Who is QB1?

[wheelsup]

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. 

[SiouxBoys]

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.

[SIOUXFAN97]

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

[wheelsup]

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. 

[SiouxBoys]

Just now, SIOUXFAN97 said:

haha...they....have...sucked.....balls

Honestly this says more about you than anything else. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

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?"

[SiouxBoys]

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"

[CMSioux]

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. 

[Brim006]

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. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

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"

[SiouxBoys]

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.

[HoopsFan03]

1 minute ago, SiouxBoys said:

We'll put it next to your VIP parking...eh, I mean bike rack.

This thread is about the QB1 spot. Please keep it on topic. Thanks.

[SiouxBoys]

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.

[GoodGood]

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?

[Brim006]

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. 

[HoopsFan03]

5 minutes ago, Brim006 said:

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. 

Will JTJ now have to give Jerry the $50k that he got in NIL since he isn’t the starter? How does that work?

[JP3]

39 minutes ago, CMSioux said:

Troll-hit wonder - you won't even be active on this site at the end of the season. 

I’ll be around long enough for you guys to say man he was right!!! Won’t take long 

[Brim006]

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. 

[Siouxperman8]

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. 

[Big Green]

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.

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

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

[Siouxperman8]

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. 😊

[MoSiouxFan]

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.