Prairie View A&M

[bisonsupporter]

Bison announce Prairie View A&M on 9/22/12

[aces1180]

Bison announce Prairie View A&M on 9/22/12

Works for me....Home game in September, tailgating, FCS opponent, essential bye week before UNI.

I am relived they took the 15th as the bye, because I am required to attend a wedding in the cities that day.

Haters are gonna hate, but this scheduling philosophy helped get us home field in the playoffs and a NC.

[Ginsbach]

I'll take it.

[NorthernBison]

They had THREE home games last season. I thought that was bad until I saw their schedule for 2012. Only TWO.

[Gully]

It's a DI school, at home, in September for great tailgating. I'll take it. Not a great opponent, but we knew that probably was going to be the case.

[tcbison]

Glad to hear it is a DI game and the schedule is now done. Time to get ready for the spring game!

[aces1180]

According to Izzo, it cost NDSU nearly $200K...

[ndsubison1]

would have been nice to play on the 15th and have the 22nd open, but i guess we didnt have many options

[bisonmike2]

According to Izzo, it cost NDSU nearly $200K...

but home field advantage in the playoffs....priceless. :)

[MNLonghorn10]

Blah.

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[BisoninNWMN]

Great...a D1 counter game.

Schedule is done...good!

[Wally]

Not exciting, but we were up against it to get game 11 and have it at home. It's a counter and that is all I care about at this stage in the scheduling game

[ISXBISON]

According to Izzo, it cost NDSU nearly $200K...

They were expecting to pay between 200k and 300k to bring anybody in.

[aces1180]

They were expecting to pay between 200k and 300k to bring anybody in.

Agreed...I have no problem with this game and the money behind it.

[KSBisonFan]

Here's their schedule/results from last year:

http://www.pvpanthers.com/schedule.aspx?path=football&schedule=27

[BisoninNWMN]

2nd teamers should get a lot of playing time in this game.

[ndsubison1]

plenty of snaps for esley bisonneil! :)

[Da_Bizon]

They really aren't a bad team. It's just that nobody hears about them because they are in the SWAC, so if they have a decent year, they are stuck in their championship game instead of the playoffs. I think this is one of the best outcomes for the options we had.

[pwbnd]

Ranked 105th in the final GPI last season...ahead of Robert Morris and St. Francis and just behind Autin Peay and N. Colorado.

http://www.collegesportingnews.com/stats/writer/GPI/2012finalgpi.html

[roadwarrior]

Tailgating will start at 1pm that day! I will be ready.

[Bison03]

Glad that the schedule is finally done. Home game + DI opponent + cupcake team we will beat by 40 to rest our starters and give the backups playing time = :nod:

[BadlandsBison]

I looked at their roster, and the heaviest player was a 6'2" 370 OL. Listed at a senior, so he probably is gone. Just an observation.

[Answer Guy]

Will the game be on tv?

[TransAmBison]

Looking for an invitation?

[BadlandsBison]

Will the game be on tv?

Yes. TJ Oshie will be giving a half time interview.

[runtheoption]

Final record of 5 - 6, finished the season with a loss. Time to continue a new 80 game losing streak. I knew I heard of these guys before.

Time to make the push now to allow tailgating during the 2nd half.

[North Side]

Yes, we can finally put the scheduling thread to rest!

[perthbison]

I looked at their roster, and the heaviest player was a 6'2" 370 OL. Listed at a senior, so he probably is gone. Just an observation.Could he be the second comming of Jerry Ball?

[perthbison]

. I knew I heard of these guys before.

Time to make the push now to allow tailgating during the 2nd half.Not me, I wanna watch some of the backups play.

[EndZoneQB]

Tailgating will start at 1pm that day! I will be ready.

Exactly! I like the way you are thinking. It should be a nice day out as well.


Blah.

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Dude, who cares? What Road said...

[344Johnson]

Yes. TJ Oshie will be giving a half time interview.

Marilyn will be reviewing the Fargodome Bavarian Nuts stand as well.

[344Johnson]

Also, I'm kind of sad that even though I broke the news about the opponent on Bisonville....this thread has 4 pages, and I don't have a single post :( damnit.

[KSBisonFan]

Bison win this one 56-6. Gonna be ugly.

[MNLonghorn10]

Also, I'm kind of sad that even though I broke the news about the opponent on Bisonville....this thread has 4 pages, and I don't have a single post :( damnit.
wtf? turn that crap on 40 posts per page newb

[BadlandsBison]

Marilyn will be reviewing the Fargodome Bavarian Nuts stand as well.

You made a funny!

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[344Johnson]

wtf? turn that crap on 40 posts per page newb

I like clicking next page.

[SamsRams]

Also, I'm kind of sad that even though I broke the news about the opponent on Bisonville....this thread has 4 pages, and I don't have a single post :( damnit.

Your title want catchy enough :P

[CalBison97]

Well done! Much more promising for the win column (and playoffs) rather than playing a powerhouse FBS school on the road. NDSU should be no worse than 4-1 while UNI will be morally and phyisically beaten at 1-4 (at-best 2-3).

[NDSUBowler]

WTF what happened to Nebraska...

[BisoninNWMN]

Bison win this one 56-6. Gonna be ugly.


Exactly....they are the caliber of Miss Valley.

[Tatanka]

Are they bringing their band? I'd guess that would be worth the price of admission.

[HerdBot]

Hell effin yeah! 6 home games. D1 counter!

[BisonNeil]

plenty of snaps for esley bisonneil! :)

We can only hope and pray :D

[BisonNeil]

In all seriousness, I like this matchup.

A TX team, that will probably have tons of team speed. Perhaps not as football skilled as the Bison, but I think it will be good for the Bison to play a team with lots of quickness and team speed.

The bonus is that Prairie View is a land grant university like NDSU, albeit an 1890 vs an 1862, so the two institutions have similar missions. Although I would have preferred a Sept 15 game so the Bison coaches had two weeks to prepare for the purple you know whats, this game is a good fit regardless.

[bisonfan11]

I am happy with this. Now at least for the next 2 years we don't have to talk about scheduling the "other" DI North Dakota school, and we don't have to stoop so low to get a home game that we schedule a DII school.

[aces1180]

I am happy with this. Now at least for the next 2 years we don't have to talk about scheduling the "other" DI North Dakota school, and we don't have to stoop so low to get a home game that we schedule a DII school.

Actually, Izzo tweeted yesterday that Taylor would consider a 12-game schedule in 2013...

[TransAmBison]

So would Cap'n Cat call this the Prairie Poopers vs the Prairie Poopers? Speaking of poop, where is Cap'n Cat? No UNI trolls has been a nice side effect of winning the NC. I wonder if a warning label such as, "Warning: May decrease trolls. Butthockey," is written in fine print somewhere on the NC trophy? I wouldn't really call Cap'n Cat a troll, but it does pretty much describe the rest from UNI.

[bisonfan11]

Actually, Izzo tweeted yesterday that Taylor would consider a 12-game schedule in 2013...
I thought that other school had a full 12 game 2012 schedule.

[aces1180]

I thought that other school had a full 12 game 2012 schedule.

They have 11 games scheduled, with bye weeks on September 23 and November 23.

But our bye weeks don't match up (September 14, November 2), so it would take some schedule shuffling.

[HandoEX]

I wouldn't really call Cap'n Cat a troll
^ Preposterous Statement Tournament entry ^

[TransAmBison]

^ Preposterous Statement Tournament entry ^
Really? First troll that has come out tailgating with us that I know of. Just think of him as Answer Guy, only funny. I generally see a troll as somebody without any redeeming qualities. Cap'n Cat loves to start controversy, but he is knowledgeable. He ruffles feathers, but there are plenty of Bison faithful on teh interwebs that could stand to be brought down to earth.

[aces1180]

Really? First troll that has come out tailgating with us that I know of. Just think of him as Answer Guy, only funny. I generally see a troll as somebody without any redeeming qualities. Cap'n Cat loves to start controversy, but he is knowledgeable. He ruffles feathers, but there are plenty of Bison faithful on teh interwebs that could stand to be brought down to earth.

Agreed...We need to start with you. ;)

[TransAmBison]

Agreed...We need to start with you. ;)No sh##!!!!!!!!!! :D

[BISONBRI53]

Any chance we add a 12th game and play the Husker's? Thank god that is over!!!!!!!!!!

[Herd80]

After all this gnashing of teeth over schedules the past months, I thought Gene stated things well last night on the news: Needed to get a home game... even if it cost a few bucks...and one with a chance to improve our W/L record. Result: chance for home playoff games. Profit (in so many ways).

I stated before that while liking the idea of playing Oklahoma or Nebraska, both option fall short of the (proven) home playoff/win championship routine we just experienced.

I'll take it.

[cbline]

In all seriousness, I like this matchup.

A TX team, that will probably have tons of team speed.

Thank heaven that they have only "speed" and not that "crazy speed" that I have heard so much about.

[MNLonghorn10]

Thank heaven that they have only "speed" and not that "crazy speed" that I have heard so much about.
don't kid yourself. theyll be the fastest team we've ever seen.

[Bison bison]

I looked at their roster, and the heaviest player was a 6'2" 370 OL. Listed at a senior, so he probably is gone. Just an observation.


RIP Fat Bastard.

[DjKyRo]

Sixth home game secured vs. a D-I school. I'm satisfied.

[CaBisonFan]

Do they run the triple option?

[Twentysix]

Do they run the triple option?

Maybe Maybe not, but they play out of the academically inelgible conference.

[Herd]

Blah.

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I don't know you . . . but do you ever have anything positive to say? I have grown to expect sneid, sarcastic, bitter or negative . . . so at least you keep me guessing.

[westnodak93bison]

[QUOTE=Herd;613092]I don't know you . . . but do you ever have anything positive to say? I have grown to expect sneid, sarcastic, bitter or negative . . . so at least you keep me guessing.

lol, good one :rofl:

[SDbison]

What a horseshit game. Really? Most DII teams would beat the Prairie Crappers. Is this game worth $32........no f'ing way! Now all the green n gold goggle types will reply........"this game will buy NDSU another championship"........actually a worthless home game that will prove nothing.

[NDSUBowler]

What a horseshit game. Really? Most DII teams would beat the Prairie Crappers. Is this game worth $32........no f'ing way! Now all the green n gold goggle types will reply........"this game will buy NDSU another championship"........actually a worthless home game that will prove nothing.
LOL you serious?

Negative Nancy over here!

At least pick on a team with a LOSING conference record in FCS play next time you spout off crap.

[DjKyRo]

What a horseshit game. Really? Most DII teams would beat the Prairie Crappers. Is this game worth $32........no f'ing way! Now all the green n gold goggle types will reply........"this game will buy NDSU another championship"........actually a worthless home game that will prove nothing.

Considering that the Panthers are 8-1 against sub-DI competition since 2003 (when they last lost to one) and were 9-1 in 2009, I find it unlikely that most D-II teams would beat them. How is this game worthless when it's a D-I home game that will earn NDSU double what we're paying to bring them to Fargo? Are you just basing your opinion on not recognizing the name of the team we're playing?

Considering that a month ago you were chalking the possibility of a D-I home game to be pretty much gone, I thought you'd be pleased with this turnout, SD. Or is this just because we're not playing Nebraska?

[westnodak93bison]

Perfect opponent imho. Should be a win. Need a little cushion in the schedule for playoff reasons. Can't count on only one conference loss every year.

[westnodak93bison]

What a horseshit game. Really? Most DII teams would beat the Prairie Crappers. Is this game worth $32........no f'ing way! Now all the green n gold goggle types will reply........"this game will buy NDSU another championship"........actually a worthless home game that will prove nothing.

Who would you have scheduled?

[Bison03]

What a horseshit game. Really? Most DII teams would beat the Prairie Crappers. Is this game worth $32........no f'ing way! Now all the green n gold goggle types will reply........"this game will buy NDSU another championship"........actually a worthless home game that will prove nothing.

Great, then don't go to the game. Stand on your principles of only playing powerhouses and boycott this game. Then you you will show that you are a real "fan". Seriously, who cares. We are still playing an FBS team in Colorado State. It's not like we are playing an NAIA team like und. I think the formula of playing a couple of cupcakes before a tough conference schedule worked pretty well last year. Why would we change that? BCS Champ Alabama plays Florida Atlantic, LSU plays Towson, Ohio State plays Alabama Birmingham, Oklahoma State plays Savanna State. Oregon plays Tennessee Tech. Will anyone care about the cupcakes on those teams's schedule if they make it to a BCS bowl game? No. The important thing is that NDSU has another home game that will be an easy win. We will be 3-0 or at worst 2-1 heading into conference play. That will be a good thing.

[Bison06]

What is the problem with scheduling a team like this? I do not and will not ever understand the mentality some on here have that if we aren't playing the absolute best team we could have every week that we are somehow pansies.

This is the way it is at every level of college football as was pointed out in the above post by Bison03.

Why don't we just get out of the MVFC, it's not challenging enough. So we have 11 games, why don't we just play the top 11 FCS or FBS for that matter.

Good lord people we just won the national championship with this formula and had a very difficult SOS even with the patsy games.

Some people are pissed off no matter what happens.

[BISONBRI53]

What is the problem with scheduling a team like this? I do not and will not ever understand the mentality some on here have that if we aren't playing the absolute best team we could have every week that we are somehow pansies.

This is the way it is at every level of college football as was pointed out in the above post by Bison03.

Why don't we just get out of the MVFC, it's not challenging enough. So we have 11 games, why don't we just play the top 11 FCS or FBS for that matter.

Good lord people we just won the national championship with this formula and had a very difficult SOS even with the patsy games.

Some people are pissed off no matter what happens.

NDSU can't win. With the flip floppers on here there is no way they can win ever.

[Hammersmith]

Actually, Izzo tweeted yesterday that Taylor would consider a 12-game schedule in 2013...
2nd FBS game or nothing, I bet.

[TransAmBison]

Prolly bring the Gophers to the dome twice so we could pad our record.

[jimmyptubas]

At least we didn't fill our schedule with a D2 like GSU did....we will get the one seed next year.

PS i did not read this thread so it is wholly possible that this has been discussed and i suck at life...but in case it hasn't i stand by my post.

[CAS4127]

At least we didn't fill our schedule with a D2 like GSU did....we will get the one seed next year.

PS i did not read this thread so it is wholly possible thatthis has been discussed and i suck at life...but in case it hasn't i stand by my post.

Did you mean to put "and or" there?!?!?!:hide:

[SDbison]

Great, then don't go to the game. Stand on your principles of only playing powerhouses and boycott this game. Then you you will show that you are a real "fan". Seriously, who cares. We are still playing an FBS team in Colorado State. It's not like we are playing an NAIA team like und. I think the formula of playing a couple of cupcakes before a tough conference schedule worked pretty well last year. Why would we change that? BCS Champ Alabama plays Florida Atlantic, LSU plays Towson, Ohio State plays Alabama Birmingham, Oklahoma State plays Savanna State. Oregon plays Tennessee Tech. Will anyone care about the cupcakes on those teams's schedule if they make it to a BCS bowl game? No. The important thing is that NDSU has another home game that will be an easy win. We will be 3-0 or at worst 2-1 heading into conference play. That will be a good thing.
Hey Bison03 want some advice........go fuck yourself! Go ahead and make all the comments about how you disagree with my thoughts, but keep the personal comments out. Don't tell me what to do or I will tell you to go fuck yourself......Got it!

[Bison06]

Hey Bison03 want some advice........go fuck yourself! Go ahead and make all the comments about how you disagree with my thoughts, but keep the personal comments out. Don't tell me what to do or I will tell you to go fuck yourself......Got it!

That seems a bit strong.

[gotts]

Hey Bison03 want some advice........go fuck yourself! Go ahead and make all the comments about how you disagree with my thoughts, but keep the personal comments out. Don't tell me what to do or I will tell you to go fuck yourself......Got it!

Just wanted to let you know that people are entitled to go fuck themselves :)

[Twentysix]

Hey Bison03 want some advice........go fuck yourself! Go ahead and make all the comments about how you disagree with my thoughts, but keep the personal comments out. Don't tell me what to do or I will tell you to go fuck yourself......Got it!

:facepalm:

[Bison bison]

:facepalm:

You afraid to watch!?!

[TransAmBison]

Just wanted to let you know that people are entitled to go fuck themselves :)
You young punks think you are entitled to go f yourselves.

[KSBisonFan]

There's a separate thread under "Basketball" titled 'Can we all stop getting boners?' where this should probably be discussed......:hide:

http://www.bisonville.com/forum/showthread.php?27240-Can-people-PLEASE-now

[BisoninNWMN]

What a horseshit game. Really? Most DII teams would beat the Prairie Crappers. Is this game worth $32........no f'ing way! Now all the green n gold goggle types will reply........"this game will buy NDSU another championship"........actually a worthless home game that will prove nothing.


SD: I usually agree with your train of thought in most threads but not this one.

PV is a D1 counter and we were in a tough position with not a lot of teams available. Maybe in a 12 game regular season GT could schedule another FBS like Nebraska but IMO I like this one.

I'll still see you at the game....:)

[SDbison]

SD: I usually agree with your train of thought in most threads but not this one.

PV is a D1 counter and we were in a tough position with not a lot of teams available. Maybe in a 12 game regular season GT could schedule another FBS like Nebraska but IMO I like this one.

I'll still see you at the game....:) Of course I will at this game but not happy with increased ticket costs when a game like this is scheduled! I just don't understand why NDSU took so long to schedule this game. And yes, I believe to be the best you play the best. This game does nothing to prepare NDSU for tougher games ahead.
Also, I don't have a problem with people disagreeing with my postion on a topic.......just don't appreciate those who make it personal and tell me what to do.
I know my position on this topic is unpopular here, but it is my opinion. It would be an awefully boring messageboard if everyone always had the same opinion.

[SDbison]

:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

[Twentysix]

You afraid to watch!?!

peek a boo

[Bison06]

Of course I will at this game but not happy with increased ticket costs when a game like this is scheduled! I just don't understand why NDSU took so long to schedule this game. And yes, I believe to be the best you play the best. This game does nothing to prepare NDSU for tougher games ahead.
Also, I don't have a problem with people disagreeing with my postion on a topic.......just don't appreciate those who make it personal and tell me what to do.
I know my position on this topic is unpopular here, but it is my opinion. It would be an awefully boring messageboard if everyone always had the same opinion.

Part of the problem I have when people disagree with the way we schedule is they fail to point out a plausible alternative.

Currently, NDSU's scheduling philosophy seems to be:

1 middle of the road to lower level FBS game

2 cupcake DI counter games at home

8 conference games

What would you change about this philosophy that would make you happy?

[JSUBison]

Of course I will at this game but not happy with increased ticket costs when a game like this is scheduled! I just don't understand why NDSU took so long to schedule this game. And yes, I believe to be the best you play the best. This game does nothing to prepare NDSU for tougher games ahead.
Also, I don't have a problem with people disagreeing with my postion on a topic.......just don't appreciate those who make it personal and tell me what to do.
I know my position on this topic is unpopular here, but it is my opinion. It would be an awefully boring messageboard if everyone always had the same opinion.

The reason it took so long, was that PV A&M had to get approval from the league to shuffle one of their conference games. They had to shuffle Alabama State to make it work for NDSU. So Gene had to work out a deal with PV, Alabama St, and the SWAC conference to get this game greenlighted. Lot of players involved. I'm guessing that's how it all went down.

Also, I understand wanting NDSU to prove itself against higher or better teams (FBS). That's what NDSU is doing in scheduling PV A&M, but in reverse. NDSU is giving a lesser talented team the chance to play a better team in order to prove themselves. Works both ways.

[SDbison]

Part of the problem I have when people disagree with the way we schedule is they fail to point out a plausible alternative.

Currently, NDSU's scheduling philosophy seems to be:

1 middle of the road to lower level FBS game

2 cupcake DI counter games at home

8 conference games

What would you change about this philosophy that would make you happy? First of all fill the void earlier in schedules a year to two ahead of time. Most teams seem to get this done. No problem with getting two DI counter games at home, but the goal should be to get two middle level FCS teams, at worst, one cupcake and one better than average. Why schedule two cupcakes? Playing down in talent does nothing to assure a team is prepared to play more capable teams. And an occasional schedule with two FBS games should be OK.........especially if more balanced with a FCS cupcake and other home games so as not to be on the road for several weeks in a row.

[DjKyRo]

Why schedule two cupcakes? Playing down in talent does nothing to assure a team is prepared to play more capable teams.

Are such assurances necessary when you win a national championship like we did this past season?

[Bison06]

First of all fill the void earlier in schedules a year to two ahead of time. Most teams seem to get this done. No problem with getting two DI counter games at home, but the goal should be to get two middle level FCS teams, at worst, one cupcake and one better than average. Why schedule two cupcakes? Playing down in talent does nothing to assure a team is prepared to play more capable teams. And an occasional schedule with two FBS games should be OK.........especially if more balanced with a FCS cupcake and other home games so as not to be on the road for several weeks in a row.

So, what I am hearing is you would just like 1 of these cupcake games to be a team that is in the upper half of their conference, is that right?

I can get on board with that, but as we have learned in scheduling at this level it is nearly impossible to get the better teams to deviate from the road map that we have been following.

Everybody wants 5 or 6 homegames, nobody wants to play another power team from a power conference.

It makes scheduling very difficult I would imagine. I would like to see a slightly higher caliber team for one of those home games as well, but I wouldn't deviate from the 1 FBS, 2 we'd be surprised if we lost DI games at home, and the MVFC conference.

Scheduling wise, I think we should look at the playoffs as part of our season and that is where we play the better FCS teams at home, like we did this past season.

[SDbison]

Are such assurances necessary when you win a national championship like we did this past season? Really Kyle? NDSU has a bunch of talent coming back, but there are areas to fill and quality of depth to be proven. Just because NDSU won the championship last year it will not carry them through next year. So many other teams to factor in and of course if turnovers don't go the Bison way and offense still stuggles NDSU could easily have 3 or 4 losses.

[DjKyRo]

Really Kyle? NDSU has a bunch of talent coming back, but there are areas to fill and quality of depth to be proven. Just because NDSU won the championship last year it will not carry them through next year. So many other teams to factor in and of course if turnovers don't go the Bison way and offense still stuggles NDSU could easily have 3 or 4 losses.

Yeah, Dave. We had similar concerns last season and it turned out OK.

To address your points in reverse order, I don't know if there's a team in the country that wasn't the benefactor of a few swing calls/games at some point - for example, Georgia Southern won by two over a bad Citadel team and by one over a 5-6 Chattanooga squad. Appalachian State beat that same Chattanooga team without scoring a point offensively. Both of those teams played two cupcake non-conference games that would get the same vitriol on here that you've branded with the PAMU game (one of those being a D-II, in GSU's case). Heck, few teams did as well on a game-to-game basis as NDSU did last season and there are a good number of schools that had bigger concerns in the "barely escaped" department than the Bison did, beating 13 of their 14 opponents by double digits.

The bulk of our contributors last year were underclassmen who will now be juniors. That class was integral in bringing a championship to Fargo. What assurances are you after that these guys can play big plays and deliver that haven't already been answered?

[344Johnson]

Happy I have a game to go watch. Nice to see some of the younger guys get some reps in the 2nd half hopefully. I don't see why anyone would be complaining a whole lot about this game. The Missouri Valley schedule is tough the way it is, playing an FBS team is tough the way it is, don't make things tougher than they need to be to get some playoff games in the dome. Just my 2 cents.

Weather outside is really nice. Wish I wasn't working right now. FML.

[BadlandsBison]

Yeah, Dave. We had similar concerns last season and it turned out OK.

To address your points in reverse order, I don't know if there's a team in the country that wasn't the benefactor of a few swing calls/games at some point - for example, Georgia Southern won by two over a bad Citadel team and by one over a 5-6 Chattanooga squad. Appalachian State beat that same Chattanooga team without scoring a point offensively. Both of those teams played two cupcake non-conference games that would get the same vitriol on here that you've branded with the PAMU game (one of those being a D-II, in GSU's case). Heck, few teams did as well on a game-to-game basis as NDSU did last season and there are a good number of schools that had bigger concerns in the "barely escaped" department than the Bison did, beating 13 of their 14 opponents by double digits.

The bulk of our contributors last year were underclassmen who will now be juniors. That class was integral in bringing a championship to Fargo. What assurances are you after that these guys can play big plays and deliver that haven't already been answered?

I like that run down Kyle, very interesting. The pieces are there again, just have to execute and stay healthy. Do we have the best odds? I don't know, but we should have a rock solid team

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[TheBisonator]

Prairie View A&M would PROBABLY win the D2 national championship. They would NOT get beaten by most D2 teams, and this is a decent get for NDSU, much better than the St. Francis game last year.

Qwitcherbitchen everyone.

(They play in what is probably the worst football stadium in America, though)

[TransAmBison]

Prairie View A&M would PROBABLY win the D2 national championship. They would NOT get beaten by most D2 teams, and this is a decent get for NDSU, much better than the St. Francis game last year.

Qwitcherbitchen everyone.

(They play in what is probably the worst football stadium in America, though)They play in Vermillion?

[4mcruenomore]

They play in Vermillion?

I was thinking the Al, but I guess the Dakota Dome works too.

[BisonNeil]

First of all fill the void earlier in schedules a year to two ahead of time. Most teams seem to get this done. No problem with getting two DI counter games at home, but the goal should be to get two middle level FCS teams, at worst, one cupcake and one better than average. Why schedule two cupcakes? Playing down in talent does nothing to assure a team is prepared to play more capable teams. And an occasional schedule with two FBS games should be OK.........especially if more balanced with a FCS cupcake and other home games so as not to be on the road for several weeks in a row.

So, I'm curious.

Are you okay with the 2013 schedule which is complete? That makes you happy, right? Also, the three non-conference games are Kansas State, Montana State and Western Carolina? A good FBS team, a playoff FCS team and a cupcake FCS team?

How about the 2014 schedule? It was originally complete with USD as a non-conference, and is still complete now that USD joined the MVFC. The nonconference schedule now includes only Iowa State and Montana. A decent FBS team (bowl bound last year) and a perennial FCS power.

So, schedule complete two years out. How does it fare for you?

[extremerouge]

So, I'm curious.

Are you okay with the 2013 schedule which is complete? That makes you happy, right? Also, the three non-conference games are Kansas State, Montana State and Western Carolina? A good FBS team, a playoff FCS team and a cupcake FCS team?

How about the 2014 schedule? It was originally complete with USD as a non-conference, and is still complete now that USD joined the MVFC. The nonconference schedule now includes only Iowa State and Montana. A decent FBS team (bowl bound last year) and a perennial FCS power.

So, schedule complete two years out. How does it fare for you?

Actually, those are both impressive schedules! Should be an exciting couple of years!

[TheBisonator]

The USD game in 2014 is replacing the one MVFC team from the east that we do not play that year. So we still have a OOC game to fill for 2014.

[TheBisonator]

They play in Vermillion?

They play here (pics in thread):

http://www.city-data.com/forum/college-football/563019-worst-football-stadium-america-now-pictures.html

This is the new place they're planning on building:

http://www.sc-arch.com/images/gallery/gallery-image2.jpg

[BisoninNWMN]

Prairie View A&M would PROBABLY win the D2 national championship. They would NOT get beaten by most D2 teams, and this is a decent get for NDSU, much better than the St. Francis game last year.

Qwitcherbitchen everyone.

(They play in what is probably the worst football stadium in America, though)



Pitt State (D2 champ) would have beaten them this year and along with Minn-Duluth last year. PV will be like Miss Valley State coming in next year....maybe alittle better.

This game will give the 2nds a lot of playing time.

[4mcruenomore]

Atleast it's a DI game.

[runtheoption]

Atleast it's a DI game.

Way to go 4m. Ruining another thread with your racial statements. :D :D :D

[X-Factor]

Way to go 4m. Ruining another thread with your racial statements. :D :D :D


lol POTD!!