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Post by Yote 53 on Nov 11, 2023 18:21:08 GMT -6
Montana has had some issues this year. Not buying them right now. They'll get their shot in The Brawl.
I expect the Bobcats will roll the Griz.
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Post by elcoyote on Nov 11, 2023 18:33:39 GMT -6
Not often a team can have as many major snafus as the 'Yotes did today and still pull out a victory especially against a top ten team. But, hey, a win is a win is a win. Love the resiliency of this team. They just seem to find a way. I will say that over 400 yards in total offense resulting in only 14 points isn't exactly being efficient. Don't know if I've ever seen that many yards resulting in that few a points.
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Post by teamsd on Nov 11, 2023 18:36:10 GMT -6
The playoffs will be a new season. Anything is possible.
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Post by sdyotefan on Nov 11, 2023 19:13:50 GMT -6
The Coyote D gave 3 points at the end of first half and that was all and gave the O more chances which finally worked!
The Dome was as loud as I've seen in a while even when things weren't going good. Would been more students if not for holiday weekend.
Go Yotes!!!
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Post by elcoyote on Nov 11, 2023 22:00:35 GMT -6
That was as loud as I've heard it in the Dome, especially during the second half. Great to see the crowd get into it like that. Amazing final scoring drive twice converting first downs where we were facing 2nd and 20+ yards. We had to have had more than 100 yards of total offense on that drive alone. Also, huge shout out to the defense for keeping a solid UND offense out of the red zone for the entire game.
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Post by burbankbob on Nov 11, 2023 23:06:39 GMT -6
Just win, baby. Helluva season. Keep it rolling. Not always pretty, but effective enough.
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Post by Yotes on Nov 12, 2023 0:26:22 GMT -6
Idaho lost and that might open the door to get the 4 seed in the playoffs.
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 12, 2023 7:19:14 GMT -6
Idaho lost and that might open the door to get the 4 seed in the playoffs. The Brawl will drop one of the two Montana schools, too. I think you might be right. A guarantee of two home games in the playoffs would be a hell of a deal!
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Post by yote18 on Nov 12, 2023 13:22:32 GMT -6
I just wanna take second to say regardless of how the playoff scenarios shake out that I am extremely proud of this team. If you had told me at the end of last season, while a large majority of us were calling for Bob to be sent packing, that we’d be 8-2 (6-1) with our only loss to SDSU with only one game left against 0-10 Western Illinois and potentially looking at not only our best D1 regular season but also a potential top 4 playoffs seed. I would’ve politely laughed and then asked for some of the crack that you were smoking cause this sort of turn around just does not seem possible.
Games like the UND one we would’ve usually packed it up after down 10 but we didn’t we found a way and made it ours. The culture has shifted finally and it’s gonna lead to great things.
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Post by vermcat on Nov 12, 2023 15:16:54 GMT -6
I just wanna take second to say regardless of how the playoff scenarios shake out that I am extremely proud of this team. If you had told me at the end of last season, while a large majority of us were calling for Bob to be sent packing, that we’d be 8-2 (6-1) with our only loss to SDSU with only one game left against 0-10 Western Illinois and potentially looking at not only our best D1 regular season but also a potential top 4 playoffs seed. I would’ve politely laughed and then asked for some of the crack that you were smoking cause this sort of turn around just does not seem possible. Games like the UND one we would’ve usually packed it up after down 10 but we didn’t we found a way and made it ours. The culture has shifted finally and it’s gonna lead to great things. Couldn't agree with this comment more! Incredible turnaround and looking forward to more home games!
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 13, 2023 11:32:21 GMT -6
Just thought I'd cap off this thread with the annual question, Are we going to replace the Sitting Bull Trophy with something else? Past suggestions: 1. revive the SBT!------to hell with political correctness 2. "sitting" bull trophy------literally a bull that is sitting. 3. Governor's Cup------ a little generic, but better than nothing ------ Wouldn't mind if the trophy had some character 4. Flickertail Trophy - -------(this is my suggestion) ------ ND is the "Flickertail State" ------ a Flickertail is the Richardson's Ground Squirrel ------ It's found in both states ------ Coyotes and Red-tailed Hawks are natural predators of them
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Post by captaincoyote on Nov 13, 2023 11:37:43 GMT -6
Just thought I'd cap off this thread with the annual question, Are we going to replace the Sitting Bull Trophy with something else? Past suggestions: 1. revive the SBT!------to hell with political correctness 2. "sitting" bull trophy------literally a bull that is sitting. 3. Governor's Cup------ a little generic, but better than nothing ------ Wouldn't mind if the trophy had some character 4. Flickertail Trophy - -------(this is my suggestion) ------ ND is the "Flickertail State" ------ a Flickertail is the Richardson's Ground Squirrel ------ It's found in both states ------ Coyotes and Red-tailed Hawks are natural predators of them 1 4 2 3
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Post by easmus on Nov 13, 2023 11:48:51 GMT -6
I don't care what the polls say. The top 3 teams in FCS are SDSU, Montana State, and USD in that order. Furman? Those eastern teams don't play Valley or Big Sky schedules. It's a different thing playing top level competition each week. Montana should probably be in that conversation but they have yet to play MSU. We've definitely earned the right to be up there this year. I would feel a lot better about us if we had at least given state a game. I'm really proud of this squad though. It would be really cool if we could be bracketed away from the jacks. I disagree. I would rather be bracketed with the Jacks. Why? Because flying to a Montana school with 25k people in the stands in zero degrees doesn’t sound like fun. Maybe we won’t win in Brookings, but it’s a bus trip game and our fans would have the opportunity to attend. Maybe I am crazy though.
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Post by Yote 53 on Nov 13, 2023 11:50:17 GMT -6
Bring back Sitting Bull.
And finally, North Dakota week would not be complete without a discussion of UND's awful nickname and logo.
First, the nickname. I had a great LOL moment when my wife, who does not follow any of this, says to me during the game that Flying Hawks is kind of a weird name. To tie into the awful sound system thread, she thought the announcer was saying "Flying Hawks". I corrected her and told her it was actually Fighting Hawks. She replied that is even worse.
Second, the logo. The oversized USPS logo on the side of their silver helmets was awful. The Flying Hawk logo is a disaster, just put an interlocking ND on the side of the helmet and minimize any use of the Hawk logo as much as possible.
I realize UND is never going back to the Fighting Sioux nickname but I think enough time has passed now that they can all agree that Fighting Hawks is terrible and they should pick a new nickname and logo and rebrand.
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Post by Yote 53 on Nov 13, 2023 11:51:15 GMT -6
Montana should probably be in that conversation but they have yet to play MSU. We've definitely earned the right to be up there this year. I would feel a lot better about us if we had at least given state a game. I'm really proud of this squad though. It would be really cool if we could be bracketed away from the jacks. I disagree. I would rather be bracketed with the Jacks. Why? Because flying to a Montana school with 25k people in the stands in zero degrees doesn’t sound like fun. Maybe we won’t win in Brookings, but it’s a bus trip game and our fans would have the opportunity to attend. Maybe I am crazy though. Agree. Have to face the Jacks at some point. Might as well face them in-state.
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