without a doubt …bubba.  He holds the team back time and time again.  After a decade of witnessing his sideline demeanor and the results I have come to the conclusion that he is so wrapped with in game fear he doesn't have the capability of making rational decisions.  Because it’s every game …namely big games…and the results are perennially the same.  Feel bad for the players.   It looks like the team wanted to win but bubba constantly put the  brakes on.   Take chances !!! Show confidence !!! Show some balls !!  Yesterday your team was a 28 point dog !  Not like anyone expected you to win.  You show your best when you brought out the punter at the 38 yard line. What was the thinking there ?  If we punt we might in iowa st 5-10 yards from our scrimmage line?  Well the  punter decides to send it to the top row.   Great call ? Then you had the team walk to the locker room with a chance for a Hail Mary before the half with a TO in the pocket and with a chance for an td or pass interference which maybe could of resulted in a fg opportunity. Nope !  Tail between the knees.   Complete wimp out.  4th qtr .  Sending the kicker out for some FGs instead of TDs.  Lol.  It’s Iowa st (p5) at home with the most experienced returning D1 team in the nation.  Fgs ??   Fgs??   Hell…if you didn’t succeed at any of them it at least shows your interested in winning .  But nope !   You continually show the people why you should never be a HC.  How about showing  confidence in your players!  How about showing some balls so the players feel like they matter .  Can almost guarantee that every veteran player yesterday knew exactly what bubba was going to call before he called it.  As deflating it is for us fans I couldn’t imagine being a player. 
 

 

year after year 

year after year 

year after year ……same BS 

I find it stunning that this has not been addressed by anyone in the Athletic Department.  Clearly a determent to the program.  Bubba is hardwired to do this but it seems like everyone else is just going along including the AD.  Bubba's in game coaching has bitten us many times.