National Sports Media Articles regarding NDSU

[marenlee]

Already noticing some neat articles giving major props to NDSU. Common theme is FBS teams should stop scheduling NDSU.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/23403687/fbs-teams-should-stop-scheduling-north-dakota-state

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/8/30/4678236/north-dakota-state-kansas-state-2013-recap

http://college-football.si.com/2013/08/31/north-dakota-state-shocks-kansas-state-for-what-should-be-the-biggest-upset-of-week-1/?sct=hp_t2_a1&eref=sihp

I'm tired and don't feel like looking for any more. Keep adding!

[HerdBot]

Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/221889701.html

Most teams want to play good teams. Others like to play cupcakes. We scheduled Georgia Southern, Montana State, and Montana for our home non conference home games. Those games are tougher than many teams cupcake openers.

[1998braves64]

Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/221889701.html

Most teams want to play good teams. Others like to play cupcakes. We scheduled Georgia Southern, Montana State, and Montana for our home non conference home games. Those games are tougher than many teams cupcake openers.

LOL did you notice how they "filed" it under "Gophers" man must suck to have a crappy NCAA football team that you have to live vicariously through the FCS team down the interstate!

[1998braves64]

http://www.snappytv.com/snaps/brock-jensen-quarterback-ndsu-about-fox-sports-live-on-fox-sports-1_ej

Fox Sports Live video

[Bisonguy]

SportsCenter video- http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:9618533

[IBleedYellow]

Tatanka, Do you ever not get on national TV? Goodness, every time.

Moto X

[1st&TennBison]

SportsCenter video- http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:9618533
Watch the play at the 50 yard line with close to 3:57 to go on 3rd & 7. Isn't that Billy Turner taking on 2 KSU defenders at the same moment all by himself. Lots of unsung heroes in that game folks.

[IzzyFlexion]

Tatanka, Do you ever not get on national TV? Goodness, every time.

Moto X

Dude is just money when it comes to camera darling status.

[A1pigskin]

Watch the play at the 50 yard line with close to 3:57 to go on 3rd & 7. Isn't that Billy Turner taking on 2 KSU defenders at the same moment all by himself. Lots of unsung heroes in that game folks.

I noticed that too. They all played with heart and skill.

[IndyBison]

Listening to Dari and Mel on ESPN this morning and they are giving the game a lot of attention. The gist of what they've said is this is not a huge surprise. While the casual fan may think it's a major upset and a black mark on the Big XII, they said knowledgeable football fans know the Bison are a good football team and K State has 9 new starters on defense and they are replacing a Heismann candidate at QB. Kiper said the Bison have several players who are getting serious looks by NFL scouts. He also said several times if they were in any of the BCS conferences they would not be at the bottom of the standings.

[SUBISON247]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/north-dakota-state-stuns-kansas-state-24-21-042123348--ncaaf.html

[devin45k]

I still have not been able to find any clip of Ojuri's run. I can't believe I missed it!

[tony]

I still have not been able to find any clip of Ojuri's run. I can't believe I missed it!

So close to taking that all the way... amazing run.

[thebigund]

Watch the play at the 50 yard line with close to 3:57 to go on 3rd & 7. Isn't that Billy Turner taking on 2 KSU defenders at the same moment all by himself. Lots of unsung heroes in that game folks.
That play made me sit up in my chair. He gave Brock that extra split second somehow and it basically made that drive.

[Hammersmith]

Did we get any love in the first hour of College Game Day? (was asleep) It's been the standard ESPN SEC love-fest since 9:00.

[overquota]

Listening to Dari and Mel on ESPN this morning and they are giving the game a lot of attention. The gist of what they've said is this is not a huge surprise. While the casual fan may think it's a major upset and a black mark on the Big XII, they said knowledgeable football fans know the Bison are a good football team and K State has 9 new starters on defense and they are replacing a Heismann candidate at QB. Kiper said the Bison have several players who are getting serious looks by NFL scouts. He also said several times if they were in any of the BCS conferences they would not be at the bottom of the standings.

Plus we would have more depth via scholarships!

[overquota]

I haven't seen any view metrics for Fox Sports1, but they must be happy with all the attention this game is getting.

[devin45k]

I haven't seen any view metrics for Fox Sports1, but they must be happy with all the attention this game is getting.

Still trending on twitter

I wonder what the ratings were

[Hammersmith]

Might want to check out Mark Schlereth's twitter feed from last night. Phil Hansen and Tyrone Braxston get mentions and maybe the best tweet is Brock Jensen > Chuck Norris.

https://twitter.com/markschlereth

[marenlee]

Did we get any love in the first hour of College Game Day? (was asleep) It's been the standard ESPN SEC love-fest since 9:00.

Haven't seen anything regarding any of Thursday's/Friday's games. It's been 3 hours of Georgia/Clemson and Johnny Autograph.

[MHDBisonfan]

Not an article but the Bison and the MVFC were getting some love on the Illinois - SIU game that's on the Big10 network right now. Talked briefly about last nights game, the fact that NDSU is 2 time champ, called the MVFC the "SEC of the FCS".

[rabidrabbit]

Not an article but the Bison and the MVFC were getting some love on the Illinois - SIU game that's on the Big10 network right now. Talked briefly about last nights game, the fact that NDSU is 2 time champ, called the MVFC the "SEC of the FCS".

This year, with the turmoil to the CAA, SoCon, Big Sky, and Southland line-ups, is there a better comparison? Five teams (out of 10) in the top 25,

ESPN just had the KSU alumni picking games, so roasted him a bit about the NDSU win.

Congrats Bison! That's a topnotch team up in Fargo.

[tjbison]

This year, with the turmoil to the CAA, SoCon, Big Sky, and Southland line-ups, is there a better comparison? Five teams (out of 10) in the top 25,

ESPN just had the KSU alumni picking games, so roasted him a bit about the NDSU win.

Congrats Bison! That's a topnotch team up in Fargo.


please for the love of all that's holy beat the shit out of the undies!!

I might actually order a SDSU hat to wear that day along with my Bison gear

[marenlee]

This year, with the turmoil to the CAA, SoCon, Big Sky, and Southland line-ups, is there a better comparison? Five teams (out of 10) in the top 25,

ESPN just had the KSU alumni picking games, so roasted him a bit about the NDSU win.

Congrats Bison! That's a topnotch team up in Fargo.

You'd figure if you're only job was to cover college football, you would have some knowledge about the FCS. Only person at ESPN that seems to do their homework is Lou Holtz.

[JSUBison]

Bison Fans, Good luck vs K-State tonight. The Bison owe them... Remember? Even Huggs know @benwoodside got fouled: http://www.bisonville.com/forum/showthread.php?30443-NDSU-vs-Kansas-State-BSA-flashback-video …

https://twitter.com/CoachMiles

I like how Tim's reference is a bisonville thread, lol. :welcome:

[Yellow]

Great video up on GoBison. Has the video of Beck's high flying sack attempt.

http://www.gobison.com/news/2013/8/31/FB_0831133237.aspx

[marenlee]

Good artcle from a kstate writer on sbnation. Says theres no shame in losing to ndsu and says i told you so in regards to how good ndsu is. http://www.bringonthecats.com/2013/8/31/4678408/north-dakota-state-24-kansas-state-21-college-football-2013

[bruinbison]

3015



K-State shocked by North Dakota State 24-21
August 31 By KELLIS ROBINETT
The Kansas City Star

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/30/4448616/halftime-report-north-dakota-st.html#storylink=cpy


K-State defeat is a reminder of the magnitude of Snyder's success
August 31

By VAHE GREGORIAN
The Kansas City Star

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/31/4449078/snyder-wildcats-feel-the-hurt.html#storylink=cpy


Campus Corner

North Dakota State coach takes advice from Appalachian State counterpart to heart
August 31
By BLAIR KERKHOFF
The Kansas City Star

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/31/4449121/north-dakota-state-coach-takes.html#storylink=cpy

Campus Corner
Saturday Rewind: Analyzing how North Dakota State upset Kansas State 24-21
August 31
By KELLIS ROBINETT
The Kansas City Star

Now will you believe me when I say we’re not very good? (LHCBS)

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/31/4449810/saturday-rewind-analyzing-how.html#storylink=cpy

Kansas State University
K-State-North Dakota State game report
August 30
By KELLIS ROBINETT
The Kansas City Star

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/30/4448865/k-state-north-dakota-state-game.html#storylink=cpy

Blair Kerkhoff
A day of celebration ends in crushing loss for K-State
August 30
By BLAIR KERKHOFF
The Kansas City Star

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/30/4448819/a-day-of-celebration-ends-in-crushing.html#storylink=cpy

[tony]

Watch the play at the 50 yard line with close to 3:57 to go on 3rd & 7. Isn't that Billy Turner taking on 2 KSU defenders at the same moment all by himself. Lots of unsung heroes in that game folks.

Holy crap. I didn't see that in the broadcast. 25 second into the video.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:9618533

[runtheoption]

Watch the play at the 50 yard line with close to 3:57 to go on 3rd & 7. Isn't that Billy Turner taking on 2 KSU defenders at the same moment all by himself. Lots of unsung heroes in that game folks. That is a hell of a play. He slowed down #94 just enough to allow Brock to throw the ball.

[EightyfourBison]

Good artcle from a kstate writer on sbnation. Says theres no shame in losing to ndsu and says i told you so in regards to how good ndsu is. http://www.bringonthecats.com/2013/8/31/4678408/north-dakota-state-24-kansas-state-21-college-football-2013

Read the 300+ comments on that article. There are some down there who want to hire Bohl to replace Snyder.

[gumby013]

Holy crap. I didn't see that in the broadcast. 25 second into the video.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:9618533

Ok, this needs to have a gif made of it.

[Tony Almeida]

Might want to check out Mark Schlereth's twitter feed from last night. Phil Hansen and Tyrone Braxston get mentions and maybe the best tweet is Brock Jensen > Chuck Norris.

https://twitter.com/markschlereth

That was cool. Thanks.

[B. b. bison]

USA Today sports editor uses NDSU win as a preface for his argument that FCS - BCS matchups will be going away. He says FCS hurt attendance and will lower SOS for 'playoff' consideration in future years. Of course he disregards that the game was the 2nd most highly attended in their history and NDSU finished last year 35th in their own Sagarin ratings :facepalm:.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/08/31/football-four-saturday-morning-kickoff/2750467/

[bison_05]

http://www.barstoolsports.com/m/barstoolu/super-page/losing-to-division-1-aa-team-is-bad/
Funny stuff right here.

[badger04]

http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/life-in-the-red/craig-bohl-s-friday-was-pretty-good-thanks/article_f2a8a866-124a-11e3-90cd-001a4bcf887a.html

[1998braves64]

Not an article but my wife said that the announcers for the Georgia Clemson game gave a shout out congratulations to NDSU on their big win during the 2nd quarter, I was off somewhere else when it was said so not sure of the exact time.

[BisonFan02]

http://www.barstoolsports.com/m/barstoolu/super-page/losing-to-division-1-aa-team-is-bad/
Funny stuff right here.

by lickerinthefrontpokerintherear on August 31, 2013 at 5:15 pm


No one in those pics has ever gotten laid

:hide: :rofl:

[bison_by_blood]

Not an article but my wife said that the announcers for the Georgia Clemson game gave a shout out congratulations to NDSU on their big win during the 2nd quarter, I was off somewhere else when it was said so not sure of the exact time.

Yeah the camera cut to the announcers and they talked about it for a good 20 seconds. Not just a quick throw away comment. Pretty cool to have that happen in the most watched game of the weekend.

[marenlee]

Not sure if anyone posted yet. But Lou Holtz gave Brock Jensen a helmet sticker on College Football Final and called out his epic game winning drive. And best part is, they have a Bison helmet this time around unlike last time with Roehl.

[BisonFan02]

Not sure if anyone posted yet. But Lou Holtz gave Brock Jensen a helmet sticker on College Football Final and called out his epic game winning drive. And best part is, they have a Bison helmet this time around unlike last time with Roehl.

Sweet! Is it on YouTube yet?

[BisonNeil]

Lou Holtz ‏@ESPNDrLou 1h My 1st of 2 CFB Final helmet stickers went to QB Brock Jensen, N Dakota St - Scored GW TD with 28 seconds left in upset of K. ST @ESPNCFB

[BisonNeil]

Sweet! Is it on YouTube yet?

College football final being replayed right now on ESPN News.

[aces1180]

https://twitter.com/deadspin/status/374175648786690048


The FCS ruined college football's shit this week: deadsp.in/l0wjvXY

[Yellow]

Dont mess with the FCS:http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/winners-losers-don-t-mess-fcs-094200804--ncaaf.html

[Tatanka]

by lickerinthefrontpokerintherear on August 31, 2013 at 5:15 pm


No one in those pics has ever gotten laid

:hide: :rofl:




http://wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com/blogs/rockbeyondbelief/files/2012/03/1213311492882.jpg





Sent from somewhere using my Win8 phone or something.

[marenlee]

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/31/kansas-state-upset-by-fcs-force-north-dakota-state/

NBC Sports spin on the game. Nothing new but they go on to say that NDSU is really that good and KSU and not as bad as you think.

[marenlee]

MANHATTAN — Talk about crashing a party.

North Dakota State, a football team the big boys of college football should avoid like the plague, helped christen a $90 million renovation to Snyder Family Stadium — including a statue of famed Kansas State coach Bill Snyder himself — by taking a sledgehammer to the place.



Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2013/08/30/2974215/wildcats-ground-up-by-ndsu.html#storylink=cpy

[marenlee]

Kansas City Star article concentrating on KSU's postgame reaction.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/31/4449841/kansas-state-vows-to-recover-from.html

[marenlee]

Kansas City Star article rewind on Friday's game.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/31/4449810/saturday-rewind-analyzing-how.html

[badger04]

SI had a good article about the FCS

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130901/clemson-washington-opening-statements/?sct=cf_t11_a1

[bruinbison]

Craig Haley on The Sports Network:

"The offensive line can't get enough credit for how top-ranked North Dakota State has become the pre-eminent power in the FCS (two straight national titles, four straight wins over FBS opposition). The Bison big boys, led by 6- foot-6, 314-pound left tackle Billy Turner, are a treat to watch as they crash up the field and make opposing defenders look small, if not overmatched. The Bison chewed up 215 yards on the ground in their 24-21 win over Kansas State."

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/writers/infcshuddle/archive/haley_09_01_2013.htm

[KC Bison]

Getting pretty pissed listening to sports talk down in KC today, couldn't get in and now only talking about the Chiefs.

[1bizon1]

Found another one, sorry if it has already been posted here.......

http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/life-in-the-red/craig-bohl-s-friday-was-pretty-good-thanks/article_f2a8a866-124a-11e3-90cd-001a4bcf887a.html

[AmberValley]

CBSSports.com Power Poll

Power Poll: Ohio State on top, but NDSU, FCS are gaining ground

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/23450521/power-poll-ohio-state-on-top-but-fcs-gaining-ground

[Hammerhead]

I guess the SHSU coach wasn't kidding when he said the NDSU defense is better than Texas A&M after the last championship game. :)

“This is the best defense we’ve played this season and I’m comparing that with (Texas) A&M and Baylor,” said Bearkats head coach Willie Fritz, referring to the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision teams his team played in the regular season.
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/event/article/id/64511/

[AmberValley]

Fifth Quarter section - Craig Bohl statue?

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/page/BMOC130903/bmoc-tackles-johnny-manziel-notre-dame-fighting-irish-vs-michigan-wolverives-more

3040

[Hammersmith]

This doesn't quite belong in this thread, but it's an AP article and it's tangentially related to NDSU.

Big Ten discourages football teams from playing lower-division schools (http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/411023/group/homepage/)

Nothing really that we haven't heard before, but now the Big Ten quotes are from after upset weekend. The result is the story and quotes seem to have an odor about them. Something almost bovine. With more than a hint of digestive product.

But maybe that's just me.

[Tatanka]

This doesn't quite belong in this thread, but it's an AP article and it's tangentially related to NDSU.

Big Ten discourages football teams from playing lower-division schools (http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/411023/group/homepage/)

Nothing really that we haven't heard before, but now the Big Ten quotes are from after upset weekend. The result is the story and quotes seem to have an odor about them. Something almost bovine. With more than a hint of digestive product.

But maybe that's just me.It's not just you.

[tony]

Really going to try to keep this thread clean so I moved a bunch of negative stuff to the Watering Hole.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/09/03/fcs-teams-beating-fbs-teams-happy-where-they-are/2759449/

(http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/09/03/fcs-teams-beating-fbs-teams-happy-where-they-are/2759449/)Some good quotes in the above USA today article from Coach Bohl about the reality of moving to the FBS (it's a whole helluva lot more than changing a letter.)


"I think before programs move in that direction, you really need to take a look and say, okay, what are the different resources that the program has, how are you positioned, are you really capable of making a move as opposed to changing the letters from 'FCS' to 'FBS.' There needs to be other significant changes as well."

[WYOBISONMAN]

Really going to try to keep this thread clean so I moved a bunch of negative stuff to the Watering Hole.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/09/03/fcs-teams-beating-fbs-teams-happy-where-they-are/2759449/

(http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/09/03/fcs-teams-beating-fbs-teams-happy-where-they-are/2759449/)Some good quotes in the above USA today article from Coach Bohl about the reality of moving to the FBS (it's a whole helluva lot more than changing a letter.)

[/FONT][/COLOR]

Very good article and a good discussion of why to be very deliberate when deciding to move up.

[gotts]

http://deadspin.com/welcome-to-johnny-footballs-heel-turn-125-fbs-teams-1246792807


64. KANSAS STATE (0–1). I'm still a little bit wary of the people who actually predicted an upset by North Dakota State over the defending Big 12 champs, but in K-State's defense I am willing to believe that the shocker of the weekend says a lot more about the Bison than it does about their latest victims. For one, there have been others: Kansas in 2010, Minnesota in 2011, Colorado State in 2012, all practice runs for the big kill. For another, North Dakota State is just pretty damn good. Just a few years removed from "provisional" status, the Bison have won back-to-back FCS titles on the back of a dominant defense, one that's held eight playoff opponents over the last two years to 8.8 points per game. (The highest-scoring FCS team in the nation in both of those seasons, Sam Houston State, managed six points in the 2011 championship game and 13 in last year's rematch.) The upset in Manhattan looked a lot like a vintage K–State ambush, especially the winning drive, an 18-play, 80-yard march that snuffed out the final nine minutes of the game. If you can imagine a more fitting name than "Brock Jensen" for the quarterback who somehow out-tortoised Bill Snyder, I'd like to hear it.

Anyway, this is the part where everyone writes off Kansas State as marginally talented frauds getting a long-overdue dose of reality until we look up in a couple months and realize the Wildcats have won like eight in a row.

[HandoEX]

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Even the fans are being asked to practice for North Dakota State football.

The NDSU student government is sponsoring yell practice to help teach Bison cheers and traditions. The home opener for the defending Football Championship Subdivision team opens is scheduled Saturday against Ferris State.




People scheduled to appear at the event are NDSU President Dean Bresciani, Bison quarterback Brock Jensen, and student yell leaders Alex Koppy, Stephen Kessler and Brandon Miller.

The yell leaders wear yellow suits and lead the cheers at each home game.

Yell practice is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Fargodome.


http://thegardenisland.com/sports_wire/ndsu-sets-yell-practice-in-advance-of-home-opener/article_da9a0d8e-9225-5b86-9eb8-328e1431855f.html

[devin45k]

http://thegardenisland.com/sports_wire/ndsu-sets-yell-practice-in-advance-of-home-opener/article_da9a0d8e-9225-5b86-9eb8-328e1431855f.html

How the heck did that make the news there lol

[Tatanka]

http://thegardenisland.com/sports_wire/ndsu-sets-yell-practice-in-advance-of-home-opener/article_da9a0d8e-9225-5b86-9eb8-328e1431855f.htmlLOL, a Hawaii newspaper picking up an AP story from Fargo about yell practice.

[CAS4127]

LOL, a Hawaii newspaper picking up an AP story from Fargo about yell practice.

So did the fishwrap in Sodak: http://www.argusleader.com/viewart/20130904/SPORTS/309040050/NDSU-sets-yell-practice-advance-home-opener

Seems that ANY story about NDSU this week is worthy of printing, and that's a good thing!!

[THEsocalledfan]

http://deadspin.com/welcome-to-johnny-footballs-heel-turn-125-fbs-teams-1246792807

Nice article. He is dead on. K State will finish in top half of B12.

[Bison"FANatic"]

How the heck did that make the news there lol

Isn't the running back Anderson from Hawaii???? Is it the same area as the article maybe.

[devin45k]

Isn't the running back Anderson from Hawaii???? Is it the same area as the article maybe.

Totally forgot about that....hope the guy succeeds on this team. His story is pretty interesting.

It's actually on another island than the one that he is from.

[BisonAccountant44]

Have seen references to CB's NYT's interview, but hadn't seen the article anywhere.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/sports/ncaafootball/upside-down-weekend-lifts-a-supposedly-lower-college-division.html?_r=0 (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/sports/ncaafootball/upside-down-weekend-lifts-a-supposedly-lower-college-division.html?_r=0)

PSA: The picture at the beginning of the article may be offensive to some viewers.

[JMB]

Kfan's College football weekly Gaardsy and Glen Mason talked about the game tonight.... Starts around minute 40. http://www.kfan.com/media/podcast-gophers-on-demand-KFAN_Gophers/94-cf-tonight-glen-mason-and-23670549/

[daHERDfollower]

Isn't the running back Anderson from Hawaii???? Is it the same area as the article maybe.

Actually Anderson is from the island of Oahu..the island of Kauai is about a 20 minute flight west of Oahu....

[SamsRams]

http://www.campusinsiders.com/videos/l2MnA0ZTrm-aVvnf6-ql8eG_hzOh-iXO

1450 mark interview with Bonnie Bernstein for campus insiders

http://www.campusinsiders.com/news/campus-insiders-news-item-b66ca624d2423c89a361c2ac6f145adc

[SamsRams]

Podcast that has Gus soundbites and interview with Daniel Sams saying "Obviously we didn't take them (North Dakota State) as seriously as we should've."

http://www.610sports.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=6512149

[AmberValley]

Sports Illustrated Campus Union

Sooner or later, teams are going to stop scheduling North Dakota State, or the Bison are finally going to move up to the FBS level...

http://college-football.si.com/2013/08/31/north-dakota-state-shocks-kansas-state-for-what-should-be-the-biggest-upset-of-week-1/

Sports Illustrated College Football

COLLEGE FOOTBALL OVERTIME

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130901/clemson-washington-opening-statements/index.html

[Hammersmith]

Sports Illustrated Campus Union

Sooner or later, teams are going to stop scheduling North Dakota State, or the Bison are finally going to move up to the FBS level...

http://college-football.si.com/2013/08/31/north-dakota-state-shocks-kansas-state-for-what-should-be-the-biggest-upset-of-week-1/

Love the comment by Saul referenced in one of the post-win tweets:


Zac Jackson @FSOhioZJackson
I asked the North Dakota State basketball coach last year if they flew commercial to Akron. He goes, "What, do you think we took a wagon?"

[THEsocalledfan]

Kfan's College football weekly Gaardsy and Glen Mason talked about the game tonight.... Starts around minute 40. http://www.kfan.com/media/podcast-gophers-on-demand-KFAN_Gophers/94-cf-tonight-glen-mason-and-23670549/

Honestly, I sure as heck did not like being compared to a MAC team. That is friggin insulting. Why anyone views the MAC as a "step up" is beyond me; 22 more scholies alone does not mean a "step up."

[westnodak93bison]

Podcast that has Gus soundbites and interview with Daniel Sams saying "Obviously we didn't take them (North Dakota State) as seriously as we should've."

http://www.610sports.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=6512149

Sam's would not admit we are better. Had to through out the "didn't take them seriously enough" excuse. :thumbdown:

Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

[Bison"FANatic"]

Nice little article in the print version of SI.

Title: One Double Awesome

[JMB]

Honestly, I sure as heck did not like being compared to a MAC team. That is friggin insulting. Why anyone views the MAC as a "step up" is beyond me; 22 more scholies alone does not mean a "step up."

I think it was meant as a point of reference for Big 10 folks. "Hey these guys aren't some podunk Jr. College team, they have real talent and heart." Talent that often beats Big 10 schools. He is also giving the impression that our program could consistently compete at that level. If he came out and said, "Hey these guys can compete in the Big 10", its would be a bunch of bull, because we don't have the resources the BCS conference teams do. I take it as a complement to our program that he feels we are at that level. (A conference that sent a team to the Orange Bowl by the way.)

[BisonNeil]

Mandel also mentioned NDSUs win in his mailbag this week, not sure if this has been posted or not:

So, North Dakota State just knocked off the defending Big 12 champ. Are you some sort of psychic?
-- Justin, Wichita Falls, Kan.

Did you consider retiring immediately after North Dakota State beat Kansas State, so you could have gone out like JohnElway at the top of his game?
-- John Hillburg, Mount Prospect, Ill.

The better analogy would be George Costanza going out on a high note, and yes, it was quite tempting. There's probably no pick I could make over the next 14 weeks that would top that one, but plenty that will make everyone forget it ever happened.

Also, my record for the weekend was 12-1. If we could just end this thing now, I'd be assured a BCS berth.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130904/johnny-manziel-acc-mailbag/?sct=cf_t1t_a3

[BisonNeil]

Yet another mention in his mailbag:

If there's one thing that really sets college football apart from the NFL, it's the amount of underdogs even a general fan can pull for on any given Saturday. The fact that eight FCS programs scored wins over FBS programs in Week 1 was something most fans are celebrating (outside of Manhattan, Kan., etc.). Yet the wins also come at a time in which we've never heard more about the "haves" of the FBS breaking away from the NCAA. My fear is that such a scenario would destroy the uniqueness of what we saw on Saturday by virtually excluding the kinds of scheduling moves that make FCS upsets possible.
-- Adam Nettina, Ellicott City, Md.

I addressed this notion a bit in College Football Overtime. The general sentiment surrounding the sport this offseason was that major programs should schedule fewer FCS opponents -- if not eliminate them altogether (as Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany is encouraging of his schools) -- both to placate fans tired of buying tickets to unappealing games and to beef up schedules for the new selection committee. But the power-conference schools all want to play at least seven, if not eight, home games a year, and they can't achieve that solely by playing each other. It's prohibitively more expensive to schedule a low-level FBS opponent (where the paycheck for a one-off game is around $1 million) than it is to schedule an FCS foe (less than $500,000). If you eliminate the FCS option entirely, those FBS games would become even more expensive.

At the same time, the Big Ten is joining the Big 12 and Pac-12 in moving to a nine-game league schedule, and despite the protestations of its coaches, I believe the SEC will eventually follow suit (for the sake of the forthcoming SEC Network). So there will soon be fewer dates to fill. My guess is schools will be more selective about which programs they face, and the total number of FBS-FCS games will decrease, but they won't go away entirely and the Cinderella possibility will remain. What schools really ought to be doing is stop treating FCS as one enormous league and recognize that, just like in FBS, some programs and conferences are stronger than others. It's cool to see the defending FCS national champ play a BCS bowl team like North Dakota State did Kansas State. Meanwhile, Florida State and Oklahoma State beating up on de facto NAIA program Savannah State last year was a waste of everyone's time.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130904/johnny-manziel-acc-mailbag/?sct=cf_t1t_a3

[Hammerhead]

The Sports Illustrated magazine that came out last week has an articled titled "One Double Awesome" discussing NDSU's success at FBS schools and EWU's upset over Oregon State and features a photo of a Bison player.

[BisonJD]

From Gene Wojciechowski at ESPN and his BMOC Article:

• It probably won't make Kansas State feel any better, but North Dakota State, the FCS team that stunned the Wildcats in the opener, just beat Ferris State by 46. And yes, I have Bison fever.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/page/BMOC130910/penn-state-report-gives-ncaa-opportunity


BISON FEVER. GET SOME.