San Diego @ UND 9/21/24

[siouxfan512]

I'll take the win. Only got to partially watch it as I had kid's soccer games and hockey today but got to follow along. Was hoping for more of a dominant victory, especially early so we could get some depth players on the field, but maybe next weekend. I am glad they did get the last TD as the score looks more respectable for us, and that is something the committee could look at during the end of the season. 

Allowed a few too many explosive plays for my taste, but we also seemed to match them with a few.

This isn't a W you're going to get overly excited about regardless of the score. Just a game you should win, and credit to San Diego, they have some talent.

Onto Murray, lets start the Valley schedule off with a bang and try to take them out of the game early. Like others have said, time to put together a complete 4 quarter game.

[The Sicatoka]

16 plays, 9:47, TD, is how you close games. 

[homer]

Won the game the way this team is going to have to win early in the year.  Not pretty but it’s a win.  
 

Offense got to see today how teams will play them from here on out.  The upgrade at O-cord is noticeable.  

[FSSD]

My gosh....  we really need to get the passing offense going..  we play the other Dakota schools we are going to get crushed.

[fightingsioux4life]

1 minute ago, FSSD said:

My gosh....  we really need to get the passing offense going..  we play the other Dakota schools we are going to get crushed.

But they had all those upperclassmen......

[Oxbow6]

Sawyer is so fun to watch. Great story too.

[SiouxFan100]

I wonder how many receiving yards Bo would have if the ball got to him when open.

[SiouxFan100]

San Diego looked like a decent team with some talented players

[SiouxFan100]

Despite all we are 3-1.     I’ll take it.  So far exceeding expectations 

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

Sawyer is so fun to watch. Great story too.

Rydlell nil should give him $10k

[fightingsioux4life]

48 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

San Diego looked like a decent team with some talented players

Ask yourself this:

Would San Diego have receivers running wide open down the field playing pitch and catch with the QB if they were in Fargo or Brookings?

The answer to that question highlights the gulf that exists between UND and both xDSUs. Winning games like this handily should become the norm if we want to get our program to the level of the xDSUs.

That being said, the defense is 1000% better than last year, the o-line is solid and the running game is fun to watch. There is definite potential for further growth and improvement as the season progresses.

[The Sicatoka]

Was bumpy to start but it’s …

 the 21st of September … party on … never was a cloudy day …

 

[The Sicatoka]

2 hours ago, FSSD said:

My gosh....  we really need to get the passing offense going..  we play the other Dakota schools we are going to get crushed.

I hear you but just like ETSU last week Towson was running on NDSU. Everyone has shown weakness. 

[ND1]

52 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Ask yourself this:

Would San Diego have receivers running wide open down the field playing pitch and catch with the QB if they were in Fargo or Brookings?

The answer to that question highlights the gulf that exists between UND and both xDSUs. Winning games like this handily should become the norm if we want to get our program to the level of the xDSUs.

That being said, the defense is 1000% better than last year, the o-line is solid and the running game is fun to watch. There is definite potential for further growth and improvement as the season progresses.

SDSU just beat a D2 school last week by 21 points and they struggled to do so.  It happens, but I get your point.

 

[homer]

56 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Ask yourself this:

Would San Diego have receivers running wide open down the field playing pitch and catch with the QB if they were in Fargo or Brookings?

The answer to that question highlights the gulf that exists between UND and both xDSUs. Winning games like this handily should become the norm if we want to get our program to the level of the xDSUs.

That being said, the defense is 1000% better than last year, the o-line is solid and the running game is fun to watch. There is definite potential for further growth and improvement as the season progresses.

I would guess NDSU has similar complaints about their defense.  They haven’t been very good this season.  Teams haven’t had to throw against them.  
 

Coaches just need to worry about us.  Lots of inexperience out there and I like the different types of teams we have seen and found a way to beat this far.  Schedule gets much more difficult from here so wins will be hard to come by and we are going to struggle at times.  

[SiouxFan100]

Did Romfo skip any passes today? I don’t remember any.

we have shown some good and exposed some weaknesses so far this year. I think we are still improving though 

trying to be optimistic and realistic 

[fightingsioux4life]

Just now, SiouxFan100 said:

Did Romfo skip any passes today? I don’t remember any.

we have shown some good and exposed some weaknesses so far this year. I think we are still improving though 

trying to be optimistic and realistic 

There is definite room for growth. And it is nice to have some semblance of a defense this year. Last year's unit was unwatchable.

[FSSD]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

I hear you but just like ETSU last week Towson was running on NDSU. Everyone has shown weakness. 

IMO our passing game is not a weakness.  it doesn't exist.  Safeties are 7 maybe 8 yard off the LoS.  Right now pump routes are only passing offense.  As the competition improves that is not going to cut it.

[ND-fan]

I don’t know much about details of football when it comes to attacking the opposition but this years team seem to be making adjustments because we’re getting beat at times but then we’re dominating at times to comeback and win football games. I look at the top teams in the valley they are doing the same and they have been struggling to win games. The bottom line is we’re winning games. I have followed this forum since end of last season  with everyone bitching about coaching staff and number of players to where I quit looking for a while. I even had doubts when we lost certain players but I think this has been good now because it looks like we now have team bought into coaching staff and staff bought into the players.

we may still have poor year but so far this has not happened and still a lot of same people here are not satisfied  and seem to  want it to  happen . I am happy for team, coaches, and looking forward to rest of the season this could be special season and so far very well prepared team. 
 

[Devils]

I'm usually pretty patient but I think what we have seen is going to be what we get from Romfo.  Hard to believe that's the best we can do with 3 or 4 scholarships used on QBs.  5 for 13 against a non-scholly team for Pete's sake...Not real impressed with our receivers outside of Bo either, but the throws have been pretty rough.

[Kab]

42 minutes ago, Devils said:

I'm usually pretty patient but I think what we have seen is going to be what we get from Romfo.  Hard to believe that's the best we can do with 3 or 4 scholarships used on QBs.  5 for 13 against a non-scholly team for Pete's sake...Not real impressed with our receivers outside of Bo either, but the throws have been pretty rough.

Maybe deng will get in now conference play will start 

[MinnDak]

A win is a win. You can’t say the last three games haven’t been interesting. Outstanding play in some areas. 

[Nodak78]

14 minutes ago, MinnDak said:

A win is a win. You can’t say the last three games haven’t been interesting. Outstanding play in some areas. 

Absolutely.  Maybe only about 5% or less on this board thought we would be 3-1.  Work to do.  Just keep improving.  Bo with two deep catches.  Nate with a circus catch deep.  

[MinnDak]

1 minute ago, Nodak78 said:

Absolutely.  Maybe only about 5% or less on this board thought we would be 3-1.  Work to do.  Just keep improving.  Bo with two deep catches.  Nate with a circus catch deep.  

Iowa State and Montana showing this is a championship caliber team that so far is maybe at 50% potential and certainly hasn’t played a good complete game and still at 3-1. The best players at some positions might not even be on the field yet? Like you said no one expected this start. After the awful pass coverage first half and passing game and to flip it all the second half is historically unique. Next week is the trap trap trap game then on to the Super Bowl. 

[Nodak78]

5 minutes ago, MinnDak said:

Iowa State and Montana showing this is a championship caliber team that so far is maybe at 50% potential and certainly hasn’t played a good complete game and still at 3-1. The best players at some positions might not even be on the field yet? Like you said no one expected this start. After the awful pass coverage first half and passing game and to flip it all the second half is historically unique. Next week is the trap trap trap game then on to the Super Bowl. 

Agree.  This team is different.  No one on this every expected our defense to be this much improved.  The transfers have made a big difference and younger players stepping up.