fightingsioux4life Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago Just now, Cratter said: UND in a weird spot @ 7- 5. Like you haven't beat any top tier teams, but all your losses are to top tier teams. Agreed. Gotta win the next two games. Then it's a whole new season. Everyone is 0-0. Quote
siouxweet Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago If this team can't beat an awful Murray St team and a banged up SDSU team they don't deserve to make the playoffs. Quote
Cratter Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 4 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said: Do you think we hold NDSU to 15 points under last year's regime? We would have given up three to four TDs at minimum. It would have been pitch and catch down the middle of the field all game long, with a few long QB runs thrown in for good measure. This is NOT Bubba Ball. I do think Schmidt made a mistake retaining Fruechte and I think a change is needed there. But I still have faith in Schmidt and what he is trying to build here. (Warning: I should know better. But im about to defend UND again...not tearing down this years team but proping up other teams)..... Ok now do NDSU vs UND Bubba Ball from two years ago. If we're honest with ourselves, if they lose to SDSU, this year looks like almost like the last 2 out of 3 seasons of Bubba Ball (of course last year not withstanding.) The key difference is yet to be determined: ability to win playoff games. Quote
Cratter Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago Whatever happened to all those plays we were supposedly saving for big games like NDSU?! I saw...run the same play on 4th and 1 that we previously did the same game! Quote
Cratter Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 3 hours ago, Oxbow6 said: Just some numbers for the Duckie/Bunnies crowd here. Record through 10 games past 5 season..... 2021 5-5 2022 7-3 2023 6-4 2024 5-5 2025 6-4 Oh no you didnt! Quote
Cratter Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago I see the Jackrabbits have lost three in a row including one to Indiana State. This game looks very winnable. Without knowing more about their QB situation. Quote
Cratter Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Remember that time we outbid the other to host a playoff game. Yet they decided to give it to the other team! Quote
gfhockey Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 7 minutes ago, Cratter said: Remember that time we outbid the other to host a playoff game. Yet they decided to give it to the other team! And we still get beat? 1 Quote
Cratter Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 5 minutes ago, gfhockey said: And we still get beat? Didn't we always get beat....and if I remember correctly it was what seemed to be to me "questionable play calling" a lot of times. Guess it comes with being a UND Football fan. 1 Quote
Und Princess Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Good Afternoon!!! How are you doing today? I have just dropped my newest blog: My recap of yesterday's game. I hope you enjoy reading it!!! https://ftstspotlight.blogspot.com/2025/11/beyond-scoreboard-recap-of-football.html?m=1 I hope you have an AWESOME rest of your day!!! Sincerely Und Princess 1 Quote
Cratter Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 21 minutes ago, Cratter said: Didn't we always get beat....and if I remember correctly it was what seemed to be to me "questionable play calling" a lot of times. Guess it comes with being a UND Football fan. Bubba did adapt eventually. Iirc. When he started he was playing old school football. Guy was punting from the 40 yard line. Happy Schmidt is a "younger" hire. We've graduated from punting to going for it...but now the actual play calling of said play is questionable. Ha Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Just now, Cratter said: Bubba did adapt eventually. Iirc. When he started he was playing old school football. Guy was putting from the 40 yard line. Happy Schmidt is a "younger" hire. We've graduated from punting to going for it...but now the actual play calling of said play is questionable. Ha So when are you going to start the Fire Schmidt thread? 1 Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago there wasn't one ST coach along the way the last 10 years that Eric liked more than kostitch....crazy. Quote
Cratter Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 54 minutes ago, Cratter said: Whatever happened to all those plays we were supposedly saving for big games like NDSU?! I saw...run the same play on 4th and 1 that we previously did the same game! Wait I did see these plays but for NDSU. How awesome was the 4th and 1 Qb run by the Bison....the one where he faked up the middle to go on the outside! Awesome play call! Quote
Cratter Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 11 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: So when are you going to start the Fire Schmidt thread? Same day as the Fire Jackson thread! 🙂 Quote
MinnDak Posted 36 minutes ago Posted 36 minutes ago 56 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: there wasn't one ST coach along the way the last 10 years that Eric liked more than kostitch....crazy. SK is the worst special teams coach in the history of college football. Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted 33 minutes ago Author Posted 33 minutes ago 3 minutes ago, MinnDak said: SK is the worst special teams coach in the history of college football. No Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted 31 minutes ago Author Posted 31 minutes ago 1 hour ago, Cratter said: One man's current prediction. awful. UND should be and will be a top 16 seed. Quote
ND-fan Posted 29 minutes ago Posted 29 minutes ago I hate how we now have stats guys giving percentage on situationally on whether to kick ball or go for it. We have this in baseball now and far as I am concerned has ruined game. There’s something to playing longterm smart play in sports that has been done for years. This year two of bigger games we have went for it against very good teams and it has cost us dearly. The first was at Montana we had kicked field goals instead of going for it we would have won. Yesterday kicking field goals would have changed game also we would have been up 4 points changing how NDSu would have looked at going for it on fourth down because they wouldn’t have been looking at only needing a field goal to go ahead but would need to drive football for touchdown. I know if we make it and score we bury them and have all momentum but if we fail like we did gives them confidence they know can beat us because we’re not confident enough we can prevent them from scoring touchdown. Also puts pressure on them they have to travel length of field to beat us and we would still then be in position to beat them with only a field goal. I just think getting points is so important and maintaining momentum that we are scoring when we have the football coming away with nothing is worst thing. Finally it takes away from special teams confidence and puts all pressure on both defense and offense because I believe special teams account for at least 20% of wins in college football. That is my opinion but I am sure there number of other opinions but right now couple more wins look where we would be and where we would be setting up for the playoffs. Quote
hky Posted 8 minutes ago Posted 8 minutes ago Bottom line: There have been 6 opportunities for the offense to drive the ball for a win and they are 0 for 6. Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted 5 minutes ago Author Posted 5 minutes ago 3 minutes ago, hky said: Bottom line: There have been 6 opportunities for the offense to drive the ball for a win and they are 0 for 6. Yep, it’s a weakness that needs to be improved Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted 4 minutes ago Author Posted 4 minutes ago 25 minutes ago, ND-fan said: I hate how we now have stats guys giving percentage on situationally on whether to kick ball or go for it. We have this in baseball now and far as I am concerned has ruined game. There’s something to playing longterm smart play in sports that has been done for years. This year two of bigger games we have went for it against very good teams and it has cost us dearly. The first was at Montana we had kicked field goals instead of going for it we would have won. Yesterday kicking field goals would have changed game also we would have been up 4 points changing how NDSu would have looked at going for it on fourth down because they wouldn’t have been looking at only needing a field goal to go ahead but would need to drive football for touchdown. I know if we make it and score we bury them and have all momentum but if we fail like we did gives them confidence they know can beat us because we’re not confident enough we can prevent them from scoring touchdown. Also puts pressure on them they have to travel length of field to beat us and we would still then be in position to beat them with only a field goal. I just think getting points is so important and maintaining momentum that we are scoring when we have the football coming away with nothing is worst thing. Finally it takes away from special teams confidence and puts all pressure on both defense and offense because I believe special teams account for at least 20% of wins in college football. That is my opinion but I am sure there number of other opinions but right now couple more wins look where we would be and where we would be setting up for the playoffs. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. need to do better, period, on offense and special teams. Defense is very good. Quote
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