WEEK: NDSU V ISU Score predictions

[Twentysix]

Anyone have predictions?

21-20 NDSU

Im gonna surmise both teams have so many question marks that no one can make an accurate guess. :P

So ill start it off..



If another thread like this exists...point me to it.. I went through 5 pages of football threads and didnt see one.

[ndsubison1]

I'm not a homer... ISU 27 NDSU 13

[X-Factor]

The score will be... 27-26 ISU

[Tatanka]

Herd 24 Clowns 28 :hide: Really hope I'm wrong.

[tjbison]

Bison 32 Clowns -32:D



ok ok i'll go with the CMU score 44-14 LOL

[bisonmike2]

If Mertens throws 1 pick or less we win 24-20.

If Mertens throws 3 picks or more we lose 41-17.

If Mertens throws 2 picks we lose 27-20

[onbison09]

Bison 14
Clones 28

[Jdubs21]

35- 17 clones

[rutlandbison]

0-0 this way we both win:D :nod: :D :nod:

Even though it's like kissin your sister.

[TransAmBison]

0-0 this way we both win:D :nod: :D :nod:

Even though it's like kissin your sister.
So what you are saying is when kissing your sister you both win? :confused::confused::D

[AEBison1998]

Ohhh Some people are already in Iowa. :D

[BisoninNWMN]

Bison 27-20

Where's the faith?

[No_Skill]

ISU blows out NDSU - 20%
ISU Wins a close game - 50%
NDSU Wins a close game - 25%
NDSU blows out ISU - 5%

I wish I could say otherwise but...

[NDSUstudent]

27-21 Bison

Call me a homer, but I think this team has a chip on their shoulder and will be ready to take some pent-up hostility out on ISU.

[TateMosersneighbor]

26-23 good guys

[CaBisonFan]

35-14 Herd

[westriver bison]

35-7

cyclones:banghead:

[DjKyRo]

A field goal either way: 24-21 by either team, but hopefully the Bison!

[Iowa Bizun]

3 to 2 Bison:)



or 45 to 3 bison, either way I am gonna give these clowns more smack than they have heard since UNI beat them 2 years ago.

[cydave]

35-14 Herd

Seriously??? wow... Put down the kool aid.

There is a ton of variation in predictions on this board. I'll go with 38-17, ISU.

[17>1]

26-24 Bison

Is it Thursday yet ?

[bisoningrandforks]

clones...37.......the herd...17.......hope im wrong, it all depends on turnovers and how Mertens plays.

[HerdBot]

Anyone have predictions?

21-20 NDSU

Im gonna surmise both teams have so many question marks that no one can make an accurate guess. :P

So ill start it off..



If another thread like this exists...point me to it.. I went through 5 pages of football threads and didnt see one.

21-20 ISU. We have a chance.

[MNLonghorn10]

i'll say 34-14 isu.

i won't be colored shocked if ndsu does make it a close game though.

[lakesbison]

NDSU 27 ISU 21.

i keep saying it, and back in 2007, I kept saying it about the gopher game.

history shall repeat itself!!

[BigBison]

24-13 Clowns.....I hate to say it.

[Kevin]

21-20 Bison. Take it to the bank.

[bisonwest]

30-21 ISU :( First game of the year, young team, tough environment. If we are + 2 in the tunover margin we win by a field goal.

[BisonAccountant44]

I'm for some reason less optomistic about this game than I remember being about any other Bison FBS game. Hopefully I'm wrong though.

I'm not going to predict an exact score, but I'm thinking ISU -11.

[BisoninHuskerland]

lots of unknowns on both sides but a set west coast office compared to a new spread with new coaches

Bison 24
Cyclops 23

possibly 4k fans for the game.

[Bison"FANatic"]

The team with the cardinal that flys so fast in circles it causes a storm 24

Good Guys 17

Hopefully few or no injuries and we get out with a good showing and a little over a quarter million.

[cabis]

Bison 27 - ISU 20

We will get some of our questions answered in a positive way.

[TheBisonator]

Either 24-20 NDSU or 24-20 ISU.

[McBison]

Bison will put up 20...No idea what the other team will do.

[LITTLEGUYSINGREEN]

Isu 38
Ndsu 10

[SDbison]

Isu 38
Ndsu 10
I agree, if Mertens and the rest of the team play like last year a 38-10 blow out by ISU is likely.
If this team plays with some pride. If the coaches put together a decent offensive game plan and run the stuff that works. And if 4 or 5 new guys step up an play like veterans I could see the score being NDSU 31, ISU 24.

[bisondad]

Bison 28
Clones 21

[Bisonwinagn]

Isu 27
Ndsu 14

[IzzyFlexion]

Isu 27
Ndsu 14

I don't think I've ever seen a screen name contradict the accompanying post so directly!:D :D

[North Side]

I am going to be impressed if anyone calls it right.... they got rep points from me for sure :nod:
NDSU will get out to an surprising early lead and then ISU will come back to tie it up, FG to win it in OT
In O.T. 17 20 NDSU

I am kinda going agaisnt my gut for some reason I feel it will be like the wyoming game low scoring, even though ISU doesn't have the good of D.

[Tatanka]

Hey Cyclones:
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm22/wonder_lick/nuts.jpg
Sincerely, Bison

[Jay]

Iowa State: 24
NDSU: 13

[onbison09]

Hey Cyclones:
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm22/wonder_lick/nuts.jpg
Sincerely, Bison

Can someone please rep him? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Man I can't wait to meet you.

[NDSU1980]

By all indications, ISU is bad and this is a game we would win in most normal years. I feel even with one or two positions in flux, we should still hang in there.

I'm going to say 24-17 ISU. If we lose by a lot more then 7 to 10 points, then we have big problems.

[Facts]

38-7 ISU
please prove me wrong

[Scooter1]

ISU 21 NDSU 28

kool-aid anyone?

we need some turnovers, and competent special teams play to have a shot at this one. Lets hope the interior O line is as strong as Mike Fairbairn says they are.

[pantherhawkrolling]

I hope the Bison pull this off, partially for conference pride and partially because I hate ISU.

However, I have to pick ISU by a score of 35-17. I understand about the win over Minnesota, but I think almost all NDSU posts are forgetting about one of the biggest components of any college football game, and that is the psychological aspect. I think that the NDSU had an enormous psychological advantage going into the Minnesota game, I don't see that here. Also, I get a feeling here that since NDSU won that game and a few others that the Big 12 thing is not that big of a deal. I disagree; I think that the athleticism of all the teams in the conference is such that an FCS team has to be really good and really ready in order to overcome it. NDSU was a few times in the past, but do they really have that level of skill and mental toughness this year? If so, then my prediction above is wrong. But with 8 returning starters and a QB with something to prove, that is an awfully tall order for any FCS team.

Now prove me wrong and humiliate the hated Cyclones.

[NDSUFan_Sav]

I would love to witness something like this on Thursday night!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tqYuV4c-JY

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2qlat3O6mk&feature=related

does this make anyone else jacked, as much as it does for me????

2008 was a down year now lets turn some heads this year and start out with a bang in Ames!!

[HerdBot]

I hope the Bison pull this off, partially for conference pride and partially because I hate ISU.

However, I have to pick ISU by a score of 35-17. I understand about the win over Minnesota, but I think almost all NDSU posts are forgetting about one of the biggest components of any college football game, and that is the psychological aspect. I think that the NDSU had an enormous psychological advantage going into the Minnesota game, I don't see that here. Also, I get a feeling here that since NDSU won that game and a few others that the Big 12 thing is not that big of a deal. I disagree; I think that the athleticism of all the teams in the conference is such that an FCS team has to be really good and really ready in order to overcome it. NDSU was a few times in the past, but do they really have that level of skill and mental toughness this year? If so, then my prediction above is wrong. But with 8 returning starters and a QB with something to prove, that is an awfully tall order for any FCS team.

Now prove me wrong and humiliate the hated Cyclones.


Thanks for the kind words and I hope we do the MVC proud! The team has played in front of huge crowds before so it's nothing new. This is an experienced team and mentally we've always been confident going up against FBS competition. We will play the game to win.

ISU is a good matchup with us given the fact that they have an undersized defense going up against a power running game. We should be able to move the ball and control the clock. We just don't want to fall behind and get into a shootout because that's not our strength. They will be able to move the ball but we've seen the spread before and we had the top pass defense in the MVC. This will be their first game in a brand new system so the chances of mistakes and turnovers goes up.

Plus they play Iowa the week after so I could see them looking ahead. On paper we're not as formidible as past teams but that's just another reason for them to be suprised.

[Amused]

ISU - 31
NDSU - 19

2 interceptions
2 missed extra points

[56BISON73]

I hope the Bison pull this off, partially for conference pride and partially because I hate ISU.

However, I have to pick ISU by a score of 35-17. I understand about the win over Minnesota, but I think almost all NDSU posts are forgetting about one of the biggest components of any college football game, and that is the psychological aspect. I think that the NDSU had an enormous psychological advantage going into the Minnesota game, I don't see that here. Also, I get a feeling here that since NDSU won that game and a few others that the Big 12 thing is not that big of a deal. I disagree; I think that the athleticism of all the teams in the conference is such that an FCS team has to be really good and really ready in order to overcome it. NDSU was a few times in the past, but do they really have that level of skill and mental toughness this year? If so, then my prediction above is wrong. But with 8 returning starters and a QB with something to prove, that is an awfully tall order for any FCS team.

Now prove me wrong and humiliate the hated Cyclones.

The only problem is-------the team that beat MN isnt playing Thursday night. Im not worried about them being intimidated because they wont be. Im more worried that there may be a disadvantage talent wise. Depth is also a disadvantage.

[mplscyclone]

ISU - 31
NDSU - 19

2 interceptions
2 missed extra points

You guys don't have confidence in your kicker making PATs?

[BisonAccountant44]

You guys don't have confidence in your kicker making PATs?

Let's just say if the team got bored one day, and decided to play a game of kickball. Our kicker would be waiting a while to be picked up by a team.

[onbison09]

You guys don't have confidence in your kicker making PATs?

In a word, no. :hide:

[Montana Bison]

Bison- 21
Clones- 24
too many questions, we'll see where this team stands after this game

[A1pigskin]

17 to 14 Bison win.

[TILIS-BisonFan]

Iowa State 31
NDSU 17

[Bison101]

85
6

Bison. :cheers:

[mplscyclone]

In a word, no. :hide:

Ok so let me get this straight: Your QB stinks, your K stinks, yet you guys still have a good chance at beating ISU and will make the playoffs this year?

I forgot that those positions were so meaningless for football success.....

[gotts]

Ok so let me get this straight: Your QB stinks, your K stinks, yet you guys still have a good chance at beating ISU and will make the playoffs this year?

I forgot that those positions were so meaningless for football success.....

How dare you try to use logic here! :D

[onbison09]

Ok so let me get this straight: Your QB stinks, your K stinks, yet you guys still have a good chance at beating ISU and will make the playoffs this year?

I forgot that those positions were so meaningless for football success.....

We hope our QB is better and our K is really inconsistent. But somehow he got nominated for All-America Honorable mention. :confused:

[gotts]

We hope our QB is better and our K is really inconsistent. But somehow he got nominated for All-America Honorable mention. :confused:

I do not believe our kicker made anything past 39 yards last year :banghead:

[NDSUstudent]

I've never gotten the Bibeau hate, the guy isn't amazing, but if you look at pure stats he is the best kicker we have ever had.

He completely outclasses Vartanian, and oddly nobody ever ripped Vart here outside of the night he got liquored up and walked into the wrong house.

Who knows what Mertens will bring, he doesn't stink, but we need much more than average season he had last year.

[gotts]

I've never gotten the Bibeau hate, the guy isn't amazing, but if you look at pure stats he is the best kicker we have ever had.

He completely outclasses Vartanian, and oddly nobody ever ripped Vart here outside of the night he got liquored up and walked into the wrong house.

Who knows what Mertens will bring, he doesn't stink, but we need much more than average season he had last year.

I think a lot of the Bibeau haterade is from the untimeliness of the misses, i.e. the SDSU misses...

He's been consistent on FG%, though, like you've said

'06 16-23
'07 14-19
'08 15-22



Either way, room for improvement in '09!

[NDSUstudent]

I think a lot of the Bibeau haterade is from the untimeliness of the misses, i.e. the SDSU misses...

He's been consistent on FG%, though, like you've said

'06 16-23
'07 14-19
'08 15-22



Either way, room for improvement in '09!

He is a very strange kicker, one game he'll be 3/3 and the next 0/2 missing a few 30 yarders. He does have a big leg, if he ever gets comfortable out there he could have a break out year.

Hopefully he can finally hit a clutch kick.

[NDSU1980]

So Bibeau beat out Obarski? I'm shocked, to say the least. Did Bohl actually say the Bib was his #1 kicker? I haven't heard anything on that position this year.

[NDSUstudent]

So Bibeau beat out Obarski? I'm shocked, to say the least. Did Bohl actually say the Bib was his #1 kicker? I haven't heard anything on that position this year.

I wouldn't be surprised, Obaraski doesn't have much of leg, unless he kicks the under 40 yarders while Bibeau handles the 40+ and kickoffs.

[MontBison]

42-10 ISU, it will be ugly.

[bisonbills]

85
6

Bison. :cheers:

Love the optimism!! Reminds me of the "Da Bears" SNL skit.

[Da_Bizon]

I'm predicting a Ball State- like comeback... NDSU sneaks by 31-28.

[WYOBISONMAN]

I've never gotten the Bibeau hate, the guy isn't amazing, but if you look at pure stats he is the best kicker we have ever had.

He completely outclasses Vartanian, and oddly nobody ever ripped Vart here outside of the night he got liquored up and walked into the wrong house.

Who knows what Mertens will bring, he doesn't stink, but we need much more than average season he had last year.

He was a poor kicker when it came to clutch situations. He can't deliver when he needs to do it. I hope to hell he has it figured out this year. And I will gladly eat some crow!!

[NorthernBison]

Pretty hard to predict results from a team you haven't seen take the field yet. I can't make predictions based on hope or faith. I can only go by what I saw and last season is too fresh in my mind.

35-3 Cyclones.

I give us 1% chance of pulling out a win, 10% chance of keeping it within 2 TD's, 50% chance of not getting embarrassed, 10% chance of getting blown out. (I know it doesn't add to 100% because I left out some other categories.)

35-3 is on the edge of getting embarrassed. I hope for better but I need to see improvement on the field to erase the memories of 2008.

[GradBison]

Pretty hard to predict results from a team you haven't seen take the field yet. I can't make predictions based on hope or faith. I can only go by what I saw and last season is too fresh in my mind.

35-3 Cyclones.

I give us 1% chance of pulling out a win, 10% chance of keeping it within 2 TD's, 50% chance of not getting embarrassed, 10% chance of getting blown out. (I know it doesn't add to 100% because I left out some other categories.)

35-3 is on the edge of getting embarrassed. I hope for better but I need to see improvement on the field to erase the memories of 2008.

Worst. Prediction. Ever. :bow:

[NorthernBison]

Worst. Prediction. Ever. :bow:

I sincerely hope you're right.

[IzzyFlexion]

Pretty hard to predict results from a team you haven't seen take the field yet. I can't make predictions based on hope or faith. I can only go by what I saw and last season is too fresh in my mind.

35-3 Cyclones.

I give us 1% chance of pulling out a win, 10% chance of keeping it within 2 TD's, 50% chance of not getting embarrassed, 10% chance of getting blown out. (I know it doesn't add to 100% because I left out some other categories.)

35-3 is on the edge of getting embarrassed. I hope for better but I need to see improvement on the field to erase the memories of 2008.

Judas Priest, Northern. If you really believe your prediction, how in the hell did you even find the will to get up this morning?

[NorthernBison]

Judas Priest, Northern. If you really believe your prediction, how in the hell did you even find the will to get up this morning?

It's simple.

1. I'm usually wrong on predictions about sporting events.
2. Even if my post is correct, we have a chance to win and at least 50% chance of not getting embarrassed.
3. Add #1 and #2 together and the chances of an embarrassing loss drop to zero.

[onbison09]

Have we ever had a kicker who was outstanding? I'm sure we did on some NC teams that I just can't remember.

[WYOBISONMAN]

Have we ever had a kicker who was outstanding? I'm sure we did on some NC teams that I just can't remember.

I would just like to see "solid"........I don't want to be greedy and ask for an "outstanding performance" just a "solid performance"......:hide:

[Amused]

Have we ever had a kicker who was outstanding? I'm sure we did on some NC teams that I just can't remember.


Other than McTague from Canada (punter, mid-late 70's), I don't recall any kickers I would call "outstanding". He also played another position.

If I remember right, they never used a scholarship on kickers in the glory days, using walkons or linemen to kick. I always took it that they felt they were so good an extra point missed here or there didn't matter.

More often than not, I felt the other team's kickers were better than ours.

I still feel that way, but at least now we blow a scholarship on it!

[NorthernBison]

I believe the first time we spent a scholarship on a player who was just a kicker was in the early 90's. The kid was Ludwig Milfors. Played his HS football in Detroit Lakes. Swedish foreign exchange student. Very strong leg but lacked accuracy.

Back in those days, it was questionable if we achieved 50% on PAT's.

[EagleBison]

NDSU 31, Iowa St 21 :D

[ndsubison1]

Pretty hard to predict results from a team you haven't seen take the field yet. I can't make predictions based on hope or faith. I can only go by what I saw and last season is too fresh in my mind.

35-3 Cyclones.

I give us 1% chance of pulling out a win, 10% chance of keeping it within 2 TD's, 50% chance of not getting embarrassed, 10% chance of getting blown out. (I know it doesn't add to 100% because I left out some other categories.)

35-3 is on the edge of getting embarrassed. I hope for better but I need to see improvement on the field to erase the memories of 2008.

that's what makes predictions fun

[Evolution Prime]

My guess is that NDSU will lose, but not by the score that SDSU did. They have the big game experience that SDSU lacked last year and will probably be less nervous. We moved the ball well against them, but we didn't do a lot of stopping them either. I espect the same from this game.

ISU - 37
NDSU - 20