ID supports evolution over billions of years except that the ID (no reference to God) jumps in every now and then to get over the hard parts in the development of man from pond scum and fundamental Christians are happy to hold hands with them. go figure.
Back to the beginning. The problem is that the "no reference to God" is for the most part a sophism. You know it refers to God. The people who developed and lead the modern Intelligent Design movement flat-out admit that it refers to God. The Dover school board lost in large part because they admitted it referred to God.