Playoffs First Round: UND @ Tennessee Tech

[Und Princess]

Is Jerry's injury a for sure concussion? Vomiting could mean dehydration too.

[Vegas_Sioux]

3 hours ago, petey23 said:

Which one? There were two obvious targeting penalties to the head that didn't draw a flag. Got speared in the facemask on first one in live action play and got a shoulder and elbow to back of head after he was down on the second one.

Both. Didn’t know about the first one. 

[siouxweet]

Yesterday was a perfect example of what is wrong with the FCS and the FCS playoffs.  That was the number 7 team in the country???  That team should not have even been in the playoffs.    What were they 11-1 and who have they played outside of Kentucky, no one that was better than probably Northern Iowa.   

[UND-FB-FAN]

34 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

Yesterday was a perfect example of what is wrong with the FCS and the FCS playoffs.  That was the number 7 team in the country???  That team should not have even been in the playoffs.    What were they 11-1 and who have they played outside of Kentucky, no one that was better than probably Northern Iowa.   

also why the Dakota schools and Montana schools need to go G6 / FBS and not stay FCS …

the FCS runs through the Dakotas/Montanas and everyone else is irrelevant…

it’s easier (yet still challenging) to move up 4 to 6 schools rather than move everyone else in the FCS …

also why UND should think big and be ready to pounce (opposite of early 2000s) … Needs to be “group of 6” in the FCS to “group of 6” jump, if you will, and NOT a group of 4….

[Und Princess]

Good Afternoon Hawk Fans! How are you doing? I'm doing fantastic! I just released my postgame blog for the game against Tennessee Tech which is in the blog!!!

https://ftstspotlight.blogspot.com/2025/11/victory-lane-hockey-and-football.html?m=1

Have a Fantastic Evening!!!

Und Princess 

[SIOUXFAN97]

3 hours ago, siouxweet said:

Yesterday was a perfect example of what is wrong with the FCS and the FCS playoffs.  That was the number 7 team in the country???  That team should not have even been in the playoffs.    What were they 11-1 and who have they played outside of Kentucky, no one that was better than probably Northern Iowa.   

doesn't really matter that there were/are the 7th best...after the top 4 or 5...they all the same...mercer, wofford, se la, weber, sac state...tenn tech.....joke

[shep]

 

[iramurphy]

5 hours ago, Und Princess said:

Is Jerry's injury a for sure concussion? Vomiting could mean dehydration too.

Dehydration doesn’t normally cause vomiting but it is associated with heat related injuries starting with heat exhaustion. 

This is clearly a concussion. Jerry had 2 blows to the head in a relatively short period of time. He appeared disoriented when they first helped him up. He vomited shortly thereafter. Regardless of his claim that he was OK, he wasn’t. All anyone had to do was look at him sitting on the bench post injury. 

UND medical staff have a concussion protocol that hopefully includes pre-participation testing and a post concussion protocol. We used IMPACT protocol. All athletes in our contact sports had to complete pre-participation IMPACT testing, which a computer test that takes 20-30min. Post concussion protocol/activity doesn’t start until the athlete is symptom free. (No Headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, depression, vision issues etc.). They take a post concussion computer test and compare those results with pre-participation testing results. They must be able to perform at pre-participation level. Once they can do the that, the trainers supervise their gradual return to non-contact physical activity. Once they can do that they return to non-contact team practice activities. Only then are the allowed to return to practice without restrictions. They must have one asymptomatic full practice without restriction before cleared to play. 
That is the protocol we used at our high school. Never once were we pressured by a coach to clear an athlete to play that hadn’t cleared our protocol. (We had a couple of Dads tell us that was all “BS cuz they returned to play without that crap”.  

UND will have an approved protocol (there are a number of other protocols). I would advise Schmidt to game plan with the idea that Romfo and Sulik will be the QBs.  Obviously the health of the athlete are always the top priority. 

[Und Princess]

3 minutes ago, iramurphy said:

Dehydration doesn’t normally cause vomiting but it is associated with heat related injuries starting with heat exhaustion. 

This is clearly a concussion. Jerry had 2 blows to the head in a relatively short period of time. He appeared disoriented when they first helped him up. He vomited shortly thereafter. Regardless of his claim that he was OK, he wasn’t. All anyone had to do was look at him sitting on the bench post injury. 

UND medical staff have a concussion protocol that hopefully includes pre-participation testing and a post concussion protocol. We used IMPACT protocol. All athletes in our contact sports had to complete pre-participation IMPACT testing, which a computer test that takes 20-30min. Post concussion protocol/activity doesn’t start until the athlete is symptom free. (No Headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, depression, vision issues etc.). They take a post concussion computer test and compare those results with pre-participation testing results. They must be able to perform at pre-participation level. Once they can do the that, the trainers supervise their gradual return to non-contact physical activity. Once they can do that they return to non-contact team practice activities. Only then are the allowed to return to practice without restrictions. They must have one asymptomatic full practice without restriction before cleared to play. 
That is the protocol we used at our high school. Never once were we pressured by a coach to clear an athlete to play that hadn’t cleared our protocol. (We had a couple of Dads tell us that was all “BS cuz they returned to play without that crap”.  

UND will have an approved protocol (there are a number of other protocols). I would advise Schmidt to game plan with the idea that Romfo and Sulik will be the QBs.  Obviously the health of the athlete are always the top priority. 

That's pretty knowledgeable!!! It sounds like it's a process. You can't take head injuries lightly either.  They can be serious if not caught right away.

[iramurphy]

1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

doesn't really matter that there were/are the 7th best...after the top 4 or 5...they all the same...mercer, wofford, se la, weber, sac state...tenn tech.....joke

 

5 hours ago, siouxweet said:

Yesterday was a perfect example of what is wrong with the FCS and the FCS playoffs.  That was the number 7 team in the country???  That team should not have even been in the playoffs.    What were they 11-1 and who have they played outside of Kentucky, no one that was better than probably Northern Iowa.   

Ten belonged in the FCS playoffs. No FCS team had beaten them. I might have said that of Harvard and Yale,  yet Yale beat Youngstown.
MVFC and Big Sky are the strongest FCS conferences. there are other good teams around the country. Tarlton State is going to be a challenge. They have some talented players and some speed that might give us trouble. We will need to play mistake free and have another dominating performance by our defense to win. We need to get our injured guys healed up. Getting Z back is huge. If Farmer is ready to go that would be huge. It would be great to have Kaminski ready but I’m not optimistic. I think Simon will be fine if our Oline protects him and we get our running game going. 

[bubbaball69]

37 minutes ago, iramurphy said:

Dehydration doesn’t normally cause vomiting but it is associated with heat related injuries starting with heat exhaustion. 

This is clearly a concussion. Jerry had 2 blows to the head in a relatively short period of time. He appeared disoriented when they first helped him up. He vomited shortly thereafter. Regardless of his claim that he was OK, he wasn’t. All anyone had to do was look at him sitting on the bench post injury. 

UND medical staff have a concussion protocol that hopefully includes pre-participation testing and a post concussion protocol. We used IMPACT protocol. All athletes in our contact sports had to complete pre-participation IMPACT testing, which a computer test that takes 20-30min. Post concussion protocol/activity doesn’t start until the athlete is symptom free. (No Headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, depression, vision issues etc.). They take a post concussion computer test and compare those results with pre-participation testing results. They must be able to perform at pre-participation level. Once they can do the that, the trainers supervise their gradual return to non-contact physical activity. Once they can do that they return to non-contact team practice activities. Only then are the allowed to return to practice without restrictions. They must have one asymptomatic full practice without restriction before cleared to play. 
That is the protocol we used at our high school. Never once were we pressured by a coach to clear an athlete to play that hadn’t cleared our protocol. (We had a couple of Dads tell us that was all “BS cuz they returned to play without that crap”.  

UND will have an approved protocol (there are a number of other protocols). I would advise Schmidt to game plan with the idea that Romfo and Sulik will be the QBs.  Obviously the health of the athlete are always the top priority. 

Wish I took my impact test more seriously bad in the day I purposely did poor on the pre test cause I knew I had concussion problems from other sports. I regret it now I have headaches almost everyday now. Concussions are nothing to joke about and should be taken seriously, realistically he should be out 2 weeks.

[Vegas_Sioux]

44 minutes ago, iramurphy said:

Dehydration doesn’t normally cause vomiting but it is associated with heat related injuries starting with heat exhaustion. 

This is clearly a concussion. Jerry had 2 blows to the head in a relatively short period of time. He appeared disoriented when they first helped him up. He vomited shortly thereafter. Regardless of his claim that he was OK, he wasn’t. All anyone had to do was look at him sitting on the bench post injury. 

UND medical staff have a concussion protocol that hopefully includes pre-participation testing and a post concussion protocol. We used IMPACT protocol. All athletes in our contact sports had to complete pre-participation IMPACT testing, which a computer test that takes 20-30min. Post concussion protocol/activity doesn’t start until the athlete is symptom free. (No Headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, depression, vision issues etc.). They take a post concussion computer test and compare those results with pre-participation testing results. They must be able to perform at pre-participation level. Once they can do the that, the trainers supervise their gradual return to non-contact physical activity. Once they can do that they return to non-contact team practice activities. Only then are the allowed to return to practice without restrictions. They must have one asymptomatic full practice without restriction before cleared to play. 
That is the protocol we used at our high school. Never once were we pressured by a coach to clear an athlete to play that hadn’t cleared our protocol. (We had a couple of Dads tell us that was all “BS cuz they returned to play without that crap”.  

UND will have an approved protocol (there are a number of other protocols). I would advise Schmidt to game plan with the idea that Romfo and Sulik will be the QBs.  Obviously the health of the athlete are always the top priority. 

I know Schmidt said Jerry wanted to play but I hope he wouldn’t allow that.  Also someone from the training staff was with him the rest of the game. I hope my old student teaching history teacher would be smart enough to keep someone with those symptoms out of the game. 

[fightingsioux4life]

50 minutes ago, iramurphy said:

That is the protocol we used at our high school. Never once were we pressured by a coach to clear an athlete to play that hadn’t cleared our protocol. (We had a couple of Dads tell us that was all “BS cuz they returned to play without that crap”.

And smoking used to be considered harmless or even healthy. As we learn new things, we change protocols accordingly. The ignorance of some people is truly astounding and infuriating.

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 hour ago, iramurphy said:

Dehydration doesn’t normally cause vomiting but it is associated with heat related injuries starting with heat exhaustion. 

This is clearly a concussion. Jerry had 2 blows to the head in a relatively short period of time. He appeared disoriented when they first helped him up. He vomited shortly thereafter. Regardless of his claim that he was OK, he wasn’t. All anyone had to do was look at him sitting on the bench post injury. 

UND medical staff have a concussion protocol that hopefully includes pre-participation testing and a post concussion protocol. We used IMPACT protocol. All athletes in our contact sports had to complete pre-participation IMPACT testing, which a computer test that takes 20-30min. Post concussion protocol/activity doesn’t start until the athlete is symptom free. (No Headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, depression, vision issues etc.). They take a post concussion computer test and compare those results with pre-participation testing results. They must be able to perform at pre-participation level. Once they can do the that, the trainers supervise their gradual return to non-contact physical activity. Once they can do that they return to non-contact team practice activities. Only then are the allowed to return to practice without restrictions. They must have one asymptomatic full practice without restriction before cleared to play. 
That is the protocol we used at our high school. Never once were we pressured by a coach to clear an athlete to play that hadn’t cleared our protocol. (We had a couple of Dads tell us that was all “BS cuz they returned to play without that crap”.  

UND will have an approved protocol (there are a number of other protocols). I would advise Schmidt to game plan with the idea that Romfo and Sulik will be the QBs.  Obviously the health of the athlete are always the top priority. 

Concussions are a serious injury and should be handled as such; however, there should be no preconceived notions here.

Let the protocol play out and see what happens. I too would suspect it will be only Romfo and Sulik (and technically Etienne as playoff games don’t count towards redshirt status) on Saturday at quarterback for UND, but we shouldn’t rule out Kaminiski already.

Concussions are a continuum (spectrum) injury, as most, and as such the protocol is important. Kaminski has an opportunity to still play next weekend, although low probability, but prematurely ruling him out at this juncture is unfair to the young man and his teammates, as well.

Let time and the protocol play itself out. 
 

From purely a football perspective, I think Romfo deserves a chance to lead his brothers, and the 701 Moving Company and Ziebarth need to set the tone early, often, and especially late.  
 

Protect the ball offensively, average 4 ypc at the end of the game offensively, and defensively force turnovers and prevent big plays. Play good special teams, no blocks (turnovers), no big plays (no return TDs) and make PATs! Purposely didn’t say field goals as need to finish drives and score touchdowns, not field goals. All of UND’s losses this season can be tracked back to red zone inefficiency.

UND wins as such and moves on to the quarterfinals if they accomplish most if not all of this …

[MoSiouxFan]

On 11/29/2025 at 1:57 PM, forksandspoons said:

These refs need to be disciplined 

They ought to be fired.  They didn't even review the hit.  Shameful.

 

[siouxweet]

2 hours ago, iramurphy said:

 

Ten belonged in the FCS playoffs. No FCS team had beaten them. I might have said that of Harvard and Yale,  yet Yale beat Youngstown.
MVFC and Big Sky are the strongest FCS conferences. there are other good teams around the country. Tarlton State is going to be a challenge. They have some talented players and some speed that might give us trouble. We will need to play mistake free and have another dominating performance by our defense to win. We need to get our injured guys healed up. Getting Z back is huge. If Farmer is ready to go that would be huge. It would be great to have Kaminski ready but I’m not optimistic. I think Simon will be fine if our Oline protects him and we get our running game going. 

Having a schedule full of 2 and 3 win teams will allow you to go unbeaten against FCS schools.  They did not belong in the playoffs.

[nodakvindy]

19 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

Having a schedule full of 2 and 3 win teams will allow you to go unbeaten against FCS schools.  They did not belong in the playoffs.

They won their conference. They belonged in the playoffs. Just like Summit League champion belongs in March Madness. 

[MoSiouxFan]

On 11/29/2025 at 3:06 PM, wheelsup said:

Siedl will look better when he doesn’t have to run 30 times in between the tackles..  he looked a lot less explosive today on kickoff returns and his runs.. 

I think they have overused him on the inside running game. 

I think that he'll do great again now that Z is apparently healthy, and so that he can alternate with him.

[JacksonW]

11 hours ago, siouxweet said:

Having a schedule full of 2 and 3 win teams will allow you to go unbeaten against FCS schools.  They did not belong in the playoffs.

Wasn’t it 10-6 in second half? 
Turnovers and the size difference in 4Q wore out their DL

[Nodak78]

On 11/29/2025 at 10:19 PM, gundy1124 said:

But how will Schmidty know what to address in the off season then?

I'm sure Schmidty checks this Website to make the correct decisions.🤣

[SIOUXFAN97]

11 hours ago, nodakvindy said:

They won their conference. They belonged in the playoffs. Just like Summit League champion belongs in March Madness. 

belonged in the playoffs...ok...home game...nope

[iramurphy]

17 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Concussions are a serious injury and should be handled as such; however, there should be no preconceived notions here.

Let the protocol play out and see what happens. I too would suspect it will be only Romfo and Sulik (and technically Etienne as playoff games don’t count towards redshirt status) on Saturday at quarterback for UND, but we shouldn’t rule out Kaminiski already.

Concussions are a continuum (spectrum) injury, as most, and as such the protocol is important. Kaminski has an opportunity to still play next weekend, although low probability, but prematurely ruling him out at this juncture is unfair to the young man and his teammates, as well.

Let time and the protocol play itself out. 
 

From purely a football perspective, I think Romfo deserves a chance to lead his brothers, and the 701 Moving Company and Ziebarth need to set the tone early, often, and especially late.  
 

Protect the ball offensively, average 4 ypc at the end of the game offensively, and defensively force turnovers and prevent big plays. Play good special teams, no blocks (turnovers), no big plays (no return TDs) and make PATs! Purposely didn’t say field goals as need to finish drives and score touchdowns, not field goals. All of UND’s losses this season can be tracked back to red zone inefficiency.

UND wins as such and moves on to the quarterfinals if they accomplish most if not all of this …

The protocols and an athletes ability to successfully navigate them determine whether or not the athlete is cleared to play. They may not know til Friday.