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

[geaux_sioux]

40 minutes ago, Longtime fan said:

So coinciding with tougher competition should equal 180 degree flip on results? I could see a possible downgrade a game or two but not to the point we have seen. Very unfortunate.  22 tds  2 INTs in 8 straight games vs the “weaker” teams and 4 tds 8 INTs against the “tougher” teams in five straight games 

  Of course there’s a lot at play when it comes to offensive production. OC, talent, competition, schemes, preparation ….etc.  but having watched kaminski that last month…I would say the competition is possibly 25% of the issue as other qbs have faired better than him against those exact same teams. To me …his throwing motion/ mechanism seems to be a bit funky.  He zeros in a one wr, doesn’t go through his reads, too eager to get out and run.  Very jumpy and rushed in a messy way.  Nervous Nelly feel.  Of course the OC play calling hasn’t helped either.  Overall tho …I feel the majority of the issue is in his head (over thinking, confidence, personal issue ?) or possible injury?  What’s not in question is his talent.  Athletically speaking…he has d1 talent and measurables 
 

Not to say it would the fix …but how in the hell can an offense eliminate their TEs completely!?  When the offense was moving the ball early on…. they got everyone involved …namely the TEs. So frustrating to see no involvement from that group.  I feel this would be major upgrade and possible success for the offense if they actually included the TEs in the game plan?  

The competition down the stretch is obviously tougher. Other teams also had plenty of film by then. Also Jerry started playing tight. Also Isaac started calling bad games. Also Z went down. There are a variety of reasons that happened all at once which is why we saw such a drastic difference.

[sioux24/7]

I love Gaven Ziebarth, I really do. Been adamant all year he should have been getting more touches. I am really disappointed in how we used him this year. Guy’s carry numbers this year are 2, 10, 8, 6, 7, 9, 3 (injury) and then 11 last game. I think we screwed up in how we used him all year and a lot of last year too. 

[iramurphy]

5 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:

I love Gaven Ziebarth, I really do. Been adamant all year he should have been getting more touches. I am really disappointed in how we used him this year. Guy’s carry numbers this year are 2, 10, 8, 6, 7, 9, 3 (injury) and then 11 last game. I think we screwed up in how we used him all year and a lot of last year too. 

Maybe the biggest mystery of this season. He came into his senior year as a proven RB and certainly not #3. If we want to continue to move this program forward, this should be a lesson learned for our OC and RB coaches. 

[wheelsup]

36 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

The competition down the stretch is obviously tougher. Other teams also had plenty of film by then. Also Jerry started playing tight. Also Isaac started calling bad games. Also Z went down. There are a variety of reasons that happened all at once which is why we saw such a drastic difference.

I’m sure some person can pull the Massey rankings or something else on SOS.. I don’t think it’s all that diffident.. KSU.. MONT.. YSU.. Salukis (3/4 on the road) versus NDSU/USD/SDSU (1/3 on the road) 

I think it’s your latter points.. plenty of film., tighter.. Isaac.. Z.. and I would add accumulation of big hits on Jerry that are bigger than SOS.