NDSU @ UND 11/8/25

[Dustin]

22 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

 Fruechte is too eager to be a mad scientist and experiment when the K.I.S.S. principle would save all of us a lot of grief.

Just playing devil's advocate here, but remember when Rudy was "run, run, run, punt" and we couldn't wait to have a creative play caller??

If it's not one thing, it's another...

[SIOUXFAN97]

2 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Just playing devil's advocate here, but remember when Rudy was "run, run, run, punt" and we couldn't wait to have a creative play caller??

If it's not one thing, it's another...

just need a "competent" play caller....

all eyes NEED to be on kostitch.....talk all you want about eric and ike.....if we were 9-1 and ranked 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in 1aa instead of 6-4 there wouldn't be all this second guessing bc winning takes care of everything....but.................all eyes should be on the stitcher....bc

montana-missed xp and no confidence in kicking a fg before the half i guess

sodak...last drive down 3 isntead of 5 bc of safety (and the next drive with a short field) would've been easier than needign a td

ndac-down 2 in stead of 5...enough said 47 yd fg for the win goes  _________________?

eric bringing back the stitcher is  more puzzlin' than retaining ike (but that was out of his control....)

[F'n Hawks]

3 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

just need a "competent" play caller....

all eyes NEED to be on kostitch.....talk all you want about eric and ike.....if we were 9-1 and ranked 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in 1aa instead of 6-4 there wouldn't be all this second guessing bc winning takes care of everything....but.................all eyes should be on the stitcher....bc

montana-missed xp and no confidence in kicking a fg before the half i guess

sodak...last drive down 3 isntead of 5 bc of safety (and the next drive with a short field) would've been easier than needign a td

ndac-down 2 in stead of 5...enough said 47 yd fg for the win goes  _________________?

eric bringing back the stitcher is  more puzzlin' than retaining ike (but that was out of his control....)

You really don’t think Schmidt had full control of who he wanted on his coaching staff?

[nodak651]

14 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Just playing devil's advocate here, but remember when Rudy was "run, run, run, punt" and we couldn't wait to have a creative play caller??

If it's not one thing, it's another...

He did that with a terrible offensive line though... big difference.

[SIOUXFAN97]

Just now, F'n Hawks said:

You really don’t think Schmidt had full control of who he wanted on his coaching staff?

nope...olson and ike were untouchable per souces.

[gfhockey]

11 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

nope...olson and ike were untouchable per souces.

O line is doing just gjne

[jdub27]

15 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

nope...olson and ike were untouchable per souces.

This isn't anywhere near close to being true.
New head coach had full authority on who was on his staff.

[GDPritch]

On 11/9/2025 at 10:12 AM, gfhockey said:

Couldn’t we put in the fb to do it or te

Good point. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

7 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

O line is doing just gjne

yep...agreed they are doing just gine.

[SIOUXFAN97]

3 minutes ago, jdub27 said:

This isn't anywhere near close to being true.
New head coach had full authority on who was on his staff.

source?

[GDPritch]

On 11/9/2025 at 9:07 AM, Oxbow6 said:

They shouldn't.....not at 7-5 

Didn’t we make the playoffs a few to several seasons ago though with 4 FCS losses (have 1 loss to FBS this season) when there were less teams in the playoffs than there are now? I could be wrong.  

[GDPritch]

On 11/9/2025 at 10:16 AM, Sioux04 said:

The OC's play calling was an absolute embarrassment and has massively regressed from the start of the season. He needs to go.

What the hell has happened to our tight ends? Do intermediate routes exist anymore? Do we have any other run plays in the arsenal, or only WR in motion and then up the gut? 

This is just the smell test from me, so maybe this isn't actually the case. But yesterday it seemed UND had about five different plays. It was a JV brand of football.

I can’t argue with you. Our bread and butter should be short to intermediate pass plays to include TE and RB.  Also need more motion and misdirection in order go better keep the defense guessing. Seemed like early in the season we did this more often but not so much lately. More vanilla and predictable last few games.

[SIOUXFAN97]

4 minutes ago, GDPritch said:

I can’t argue with you. Our bread and butter should be short to intermediate pass plays to include TE and RB.  Also need more motion and misdirection in order go better keep the defense guessing. Seemed like early in the season we did this more often but not so much lately. More vanilla and predictable last few games.

yep....that k state game had misdirection..i think 9 different guys had catches...all sorts of stuff to keep the opposition guessing....something has changed...but part of it can be jerry's falling off tho...which then makes the 7 passes inside the 10 even more puzzlin'

[SIOUXFAN97]

11 minutes ago, GDPritch said:

Didn’t we make the playoffs a few to several seasons ago though with 4 FCS losses (have 1 loss to FBS this season) when there were less teams in the playoffs than there are now? I could be wrong.  

correct and i don't think we had the hardest 1aa schedule in the country back then either...7 and we're in...8 would be great

[GDPritch]

On 11/9/2025 at 2:25 PM, 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.

Is SD top tier?  Much improved last few weeks but not sure they are “top tier”and we lost to them. Whichever they are, they’re sort of on par with Youngstown St and S Illinois, who we beat fairly comfortably.

[Sioux90]

Does anyone else find it uncomfortable that we worry about making the playoffs year after year, and the Bison worry about not making it to the championship game?

[GDPritch]

20 hours ago, geaux_sioux said:

And if we’re going to throw it at the goal line, why would we not throw to 6’5” Deng Deng??

Regarding Deng-Deng, how many times did we throw to him and how many catches did he make? It seems very minimal. The guy is a beast physically at FCS level. Gotta use him more.

[Oxbow6]

11 minutes ago, Sioux90 said:

Does anyone else find it uncomfortable that we worry about making the playoffs year after year, and the Bison worry about not making it to the championship game?

This.....^^^ 100%

As of today the gap between the programs is still as wide as ever. 

Some here will go back to the game Saturday and say "but...but...but..."

We are a decade into the same Wash, Rinse, Repeat discussion with this program.

[Siouxperman8]

37 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

just need a "competent" play caller....

all eyes NEED to be on kostitch.....talk all you want about eric and ike.....if we were 9-1 and ranked 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in 1aa instead of 6-4 there wouldn't be all this second guessing bc winning takes care of everything....but.................all eyes should be on the stitcher....bc

montana-missed xp and no confidence in kicking a fg before the half i guess

sodak...last drive down 3 isntead of 5 bc of safety (and the next drive with a short field) would've been easier than needign a td

ndac-down 2 in stead of 5...enough said 47 yd fg for the win goes  _________________?

eric bringing back the stitcher is  more puzzlin' than retaining ike (but that was out of his control....)

Most of this is just not on the ST coordinator. Schmidt has said that the entire staff is involved in the ST game planning and they take pride in that. 

The ST coach is not responsible for a kicker missing a kick.  It is an individual skill like shooting a 3 pointer or FT in basketball.  Should the bb coach be fired when a kid misses a shot?

The kickers we have were well regarded out of hs.  It is up to them to make a kick when they get a chance.  I also believe that they decide as a staff who to recruit and are each responsible for an area.  Kostich is not the only one evaluating recruits. 

Agree the safety is on the special teams as a whole but also on the offense too.  Punter wasn't at his normal depth because only got 2 yards from the 1 in 3 plays prior to that, including a penalty. 

[Siouxperman8]

2 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

This.....^^^ 100%

As of today the gap between the programs is still as wide as ever. 

Some here will go back to the game Saturday and say But...but...but..."

We are a decade into the same Wash Rinse Repeat discussion with this program.

I agree but there is some hope.  We need to sign more impact athletes and we've gotten commitments for next year look very solid, if we can keep most of them.  That's where it starts.  

[Big Green]

27 minutes ago, GDPritch said:

I can’t argue with you. Our bread and butter should be short to intermediate pass plays to include TE and RB.  Also need more motion and misdirection in order go better keep the defense guessing. Seemed like early in the season we did this more often but not so much lately. More vanilla and predictable last few games.

Do this and people are posting we need to throw the ball down the field more.  

[geaux_sioux]

7 minutes ago, Siouxperman8 said:

Most of this is just not on the ST coordinator. Schmidt has said that the entire staff is involved in the ST game planning and they take pride in that. 

The ST coach is not responsible for a kicker missing a kick.  It is an individual skill like shooting a 3 pointer or FT in basketball.  Should the bb coach be fired when a kid misses a shot?

The kickers we have were well regarded out of hs.  It is up to them to make a kick when they get a chance.  I also believe that they decide as a staff who to recruit and are each responsible for an area.  Kostich is not the only one evaluating recruits. 

Agree the safety is on the special teams as a whole but also on the offense too.  Punter wasn't at his normal depth because only got 2 yards from the 1 in 3 plays prior to that, including a penalty. 

Based on the reaction after the kick it may have been a bad hold. He talked to Romfo immediately.

[SIOUXFAN97]

11 minutes ago, Siouxperman8 said:

Most of this is just not on the ST coordinator. Schmidt has said that the entire staff is involved in the ST game planning and they take pride in that. 

The ST coach is not responsible for a kicker missing a kick.  It is an individual skill like shooting a 3 pointer or FT in basketball.  Should the bb coach be fired when a kid misses a shot?

The kickers we have were well regarded out of hs.  It is up to them to make a kick when they get a chance.  I also believe that they decide as a staff who to recruit and are each responsible for an area.  Kostich is not the only one evaluating recruits. 

Agree the safety is on the special teams as a whole but also on the offense too.  Punter wasn't at his normal depth because only got 2 yards from the 1 in 3 plays prior to that, including a penalty. 

what the common denominator over the last 10 years...bad special teams and the stitcher....

1+1=2

[JacksonW]

12 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

This.....^^^ 100%

As of today the gap between the programs is still as wide as ever. 

Some here will go back to the game Saturday and say "but...but...but..."

We are a decade into the same Wash, Rinse, Repeat discussion with this program.

Gap is not as wide. Senior QB vs sophomore QB was the significant variant. Hopefully that variant is in our favor next year. I thought we held our own on both OL and DL which usually isn’t the case.

[JacksonW]

5 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

what the common denominator over the last 10 years...bad special teams and the stitcher....

1+1=2

Do you watch other teams ST? I do and there are plenty of hiccups in power 4 teams