Griz vs UND Sept 7

[SIOUXFAN97]

kelly just tweeted the depth chart for montana....too lazy to see if thre are any significant changes?

[AJS]

1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

kelly just tweeted the depth chart for montana....too lazy to see if thre are any significant changes?

Mohr no longer listed. Anytime an injury causes someone to be removed, must be significant. 

[Goon]

1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

kelly just tweeted the depth chart for montana....too lazy to see if thre are any significant changes?

 

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

31 minutes ago, AJS said:

Mohr no longer listed. Anytime an injury causes someone to be removed, must be significant. 

looked like they popped his knee cap back in on the field?

[nodak651]

Good write up on UND from eGriz https://egriz.com/threads/north-dakota-fighting-hawks-scouting-report.94217/

[Nodak78]

31 minutes ago, nodak651 said:

Good right up on UND from eGriz https://egriz.com/threads/north-dakota-fighting-hawks-scouting-report.94217/

Hawks won 41-14.  Brian Walhberg said they lost to the Bison.  Pound sand.  Griz are very nervous and should be.  Simon will have a field day.

[GoodGood]

Junior Bergen didn’t play last week but is listed on Montanas 2 deep this week. Was also listed on last weeks 2 deep. Wonder if we’ll see him or not 

[Nodak78]

16 minutes ago, GoodGood said:

Junior Bergen didn’t play last week but is listed on Montanas 2 deep this week. Was also listed on last weeks 2 deep. Wonder if we’ll see him or not 

Bug questions.

[Sioux94]

Seidl surprises me with how tough a runner he seems to be for his smaller size. With his speed seems like he could take it to the house at any time. Wouldn't mind seeing him get a few more touches per game. 

[nodak651]

9 hours ago, Nodak78 said:

Hawks won 41-14.  Brian Walhberg said they lost to the Bison.  Pound sand.  Griz are very nervous and should be.  Simon will have a field day.

He was clearly talking about UND.

[AJS]

Two weeks ago, I would have told you I would rather have this game not scheduled. Fast forward to the week of the game, I couldn't be more excited. This program really did have a difficult off-season. Coaches leaving, portal hit harder than it ever had. No respect from the FCS pundits going into the year. A lot of question marks. After how they looked in Week 1, they can completely erase all the doubt this Saturday. Montana (-4.5) is a great team. UND absolutely has a shot in this one. The opportunity they have completely outweighs the risk. GET OUT TO THE ALERUS! 

 

[forksandspoons]

I think we get a sack and a couple QB hurries out of Rucker this weekend. He was noticeable last weekend. Crowd will be loud - pack the Alerus!

[AJS]

15 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:

I think we get a sack and a couple QB hurries out of Rucker this weekend. He was noticeable last weekend. Crowd will be loud - pack the Alerus!

Rucker is going to be unbelievable this year. Navratil was back to his old form as well. The LB's looked really good. I'm equally excited to watch that young Safety core grow. IMO, Sutton / Erkman tandem could be really solid. 

There are 5 starters that are underclassman on this defense (was 6 last weekend with Mohr). 

 

[Wilbur]

On 9/3/2024 at 7:16 AM, nodak651 said:

Estimated attendance?

This is a @Oxbow6 question.  

I'll say 10,000.  

[AJS]

19 hours ago, AJS said:

what I'm most interested in is how many seats are being held that will eventually be released (opponent tickets for example). 

Tickets have been released. A lot of work to do before game time. 

[Dustin]

In typical Alerus Center fashion, I am guessing UND squeaks out a single digit point victory.

[UND Football Fan]

Big question for me how will UND’s D handle the athleticism of a mobile quarterback? We limit the big plays from that so the crowed can stay engaged, we have a shot. 

[Oxbow6]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

This is a @Oxbow6 question.  

I'll say 10,000.  

Bet the over. It's the Griz. It's a night game. Tailgating starts early. Book it!

[forksandspoons]

Griz have a QB battle still. Each played half against Missouri St. Fife, who played the second half, looked better than the first guy, but the first guy was very fast. The crowd will need to play a factor and help rattle whoever their QB is. Montana's weapons are just as dangerous as Iowa State's IMO, so the safeties will really have to communicate. 

While the Griz did well against the Missouri State run game, they did lose a lot of defensive leaders from last season and were at home vs Missouri State. I think UND proved it can run the ball with this new offensive line against a really good Iowa State team. Wear the Griz down with the ground game and connect on a couple of 15-25 yard passes and the offense will be in good shape. 

 

[fcs fan]

Should be a great game.  Hope the fans show up and fill the seats and are loud.  Griz will be tough.  I would love to talk trash but I can see this is not the place for that.  last year when the Griz played the Vandals in a sold out house the Vandals fans were not smart enough to realize that they needed to be quiet when the Vandals had the ball. I think the crowd disrupted their own team worse than the Griz who are used to playing in a loud atmosphere.  I would expect a fair amount of maroon shirts in the stands as pretty easy drive to GF for much of the state.  here is hoping for a great game and no injuries on either side.

[UNDTIM20]

I think this game has a 2023 NDSU feel to it. I think an upset is coming! Pound the Ball and keep it out of there hands! 

[Kab]

Has anyone in Grand Forks seen any marketing for this weeks game ?

[siouxweet]

So of the 37 straight home openers won is Montana the toughest to date?

[UND1983]

 

 

[Longtime fan]

Montana has some fantastic athletes. If Bergen is playing…he should/will have a big day.  With und having constant special teams fails ….Mr Bergen will eat und up in that facet alone.  He will undoubtedly be the difference maker if he plays.  Just an incredible athlete with vision, speed and misdirection. 
 

Their D looks very fast!  
 

If und isn’t able to run on them efficiently it could be a long night. Not seeing the passing game doing much at all ?  
 

Mr. In-game-brain- freeze bubba seems  to always win one game a year that puts the “maybe und has turned the corner” mindset back into the fans.   Could this be that game?   Not sure what the alerus magic is but there’s always one game….even if und is out classed athletically, yardage difference is a fail …etc….they win. C’mon bubba ….have an out of body experience Saturday !  Earn that one game extension $!!! Hope it can happen because the joy seeing a well or decent coached team ends there . Back to reality the following week with eye gauging calls. 

 

Should be a fun atmosphere being the first home game, night game and playing a perennial strong team that has an fcs name. 
 

 

Finally .   If you can go …go!  Have fun and be annoyingly loud !   Bubba can’t excite the team but the fans can.  They need get amped from somewhere.  The 12th man!