Playoffs Second Round 12/6/25: UND @ Tarleton State

[shep]

I never heard what Ruckers injury was, but we really missed him

[ND-fan]

We just let something slip away from us today a chance to go semifinals as well as maybe to play in national championship game. I know everyone is on OC but it still comes down to head coach. We don’t who was making final decisions on who played quarterback but I gave gut feeling it was Schmidt fro his response since last week about Kaminski. Schmidt brought in Johnson and hoped he would become starter but he looked part but wasn’t nearly ready to play quarterback but Kaminski was next based on his physical abilities and he was chosen over Romfo not one you would choose looking at quarterback selections. Kaminski looked great for first half of the season but things started falling apart because our opponents picked up they could confuse him and saw he didn’t make audibles now did OC have right to replace him for learning moment or that was not option. My final thought Schmidt comment about Simon not leaving this was his hope not you would ever get true answer out of him on that. Yes we will need another option avatar quarterback but what does that do with quarterback room and ability to recruit for future. We need quarterback coach with experience and has confidence OC and Head coach. But this loss today was really chance to reach our optimal goal and I believe we gave it away with playing player that was not  ready to play and may have been playing hurt from concussion.  This makes extremely disappointed because we got rid of coach that refused to move forward on things and now I see beginnings of  this again  only in different way he may prove me wrong in future everyone thinks he will just have be better with his future players but opportunities lost may never appear again I ve watched this happen in sports most of life.

[gundy1124]

1 minute ago, shep said:

Had Jerry hit the wide open guy they wouldn’t have hav\e had a 4th down play

Fruechte is the QB coach.  I don't know how much of a "pass" he gets on QB play.

[Vegas_Sioux]

1 minute ago, shep said:

I never heard what Ruckers injury was, but we really missed him

Concussion most likely 

[homer]

6 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

but....why bombs or the SAME up the gut play on 4th down....how is that jerry's fault.....

puzzlin'

There is more than one route on that play.  He continues to chose that route vs the same defense even though nothing good has come from him throwing it since week 4.  Opponents are baiting him into it so it’s as much on him as the OC

[JacksonW]

Just now, UND69er said:

Yup, I  think they are trying to insure Jerry comes back. Should have just started Simon and taken our chances. Offensive creativity was putrid. Jr. HS level innovation.

It was execution, I am completely guessing that Schmidt doesn’t want a playbook of trickery rather than physical dominance and simple execution 

[Sioux04]

The OC needs to go...not even debatable in my mind. 

I am fine with Jerry if he earns the position next year.

[fightingsioux4life]

9 minutes ago, shep said:

Show me where you complained about OC when Jerry was going pretty well

I have never liked the play calling this season, whether we win or lose. It just didn't cost us sometimes.

[shep]

3 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

Fruechte is the QB coach.  I don't know how much of a "pass" he gets on QB play.

But he can’t make the plays for his QB

Again, I ask, where were the Fire OC guys when Jerry was good?

[JacksonW]

2 minutes ago, Sioux04 said:

The OC needs to go...not even debatable in my mind. 

And/or better offense players which I believe are  on the horizon 

[gundy1124]

4 minutes ago, ND-fan said:

We just let something slip away from us today a chance to go semifinals as well as maybe to play in national championship game. I know everyone is on OC but it still comes down to head coach. We don’t who was making final decisions on who played quarterback but I gave gut feeling it was Schmidt fro his response since last week about Kaminski. Schmidt brought in Johnson and hoped he would become starter but he looked part but wasn’t nearly ready to play quarterback but Kaminski was next based on his physical abilities and he was chosen over Romfo not one you would choose looking at quarterback selections. Kaminski looked great for first half of the season but things started falling apart because our opponents picked up they could confuse him and saw he didn’t make audibles now did OC have right to replace him for learning moment or that was not option. My final thought Schmidt comment about Simon not leaving this was his hope not you would ever get true answer out of him on that. Yes we will need another option avatar quarterback but what does that do with quarterback room and ability to recruit for future. We need quarterback coach with experience and has confidence OC and Head coach. But this loss today was really chance to reach our optimal goal and I believe we gave it away with playing player that was not  ready to play and may have been playing hurt from concussion.  This makes extremely disappointed because we got rid of coach that refused to move forward on things and now I see beginnings of  this again  only in different way he may prove me wrong in future everyone thinks he will just have be better with his future players but opportunities lost may never appear again I ve watched this happen in sports most of life.

Off the target, try again.

[CMSioux]

12 minutes ago, shep said:

Show me where you complained about OC when Jerry was going pretty well

Play calling changed, we became way too predictable. 

[shep]

1 minute ago, fightingsioux4life said:

I have never liked the play calling this season, whether we win or lose. It just didn't cost us sometimes.

Scoring 40 points a game would also silence the doubters

[UND69er]

5 minutes ago, JacksonW said:

It was execution, I am completely guessing that Schmidt doesn’t want a playbook of trickery rather than physical dominance and simple execution 

Well a little variety wouldn't hurt especially when you aren't even close to dominating anybody.

[gundy1124]

1 minute ago, shep said:

But he can’t make the plays for his QB

Again, I ask, where were the Fire OC guys when Jerry was good?

When Fruechte/Jerry were mixing in good results along with a few struggles that's acceptable back and forth in college football.  Looking incompetent is unacceptable.

[fightingsioux4life]

8 minutes ago, ND-fan said:

We just let something slip away from us today a chance to go semifinals as well as maybe to play in national championship game. I know everyone is on OC but it still comes down to head coach. We don’t who was making final decisions on who played quarterback but I gave gut feeling it was Schmidt fro his response since last week about Kaminski. Schmidt brought in Johnson and hoped he would become starter but he looked part but wasn’t nearly ready to play quarterback but Kaminski was next based on his physical abilities and he was chosen over Romfo not one you would choose looking at quarterback selections. Kaminski looked great for first half of the season but things started falling apart because our opponents picked up they could confuse him and saw he didn’t make audibles now did OC have right to replace him for learning moment or that was not option. My final thought Schmidt comment about Simon not leaving this was his hope not you would ever get true answer out of him on that. Yes we will need another option avatar quarterback but what does that do with quarterback room and ability to recruit for future. We need quarterback coach with experience and has confidence OC and Head coach. But this loss today was really chance to reach our optimal goal and I believe we gave it away with playing player that was not  ready to play and may have been playing hurt from concussion.  This makes extremely disappointed because we got rid of coach that refused to move forward on things and now I see beginnings of  this again  only in different way he may prove me wrong in future everyone thinks he will just have be better with his future players but opportunities lost may never appear again I ve watched this happen in sports most of life.

So you are calling for Schmidt's head less than one year in? Go take a pill and lie down.

[SIOUXFAN97]

8 minutes ago, JacksonW said:

It was execution, I am completely guessing that Schmidt doesn’t want a playbook of trickery rather than physical dominance and simple execution 

physical dominance=z

how many rushes today?

[Sioux04]

Just now, CMSioux said:

Play calling changed, we became way too predictable. 

Exactly. We spread the ball around early on, to multiple receivers and backs, even tight ends were killing it. I am at a loss to figure out why we went away from all that.

[JacksonW]

1 minute ago, Sioux04 said:

Exactly. We spread the ball around early on, to multiple receivers and backs, even tight ends were killing it. I am at a loss to figure out why we went away from all that.

Defenses stopped playing zone and loaded box and played man-to-man

[shep]

1 minute ago, Sioux04 said:

Exactly. We spread the ball around early on, to multiple receivers and backs, even tight ends were killing it. I am at a loss to figure out why we went away from all that.

Isn’t that in the QBs hands

[JacksonW]

3 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

physical dominance=z

how many rushes today?

About 50/50

[UND69er]

14 minutes ago, ND-fan said:

We just let something slip away from us today a chance to go semifinals as well as maybe to play in national championship game. I know everyone is on OC but it still comes down to head coach. We don’t who was making final decisions on who played quarterback but I gave gut feeling it was Schmidt fro his response since last week about Kaminski. Schmidt brought in Johnson and hoped he would become starter but he looked part but wasn’t nearly ready to play quarterback but Kaminski was next based on his physical abilities and he was chosen over Romfo not one you would choose looking at quarterback selections. Kaminski looked great for first half of the season but things started falling apart because our opponents picked up they could confuse him and saw he didn’t make audibles now did OC have right to replace him for learning moment or that was not option. My final thought Schmidt comment about Simon not leaving this was his hope not you would ever get true answer out of him on that. Yes we will need another option avatar quarterback but what does that do with quarterback room and ability to recruit for future. We need quarterback coach with experience and has confidence OC and Head coach. But this loss today was really chance to reach our optimal goal and I believe we gave it away with playing player that was not  ready to play and may have been playing hurt from concussion.  This makes extremely disappointed because we got rid of coach that refused to move forward on things and now I see beginnings of  this again  only in different way he may prove me wrong in future everyone thinks he will just have be better with his future players but opportunities lost may never appear again I ve watched this happen in sports most of life.

Please take a writing course before next season. I'm worn out trying to decipher your posts. Sorry

 

[UND-FB-FAN]

34 minutes ago, shep said:

Talk of getting rid of OC along with QB doesn’t make sense to me.

NO ONE talked of dumping OC when QB was good.

Must get a Championship QB then see what OC does,

Also, Online was way overrated

Well it should. 
 

The OC was “good” when UND was playing poorer competition to start the season. That’s clear. 

There was then signifiant regression after that against the competition that UND needs to be good against to get to where they ultimately want to go.

For example, today, UND gave the ball only 5 times to Gaven Ziebarth despite him averaging 9.4 yards per carry!

On the flip side, they let Kaminski (coming off a concussion) run 11 times as their leading ball carrier.  He was awful in the passing game.

It’s time for a change (or at least open competition) at quarterback. There needs to be a different direction at offensive coordinator if we can secure someone that Schmidt has more faith in. 

The idea that they need a championship QB first and then see what OC does is really quite controversial … the QB play is largely a product of the work arranged by the OC/QB coach (same person here). The OC shares the blame 50/50 as far as I’m concerned. And having a better QB won’t address the critical play-calling concerns and personnel misuse…

[Kab]

No catches by deng today

thats a crime 

[Sioux04]

1 minute ago, shep said:

Isn’t that in the QBs hands

Not when the majority of our calls were two runs, either Jerry or SS up the middle, then a bomb.