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Post by Yote 53 on Apr 20, 2024 21:21:34 GMT -6
I don't know if the game has changed, if FCS football has gotten better, or if we are just getting bigger and better athletes now. I'm thinking a combination of all of them. But these Yotes look significantly bigger, stronger, and more athletic than the guys I played with in the early 2010s. Or maybe I'm just getting old. Either way, fun to see. 2010s? LOL, you're not old. Add another 20 years to that and you'll start feeling old. You're young kid, enjoy it.
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Post by Yote 53 on Mar 29, 2024 9:50:41 GMT -6
It's shortsighted. Literally the only thing keeping me subscribed to Midco cable is MidcoSN. Easy access to USD games and shows like Midco Sports Magazine and especially the Friday Night HS Football show. If the quality slips too much it will be time to get a cheaper streaming service like YouTube TV or the DirectTv app. Those apps are actually portable and can be used on my phone when travelling, something I can't do with Midco.
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Post by Yote 53 on Mar 25, 2024 10:45:21 GMT -6
We're still not ready to play with the big boys of the FCS on a week in week out basis. That was obvious the way NDSU pounded us into the ground in the playoffs. You could chalk that up as the outlier but I think the game early in the season was more likely the outlier. I think either Montana school would probably have whooped us pretty good too. That will be my belief until we prove otherwise. I will be generally skeptical until we can put together multiple seasons in a row where we are relevant. We've never done it before. The way I look at it, you have 2 built in losses every year in the league. After that you have to beat the teams you should beat and play your best against the toss ups. Don't get me wrong. We were good last year and trending in the right direction but we're second tier at best right now. I couldn’t disagree with you anymore. Part of building a winning culture is thinking like a winner. Knowing you’re going to be in every game. I’m telling you and every other skeptic that the culture in the locker room has changed. The recruiting has stepped up. The quality of players is significantly better. The coaching staff is unified. The playoff game against NDSU was not good. No one ever said it was. But that’s not going to be the norm into the future. The only thing that could potentially derail continued success is NIL. NDSU and SDSU has money. We don’t. That being said new AD Schemmel is addressing this now. It’s one of many issues he’s got to deal with and get fixed. If you look at when SDSU started their overall success in their athletic department it was roughly 15 years ago. They hired Justin Sell from UNI and he has done a fantastic job. He’s one great AD for our level. Mark down January 1st of this year for future references but I’m betting AD Schemmel is going to be the same. He’s not afraid to address the issues that need to be addressed. He’s already made changes that’s going to accomplish (2) things. First, he’s replacing people that were lazy and didn’t do their jobs. Secondly, he’s put everyone on notice that mediocrity won’t be accepted. That goes for coaches right down to support staff. That’s what winners do. They make tough decisions. Football is going to be a priority and the affects have already been felt. Now he’s got to raise the $$$ to get it done. From season ticket sales to sponsorships to NIL. It won’t happen overnight but it needs to happen. If USD football consistently wins then the other programs win as well. In closing, this team is being built for sustainability. It’s no longer sticking your finger in the dam to try and plug holes. This team will win. In addressing last years team and winning all the so called close games, there’s only (2) that I felt we weren’t in total control. Youngstown State at home and Southern Illinois on the road. We won both, and we were the better team. But especially Southern Illinois could’ve gone either way. It’s no fluke what our record was. We are there. We now have to take that last step and advance further in the playoffs. I know the team believes it, we need to believe it. There’s absolutely no one on our schedule we can’t beat at home or on the road with exception of Wisconsin. That would be a monumental upset. Not so sure about that. Fickell is completely changing the identity of Wisconsin Football and that change is a bumpy road. Would not be shocked if we won that game. Would not be shocked if we got blown out. I would not be shocked about anything I see in college football anymore.
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Post by Yote 53 on Mar 24, 2024 6:46:41 GMT -6
I agree. We won every close game last year. How long can that last? Good teams win close games. Get on for the ride early because we're going to be back and even better next year.
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Post by Yote 53 on Mar 24, 2024 6:46:23 GMT -6
I think we'll take a step back this year mostly due to reverting to the mean. Just about everything went our way last year and we won't be as good defense. I agree. We won every close game last year. How long can that last? Good teams win close games. Get in for the ride early because we're going to be back and even better next year.
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Post by Yote 53 on Mar 13, 2024 13:04:03 GMT -6
Good gawd, quit the whining. Ban me if you want, but good lord let it go. Why would you want B Meyer to leave? It won’t help the yotes win, regardless of what the yote team brings in/back. She’s not going to leave. Wouldn’t you rather they beat the Jacks with the best players. Idiotic mindset to wish for another team to come down a level so your own team is more competitive. Newsflash, the Jacks will be very good for years to come. The chance for the league was this year, down 5 players to injury. 2 invited players to just field a practice team. Regarding AJ, get a grip. Honestly poll any coach in the college game and they’ll be the first to tell you AJ is the consummate professional. Fortunately the yotes have similar in Kairus and Jewett. It’s not like he’s up and down the sideline screaming like Jory Collins. Watch the championship game tomorrow, you’ll see “hissy fits”. Every team gets calls at times, also deal with missed calls. Stop using the refs as an excuse. And I’d say this on a jackrabbit board just the same. Hopefully the Lady Yotes get an invite to a post season tourney and can do some damage. Also, find a way to get fans to the arena if they host. It’s always better when several teams are doing well and fanbases are engaged. This could be arranged.
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Post by Yote 53 on Feb 29, 2024 16:41:30 GMT -6
Others can post if they want to, but my opinion is that the recruit should announce it first. And typically there isn't a long period of time between the coach tweet and the announcement. There's no real reason to put it out there, it will happen soon enough and she won't be on campus for three months. And there will be plenty of time to speculate on her fit and skills at that point. I have no idea how good she will be, but there are reasons to think they may have gotten someone who was undervalued due to injury. I'm adding that last part because Kayla did publicly comment on the injury at the last coaches show. I respect your opinion and you don't have to share anything you don't want to. But isn't that kind of the fun of a fan board - to throw out speculations and discussions about stuff outside of what the press releases say? Ever since Herbster called out the board in his presser after the UNI football game disaster two years ago, everybody walks on eggshells around here. Whatever happened to CoyoteFan? He was always good for some fun conversation at least. Holy cow. How did I miss that? Frankly, anything anybody said after that fiasco was fair criticism. You do all know you can just direct message each other and have a private conversation if you really want to know.
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Post by Yote 53 on Feb 2, 2024 10:43:26 GMT -6
Lamar backed out...again?
In 2010 we played the first game of a home/home series down in Beaumont, TX. The next year they backed out of the return game. Now they back out of another game with us. Never schedule that school again. If they call, hang up the phone.
Northern State on a Thursday sounds horrible. If we have to endure playing an awful opponent like that at least make it on Saturday so we can have some fun. I see a whole lot of $5 flash sale ticket offers for that one. I hope that game is deeply discounted for season ticket holders.
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Post by Yote 53 on Dec 16, 2023 20:29:09 GMT -6
I was fine last week, but after today I think we had a missed opportunity. That said, teams like NDSU and Montana, the moment doesn't get too big for them. I think the moment was too big for us, uncharted waters. Now that we've been there we know what it's like and can work to get over that hump. It takes time.
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Post by Yote 53 on Dec 16, 2023 18:00:27 GMT -6
Either we just stunk last week or NDSU played their game of the year, I'm just not sure. Bison have come back to Earth this week and are down 7 in the 4th at Montana.
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Post by Yote 53 on Dec 11, 2023 13:54:07 GMT -6
This might be a little thread drift, but I was surprised talking with some NDSU fans on Saturday. How do I paraphrase this, basically, there team was playing out of their mind that day because too many of their guys were playing for fat NIL paydays. The fans know what is coming and they are not happy.
Maybe a bit pessimistic but there might be at least a little grain of truth there.
My response was that I thought it was futile for us FCS schools to try to play the NIL game. No matter what we do we cannot compete when the big boys come knocking with 6 figure paydays for our players. Secondly, based on how we were playing today, we might be safe from getting pillaged by NIL offers from the big boys.
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Post by Yote 53 on Dec 11, 2023 13:47:29 GMT -6
This thread is old and not relevant to where we are at a year later. Time to lock it up.
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Post by Yote 53 on Dec 9, 2023 18:15:13 GMT -6
Bison looked really hungry today. If them and the Jacks meet up in Frisco I think I'd take the Bison. They were very impressive today. Hats off to them, they earned it today.
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Post by Yote 53 on Dec 9, 2023 17:06:58 GMT -6
The games been over for a half hour. Can we take a breather on the "Bob" discussions? I wasn’t advocating for it or saying he needs. It was a simple post game thought of I wonder how much longer he’ll want to stay on the sidelines. He’s got us going on a good path for sure, but he’s also had a really solid career, minus a few rough seasons here, and has earned retirement imo. Do I see him leaving yet? No. If he did announce a retirement though it wouldn’t shock me. That's fair. I didn't take your post that way, BTW. More of a post season musing about the future.
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Post by Yote 53 on Dec 9, 2023 16:38:36 GMT -6
Well that’s that. A great season but the spotlight finally got a little too bright. Will we be back? Hard to tell but one can hope. Couple post game thoughts: We never adapted to the game, second half each possession we had we played with no urgency. Why not start trying to up the tempo a bit and just open up the play book and switch it up. It’s clear the way we were used to playing wasn’t working. (This is not an advocation for Bob retiring) but I was thinking he’s in his mid 60’s now and I wonder how much longer he’ll stay on the sidelines. It seems like even though we lost a 10-3 season and a 3 seed would be great timing to pass the baton. Bob ain't leaving. He's been through the highs and lows here. We're on a high and building. Just getting started. No way he's not seeing this through. No way.
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