Valparaiso @ UND 9/20/2025

[Cratter]

3 minutes ago, Cratter said:

The cupboard wasn't as bare as the record seems because they were also a key plays from winning and making the playoffs...

....the computer rankings from last year when all was said and done. UND Football was ranked the 20th.

That's pretty decent. Let's not pretend we were 41st. Not great but thats where a few keys plays and they're suddenly likely 14th.

[Cratter]

22 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Next Saturday is one of those meaningful games.

UND is predicted to win 31‐24.

[SIOUXFAN97]

of all the players they could put on the front page....simon!!!! 

gotta love the love the heraldo has little old Simon......

 

[F'n Hawks]

3 minutes ago, Cratter said:

....the computer rankings from last year when all was said and done. UND Football was ranked the 20th.

That's pretty decent. Let's not pretend we were 41st. Not great but thats where a few keys plays and they're suddenly likely 14th.

We lost to Indiana State last year. I don’t care what computer rankings say we were a bad football team last year

[F'n Hawks]

28 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Agree that D and QB play are markedly better, but until proven differently, still can't win a meaningful game on the road. Next Saturday is one of those meaningful games.

Yep. Time for them to show up on the road

[Cratter]

Bubba sucked on the road...gotta go find that stat.

Schmidt (very small sample size) looks way more prepared.

 

[siouxweet]

UND goes at least 3-1 in next 4 heading into Vermillion. 

[CMSioux]

1 hour ago, Cratter said:

We know the season really comes down to only a handful of remaining games:

S Illinois

NDSU

USD

SDSU

....best guess.....500? Win the 2 at home and lose the two on the road?

 

That would have us in the playoffs. 

[Cratter]

30 minutes ago, CMSioux said:

That would have us in the playoffs. 

Yeah its a favorable schedule in that we play NDSU and SDSU at home....

But on the flip side....we have to play NDSU and SDSU at  home....

"Cratter that doesnt make any sense"....

Well....you see if you need to go 2-2...one could argue losing to SDSU and NDSU on the road would put UND at an advantage to play the other two "lesser teams" at home...giving UND a greater chance of winning the home games and going 2-2.

Now the home games become a little less winnable...

But the road games become a little more winnable...

Meaning those four games....will come down to the wire...play here play there. Buckle Up Buttercup!

[Cratter]

UNDs next opponent UNI....

UND last year beat at home 31-7.

 

[forksandspoons]

The UNI Dome is a tough place to play. I feel like there’s something off about the turf.

Just can’t come out flat. 

[F'n Hawks]

1 minute ago, Cratter said:

UNDs next opponent UNI....

UND last year beat at home 31-7.

 

Another trend to look as this year continues. Bubba teams usually got worse as the year went on. Will that change with a new coaching staff?

[Sioux94]

11 minutes ago, Cratter said:

UNDs next opponent UNI....

UND last year beat at home 31-7.

 

And in 2023 at UNI we were completely futile, we looked like one of the worse teams in the FCS in that game.

Not sure if it's your intent or not to set it up as a comparison, but if we beat UNI 31-7 this year, that is way different than beating them 31-7 at home.  

[Cratter]

1 minute ago, Sioux94 said:

If we beat UNI 31-7 this year, that is way different than beating them 31-7 at home.  

Yes if UND beats them 31-7 on the road that is indeed way bigger than 31-7 at home.

[Oxbow6]

7 hours ago, F'n Hawks said:

We lost to Indiana State last year. I don’t care what computer rankings say we were a bad football team last year

#butMassey

[Oxbow6]

BTW....anyone else see Jimmy K roaming the tailgating lot?

[UNDvince97-01]

9 hours ago, Cratter said:

I have claimed neither pessimism nor optimism. 

Only 'Cratter things' like always.

You are the antithesis of optimism. 

Nobody has or ever will accuse you of that, so no worries.

[shep]

9 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

of all the players they could put on the front page....simon!!!! 

gotta love the love the heraldo has little old Simon......

 

You know who else loves Simon? The head coach. He said so post game.

You can keep your disgust for him, but it appears the locker room and the men leading this team feel a lot different about him than you do.

[shep]

 

[Hawkster]

9 hours ago, forksandspoons said:

The UNI Dome is a tough place to play. I feel like there’s something off about the turf.

Just can’t come out flat. 

UNI lost yesterday to Utah Tech.   We roll those guys on Saturday by 17.

[Und Princess]

4 minutes ago, Hawkster said:

UNI lost yesterday to Utah Tech.   We roll those guys on Saturday by 17.

This week Sept 27th is a bye. We play UNI on  next week (October 4th)!!!

[gfhockey]

Great crowd yesterday when do we start losing the hunters though?

[Und Princess]

Just now, gfhockey said:

Great crowd yesterday when do we start losing the hunters though?

Around November when hunting starts. 

[UNDDOM]

4 minutes ago, Und Princess said:

Around November when hunting starts. 

Not, the bison game is on deer opener 

[Und Princess]

Just now, UNDDOM said:

Not, the bison game is on deer opener 

I was just giving a guess. I'm glad the game was packed yesterday!!!