SiouxBoys Posted August 27 Posted August 27 20 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: why do you believe that? what's changed? Special teams have been really good for quite a few years now. Just because you hate Kostich doesn't make this false. 3 1 Quote
Hawkster Posted August 27 Posted August 27 1 hour ago, wheelsup said: 6-6 should be the base case.. 4 large underdog.. 4 reasonable favorites.. 4 tossups. Lots of different combinations to get to 6-6. I’m expecting the over. offense will be better.. QB is +.. Oline/RB/TE should better as good or better with 2nd year in offense.. WR tough to replace one of the greats but im optimistic. Wildcard will be turnovers ST will be as good or better D would be hard to be worse.. My biggest hope is team shows a very positive trend into the end of the year instead of the road woes and collapse of the previous regime. At 6-6 we might as well have kept Bubba and I'm serious. 8-4 should be the minimum accepted. 1 Quote
wheelsup Posted August 27 Posted August 27 13 minutes ago, Hawkster said: At 6-6 we might as well have kept Bubba and I'm serious. 8-4 should be the minimum accepted. Apples and oranges I think.. Year 1 versus long term expectations. I already said I’m expecting better than 6-6 year 1. So min 7-5 and given bubbas trajectory last year 6-6 this year would have been a pipe dream. 1 Quote
SiouxBoys Posted August 27 Posted August 27 3 minutes ago, HoopsFan03 said: All we ever hear on here is how bad our kickers suck. Isn’t that right @geaux_sioux ? Try again, buddy. You think the only thing to judge special teams on is kickers? Try again, buddy. 1 Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted August 27 Posted August 27 29 minutes ago, SiouxBoys said: Special teams have been really good for quite a few years now. Just because you hate Kostich doesn't make this false. haha...they....have...sucked.....balls Quote
wheelsup Posted August 27 Posted August 27 50 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: why do you believe that? what's changed? Elrichs is another year better and siedl returning kickoffs will be explosive. 1 Quote
SiouxBoys Posted August 27 Posted August 27 Just now, SIOUXFAN97 said: haha...they....have...sucked.....balls Honestly this says more about you than anything else. 2 1 Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted August 27 Posted August 27 1 minute ago, wheelsup said: Elrichs is another year better and siedl returning kickoffs will be explosive. agreed elrichs looked "better" but still a long long way to go.... My wyoming friend..."are 28 yard punts indoors good?" Quote
SiouxBoys Posted August 27 Posted August 27 2 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: agreed elrichs looked "better" but still a long long way to go.... My wyoming friend..."are 28 yard punts indoors good?" Damn, hard to argue with your incredibly impressive "Wyoming Friend" 1 1 Quote
CMSioux Posted August 27 Posted August 27 15 hours ago, JP3 said: Truth hurts I got a lot of inside info gonna be a long year don’t drink the kool aid. Troll-hit wonder - you won't even be active on this site at the end of the season. 2 Quote
Brim006 Posted August 27 Posted August 27 Special Teams overall has been a bright spot in the past 2 years overall due to long returns, TDs, blocked kicks etc, but kicking and punting specifically has been below average to embarrassing over the past 10 years or so. More often than not the average punt distance has been D3 level, kicking touch backs non existent, missed PATs far too common and FG confidence low. Both can be true at the same time. Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted August 27 Posted August 27 1 minute ago, SiouxBoys said: Damn, hard to argue with your incredibly impressive "Wyoming Friend" hang a sign outside of the alerus..."home of the 8 dollar hot dog and home of the 28 yard punt" 2 Quote
SiouxBoys Posted August 27 Posted August 27 Just now, SIOUXFAN97 said: hang a sign outside of the alerus..."home of the 8 dollar hot dog and home of the 28 yard punt" We'll put it next to your VIP parking...eh, I mean bike rack. 4 1 Quote
SiouxBoys Posted August 27 Posted August 27 17 minutes ago, HoopsFan03 said: All we ever hear on here is how bad our kickers suck. Isn’t that right @geaux_sioux ? Try again, buddy. Stay on topic please. Quote
GoodGood Posted August 27 Posted August 27 44 minutes ago, SiouxBoys said: Special teams have been really good for quite a few years now. Just because you hate Kostich doesn't make this false. Source? 2 Quote
Brim006 Posted August 27 Posted August 27 Realistically, I just hope Jerry settles in sometime within the 1st half to ensure the game is competitive. Hopefully he puts together a decent full game against likely the best D he will see all year and it bolsters his confidence and solidifies his spot at QB1 right out of the gate. Dare I say 200yards and 2TDs with 1INT plus a few legit rushes that wash out his mobility "disadvantage" vs JTJ? Maybe the best-case scenario is actually that Jerry does well enough and the game is so close throughout that they dont even dare giving JTJ a chance in this one. Solidify Jerry right off the bat, and just work on some special JTJ packages for when the O need a spark and have a good lever to pull when theyre in a funk. 2 Quote
Brim006 Posted August 27 Posted August 27 1 hour ago, wheelsup said: Apples and oranges I think.. Year 1 versus long term expectations. I already said I’m expecting better than 6-6 year 1. So min 7-5 and given bubbas trajectory last year 6-6 this year would have been a pipe dream. Not to mention UND is predicted to overall have the toughest schedule in the entire FCS. Not exactly a great combo between that and being a first year HC. 6-6 seems pretty good given both those factors honestly. For me, no matter the record, if Schmidt can show he's broken the trend of team's clearly getting worse than the competition as the year goes on, and actually shows they are outpacing the competition in improving as the year goes on, ill be happy. Good recruiting classes coming in, combined with noticable improvements from start to end, and I think it's a great sign for finally heading in the right direction. Winning season with the toughest FCS schedule with a brand new coach just doesnt seem realistic TBH. Props to him+them if they pull it off year 1. 2 Quote
Popular Post Siouxperman8 Posted August 27 Popular Post Posted August 27 1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: haha...they....have...sucked.....balls Anybody else remember the KO return TD that sparked the win over SU? I do. 4 2 Quote
Big Green Posted August 27 Posted August 27 36 minutes ago, Siouxperman8 said: Anybody else remember the KO return TD that sparked the win over SU? I do. This is the first thing that I think of when someone says our ST suck. I think it is fair to say the Kicking game has been below average, and the KO/Punt Return, Punt/FG Block has been above average. Way too many Missed FGs, Short Punts and Kicks out of bounds. This needs to improve. 2 Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted August 27 Posted August 27 1 hour ago, Siouxperman8 said: Anybody else remember the KO return TD that sparked the win over SU? I do. Google 28 yard punt and UND is the first link that pops up.... Not good 2 Quote
Siouxperman8 Posted August 27 Posted August 27 22 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: Google 28 yard punt and UND is the first link that pops up.... Not good It’s true that kicking definitely needs to improve. Other aspects of ST have been pretty good overall. Also true - I am very glad that this message board and social media didn’t exist when I played at UND. I might have walked away. 😊 3 Quote
MoSiouxFan Posted August 27 Posted August 27 3 hours ago, Siouxperman8 said: Anybody else remember the KO return TD that sparked the win over SU? I do. Yep. Set the tone for the rest of the game! Was thankful to see this game in person. 1 Quote
geaux_sioux Posted August 28 Posted August 28 11 hours ago, sioux24/7 said: Bums me out. Lot of names that I think/want to be good. Deng, Fleming, Hoskins, Tai, Behymer. I suppose most of those are unknowns or have some many flashes but no consistency and that’s why I’m hopeful. I’m high on Fleming and Deng. Maybe Hoskins too. Outside of them it’s still a work in progress. Maxon looks like a high potential guy though and I like the verbals so far so we should see improvement each year over the next three. 2 1 Quote
geaux_sioux Posted August 28 Posted August 28 6 hours ago, HoopsFan03 said: All we ever hear on here is how bad our kickers suck. Isn’t that right @geaux_sioux ? Try again, buddy. Goddamn right. It’s been a long time since we had a guy who could make 50 plus yarders with ease and also have consistency 45 and below. Elrichs showed some glimpses last year so we will see if he can blossom this year. 1 1 Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted August 28 Posted August 28 7 hours ago, Brim006 said: Not to mention UND is predicted to overall have the toughest schedule in the entire FCS. Not exactly a great combo between that and being a first year HC. 6-6 seems pretty good given both those factors honestly. For me, no matter the record, if Schmidt can show he's broken the trend of team's clearly getting worse than the competition as the year goes on, and actually shows they are outpacing the competition in improving as the year goes on, ill be happy. Good recruiting classes coming in, combined with noticable improvements from start to end, and I think it's a great sign for finally heading in the right direction. Winning season with the toughest FCS schedule with a brand new coach just doesnt seem realistic TBH. Props to him+them if they pull it off year 1. Well damn … there are some piss poor expectations still… Thank God the new regime with Coach Schmidt is paced to exceed them and cure all the pessimism in this diseased culture that has been UND football … 1 Quote
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