Siouxfan5121
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Good Morning,
First, congratulations on your big win against Montana St. this past weekend. Big time comeback, and judging by the scores in most of your games, you guys are always in the mix until the end. I’m definitely looking forward to the game this weekend and certainly hope we can spoil the homecoming.
This past weekend was a big step forward for UND, not just in getting the win over #16 Cal Poly, but in playing a pretty complete, well rounded game. Up until this past weekend our offense has struggled to play consistent football through all 4 quarters of the game. Our defense on the other hand is stellar. We knew coming into this season that we would have the best front 7 in the Sky, but the surprise thus far has been our secondary. I believe we had 6 INTs all of last season and are already up around 10 or so.
UND comes in on a 3 game win streak with wins over South Dakota, Montana St. and Cal Poly. This is a bit of a sore spot because we are 4 points away from being undefeated. We lost our opener at Stony Brook by 3 after having a punt blocked for a TD, and we lost to FBS Bowling Green by 1 after going for a 2 pt conversion and the win as time expired, instead of kicking the XP and taking it to OT. On the flip side we had an OT game against South Dakota, and a nail biter against Montana St. So our record could also be worse than it is.
I don’t see this team allowing the kind of scoring, or offensive production that Sac St. saw last week against MT … then again, it is on your home turf. Unfortunately, UND lost its star running back last weekend on the second play of the game. Haven’t heard the official word yet, but it sounds like John Santiago will not play this weekend; hopefully back for homecoming, but we’ll see. Fortunately, UND shouldn’t miss John too much, as Brady Oliveira has been a stud the past few games. Santiago is the speedy slick back; Oliveira is like a big bowling ball. We also have Redshirt Freshman Austin Gordon who has stepped in nicely. Passing game took a nice step forward last week, so I look for them to build on that this weekend; though we did lose our top WR in the first game of the season to SBU.
I should probably wait until I see the injury report, so maybe this will change, but two teams coming off emotional wins, could be a trap game either way. Based on the improvement I have seen from UND as the season has progressed I’m going to go UND 38-20. That may seem pretty bold, and it could certainly be another close game, as so many of the games have been for both teams. I keep thinking that UND has to limit mistakes and win a game in a convincing way at some point. I nailed the score last week, so I hope I can go 2 for 2.
Anyone who want to talk football or is curious about UND’s team, just head over to siouxsports.com.
First, congratulations on your big win against Montana St. this past weekend. Big time comeback, and judging by the scores in most of your games, you guys are always in the mix until the end. I’m definitely looking forward to the game this weekend and certainly hope we can spoil the homecoming.
This past weekend was a big step forward for UND, not just in getting the win over #16 Cal Poly, but in playing a pretty complete, well rounded game. Up until this past weekend our offense has struggled to play consistent football through all 4 quarters of the game. Our defense on the other hand is stellar. We knew coming into this season that we would have the best front 7 in the Sky, but the surprise thus far has been our secondary. I believe we had 6 INTs all of last season and are already up around 10 or so.
UND comes in on a 3 game win streak with wins over South Dakota, Montana St. and Cal Poly. This is a bit of a sore spot because we are 4 points away from being undefeated. We lost our opener at Stony Brook by 3 after having a punt blocked for a TD, and we lost to FBS Bowling Green by 1 after going for a 2 pt conversion and the win as time expired, instead of kicking the XP and taking it to OT. On the flip side we had an OT game against South Dakota, and a nail biter against Montana St. So our record could also be worse than it is.
I don’t see this team allowing the kind of scoring, or offensive production that Sac St. saw last week against MT … then again, it is on your home turf. Unfortunately, UND lost its star running back last weekend on the second play of the game. Haven’t heard the official word yet, but it sounds like John Santiago will not play this weekend; hopefully back for homecoming, but we’ll see. Fortunately, UND shouldn’t miss John too much, as Brady Oliveira has been a stud the past few games. Santiago is the speedy slick back; Oliveira is like a big bowling ball. We also have Redshirt Freshman Austin Gordon who has stepped in nicely. Passing game took a nice step forward last week, so I look for them to build on that this weekend; though we did lose our top WR in the first game of the season to SBU.
I should probably wait until I see the injury report, so maybe this will change, but two teams coming off emotional wins, could be a trap game either way. Based on the improvement I have seen from UND as the season has progressed I’m going to go UND 38-20. That may seem pretty bold, and it could certainly be another close game, as so many of the games have been for both teams. I keep thinking that UND has to limit mistakes and win a game in a convincing way at some point. I nailed the score last week, so I hope I can go 2 for 2.
Anyone who want to talk football or is curious about UND’s team, just head over to siouxsports.com.
